https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/326/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/washington-nationals-series-preview-2023/  On Friday night, the Twins begin a ten-game home stand with three against the Washington Nationals. While the Nationals come into Target Field 5-13 after getting shutout by the Baltimore Orioles at home in a two-game series, the Twins come home from an exhausting and average trip th...14073Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/red-sox-11-twins-5-bullpen-implodes-after-maeda-injury-r14071/Box Score SP: Kenta Maeda 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (28 pitches, 15 strikes (53.5% strikes)) Home Runs: Willi Castro (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Emilio Pagan -.299, Jose Miranda -.041, Nick Gordon -.032 Win Probability Chart Maeda’s Day Shortened  The day did not go quite as planned f...14071Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-have-the-twins-been-impacted-by-the-new-rules-r14065/MLB’s new rules will impact every organization in different ways. Some teams can steal bases at a higher rate, or their hitters may perform better with added shift limitations. Here’s how the new rules have impacted the Twins. All statistics are through games played on Tuesday, April 18. Pi...14065Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-byron-buxton-too-much-miguel-sano-r14055/For years, the Minnesota Twins operated as though Byron Buxton was a slap hitter with the ability to get on base only by putting the ball on the ground. Utilizing his otherworldly speed, it seemed the goal was to bunt or put the ball in play and then hope his quickness would translate to miscues...14055Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-catchers-personalcheeseballs-r14066/From time to time, you’ll watch an elite-hitting catching prospect stay behind the dish. Joe Mauer in the early 2000s. Adley Rutschman now. Bryce Harper was going to be the next big thing - and he’s mostly lived up to the hype - but many forget that he was a catcher until the moment he was draft...14066Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:18:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-10-read-sox-4-edouard-julien-joey-gallo-trevor-larnach-joe-ryan-brent-headrick/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (100 pitches, 70 strikes, 70.0%) Home Runs: Édouard Julien (2), Joey Gallo (4), Trevor Larnach (2) Top 3 WPA: Édouard Julien (.176), Joe Ryan (.112), Joey Gallo (.111) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) An offensive...14069Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reinforcements-are-coming-who-loses-out-r14061/The Twins are cautiously optimistic that a few injured players continue to grow closer to returning to action. Beginning with Joey Gallo, Jorge Polanco and Alex Kirilloff have to return in the next couple of weeks according to the 20-day limit on minor-league rehab assignments for hitters. Royce...14061Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-ober-inching-towards-twins-r14062/In big league camp, Bailey Ober threw 10 innings and allowed just three earned runs with a 9/3 K/BB. With a rotation boasting arms such as Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, and Tyler Mahle, it was determined there was not room for him. As much as Rocco Baldelli has been consistent...14062Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:26:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-red-sox-5-bizarre-walk-off-caps-strange-loss-in-boston-r14063/Box Score Sonny Gray: 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Run: Max Kepler (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Jovani Moran (-.902 good lord), Griffin Jax (-.184), Kyle Garlick (-.070) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) From being dominated by Chris Sale to watching umpires decipher through grain w...14063Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-joey-gallo-bring-hardware-back-to-minnesota-r14006/Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau both won Most Valuable Player awards while wearing a Twins jersey. Johan Santana picked up a pair of Cy Young awards and should have grabbed a third. It hasn’t been since Marty Cordova that the franchise has had a Rookie of the Year award winner, but maybe Royce Lewi...14006Tue, 18 Apr 2023 19:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/preview-minnesota-twins-v-boston-red-sox-r14060/A split with the Yankees was not the result the Twins were hoping for after winning the first two games of the four-game series, but the pitching looked solid, which made up for the lack of production from their bats. The Twins had a day off to rest, while Boston played their annual Patriots Day...14060Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-the-pablo-lopez-extension-r14058/Word broke early on Monday morning that the Twins and Pablo Lopez were putting the finishing touches on a four-year, $73.5 million contract extension. Lopez was under team control through the 2024 season through the arbitration process, but this deal will buy out his final arbitration year and g...14058Tue, 18 Apr 2023 14:14:00 +0000