https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/319/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/padres-preview-soto-darvish-target-field/  To say that the Twins recent road trip to Chicago and Cleveland was disappointing would be like saying Ron Burgundy accurately assessed the meaning of San Diego during Anchorman. The Twins needed to win both series, and instead limped out of Cleveland with 2-4 trip after getting just one...14190Tue, 09 May 2023 16:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/varland-ober-2024-starting-rotation/When the Minnesota Twins front office flipped Luis Arraez to the Miami Marlins for Pablo Lopez, the hope was that another strong arm would present a deeper starting rotation than Rocco Baldelli or Paul Molitor ever was handed. That has appeared to be true as the Twins rank near the top in most p...14187Tue, 09 May 2023 02:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fantasy-baseball-advice-kirilloff-ober/  Welcome back to Twins Fantasy Fix! The big news this past week was the team’s decision to essentially replace Trevor Larnach with Alex Kirilloff. After a hot start, Larnach had fallen into a slump, and coupled with Kirilloff’s strong play in the minors, the move made sense.  We’ll ta...14185Mon, 08 May 2023 15:29:28 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2016-draft-retrospective-plenty-of-big-league-talent-r14173/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...14173Mon, 08 May 2023 15:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-road-struggles-miranda-slump/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/1 through Sun, 5/7 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 19-16) Run Differential Last Week: +0 (Overall: +26) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (2.5 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 30 | CWS 3, MIN 2: Another Ryan Gem Wasted in Walk-Off Loss Game 31 | CWS 6, M...14183Mon, 08 May 2023 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-is-bringing-the-best-rule-change-yet-r14180/This season Major League Baseball has made plenty of waves with sweeping rule changes added at the highest level. For years Rob Manfred has been toying with changes in the minor leagues and and the sport’s partner leagues. This year, that resulted in larger bases, a banned shift, and the institu...14180Mon, 08 May 2023 11:33:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-57-split-day-on-the-farm-r14182/SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 4, Nashville 3 (Game 1) Box Score Looking to play a doubleheader yesterday, the weather decided not to cooperate. Instead, the Saints were able to reschedule a twin bill today and Randy Dobnak was on the bump for game one. Dobnak worked a solid 5 1/3 innings allowin...14182Sun, 07 May 2023 23:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-2-twins-0-quantrill-guardians-bullpen-one-hit-twins-in-loss-r14181/  Box Score SP: Joe Ryan  6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (100 pitches, 77 strikes (77% strikes)) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA:  Joey Gallo .088, Alex Kirilloff .070, Emilio Pagan .022 Bottom 3 WPA: Nick Gordon -.205, Jose Miranda -.159, Max Kepler -.111 Win Probability Chart  Ryan D...14181Sun, 07 May 2023 19:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-jose-miranda-or-willi-castro-make-room-for-kyle-farmer-r14177/Kyle Farmer has only played in 11 games for the Minnesota Twins this season, but he has certainly been missed since going out with a facial injury on April 12. He brings a much needed right handed bat, as well as the positional flexibility to play all over the infield. With the Twins returning h...14177Sun, 07 May 2023 14:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-ryan-pitching-mix-scouting/Joe Ryan was always an intriguing pitching prospect because he has never fit the profile of a typical pitcher. His unique fastball has been discussed at length since joining the Twins organization, and that's what made him so successful in the minors. He releases the ball at a three-quarters ar...14164Sun, 07 May 2023 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-guardians-4-klutzy-in-cleveland-r14178/Box Score: Sonny Gray: 5 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 6 SO (90 Pitches, 55 Strikes, 61%) Home Runs: Kepler (5), Correa (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Alcalá (-0.121), Byron Buxton (-0.121), Sonny Gray (-0.115) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Sonny Gray struggles with control but holds it toge...14178Sun, 07 May 2023 01:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-is-good/You’re not alone if you are firmly in the anti-Max Kepler camp, and no Twins Daily article can convince you to love him. Instead, read this as assurance that the Twins can get something of value for him. The current regime does not part with assets for no return. They may hold on to them fo...14171Sat, 06 May 2023 15:22:00 +0000