https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/331/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-padres-3-11-innings-thank-heavens-for-alex-kirilloff-r14201/Box Score SP: Pablo López 6 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 8 K (98 pitches, 56 strikes (57%)) Home Runs: Max Kepler (6) Top 3 WPA: Solano .616, P. López .246, Correa .223 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Minnesota Twins came into Wednesday night’s game against the Padres with...14201Thu, 11 May 2023 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hitting-coach-david-popkins-hot-seat/Normally, I would say it is way too soon to viably have this conversation, knowing the tendencies of this Twins front office and baseball operation. They tend to not make rash, reactive decisions. Firing the hitting coach, who was handpicked by this same regime only 18 months ago? That would cer...14200Wed, 10 May 2023 20:01:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/donavan-soloano-2023-struggles/Donovan Solano was a late addition to a Twins roster that has struggled against left-handed pitching for years. Being one of the most consistent hitters against lefties in the last few years, the hope was for Donnie Barrels to carry the short side of the platoon. At 36 years old, Sovano’s start...14191Wed, 10 May 2023 16:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/t-pain-and-carly-pearce-to-perform-postgame-concerts-at-target-field-r14196/Following the Twins vs. Detroit Tigers 6:10 p.m. game on June 15, T-Pain will perform a full 75-minute set. Pearce will perform a full 75-minute show after the 6:10 p.m. Twins vs. Texas Rangers game on August 24. The concerts are free for fans who have a ticket to the game, or T-Pain and Pearce...14196Wed, 10 May 2023 14:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/padres-6-twins-1-the-hits-just-keep-not-coming-r14194/  Box Score SP: Louie Varland  6 IP,  5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (95 pitches, 66 strikes (69% strikes)) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Louie Varland .204, Jose Miranda .110, Alex Kirilloff .081 Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax -.312, Carlos Correa -.149, Jorge Polanco -.123 Win Probability Chart...14194Wed, 10 May 2023 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-should-the-twins-do-with-jose-miranda-r14192/In 2021, Jose Miranda set the world on fire in the minor leagues to the tune of 30 home runs, 94 RBIs, and a .972 OPS across AA and AAA. Miranda was named the Twins' minor league hitter of the year and catapulted himself into the MLB.com top 100 prospect list. In 2022, his performance was reward...14192Wed, 10 May 2023 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-player-approach-versatility/I feel like baseball statistics are measured in half lives. Originally, the landscape of pitcher evaluation, for instance, started out so broad that we gave one pitcher per game credit for an entire win. Then we sliced that up into how many runs he gave up. Some guys were better at that metric b...14189Tue, 09 May 2023 21:21:01 +0000https://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 +0000