https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/305/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-mariners-3-king-kenta-and-king-julien-lead-twins-to-win-r14653/Box Score SP: Kenta Maeda - 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K (80 pitches, 56 strikes (70.0%)) Home Runs: Edouard Julien (9), Max Kepler (14), Alex Kirilloff (7) Top 3 WPA: Max Kepler (0.355), Kenta Maeda (0.231), Edouard Julien (0.191) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) In Gam...14653Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-much-does-sonny-gray-get-paid-r14592/After flaming out in New York, and being relatively snakebit by a small ballpark, the Cincinnati Reds signed Sonny Gray to a five-year deal worth $50.7 million as a 29-year-old. He rewarded them by making the all-star team during his first season and wound up finishing seventh in the Cy Young vo...14592Thu, 20 Jul 2023 00:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-willi-castro-forced-himself-into-the-twins-long-term-plans-r14638/When the Minnesota Twins signed Willi Castro to a minor-league deal in late December, it was mostly an afterthought. However, since joining the team, Castro has thrust himself into the role of solid super-utility man. His slash line of .234/.315/.359 may not jump off the page, but Castro is find...14638Wed, 19 Jul 2023 17:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-bats-for-the-twins-to-monitor-at-the-deadline-r14639/Target No. 1: Nationals OF Lane Thomas Lane Thomas is enjoying a breakout campaign for Washington, sporting career highs in nearly every offensive category. Thomas, 27, has played all three outfield spots in his career while spending most of his time in right in 2023. You aren’t targeting the...14639Wed, 19 Jul 2023 12:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-10-mariners-3-ober-turns-it-around-into-minnesota-slugfest-r14650/  Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (6), Edouard Julien (8), Kyle Farmer (6), Carlos Correa (12) Top 3 WPA: Alex Kirilloff .275, Willi Castro .255, Edouard Julien .109 Mike Muchlinski was behind the plate calling balls and strikes ton...14650Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxtons-clock-is-ticking-r14645/We’ve seen the Twins operate on a 1:1 replacement basis this season, sticking to the plan to a fault at times. Previously it was white-hot Matt Wallner sent down for a returning Max Kepler simply because Wallner was the replacement when Kepler hit the IL. In the case of Jorge Polanco, we sa...14645Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-importance-of-the-twins-players-returning-from-injury-r14636/The team expects each injured player below to return at some point before the season ends. Below is a brief explanation of their injury and an expected timeline for their return. The Twins haven’t been the most reliable at meeting those timelines in the past, but the current medical staff was ne...14636Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:17:01 +0000https://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 +0000