https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/295/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fantasy-fix-79-will-twins-players-benefit-from-the-all-star-break-r14579/It’s All-Star week, an excellent time to take stock of your fantasy team and focus on areas where you can improve. You benefit from having a few additional days to analyze your roster and make moves accordingly. It might be tempting during this process to dump all your underperforming playe...14579Tue, 11 Jul 2023 00:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-luke-keaschall-r14594/Luke Keaschall joins the Twins organization as a 20-year-old from Arizona State. He played his first two collegiate seasons for San Francisco before transferring to the Sun Devils this past season. He is a second baseman with some power potential, and that's a profile Twins fans have seen in Bri...14594Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/improving-this-lineup-is-not-as-straightforward-as-you-think-r14575/Entering play on Saturday, the Twins had the 20th-best OPS in MLB, but they’ve managed to stay around a .500 record because of their excellent pitching. It’s easy to see how pumping the offense up to even a bit better than average could lead to a good team down the stretch. However, getting thos...14575Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-greatest-twins-home-run-derby-performances-of-all-time-r14535/Despite the Minnesota Twins posting a Major League Baseball record 307 home runs, they did not have a single participant in the Home Run Derby that year. Nelson Cruz, Max Kepler, Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, and Mitch Garver all blasted more than 30 homers individually, but none of them competed...14535Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-all-star-break-elite-pitching-bad-offense/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine were hired by the Twins after the 2016 season, primarily, to turn around a woeful arms department. There are other components to winning games of course, but Minnesota's pitching operation was in such a dismal state that it was preventing any real chance of success....14589Mon, 10 Jul 2023 13:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-stuck-in-their-ways-r14583/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/3 through Sun, 7/9 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 45-46) Run Differential Last Week: -4 (Overall: +27) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (0.5 GB) Last Week's Game Results: Game 86 | MIN 8, KC 4: Twins Explode for Five Runs in the Eighth Game 87 | MIN 9, K...14583Sun, 09 Jul 2023 22:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/orioles-15-twins-2-a-twins-loss-that-sums-up-the-first-half-r14582/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan: 4.1 IP 5 H 5 ER 2 BB 10 SO (98 Pitches, 61 Strikes, 62%) Home Runs: Edouard Julien (7) Bottom 3 WPA: Ryan (-.191), Jovani Moran (-.189), Byron Buxton (-.063) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Familiar Faces, Familiar Results The Twins faced...14582Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-79-mccusker-highlights-run-filled-day-r14581/SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 20, Iowa 4 Box Score Louie Varland went today for the Saints and worked five innings, allowing just a single run on three hits. He walked two and gave up a dinger but struck out six on the afternoon. St. Paul opened the scoring in the first inning when Andre...14581Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-made-a-third-base-mistake-r14567/Entering the 2023 season, the Twins expected Jose Miranda to be part of the club's long-term plans. He was the team's minor league player of the year in 2021 and showed some solid offensive skills in his rookie season. Unfortunately, the season's start couldn't have gone much worse for Miranda....14567Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/remembering-the-justin-morneau-derby-r14532/This year is the 15th anniversary of the 2008 Home Run Derby. While that year may seem arbitrary to almost every other fanbase, and the Texas Rangers fondly remember the show Josh Hamilton put on, it was the year of Justin Morneau. Having been named an MVP just two years prior, and getting votes...14532Sun, 09 Jul 2023 12:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/orioles-6-twins-2-os-ride-6-run-2nd-inning-great-defense-to-series-win-r14576/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray: 6 IP 6 H 6 ER 3 BB 5 SO (91 Pitches, 60 Strikes, 65.9%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Gray (-.408), Ryan Jeffers (-.082) Kyle Farmer (-.088) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Sonny was pretty good in five of his innings After an easy firs...14576Sat, 08 Jul 2023 20:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opportunity-in-the-late-innings-r14560/At one point, the Twins had four pitchers in their bullpen who were essentially called up from St. Paul out of necessity. Brent Headrick was recently sent back upon Jorge Lopez’s return, and Josh Winder was replaced by Cole Sands who was activated from the IL. Three arms remain, and Thielbar and...14560Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:16:01 +0000