https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/349/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-is-bringing-the-best-rule-change-yet-r14180/This season Major League Baseball has made plenty of waves with sweeping rule changes added at the highest level. For years Rob Manfred has been toying with changes in the minor leagues and and the sport’s partner leagues. This year, that resulted in larger bases, a banned shift, and the institu...14180Mon, 08 May 2023 11:33:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-57-split-day-on-the-farm-r14182/SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 4, Nashville 3 (Game 1) Box Score Looking to play a doubleheader yesterday, the weather decided not to cooperate. Instead, the Saints were able to reschedule a twin bill today and Randy Dobnak was on the bump for game one. Dobnak worked a solid 5 1/3 innings allowin...14182Sun, 07 May 2023 23:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-2-twins-0-quantrill-guardians-bullpen-one-hit-twins-in-loss-r14181/  Box Score SP: Joe Ryan  6 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K (100 pitches, 77 strikes (77% strikes)) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA:  Joey Gallo .088, Alex Kirilloff .070, Emilio Pagan .022 Bottom 3 WPA: Nick Gordon -.205, Jose Miranda -.159, Max Kepler -.111 Win Probability Chart  Ryan D...14181Sun, 07 May 2023 19:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-jose-miranda-or-willi-castro-make-room-for-kyle-farmer-r14177/Kyle Farmer has only played in 11 games for the Minnesota Twins this season, but he has certainly been missed since going out with a facial injury on April 12. He brings a much needed right handed bat, as well as the positional flexibility to play all over the infield. With the Twins returning h...14177Sun, 07 May 2023 14:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-ryan-pitching-mix-scouting/Joe Ryan was always an intriguing pitching prospect because he has never fit the profile of a typical pitcher. His unique fastball has been discussed at length since joining the Twins organization, and that's what made him so successful in the minors. He releases the ball at a three-quarters ar...14164Sun, 07 May 2023 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-guardians-4-klutzy-in-cleveland-r14178/Box Score: Sonny Gray: 5 IP 4 H 3 ER 3 BB 6 SO (90 Pitches, 55 Strikes, 61%) Home Runs: Kepler (5), Correa (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Jorge Alcalá (-0.121), Byron Buxton (-0.121), Sonny Gray (-0.115) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Sonny Gray struggles with control but holds it toge...14178Sun, 07 May 2023 01:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-is-good/You’re not alone if you are firmly in the anti-Max Kepler camp, and no Twins Daily article can convince you to love him. Instead, read this as assurance that the Twins can get something of value for him. The current regime does not part with assets for no return. They may hold on to them fo...14171Sat, 06 May 2023 15:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-third-basemen-personalcheeseballs-r14166/Like last week, with shortstops who end up moving off the position, third base is more of the same. The difference, of course, is that a move off third base is a move even further down the positional totem pole, which likely ends at first base.  The term “personal cheeseball” (better repres...14166Sat, 06 May 2023 04:02:25 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-55-history-made-in-st-paul-r14176/TRANSACTIONS RHP Dereck Rodriguez contract purchases by Minnesota from St. Paul OF/1B Alex Kirilloff recalled by Minnesota OF Trevor Larnach optioned to St. Paul RHP Jose Bravo transferred to St. Paul from Wichita SAINTS SENTINEL  Nashville 3, St. Paul 2 Box Sco...14176Sat, 06 May 2023 01:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-guardians-0-max-kepler-homer-bailey-ober-dominance-lead-twins-to-victory-r14175/Box Score Bailey Ober: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Run: Max Kepler (4) Top 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (.427), Max Kepler (.226), Jhoan Duran (.087) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   If you successfully navigated the complex superhighway of streaming services, or perhaps sheepishly a...14175Sat, 06 May 2023 01:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-bailey-ober-sustainable-r14174/Bailey Ober has experienced moderate success with 2.7 fWAR in almost 160 Major League innings, and he’s looked excellent to start this season. In addition, quality starting pitching is held at a premium, and having depth in that category presents a massive advantage over the rest of the league. ...14174Fri, 05 May 2023 18:54:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-now-alex-kirilloff-later-r14172/14172Fri, 05 May 2023 15:40:55 +0000