https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/286/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-down-joe-ryans-struggles-whats-going-wrong-r14754/  On June 19, I wrote a piece on Louie Varland and his struggles with giving up an unpalatable amount of home runs. The primary determination was that Varland gave up so many home runs due to poor pitch placement and subpar pitch mix. Varland is a young pitcher not expected to be a main con...14754Fri, 04 Aug 2023 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-st-louis-3-twins-secure-series-win-as-sonny-gray-snaps-three-month-victory-dry-spell-r14756/  Box Score SP: Sonny Gray 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K (77 pitches, 55 strikes (71%) Home Runs:  Ryan Jeffers (6), Michael A. Taylor (13)  Top 3 WPA: Sonny Gray .201, Ryan Jeffers .161, Michael A. Taylor .141 Bottom 3 WPA: Edouard Julien -.043, Carlos Correa -.042, Kyle Farmer -.038...14756Fri, 04 Aug 2023 02:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/saturdays-joe-mauer-hall-of-fame-weekend-a-celebration-of-a-childhood-hero-to-many-r14750/When Joe Mauer is inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame Saturday, joining 37 other players and staff like Kirby Puckett, Jim Kaat, and Tom Kelly, Twins fans will have a chance to look back at a childhood hero, and arguably the biggest star Minnesota sports has ever seen.  One cannot overstat...14750Thu, 03 Aug 2023 23:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-front-offices-jobs-secure-r14748/Many consider the overall body of work by the current front office as a success. It’s easy to compare to the Terry Ryan regime and agree that they’re in a much better place now. That being said, it’s fair to wonder whether their resume undoubtedly makes them the men for the job. This deadline ma...14748Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:20:38 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-add-dallas-keuchel-to-big-league-roster-place-joe-ryan-on-injured-list-r14755/On Tuesday afternoon, Dallas Keuchel informed the Minnesota Twins that he would be opting out of minor-league contract with the St. Paul Saints. With that news, the Twins had 48 hours to add him to the major-league roster, otherwise Keuchel would become a free agent. Then on Thursday, at se...14755Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correa-bad-season-no-breakout/As Carlos Correa stumbled out of the gates in Year 1 of his newly minted $200 million contract with the Minnesota Twins, most of us shrugged. Even as the troubles persisted into May and June, his eventual turnaround always felt like a matter of when, not if. There were many factors fueling...14753Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:07:43 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-byron-buxton-turning-into-giancarlo-stanton-r14718/Byron Buxton has had a couple of nice games lately, staying on pitches a little better and hitting some balls hard since he returned from the paternity list. He also had a two-homer game against Lance Lynn last week. Is he back? That's a tricky question to answer because not only do we not...14718Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-mauer-makes-his-first-hall-of-fame-entrance-r14734/Joe Mauer retired following the 2018 Major League Baseball season. Less than a year later, constituents were gathered at Target Field where the Minnesota Twins were retiring the number “7” forever. That move, to make sure no one would ever wear Mauer’s number again, serves as a much greater remi...14734Thu, 03 Aug 2023 12:20:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cardinals-7-twins-3-ryan-has-another-rough-outing-st-louis-evens-the-series-r14746/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (103 pitches, 66 strikes, 64%) Home Runs: Matt Wallner (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (-.345), Edouard Julien (-.066), Kyle Farmer / Christian Vazquez (-.028) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Ryan gets punished by the...14746Thu, 03 Aug 2023 02:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cleveland-got-worse-at-the-deadline-thank-the-dolans-r14725/In a neck and neck race for the division, the Guardians could have easily improved their line up given the under performing Twins. Instead, they traded top pitcher Aaron Civale with two more years of team control to the Tampa Bay Rays for a first basemen prospect. What is Cleveland doing? T...14725Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-hitter-of-the-month-july-2023-r14733/July was a story of ups and downs for the Twins offensively. Starting the month sluggishly until eventually picking up the pace after the All-Star Game, the Twins hit .256/.335/.454 (.789) with an above-average wRC+ of 118 in 931 total plate appearances in July.  Despite an overall encourag...14733Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-why-the-twins-stood-pat-at-the-trade-deadline-r14739/As a first-place team in the American League Central and favorites to win the division, many expected the Minnesota Twins to be active at the trade deadline and bring in help as they prepare for their first playoff run since 2020. To the surprise of many, though, the Twins didn’t make a single m...14739Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:16:02 +0000