https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/329/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-514-no-no-for-the-moms-r14226/SAINTS SENTINEL  Indianapolis 15, St. Paul 3 Box Score Having worked as a reliever earlier in the year, Jordan Balazovic took the ball to start for St. Paul on Sunday. He went 3 2/3 innings while allowing five runs on four hits. Only three of the runs were earned, however, and he gave up...14226Sun, 14 May 2023 22:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-16-cubs-3-huge-run-support-helps-varland-to-first-win-this-season-r14228/Box Score SP: Louie Varland: 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (97 pitches, 64 strikes (66.0%) Home Runs: Larnach (4), Gallo (9), Taylor (5)  Top/Bottom 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (0.230), Louie Varland (0.159), Carlos Correa (0.138)  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pregame Notes  H...14228Sun, 14 May 2023 21:52:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-versus-christian-vazquez-catcher/Christian Vazquez is currently on pace for his worst offensive season since 2018, where he hit .207/.257/.283 with a paltry 42 wRC+; Vazquez's current line of .214/.290/.250 with a 57 wRC+ hasn't inspired much confidence. On the other side of the catching tandem, Ryan Jeffers has looked reinve...14217Sun, 14 May 2023 16:21:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-starting-the-wrong-primary-catcher-r14213/On December 16, the Minnesota Twins signed Christian Vazquez to a three-year $30 million deal to have him take over as the team's primary catcher. The two-time World Series champion Vazquez got off to a hot start at the plate and behind the dish. Since then, however, he has cooled off and made s...14213Sun, 14 May 2023 13:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/louie-varland-time-to-shine-2023/Louie Varland didn’t spend the offseason planning for an easy ride to MLB stardom. He didn’t head to the Dominican Republic or Mexico to play winter ball. He didn’t hang around with an entire entourage of MLB players (aside from his brother Gus Varland , who is currently rehabbing in Triple-A fo...14205Sun, 14 May 2023 12:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-11-cubs-1-twins-power-past-cubs-r14221/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan 6 IP 4 H 0 ER 1 BB 10 K (102 Pitches, 76 Strikes, 74.5%) Home Runs: Kirilloff, 2 (2), Gallo (8), Polanco (3), Correa (6) Top 3 WPA: Ryan (0.203), Kirilloff (0.149), Gallo (0.124)  Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Joe Ryan navigates pesky Cub...14221Sat, 13 May 2023 23:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/waiting-on-a-breakout-for-minnesotas-young-core-r14193/In recent seasons, the Twins have seen some solid offensive seasons from players considered among the team's top prospects at the time. These four batters have been named the organization's minor league player of the year over the last five years. The Twins took all four players listed below in...14193Sat, 13 May 2023 16:11:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-trends-from-the-latest-mlb-draft-rankings-r14209/As a reminder, here’s a link to the board that was published at the end of April. 2023 Consensus MLB Draft Board V1 A Consensus Top Five I’ve been tracking the draft boards since an initial Top 30 in February. With recent updates, it’s clear that there’s currently a consensus top five pla...14209Sat, 13 May 2023 13:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-ryan-ace-pitching/The Twins entered the season low on the national media’s must watch list. Lip service was paid to their rotation improvements and the return of Carlos Correa, but most analysts had the Twins as an 81-83 win team. They’re a nice team but why did they improve enough on a 79-win team to matter? The...14204Sat, 13 May 2023 12:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-milb-yunior-severino-brent-headrik-rafael-cruz/TRANSACTIONS Infielder Michael Helman placed on the 7-day IL with left shoulder dislocation Infielder Hernán Pérez moved to the active roster from the developmental list Pitcher Ronny Henriquez was activated by the Twins and optioned to St. Paul Outfielder Ryan LaMarre...14220Sat, 13 May 2023 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cubs-6-twins-2-ineffective-bats-go-gentle-into-that-good-night-r14219/Box Score Sonny Gray: 5 1/3 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-.356), Carlos Correa (-.217), Joey Gallo (-.091) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Sonny Gray had his sinker; the Cubs had no chance. Armed with his plethora of offerings and deli...14219Sat, 13 May 2023 03:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-the-cubs-are-back-in-town-r14218/  Thanks to the new MLB schedule, the Twins and Cubs will face off for the first time in two seasons. The Cubs and Twins have some of the best starting pitching in their leagues and both bullpens have been capable, too. The lineups for both sides will need to perform, especially with runner...14218Fri, 12 May 2023 22:27:53 +0000