https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/303/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/carlos-correas-record-breaking-season-leads-twins-worst-base-runners-r14943/Like many teams, the Twins focused on improving base running this spring, including bringing in former manager Paul Molitor to provide instruction. It would be great if coaching and strategy could help a team improve on the base paths, but a team can't make giant strides without the appropriate...14943Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:16:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/destination-the-show-episode-4-r14949/Join JD Cameron and Jeremy Nygaard for Episode 4 as they discuss the Twins draft with Baseball America's draft expert, Carlos Collazo. Listen to Carlos' reflections on the Twins class, under the radar picks, and prospects who are off to a fast start in pro ball. Carlos also reflects on the curre...14949Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-were-right-to-gamble-on-julien-r14936/The Twins sent Edouard Julien to the Arizona Fall League in 2022 with hopes of testing him against heightened competition. He responded by batting .400/.563/.686 with five home runs. Putting up a strong showing to start the season for Triple-A St. Paul, Julien earned his way to Minnesota when Jo...14936Wed, 06 Sep 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-are-poised-to-reign-over-the-al-central-r14950/Watching events unfold on Monday and Tuesday night at Progressive Field was no doubt a painful experience for Guardians fans. The Twins obliterated Cleveland by a combined score of 28-9, sealing up the division in uncontested fashion as the hapless home team endured one of the most embarrassing...14950Wed, 06 Sep 2023 03:34:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-guardians-3-vazquez-and-twins-deliver-early-and-late-to-defeat-guardians-r14948/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray - 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (101 Pitches, 66 Strikes, 65% Strikes) Home Runs: Christian Vazquez (6) Bottom WPA: Willi Castro (.312), Christian Vazquez (.297), Carlos Correa (.088) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins faced an unusual chal...14948Wed, 06 Sep 2023 01:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/i-wasnt-the-only-one-who-was-wrong-about-royce-lewis-r14945/I’ve written about Twins baseball since 2010 and ranked the team’s prospects throughout the past 14 seasons. It’s impossible to get everything right when evaluating young players in an organization. There were prospects I ranked highly that never put it all together, and others have exceeded exp...14945Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-20-guardians-6-twins-bats-on-fire-bury-guardians-in-series-opener-r14946/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez  6 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (89 pitches, 57 strikes (73% strikes)) Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (12), Royce Lewis (11), Carlos Correa (17), Joey Gallo (21), Kyle Farmer (9), Matt Wallner (11) Top 3 WPA: Royce Lewis .225, Jorge Polanco .202, Pablo Lopez .082 Win Proba...14946Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trending-toward-bullpen-of-starters-r14937/This offseason Derek Falvey and Thad Levine decided to do absolutely nothing for the bullpen. They doubled down on that decision by making no moves at the trade deadline. Brock Stewart had emerged as among the best arms in Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen, but he’s now been hurt for weeks, and both Jhoa...14937Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pablo-lopez-quietly-climbing-an-important-twins-list-r14917/Twins fans will look back on the Pablo Lopez for Luis Arraez trade for quite some time. Arraez was a fan favorite, and Lopez was viewed as a good but maybe not great starting pitcher. The Twins' front office felt that Lopez had more to offer as a starting pitcher and believed he could become a t...14917Mon, 04 Sep 2023 13:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polancos-return-sparks-twins-playoff-hopes-r14929/Coined "The Twins' Mr. Clutch" in an article by the Pioneer Press's Betsy Helfand in 2021, infielder Jorge Polanco has long been a fixture in modern Minnesota Twins lore.  Whether it be hitting for the cycle at Citizens Bank Park in 2019, skipping a throw to then-Twins second-baseman Luis A...14929Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fantasy-fix-93-whats-next-for-buxton-r14935/  Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Byron Buxton remains out with some injury questions, and it’s unclear if or when he’ll be able to return. In his second rehab game for the Saints on Friday, Buxton left early with soreness in the patella tendon of his right knee. The team is consi...14935Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:19:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-keeping-a-distance-r14941/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/28 through Sun, 9/3 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 71-66) Run Differential Last Week: +4 (Overall: +51) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (5.0 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 132 | MIN 10, CLE 6: Lewis Grand Slam Keys Comeback Game 133 | CLE 4, MIN 2:...14941Sun, 03 Sep 2023 23:47:53 +0000