https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/280/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/willi-castros-unique-skill-set-makes-him-irreplaceable-on-current-roster-r14833/“Willi’s is the key to all this.” – Rocco Baldelli, probably. On Monday, the Twins announced that Royce Lewis would be making his return from an oblique injury that had him sidelined since July 1st. The bad news was that Willi Castro would hit the injured list with an oblique injury of his...14833Sat, 19 Aug 2023 14:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/number-1-book-review-billy-martin-reveals-much-about-baseball-his-character-in-near-tell-all-book-r14835/Everybody who's never worked for George (Steinbrenner) liked him. It's the people who work for him that can't stand him.  Thirty-four years after his death, the life of Billy Martin remains fascinating. In a sea of baseball men—the kind of tactical red-asses who could only live in baseball...14835Sat, 19 Aug 2023 11:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-pirates-1-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-extends-scoreless-streak-matt-wallner-leaves-early-in-win-r14848/Box Score Pablo López: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Run: Michael A. Taylor (16) Top 3 WPA: Pablo López (.331), Griffin Jax (.267), Michael A. Taylor (.251) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It was a great day to kick off a glorious weekend. The bonus off-days allowed the Twins...14848Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2023-twins-are-built-for-october-r14822/Last season, the Minnesota Twins watched as they bled players on the active roster down the stretch. Rocco Baldelli saw big acquisitions like Tyler Mahle and Jorge Lopez flop, while players like Luis Arraez, Byron Buxton, and Jorge Polanco all hit the injured list. The Twins were a snakebit grou...14822Fri, 18 Aug 2023 21:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-royce-rolls-r14845/14845Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:05:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-to-worry-about-jhoan-duran-r14836/  After posting a dominant 1.86 ERA in 67 ⅔ inning as a high-leverage reliever for the Minnesota Twins in 2022, Jhoan Duran came out of the gates on fire in 2023 in what looked like an equally dominant sophomore season. Through the first three months of the season, Jhoan Duran posted a 1.45...14836Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polancos-twins-tenure-is-approaching-an-end-r14817/Jorge Polanco debuted with the Twins 10 seasons ago, but he only appeared in nine games over his first two seasons. Minnesota had an infield need in 2014, and he was the only option on the 40-man roster. He became a regular for the Twins in the second half of 2016 and played over 100 games for t...14817Fri, 18 Aug 2023 13:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thats-one-fine-looking-saints-team-why-dont-the-twins-look-like-that-r14828/Young players are wild cards. Sometimes they pop right up, like Edouard Julien and Matt Wallner, and become instant contributors. Sometimes they flop, like Jose Miranda (though a healthy shoulder could certainly improve things). But the energy that a young star can provide to a lagging team is i...14828Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ronny-henriquez-deserves-some-attention-r14830/Ronny Henriquez has had his fair share of ups and downs in his Twins career. Acquired as part of the Mitch Garver deal, he’s gone from a starting pitching prospect to a relief prospect before injuries wiped him off the map. Henriquez may finally be righting the ship, and the Twins may be smart t...14830Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-8-twins-7-offensive-spark-and-late-surge-fall-short-amidst-pitching-woes-r14834/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Kenta Maeda, 4.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (87 pitches, 56 strikes, 64.4%) Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (8), Max Kepler (20) Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-.586), Donovan Solano (-.313), Matt Wallner (-.178) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Bats build a...14834Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-give-ryan-jeffers-a-look-at-first-base-r14829/After the All-Star break, the Twins appeared set to roll out a rotation of Joey Gallo, Donovan Solano, and Alex Kirilloff at first base, with Kirilloff being the primary starter.  Initially, the Twins' plan worked flawlessly, highlighted by Kirilloff winning AL Player of the Week for July 1...14829Wed, 16 Aug 2023 14:23:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-twins-players-age-25-and-under-part-2-1-5-r14802/The Twins have developed a solid young core carrying the team’s offense throughout the 2023 season. Each player below is in their age-25 season or younger while playing in the upper level of the minors. Some players no longer qualify for the organization’s top prospect list; others have yet to m...14802Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:17:40 +0000