https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/325/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-do-the-twins-have-in-louie-varland-r14264/Last season saw the Minnesota Twins call on Louie Varland in a big spot on the road facing the New York Yankees. He went on to make five starts and posted a 3.81 ERA. He more than held his own, and while it wasn’t expected for Varland to crack the rotation out of spring training, he was a key pa...14264Thu, 25 May 2023 21:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-trending-upward-r14284/The Twins have a mess of established players not answering the bell from Carlos Correa in the lineup to Griffin Jax out of the bullpen. This has shifted some of the pressure onto the less established members of the team to pick up the slack. Luckily, a few of them have. Jovani Morán Morán...14284Thu, 25 May 2023 12:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-giants-1-minnesota-avoids-the-sweep-with-a-blowout-r14286/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (107 pitches, 72 strikes, 67.3%) Home Runs: Édouard Julien (3), Ryan Jeffers (2) Top 3 WPA: Matt Wallner (.224), Édouard Julien (.147), Willi Castro (.127) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Offenses get busy...14286Wed, 24 May 2023 20:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-royce-lewis-going-to-be-here-to-stay-r14265/Last May, less than one year ago, Royce Lewis crashed into the centerfield wall at Target Field. He went down in a heap, and days later it was confirmed he had re-torn his ACL. After slipping on ice in Texas the year prior, it was another fluke that was going to cause him a significant amount of...14265Wed, 24 May 2023 16:18:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/underperforming-clubs-could-offer-intriguing-trade-chips-r14280/The Big Bat: Blue Jays’ 3B Matt Chapman Toronto enters play Tuesday in last place in a surging American League East. The Blue Jays, with a $213 million payroll, are undeniably all-in on competing. The results so far are middling. The lineup isn’t producing to its talent level, the rotation is...14280Wed, 24 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/does-the-twins-front-office-have-difficulty-admitting-when-they-are-wrong-r14275/Every team's front office makes hundreds of decisions each season. Some turn out better than others, while some make fans shake their heads. On last Friday's episode of Gleeman and the Geek, Aaron and John discussed the possibility that the Twins' front office has difficulty admitting when they...14275Wed, 24 May 2023 12:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giants-4-twins-3-as-bad-as-it-gets-r14281/  Box Score SP: Sonny Gray: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (105 pitches, 69 strikes (66%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (10), Michael A. Taylor (6) Top 3 WPA: Buxton (.119), Javoni Moran (.085), Griffin Jax (.048) Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Lopez (-.356), Donovan Solano (-.063), Willi Castro (-.070)...14281Wed, 24 May 2023 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/might-the-detroit-tigers-be-the-minnesota-twins-biggest-competition-in-the-american-league-central-r14272/Coming into the 2023 season, the American League Central was a clear two-team race between the Minnesota Twins and the Cleveland Guardians. In their preseason odds, Fangraphs had the Twins as the division favorites with a 38.7% chance of winning the division with the Guardians as a close second...14272Tue, 23 May 2023 21:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-jos%C3%A9-de-le%C3%B3n-provide-the-help-the-bullpen-needs-r14277/With once reliable relief arm Griffin Jax struggling, Caleb Thielbar and Jorge Alcala injured, and dread-inducing Emilio Pagán inducing dread, it feels as if the only relief arms that Twins fan can trust are Jorge López, Jhoan Duran, and, unexpectedly, Brock Stewart. With the Twins front office...14277Tue, 23 May 2023 16:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/giants-4-twins-1-bailey-obers-early-struggles-twins-lack-of-offense-leads-to-loss-r14278/  Box Score SP: Bailey Ober: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (76 pitches, 49 strikes (64.5%) Home Runs: Kyle Garlick (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (-0.247), Kyle Farmer (-0.128), Michael A. Taylor (-0.123) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Before the game's first pit...14278Tue, 23 May 2023 02:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-slaying-giants-r14273/  The Giants won the Wade Jr. trade, and his seven home runs and .901 OPS would be enviable in center field for the Twins this season. Byron Buxton missed Sunday's game with a sore leg/knee, and is questionable to start the homestand. Luckily the Giants have been a weak 7-13 on the road thi...14273Mon, 22 May 2023 19:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bases-loaded-bad-problems/Despite owning a 25-21 record, Rocco Baldelli’s team is seen to be even better by using the Pythagorean win-loss evaluation. With 217 runs scored and 172 runs allowed, their record could be as strong as 28-18, which would put them comfortably ahead of the competition. Although that evaluation is...14266Mon, 22 May 2023 16:17:02 +0000