https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/309/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-biggest-disappointments-in-2023-r14324/In the preseason, fans can use multiple projection systems to analyze any team and its outlook for the upcoming campaign. The Twins used the offseason to build depth at multiple positions, which has helped the team stay near the top of the AL Central. Each player below was expected to fill a spe...14324Fri, 02 Jun 2023 15:16:24 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pitcher-of-month-may-2023-joe-ryan-bailey-ober-louie-varland-jhoan-duran/The Minnesota Twins built on a strong April of pitching and put together another strong month on the mound, finishing fourth in all of baseball in pitching ERA in May. The Twins got strong performances from a handful of starting pitchers as well as a certain reliever who can apparently throw 105...14338Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-61-saints-march-in-cedar-rapids-did-what-r14341/14341Fri, 02 Jun 2023 04:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-guardians-6-twins-lose-players-but-win-in-walk-off-fashion-r14340/Box Score SP: Jorge Lopez:  5.2 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (88 pitches, 67 strikes (76%) Home Runs: Royce Lewis (2), Michael A. Taylor (6) Top 3 WPA: Royce Lewis (.257), Jorge Polanco (.146), Donovan Solano (.144) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Everything happens in three's...14340Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-top-5-potential-2023-all-stars-r14322/Voting for MLB's All-Star Game opened on Wednesday, and some Twins players will need a boost from the fan base to play in the 2023 All-Star Game. Seattle will host the All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 11, with other events like the Futures Game (July 8), the MLB Draft (July 9), and the Home Run De...14322Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-cleveland-comes-to-townlets-play-four-r14336/Most Twins fans had written off the Houston series as bust, only to see a less than prodigious lineup clobber Houston's young ace Hunter Brown around the diamond. Fresh off of a series and season series win against the reigning World Series champs, the Twins took a red eye flight back home to ge...14336Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/personal-cheeseballs-first-basemen-r14337/It’s not that it never works out. It’s that it almost never works out. Prince Fielder (7th overall in 2002) is an exception. Adrian Gonzalez (1st overall in 2000) is an exception. Beyond that, it’s been pretty brutal.  Matt LaPorta, the 7th overall pick in 2007, was a complete bust.  E...14337Thu, 01 Jun 2023 15:18:49 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/edouard-julien-has-a-blueprint-to-work-on-r14317/Rocco Baldelli has been able to pull from a talented system as the Twins have dealt with injuries early in 2023. As Jorge Polanco hit the injured list most recently, it was Edouard Julien who was promoted to take his place. Working regularly at second base for Triple-A St. Paul, it’s not a surpr...14317Thu, 01 Jun 2023 13:16:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-hitter-of-the-month-may-2023-r14330/As was the case for April, Rocco Baldelli has seen the Minnesota Twins remain in first place atop the AL Central largely due to an improved pitching staff. While the bullpen has had some hiccups, the starting rotation has been nothing short of exceptional. Even still, there have been a couple of...14330Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:52:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-astros-2-bats-erupt-varland-throws-a-gem-twins-win-the-series-r14335/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louie Varland, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (86 pitches, 66 strikes, 76.7%) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Louie Varland (.229), Donovan Solano (.184), Ryan Jeffers (.095) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Early offense (finally!) delivers with the bases lo...14335Thu, 01 Jun 2023 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-531-wallner-wallops-the-baseball-r14333/TRANSACTIONS INF Seth Gray promoted to St. Paul from Wichita RHP Jaylen Nowlin added to Development List for Cedar Rapids C Kyle Schmidt transferred from Cedar Rapids to Fort Myers SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 6, Buffalo 2 Box Score Aaron Sanchez took the ball this aftern...14333Thu, 01 Jun 2023 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/spencer-steer-and-christian-encarnacion-strand-could-haunt-the-twins-for-a-long-time-r14325/While the Minnesota Twins paid a steep price when they traded for Tyler Mahle (three top-20 prospects), most considered the deal to be a good one as the Twins avoided trading away any of their top-five prospects in the deal. After all, there’s nothing more haunting for a fan base (or a front off...14325Wed, 31 May 2023 19:15:01 +0000