https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/336/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees-12-twins-6-minnesota-denied-sweep-after-maeda-rough-start-r14114/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Kenta Maeda, 3.0 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 10 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (72 pitches, 46 strikes, 63.9%) Home Runs: José Miranda 2 (2), Joey Gallo (7) Bottom 3 WPA: Kenta Maeda (-.423), Max Kepler (-.061), Carlos Correa (-.054) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Yankees break the g...14114Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-shortstops-personalcheeseballs-r14107/Many second and third basemen go through high school and/or college as shortstops. It’s not uncommon for a pro centerfielder to have spent many innings playing shortstop as he developed.  The term “personal cheeseball” (better represented by #personalcheeseball) originated over twenty years...14107Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/winder-headrick-sands-stewart-deleon/The Twins have a strong top of the bullpen in Jhoan Duran, Jorge Lopez, Griffin Jax, and Caleb Thielbar. They also have a surplus of long relievers they’ve cycled through to begin the season. The bullpen problems have mostly fallen into the low-leverage, middle-relief tier, which so far has been...14108Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-elite-pitches-griffin-jax-jorge-lopez-jhoan-duran/Back in the beginning of March, I suggested that this Minnesota Twins team was going to look a bit different. Despite needing to retire the Bomba Squad moniker a while ago, the thought has been that Derek Falvey and Thad Levine continue to construct power-heavy lineups. Although Rocco Baldelli d...14102Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-yankees-2-start-spreadin-the-news-the-twins-win-r14111/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan  7 IP,  7 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (91 pitches, 72 strikes (79% strikes) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (4), Trevor Larnach (3) Top 3 WPA:  Byron Buxton .221, Jorge Polanco .197, Donovan Solano .108 Win Probability Chart   If at First You Don't Succeed... Joe Ryan e...14111Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/early-season-review-will-the-twins-be-contenders-r14099/Less than 20% into the season, the Twins are 13-10 and two games up on the Cleveland Guardians. After a disappointing series against a bad Nationals team, some fans wonder if this Twins team should be considered contenders going forward. To that, I say…. deep breaths. It’s far too early to count...14099Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-is-brock-stewart-r14105/With the Minnesota Twins having an open roster spot after optioning Bailey Ober back to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, they have decided to use it on hard-throwing righty Brock Stewart. He was not on the 40-man roster, so the Twins chose to Designate RHP Trevor Megill for Assignment. The 31-y...14105Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-core-4-buxton-correa-duran-pablo-lopez/Every organization attempts to keep its winning window open as long as possible. Some teams can win multiple championships with the same core group. The Yankees won four World Series titles in five years with a core four that included Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Andy Pettitte, and Mariano Rivera....14100Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-yankees-1-gray-freezes-yankees-lineup-r14104/Box Score SP: Sonny Gray  7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K (107 pitches, 66 strikes (61.6% strikes)) Home Runs: Joey Gallo (6) Top 3 WPA:  Sonny Gray .267, Jorge Polanco .165, Michael A. Taylor .078 Win Probability Chart   It was the top of the eighth. Griffin Jax versus Anthony Rizz...14104Tue, 25 Apr 2023 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-return-of-jorge-polanco-came-at-the-right-time-r14103/  Coming off of a brutal series loss to the lowly Washington Nationals, the Twins are in an odd predicament. They are pitching quite well, and were delivered two more excellent outings by Tyler Mahle and Bailey Ober in the Nats series. But they can’t hit themselves out of a paper bag, scori...14103Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:27:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-roster-decisions-kirilloff-gordon-larnach/One of the less-discussed pleasant surprises in this young 2023 Twins season (perhaps because no one wants to jinx anything) is that the team has enjoyed pretty good health so far. With the exception of Kyle Farmer's scary HBP incident, the team has mostly avoided any serious injuries. Meanwhile...14097Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-bullpen-is-missing-a-starter-r14095/Out of the gate, Minnesota decided against keeping Danny Coulombe or Jeff Hoffman. Instead, Rocco Baldelli went with Cole Sands to operate as his long man out of the bullpen. Sands not needing to be prioritized for innings could provide bulk work when Minnesota needed it, or mop things up if gam...14095Mon, 24 Apr 2023 14:09:02 +0000