https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/293/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-first-round-draft-picks-history-walker-jenkins/At a basic level, most people in MLB front offices would likely agree that "Best Player Available" is a proper guiding principle for the amateur draft. It's a smart approach to drafting in any sport, really, but especially one with such lengthy, circuitous, and unpredictable development timeline...14632Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-7-twins-6-sonny-gray-boils-down-r14643/Box Score Sonny Gray: 5.2 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Joey Gallo (17), Max Kepler (13) Top 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (.128), Edouard Julien (.079), Joey Gallo (.044) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   The Minnesota Twins traveled up the coast on Monday after sweeping...14643Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/review-inaugural-tc-summer-fest-a-success-with-some-room-for-future-improvement-r14640/The Twins hit a solid double with the inaugural TC Summer Fest. A complete, out-of-the-park home run, perhaps not, but it should be considered a success, due mainly in part to electric performances by each night’s headliners, and I and every other attendee with whom I spoke said they had a blast...14640Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-shouldnt-trade-sonny-gray-out-of-panic-r14616/Without question, the Twins’ win-loss record from the first half was a disappointment to fans, players, coaches and front office decision-makers alike. There’s very little to sugarcoat when the team carries a losing record into the All-Star break. But there’s one emotion that can be just as unpl...14616Mon, 17 Jul 2023 13:20:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-should-be-shopping-sonny-gray-r14619/The idea to trade Sonny Gray in 2023 does not come from the same thought process as the calls to trade Carlos Correa in 2022. At least not entirely. The Twins have reached a point of extenuating circumstances where they should at least be fielding calls on the All-Star right-hander, and it took...14619Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-winning-ugly-in-oakland-r14637/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/10 through Sun, 7/16 *** Record Last Week: 3-0 (Overall: 48-46) Run Differential Last Week: +5 (Overall: +32) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (2.5 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 92 | MIN 5, OAK 4: Ugly Win Salvaged on Late Gallo HR Game 93 | MIN 10, OAK...14637Mon, 17 Jul 2023 02:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fantasy-fix-716-a-leadoff-launching-pad-r14631/  The Twins started their post-break schedule with two wins over the struggling Oakland Athletics, bringing their record to 47-46 with 69 games left. As far as opponents go, this is about par for the course in the second half. According to Tankathon’s calculations, the teams left on Minneso...14631Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-as-4-alex-kirilloff-leads-twins-to-sweep-of-oakland-r14635/  Box Score Joe Ryan: 5 ⅓ IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Christian Vázquez (2), Alex Kirilloff (5) Top 3 WPA: Alex Kirilloff (.453), Emilio Pagán (.204), Christian Vázquez (.185) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins—disappointing; lethargic—entered Sunday, the v...14635Sun, 16 Jul 2023 23:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-can-jorge-polanco-and-edouard-julien-coexist-r14622/  Jorge Polanco, one of the Twins' best hitters over the past decade, is due to return from a hamstring injury after his upcoming rehab assignment. It'll be a welcome addition to a lineup that has struggled to score runs in 2023. There's just one minor issue—the incumbent second baseman has...14622Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sonny-grays-season-is-similar-to-a-past-cy-young-winning-twins-pitcher-r14614/Every game Sonny Gray takes the mound, adjusts his hat, and winds up, there tends to be a sense of ease present that has rarely been felt while watching Twins starting pitchers. Gray's intense and unassailable demeanor gives fans an unwavering sense of trust in him on the mound.  On July 2,...14614Sun, 16 Jul 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-10-as-7-twins-survive-feisty-as-for-second-straight-ugly-win-r14629/Box Score: Starting pitcher: Pablo López : 5 ⅔ IP 8 H 7 ER 3 BB 7 SO (106 Pitches, 67 Strikes, 63%) Home Runs: Michael A. Taylor (11), Kyle Farmer (5) Top 3 WPA: Farmer (.430), Griffin Jax (.109), Ryan Jeffers (.080) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Facing fungible opener Aust...14629Sun, 16 Jul 2023 02:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-as-4-joey-gallo-plays-hero-in-sloppy-twins-victory-r14625/Box Score Kenta Maeda: 3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Joey Gallo (16) Top 3 WPA: Donovan Solano (.362), Joey Gallo (.331), Jovani Moran (.142) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Fresh out of the All-Star break, the Twins were handed a gift from the baseball gods: the O...14625Sat, 15 Jul 2023 05:20:00 +0000