https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/362/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-the-twins-have-signed-a-reliever-in-free-agency-r14257/  Many viewed the Twins' bullpen as a strength heading into this season, which was reasonable given the strong group at the top: Jhoan Duran, Jorge López, Griffin Jax, and Caleb Thielbar. While those guys are excellent, it seemed clear that for the bullpen to shine, it needed improved perfo...14257Fri, 19 May 2023 22:54:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cy-young-candidates/The Minnesota Twins have one of the best rotations in all of baseball through the first quarter of the MLB season. Twins starters rank second in the American League in ERA and first in strikeout rate. With a rotation as successful as the Minnesota Twins rotation has been, it’s unsurprising to se...14251Fri, 19 May 2023 16:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-plouffe-from-fan-favorite-to-media-star-r14238/The Twins drafted Trevor Plouffe with the 20th overall selection in the 2004 MLB Draft out of high school in California. He moved quickly through the Twins' system and reached Double-A in 2007, where he was over four years younger than the average age of the competition. Offensively, he never po...14238Fri, 19 May 2023 06:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-518-enlow-excites-again-r14252/TRANSACTIONS Alex De Gotti reinstated from Development List for Triple-A Ryan LaMarre reinstated from Development List for Triple-A Elliot Soto placed on IL for Triple-A with right thigh strain Alerick Soularie placed on Temporary Inactive List SAINTS SENTIN...14252Fri, 19 May 2023 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/angelstwinspreview/The Twin's offense heads south to Anaheim and will face a couple of lefties, whose presence could neutralize three of the Twins’ left-handed power hitters: Joey Gallo who has been on a tear since the series against the Cubs, Trevor Larnach, and Alex Kirilloff, who has made himself very comfortab...14245Thu, 18 May 2023 21:33:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-the-twins-flip-golden-tickets-in-lopez-and-cano-r14227/When the Twins and Orioles got together last year for their deal, it took some time for the pieces to settle in, but things are looking good for all involved at this point. Derek Falvey thought Rocco Baldelli needed high-leverage bullpen help alongside Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax. Emilio Pa...14227Thu, 18 May 2023 16:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/time-for-twins-to-address-the-elephant-in-the-room-r14246/Emilio Pagan is still a Minnesota Twin. Calls for his release by fans date back to his implosion when he blew three games against the divisional foes Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians.  He started the month of June 2022 with an even 3.00 ERA, by the end of the month it was an alarming...14246Thu, 18 May 2023 12:03:25 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/power-ranking-every-member-of-the-minnesota-twins-bullpen-r14240/The nature of the reliever position is that things can change extremely quickly. Relief pitchers are notoriously up-and-down and the heirarchy can change very quickly. Now that we are one fourth through the season, let's take a look at how the bullpen stands right now. 1. Jhoan Duran A...14240Thu, 18 May 2023 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dodgers-7-twins-3-wasted-opportunities-pag%C3%A1n-meltdown-cost-minnesota-the-series-r14244/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray, 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (84 pitches, 54 strikes, 64.3%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (9), Joey Gallo (10) Bottom 3 WPA: Emilio Pagán (-.631), Donovan Solano (-.113), Jorge Polanco (-.071) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Both starters have...14244Wed, 17 May 2023 22:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reevaluating-the-twins-long-term-third-base-plan-r14230/Jose Miranda looked like he was naturally progressing to becoming a regular in the Twins’ line-up. He posted a breakout season in the upper minors during the 2021 season on his way to being named the TD Minor League Hitter. Last season, he made his big-league debut and posted a 114 OPS+, even wi...14230Wed, 17 May 2023 17:16:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/take-heart-frustrated-twins-fans-%E2%80%9Crobo-umps%E2%80%9D-are-likely-coming-soon-r14239/As you’ve no doubt heard by now, in the 10th inning, with bases loaded, Alex Kirilloff was up to bat when home umpire Phil Cuzzi called two balls well outside the strike zone as strikes. Kirilloff ended up striking out. The calls were so egregious that even the Dodgers announcers, the beneficiar...14239Wed, 17 May 2023 17:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-dodgers-1-kyle-farmer-vanquishes-dodger-stadium-curse-r14242/Box Score Bailey Ober: 6 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (102 pitches, 65 strikes) Home Run: Kyle Farmer (3) Top 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (.259), Jovani Moran (.165), Kyle Farmer (.135) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Even the gruffest amongst us could not fault him if he did it.  Clayt...14242Wed, 17 May 2023 05:11:00 +0000