https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/316/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-california-dreamin-r14229/This match-up of division leaders offers a chance for the Twins to prove that they belong at the top of the class. The Dodgers have historically disposed of the Twins at Dodgers Stadium in short order. The Twins come in having erupted for 27 runs in the past two games against the Cubs. The Dodge...14229Mon, 15 May 2023 16:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2017-draft-royce-lewis-brent-rooker-bailey-ober/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...14214Mon, 15 May 2023 15:22:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/respect-michael-helman-r14222/Michael Helman was drafted in the 11th round of the 2018 draft, 334th overall. He’s been an above-average hitter in every season aside from 82 games in A ball in 2019 and is now pestering opposing pitchers in St. Paul at the age of 27. It’s unclear how the skills would translate to the MLB level...14222Mon, 15 May 2023 13:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-lineup-presents-a-silver-lining-r14224/Entering Mother’s Day, Rocco Baldelli’s club was among the best pitching teams in baseball. They had gone back and forth with the Tampa Bay Rays for that title, and metrics from ERA to strikeouts and even WAR have shined a positive light on just how good the Minnesota staff is. That re...14224Mon, 15 May 2023 12:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-offense-breakout-kirilloff-correa/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/8 through Sun, 5/14 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 23-18) Run Differential Last Week: +17 (Overall: +43) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (3.5 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 36 | SD 6, MIN 1: Offense Goes Quietly, Bullpen Bows Out Game 37 | MIN 4, SD...14232Mon, 15 May 2023 06:16:45 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fantasy-baseball-kirilloff-royce-lewis/  Welcome back to Twins Fantasy Fix! First things first: Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there. You are the real superstars and MVPs. Thanks for all that you do! We’re about a quarter of the way through the MLB season, so the sample is probably large enough to draw som...14231Mon, 15 May 2023 00:28:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-514-no-no-for-the-moms-r14226/SAINTS SENTINEL  Indianapolis 15, St. Paul 3 Box Score Having worked as a reliever earlier in the year, Jordan Balazovic took the ball to start for St. Paul on Sunday. He went 3 2/3 innings while allowing five runs on four hits. Only three of the runs were earned, however, and he gave up...14226Sun, 14 May 2023 22:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-16-cubs-3-huge-run-support-helps-varland-to-first-win-this-season-r14228/Box Score SP: Louie Varland: 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (97 pitches, 64 strikes (66.0%) Home Runs: Larnach (4), Gallo (9), Taylor (5)  Top/Bottom 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (0.230), Louie Varland (0.159), Carlos Correa (0.138)  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pregame Notes  H...14228Sun, 14 May 2023 21:52:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-versus-christian-vazquez-catcher/Christian Vazquez is currently on pace for his worst offensive season since 2018, where he hit .207/.257/.283 with a paltry 42 wRC+; Vazquez's current line of .214/.290/.250 with a 57 wRC+ hasn't inspired much confidence. On the other side of the catching tandem, Ryan Jeffers has looked reinve...14217Sun, 14 May 2023 16:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-starting-the-wrong-primary-catcher-r14213/On December 16, the Minnesota Twins signed Christian Vazquez to a three-year $30 million deal to have him take over as the team's primary catcher. The two-time World Series champion Vazquez got off to a hot start at the plate and behind the dish. Since then, however, he has cooled off and made s...14213Sun, 14 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/louie-varland-time-to-shine-2023/Louie Varland didn’t spend the offseason planning for an easy ride to MLB stardom. He didn’t head to the Dominican Republic or Mexico to play winter ball. He didn’t hang around with an entire entourage of MLB players (aside from his brother Gus Varland , who is currently rehabbing in Triple-A fo...14205Sun, 14 May 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-11-cubs-1-twins-power-past-cubs-r14221/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 1 BB 10 K (102 Pitches, 76 Strikes, 74.5%) Home Runs: Kirilloff, 2 (2), Gallo (8), Polanco (3), Correa (6) Top 3 WPA: Ryan (0.203), Kirilloff (0.149), Gallo (0.124)  Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Joe Ryan navigates pesky Cub...14221Sat, 13 May 2023 23:43:00 +0000