https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/313/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giants-4-twins-3-as-bad-as-it-gets-r14281/  Box Score SP: Sonny Gray: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (105 pitches, 69 strikes (66%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (10), Michael A. Taylor (6) Top 3 WPA: Buxton (.119), Javoni Moran (.085), Griffin Jax (.048) Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Lopez (-.356), Donovan Solano (-.063), Willi Castro (-.070)...14281Wed, 24 May 2023 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/might-the-detroit-tigers-be-the-minnesota-twins-biggest-competition-in-the-american-league-central-r14272/Coming into the 2023 season, the American League Central was a clear two-team race between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians. In their preseason odds, Fangraphs had the Twins as the division favorites with a 38.7% chance of winning the division with the Guardians as a close second...14272Tue, 23 May 2023 21:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-jos%C3%A9-de-le%C3%B3n-provide-the-help-the-bullpen-needs-r14277/With once reliable relief arm Griffin Jax struggling, Caleb Thielbar and Jorge Alcala injured, and dread-inducing Emilio Pagán inducing dread, it feels as if the only relief arms that Twins fan can trust are Jorge López, Jhoan Duran, and, unexpectedly, Brock Stewart. With the Twins front office...14277Tue, 23 May 2023 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giants-4-twins-1-bailey-obers-early-struggles-twins-lack-of-offense-leads-to-loss-r14278/  Box Score SP: Bailey Ober: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (76 pitches, 49 strikes (64.5%) Home Runs: Kyle Garlick (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (-0.247), Kyle Farmer (-0.128), Michael A. Taylor (-0.123) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Before the game's first pit...14278Tue, 23 May 2023 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-slaying-giants-r14273/  The Giants won the Wade Jr. trade, and his seven home runs and .901 OPS would be enviable in center field for the Twins this season. Byron Buxton missed Sunday's game with a sore leg/knee, and is questionable to start the homestand. Luckily the Giants have been a weak 7-13 on the road thi...14273Mon, 22 May 2023 19:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bases-loaded-bad-problems/Despite owning a 25-21 record, Rocco Baldelli’s team is seen to be even better by using the Pythagorean win-loss evaluation. With 217 runs scored and 172 runs allowed, their record could be as strong as 28-18, which would put them comfortably ahead of the competition. Although that evaluation is...14266Mon, 22 May 2023 16:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-relief-help-minor-leagues-ortega-balazovic-enlow/  The Twins have been letting a lot of winnable games slip away. In terms of what they can do to change that, "improved relief pitching" ranks decidedly second behind "hitting better." But the latter, for now, simply needs to work itself out. The lineup is what it is. The bullpen is mo...14274Mon, 22 May 2023 14:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-promotion-injury/Front offices have jobs to do. Whether the fanbase likes whatever moves they make is secondary to them putting a winning product on the field, barring a rebuild. But in recent years it seems like front offices are succumbing to some combination of their own impulses and fanbase pressure and...14261Mon, 22 May 2023 13:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/consensus-mlb-draft-board-v2-r14256/How to Use This Tool This is hopefully easy to navigate. For a full explainer on the what, why, and how, here’s the explainer for V1. For each ranked player, you’ll see position, age, ranking, school, first name, last name, height, weight, handedness (S=switch), future value (not yet), and wri...14256Mon, 22 May 2023 11:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-california-road-trip-bullpen-struggles/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/15 through Sun, 5/21 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 25-22) Run Differential Last Week: +0 (Overall: +43) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (3.5 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 42 | LAD 9, MIN 8: Cuzzi Strikes Again as Resilient Twins Fall in 12th Game...14271Mon, 22 May 2023 01:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/angels-4-twins-2-twins-fail-with-bases-loaded-once-again-in-the-series-finale-r14270/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez  6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 9 K (101 pitches, 64 strikes (63.36% strikes)) Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (3) Top 3 WPA:  Pablo Lopez .168, Willi Castro .072, Edouard Julien .069 Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Lopez -.272, Ryan Jeffers -.125, Kyle Farmer -.120 Win Probability Chart  Lop...14270Sun, 21 May 2023 22:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-521-winkel-wins-it-for-wichita-r14268/SAINTS SENTINEL  Columbus 7, St. Paul 3 Box Score It was Randy Dobnak’s turn on the mound today to close out the series against the Columbus Clippers. Unfortunately the stuff wasn’t there and while he didn’t walk or strikeout anyone, Dobnak gave up five earned runs on five hits while only...14268Sun, 21 May 2023 22:48:00 +0000