https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/319/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-to-blame-for-the-twins-offense-r14381/One can expect variation from year to year regarding things like walk and strikeout rates as teams cycle out old personnel and bring in new players. What has happened to the 2023 Twins, however, isn’t normal. Going from an above-league-average team at avoiding strikeouts to being on pace for the...14381Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-best-of-the-worst-r14382/14382Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:27:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-offense-struggles-correa-buxton/In so many ways, it feels like the stars are aligned for the Minnesota Twins here in 2023. They've managed to assemble one of the best pitching staffs in the league, with a rotation that piles up strikeouts and regularly goes deep. The Twins miraculously landed Carlos Correa during the offseason...14377Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:06:39 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-rays-4-lack-of-offense-again-twins-lose-fifth-straight-r14376/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (88 pitches, 52 strikes (59%) Home Runs:   Carlos Correa (8), Michael A. Taylor (7) Bottom 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (-.213), Royce Lewis (-.067), Donovan Solano (-.064) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Another Rough Start for th...14376Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-jorge-lopez-r14358/For the first month of the season, Jorge Lopez was getting the results he needed. Through 13 games and 12 innings, Lopez had allowed just a single unearned run. He only gave up six hits, and the former Baltimore Orioles All-Star posted a 10/1 K/BB ratio. By all surface statistics, he was every b...14358Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:12:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-minnesota-twins-need-to-be-more-decisive-with-the-injured-list-r14369/After Byron Buxton was struck with a fastball in the ribs on Thursday night against the Cleveland Guardians, the Minnesota Twins were left with two options: put Buxton on the injured list right away or wait and see how he responds. The Twins opted to go with the latter and waited to see how his...14369Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-five-outfielders-im-watching-r14374/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.” ...14374Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:11:45 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-try-to-pull-off-an-early-trade-r14370/The Minnesota Twins fan base went into this season with palpable angst, and a mediocre record that continues to graze a .500 winning percentage hasn’t helped. What usually happens next in this scenario is a call from impassioned followers to make some trades, shake up the roster, and ignite a sp...14370Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-67-camargo-continues-to-clobber-for-saints-r14373/SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 11, Iowa 6 Box Score Toby Gardenhire had Aaron Sanchez on the mound and he was cruising until running into trouble during the fourth inning. He wound up working 3 2/3 innings giving up four runs on four hits and three walks. Sanchez also struck out five....14373Thu, 08 Jun 2023 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rays-2-twins-1-l%C3%B3pez-is-brilliant-but-the-offense-remains-cold-r14372/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Pablo López, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (92 pitches, 63 strikes, 68.5%) Home Runs: none Bottom 3 WPA: Jhoan Durán (-.376), Ryan Jeffers (-.316), Carlos Correa (-.139) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pablo is back! But… Coming into tonight’s game...14372Thu, 08 Jun 2023 01:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/seven-pitchers-who-can-still-help-the-twins-r14364/According to Fangraphs, the Twins have had the best starting rotation in baseball and the seventeenth-best bullpen, which, if you combine the two, means the Twins have had the third-best pitching staff in baseball, just behind the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. Although the Twins have been...14364Wed, 07 Jun 2023 21:21:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/michael-a-taylor-is-the-insurance-policy-minnesota-needed-r14355/When the Minnesota Twins front office signed Byron Buxton to a team-friendly $100 million contract extension, it was able to take place only because he is so rarely available for an extended period of time. When he’s at his best, Buxton is both raking at the dish and providing web gems from the...14355Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:11:01 +0000