https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/314/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fantasy-baseball-bullpen-closer/The Minnesota Twins bullpen has become a regular topic of discussion on Twins Twitter (mostly for negative reasons). Blowing leads is a sore subject among fans, and Emilio Pagan and Griffin Jax had some rough outings this past week that led to Minnesota losses. Jax in particular has been struggl...14267Sun, 21 May 2023 20:17:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2018-draft-retrospective-starting-to-catch-on-r14254/Major League Baseball's 2023 Draft is scheduled to start on July 9, 2023. Each team prepares for the draft with a specific plan, and sometimes those plans play out better than others. To prepare fans for the upcoming draft, this series will examine recent Twins drafts and how those players have...14254Sun, 21 May 2023 16:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-angels-2-bullpen-bounces-back-but-buxton-leaves-game-r14263/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Louis Varland: 5 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 BB 4 SO (92 P, 62 Strikes, 65.2%) Home Runs: Gallo (11), Top 3 WPA: Jovani Moran (0.226), Kyle Farmer (0.119), Trevor Larnach (0.10) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Buxton Uses Speed, Then Leaves Game Byron Buxton was a...14263Sun, 21 May 2023 10:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-the-twins-center-field-contingency-plan-r14253/Minnesota’s front office had a clear roster plan when addressing the team’s center field depth. The club traded for Michael A. Taylor this winter to provide depth and defensive flexibility in the outfield. Expectations were for Nick Gordon and Joey Gallo to have the ability to play in center dep...14253Sat, 20 May 2023 21:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/digging-deep-for-bullpen-help-r14255/If the Twins front office has developed an identity for themselves, it’s that they don’t care about bullpen additions at all. Their one big external addition was Jorge Lopez in 2022, who cost them dearly in prospect capital after ignoring relief additions in the offseason. Still their approach t...14255Sat, 20 May 2023 15:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-five-under-the-radar-pitchers-im-watching-r14249/The pitching position is, in most people’s opinions, the most important position on a baseball team in terms of having both quality and depth. Yet, the term “there is no such thing as a pitching prospect (TINSTAAPP)” is one that is used quite frequently.  What you see as a high schooler or...14249Sat, 20 May 2023 12:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/angels-5-twins-4-twins-come-back-but-fall-to-angels-in-anaheim-r14259/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan: 6 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K (94 pitches, 68 strikes (72.3%) Home Runs: Castro (2)    Top 3 WPA: Alex Kirilloff (0.186), Kyle Farmer (0.108), Willi Castro (0.098) Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-0.437), Trevor Larnach (-0.132), Ryan Jeffers (-0.131)   Win Prob...14259Sat, 20 May 2023 04:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minor-league-report-51923-prospects-put-on-a-show-r14258/  TRANSACTIONS Shortstop Royce Lewis continues to rehab in St. Paul Outfielder Kyle Garlick, recalled by the Twins RHP Andrew Morris is reinstated from the 7-day IL after a bicep strain Infielder Keoni Cavaco has been activated from the 7-day IL Ernie Yake...14258Sat, 20 May 2023 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-have-signed-a-reliever-in-free-agency-r14257/  Many viewed the Twins' bullpen as a strength heading into this season, which was reasonable given the strong group at the top: Jhoan Duran, Jorge López, Griffin Jax, and Caleb Thielbar. While those guys are excellent, it seemed clear that for the bullpen to shine, it needed improved perfo...14257Fri, 19 May 2023 22:54:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cy-young-candidates/The Minnesota Twins have one of the best rotations in all of baseball through the first quarter of the MLB season. Twins starters rank second in the American League in ERA and first in strikeout rate. With a rotation as successful as the Minnesota Twins rotation has been, it’s unsurprising to se...14251Fri, 19 May 2023 16:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe-from-fan-favorite-to-media-star-r14238/The Twins drafted Trevor Plouffe with the 20th overall selection in the 2004 MLB Draft out of high school in California. He moved quickly through the Twins' system and reached Double-A in 2007, where he was over four years younger than the average age of the competition. Offensively, he never po...14238Fri, 19 May 2023 06:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-518-enlow-excites-again-r14252/TRANSACTIONS Alex De Gotti reinstated from Development List for Triple-A Ryan LaMarre reinstated from Development List for Triple-A Elliot Soto placed on IL for Triple-A with right thigh strain Alerick Soularie placed on Temporary Inactive List SAINTS SENTIN...14252Fri, 19 May 2023 02:47:00 +0000