https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/317/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/have-the-twins-improved-defensively-in-2023-r14409/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One metric the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) developed is the SABR Defensive Index (SDI).  According to...14409Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notes-from-the-ballpark-haze-and-twins-hits-take-over-target-field-in-brewers-series-sweep-r14417/Day 2 of the Border Battle was the haziest game in Target Field history. Fans should not have been sitting out in it.  On Wednesday, smoke from the Canadian wildfires rolled into Minnesota again, and its effect was extremely noticeable at the day game. Target Field was packed with kids groups,...14417Thu, 15 Jun 2023 16:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-five-pitchers-to-watch-r14422/The term “personal cheeseball” (better represented by #personalcheeseball) originated over twenty years ago in the Baseball America offices when former writer and current Twins scout John Manuel started using it as “shorthand for a personal favorite that does not reflect the popular consensus.” ...14422Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-stop-benching-alex-kirilloff-versus-left-handed-pitchers-r14411/If a Twins fan were granted three Twins-centric wishes that would come true for the 2023 Major League season, wish number one would be to end the 18-game playoff losing streak that has plagued this franchise for 19 years, wish number two would be that the Twins win their third World Series, and...14411Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-brewers-2-ober-correa-finish-the-crew-early-r14416/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (93 pitches, 68 strikes, 73.1%) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (.199), Trevor Larnach (.160), Bailey Ober (.086) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Similarly to Tuesday night’s epic game, the Brewers jum...14416Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/know-your-role-lineup-edition-r14397/Doug Mientkiewicz was on A.J. Pierzynski’s podcast recently, doing his best Jose Canseco impression and lamenting that the Twins wanted Byron Buxton to experience success in the minors and prioritized that, in Mientkiewicz’s eyes, over his development. That was eye-opening given Buxton’s initial...14397Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-you-do-with-a-problem-like-miranda-r14400/It’s not that the Minnesota Twins would prefer to have less depth as opposed to more, and Jose Miranda has shown an exciting ability to be a difference maker. Unfortunately, that ability never showed up in 2023 at the Major League level, and it landed him a ticket across town. The biggest b...14400Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/opportunity-awaits-edouard-julien-r14408/Jorge Polanco has dealt with a fair amount of lower body injuries in his career. After knee issues ended his 2022 season, Polanco got off to a late start to 2023 before hamstring issues sidelined him. With the same issue landing him on the IL again, this recent injury is likely to keep him down...14408Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polancos-mounting-injury-concerns-and-looming-option-r14402/Jorge Polanco is one of the longest-tenured Twins players and has been critical to the club’s success in recent years. According to fWAR, Polanco ranks third on the team since the start of the 2018 season behind Byron Buxton and Max Kepler. His WAR doesn’t tell the entire story of the value he p...14402Wed, 14 Jun 2023 12:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-brewers-5-a-twins-win-to-remember-r14412/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez: 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K (97 Pitches, 64 Strikes, 66%) Home Runs: Kyle Farmer (4), Michael A. Taylor (10), Carlos Correa (9) Top 3 WPA: Donovan Solano (0.264), Julien (0.191), Correa (0.172) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): The Twins Fail to C...14412Wed, 14 Jun 2023 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/emilio-pagans-5-biggest-meltdowns-with-the-minnesota-twins-r14404/Emilio Pagán meltdowns are like car accidents, they are awful to look at, but you can’t look away. That’s why we’re going to count down Pagán’s five biggest meltdowns with the Minnesota Twins. 5. April 26, 2022 versus the Detroit Tigers WPA: -0.510 The first entry on the countdo...14404Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-prospects-the-twins-might-focus-on-with-the-34-overall-mlb-draft-pick-r14396/The Twins are in a strong position entering the 2023 MLB Draft. In addition to having the fourth largest bonus pool, north of $14.3 million, they have four top 100 picks, and three in the top 50. The 2023 Draft class is loaded with talent, one of the strongest in years. In the build up to the Dr...14396Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:13:01 +0000