https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/301/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royals-2-twins-1-first-place-twins-swept-by-the-last-place-royals-r14711/  Box Score Kenta Maeda: 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K  (94 pitches, 60 strikes, 64%) Home Runs: Matt Wallner (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Christian Vazquez (-0.148), Michael A. Taylor (-.115), Joey Gallo (-0.081) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...14711Sun, 30 Jul 2023 20:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-ryan-jeffers-breakout-has-begun-r14701/When Derek Falvey tricked the New York Yankees into eating Josh Donaldson’s albatross of a contract, he brought in Gary Sanchez to play alongside of Ryan Jeffers. Unfortunately, Sanchez couldn’t find the success he had shown earlier in his career, and he was below average posting an 88 OPS+ whil...14701Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-josh-hader-the-twins-missing-piece-r14703/Derek Falvey kicked off the Twins trade season by flipping Jorge Lopez to the Miami Marlins for Dylan Floro. Minnesota pulled the band-aid off a move that blew up. A year ago, the Twins sent Cade Povich and Yennier Cano to the Baltimore Orioles for their all-star closer. Unfortunately, Lopez nev...14703Sun, 30 Jul 2023 13:18:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-options-for-the-twins-with-dallas-keuchels-pending-opt-out-r14702/Minnesota agreed to a minor league deal with Dallas Keuchel at the end of June. He was coming off of two disastrous seasons where he posted a 6.35 ERA in over 222 innings. Keuchel has never been a flame-throwing lefty, but his average fastball velocity dipped to under 88 mph last season. No team...14702Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royals-10-twins-7-pitchers-struggle-again-lineup-unable-to-complete-comeback-r14708/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 4 IP 11 H 6 ER 0 BB 5 K (90 Pitches, 60 Strikes, 66.6%) Home Runs: Max Kepler (15) Bottom 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (-.323), Bailey Ober (-.288), Jovani Moran (-.069) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): After last night's Bobby Witt-related heroic...14708Sun, 30 Jul 2023 02:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jordan-balazovic-has-emerged-r14685/It seemed disaster was around the corner when the Twins lost Brock Stewart to injury before the all-star break. The resurgent flame thrower had become the Twins fireman to complement Griffin Jax and Jhoan Duran, and was arguably pitching better than either of them with Caleb Thielbar on the IL a...14685Sat, 29 Jul 2023 16:20:37 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gloves-need-not-apply-r14698/At long last, Joey Gallo has been starting in center field for the Twins. It solves, at least for now, the problem that fans have been wondering about for most of the season—how can the Twins fit all these corner outfielders into the lineup? On Monday and Tuesday, the Twins starting lineup...14698Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-new-position-for-royce-lewis-r14676/Last season. the Minnesota Twins signed Carlos Correa to be their starting shortstop. When he went down with an injury, top prospect Royce Lewis stepped up in a big way. Despite being sent down when Correa returned, Lewis forced the hand of the big league club. He took over in centerfield and ma...14676Sat, 29 Jul 2023 12:20:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-royals-8-10-innings-heartbreaking-bobby-witt-jr-walk-off-grand-slam-ends-see-saw-loss-r14700/Box Score Sonny Gray: 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Jhoan Duran (-.793), Matt Wallner (-.326), Sonny Gray (-.116) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins started their warm, sweaty foray into the state of Missouri with a weekend series against the dr...14700Sat, 29 Jul 2023 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-728-keuchels-last-stand-saints-send-em-flying-r14699/TRANSACTIONS C Nate Baez activated from 60-day IL by Fort Myers C Dillon Tatum placed on development list by Fort Myers SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 8, Toledo 2 Box Score Friday saw Dallas Keuchel take the ball in what we can assume will be his final start with the St. Paul...14699Sat, 29 Jul 2023 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-trade-for-this-power-hitting-corner-oufielder-r14682/The term "journeyman" typically carries a negative connotation with it. Journeymen are considered below-average yet adequate players who bounce from team to team, never finding a consistent home. Although this is the case in most scenarios, current Angels right-fielder Hunter Renfroe is an anoma...14682Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-bold-predictions-for-the-2023-twins-trade-deadline-r14697/The Twins made a minor trade over the last week by dealing Jorge Lopez to the Marlins for Dylan Floro. Lopez was one of the front office’s key acquisitions at last year’s deadline, but he struggled with the Twins. For both relievers, it is a chance to reestablish themselves with a new club. One...14697Fri, 28 Jul 2023 17:20:01 +0000