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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/353/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Who&#x2019;s Coming for the Twins in the Central?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whos-coming-for-the-twins-in-the-central-r14401/</link><description>Going into the season, Rocco Baldelli&#x2019;s club was seen as a quiet contender to take the division. With Cleveland as the reigning champs, sportsbooks were understandably favoring the Guardians. That rotation has not been the same quality often orchestrated by Terry Francona, but the return of Tris...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14401</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:19:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Max Kepler, One of the Greatest Outfielders in Twins History</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-one-of-the-greatest-outfielders-in-twins-history-r14389/</link><description>History, by nature, is an autopsical field. The great advantage of living after a thing occurs is the absolute judgment we can wield over it, overseeing the full extent of its effects while owning the ability to put it in its precise place. Order fulfills eventually. Conversations may alter inte...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14389</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 13:20:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: A Tale of Two Series</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-a-tale-of-two-series-r14399/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/5 through Sun, 6/11
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Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 33-33)
Run Differential Last Week: -5 (Overall: +40)
Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (1.5 GA)




	Last Week's Game Results:




	Game 61 | TB 7, MIN 0: Mighty Rays Exert Dominance Over Twins

	Game 62 | TB 2, MIN...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14399</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 02:10:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (6/11): Soularie Slugs in Wichita, Cardenas Clobbers for Kernels</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-611-soularie-slugs-in-wichita-cardenas-clobbers-for-kernels-r14394/</link><description>TRANSACTIONS




		OF Gilberto Celestino MLB rehab transferred to St. Paul
	 

	SAINTS SENTINEL&#xA0;
St. Paul 8, Iowa 5
Box Score




	Hoping to bounce back from the tilt last night, Cody Funderburk opened for Jordan Balazovic. He went two scoreless allowing just a single hit and striking out two. B...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14394</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Fantasy Fix (6/11): Making the Case for Correa</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fantasy-fix-611-making-the-case-for-correa-r14392/</link><description>Welcome back to Twins Fantasy Fix! I probably don&#x2019;t have to tell you that Carlos Correa has been struggling. He&#x2019;s batting only .212 overall coming into Sunday, and as noted by Twins Daily&#x2019;s Parker Hageman, a lot of it can be traced to a lack of success against fastballs. Nick Nelson of Twins Dai...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14392</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Blue Jays 7, Twins 6: Only the Twins Could Lose Like This</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-7-twins-6-only-the-twins-could-lose-like-this-r14393/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Louie Varland: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (89 Pitches, 61 Strikes, 68%)

	Home Runs: Donovan Solano (1)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Emilio Pagan (-0.689), Max Kepler (-0.076), Christian Vasquez (-0.047)

Win Probability Chart&#xA0;(Via Fangraphs):




	



	Doubles Get the Twins Ahead Early

	A...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14393</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 20:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Should Extend Tyler Mahle</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-should-extend-tyler-mahle-r14386/</link><description>On August 2, 2022, the Minnesota Twins traded Spencer Steer (7th-ranked prospect), Christian Encarnacion-Strand (23rd-ranked prospect), and Steve Hajjar (18th-ranked prospect) to the Cincinnati Reds for starting pitcher Tyler Mahle. At the time, fans and analysts almost unanimously viewed the tr...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14386</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:18:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 9, Blue Jays 4: Offense Wakes Up Late, Twins Take Series in Toronto</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-9-blue-jays-4-offense-wakes-up-late-twins-take-series-in-toronto-r14390/</link><description>Box Score

	SP:&#xA0;Joe Ryan: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (84 Pitches, 56 Strikes, 66.6%)

	Home Runs: Larnach (6), Correa (8), Kepler (7)

	Top 3 WPA: Correa (0.474), Julien (0.171), Solano (0.120)

Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs):




	




	Ryan looked to have decent command and stuff coming...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14390</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 22:42:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Here Come the White Sox</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/here-come-the-white-sox-r14383/</link><description>The Chicago White Sox had about as bad of a start to the 2023 season as you can have. Through the first six weeks of the season the Sox found themselves with a 14-28 record &#x2014; nine games behind the first place Minnesota Twins in the American League Central. Their&#xA0; poor record featured a 10-game l...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14383</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:19:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Clock is Ticking on the Twins' Roster</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-clock-is-ticking-on-the-twins-roster-r14385/</link><description>Over the offseason, a clear focus for Minnesota Twins decision-makers was improving on depth. With few exceptions, they retained everyone who was not an impending free agent. They brought in veteran depth pieces like Joey Gallo, Kyle Farmer, Michael A. Taylor, Donovan Solano, and several others...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14385</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 12:16:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 3, Blue Jays 2: Offensive Malaise Continues, Dominant Pitching Wins Out in Extras</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-blue-jays-2-offensive-malaise-continues-dominant-pitching-wins-out-in-extras-r14387/</link><description>Box Score
Sonny Gray: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
Home Run: Michael A. Taylor (9)
Top 3 WPA: Royce Lewis (.448), Jhoan Duran (.325), Michael A. Taylor (.318)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Fresh off a weak, un-intimidating effort against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Twins knew s...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14387</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:15:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What's to Blame for the Twins Offense?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whats-to-blame-for-the-twins-offense-r14381/</link><description>One can expect variation from year to year regarding things like walk and strikeout rates as teams cycle out old personnel and bring in new players. What has happened to the 2023 Twins, however, isn&#x2019;t normal. Going from an above-league-average team at avoiding strikeouts to being on pace for the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">14381</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
