https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/311/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fantasy-baseball-predictions-revisited/  Happy Memorial Day weekend, Twins fans! As you’re reading this, I’m probably hiking somewhere around Bemidji. I hope you’re able to have a fun and relaxing weekend with family and friends. I also want to thank everyone who has read Twins Fantasy Fix so far. It’s been a blast writing...14307Sun, 28 May 2023 23:16:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-3-twins-0-time-to-do-something-else-r14311/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober-  5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 0 HR (95 Pitches, 61 Strikes, 64%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Kyle Farmer (-0.162), Matt Wallner (-0.159), Byron Buxton (-0.115) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Eduoard Julien's Growing Pains...14311Sun, 28 May 2023 21:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/searching-for-a-spark-r14304/The Twins are at a crossroads right now. They continue to churn out good pitching performances but alternate between having their offense completely shut down, or shut down just enough that their bullpen is pressed into needing perfection to seal wins. Can you remember the last time the team got...14304Sun, 28 May 2023 13:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/emilio-pagan-griffin-jax-numbers/Fans witnessing the struggles of Griffin Jax in 2023 might be fighting off memories of 2022 Emilio Pagán. Both pitchers have been disappointing, yet the analytics wonks still claim they’re good. However, when those wonks start talking about their underlying numbers, they’re really talking about...14303Sun, 28 May 2023 12:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/aaron-hicks-and-a-complex-trade-result-8-years-in-the-making-r14287/November 11, 2015: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the New York Yankees for John Ryan Murphy There was good reason for the trade at the time. Minnesota’s catcher situation was Kurt Suzuki—awful in 2015—and Juan Centeno, of non-prospect pedigree and lacking in inspiring performance. Prospec...14287Sun, 28 May 2023 12:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-9-tor-7-twins-ride-rookies-willi-castro-to-big-win-over-blue-jays-r14305/Box Score SP: Pablo López: 5.2 IP 5 H 4 ER 3 BB 6 K 2 HR (88 Pitches, 54 Strikes, 61.4 %) Home Runs: Willi Castro 2 (4), Matt Wallner (1), Edouard Julien (4) Top 3 WPA: Wallner (0.272), Castro (0.231), Julien (0.182) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Bo Bichette is unconsci...14305Sat, 27 May 2023 21:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/willi-castro-disturbingly-valuable-twins-utility-man/In December, I was pleasantly surprised when the Twins landed Willi Castro on a minor league contract. Despite some disappointing years in Detroit, I anticipated the toolsy utility man would’ve had a bigger market than what he settled for. I even wrote about how he compared similarly to former...14298Sat, 27 May 2023 20:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-wrong-with-griffin-jax-r14279/The Twins drafted Griffin Jax in the third round of the 2016 MLB Draft from the United States Air Force Academy. He spent his first five professional seasons as a starter in the organization and made his way to the big-league level in that role. Entering last season, Minnesota shifted him to a b...14279Sat, 27 May 2023 17:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-okay-to-be-disappointed-in-the-twins-r14292/The Twins were projected to be a good-not-great team headed into 2023. Betting outlets and websites such as FanGraphs had them projected to finish in the 80-85 win range. 50 games into the season, the Twins are right on par to meet those expectations. Far from a juggernaut, they’ve been good eno...14292Sat, 27 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-526-pitching-continues-to-be-solid-even-in-losses-r14301/TRANSACTIONS Wind Surge activate RHP Francis Peguero from 7-day injured list Mussels OF Luis Baez reinstated from the development list. Mussels INF Yohander Martinez (right groin strain) placed on the 7-day injured list. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 4, Omaha 6 Box Score...14301Sat, 27 May 2023 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-blue-jays-3-big-walks-keep-on-turning-blue-jays-keep-on-burning-the-twins-r14300/Box Score Louie Varland: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Byron Buxton (-.177), Michael A. Taylor (-.175), Donavon Solano (-.142) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) There were inklings from the start. We should have known that this would be an atypical...14300Sat, 27 May 2023 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/these-3-minnesota-twins-prospects-are-off-to-disappointing-starts-in-2023-r14289/Baseball prospects can be some of the most volatile players to follow in all of sports. As young players moving up through various levels of competition in a short period of time, it can be expected to see extreme peaks and valleys, even for some of the most highly-touted prospects. While t...14289Fri, 26 May 2023 19:16:01 +0000