https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/373/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-center-field-vs-dh/The Twins’ offense has been bad. There are no two ways about it. Per Baseball Reference, they rank 25th in team OPS and 24th in offensive WAR. They need to hit. Many fans are clamoring for Byron Buxton to be moved out of the DH slot and into centerfield so that another bat can be added to the or...14077Fri, 21 Apr 2023 03:28:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-420-cossetti-continues-to-clobber-r14076/TRANSACTIONS C Charles Mack activated from IL for Cedar Rapids C Wilfri Castro transferred to FCL SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 5, Scranton/WB 3 Box Score Toby Gardenhire turned to Jose De Leon for the start tonight, and he was nothing short of spectacular. Working four scor...14076Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/michael-a-taylor-for-mvp-r14075/In a lineup with several disappointing performances in 2023, the Twins have a bright spot in their ninth hitter.  The Twins' starting nine that has left much to be desired, but fans disappointment mostly surrounds the expected top hitters underperforming. The team have been pleasantly surpr...14075Fri, 21 Apr 2023 02:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/washington-nationals-series-preview-2023/  On Friday night, the Twins begin a ten-game home stand with three against the Washington Nationals. While the Nationals come into Target Field 5-13 after getting shutout by the Baltimore Orioles at home in a two-game series, the Twins come home from an exhausting and average trip th...14073Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/red-sox-11-twins-5-bullpen-implodes-after-maeda-injury-r14071/Box Score SP: Kenta Maeda 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (28 pitches, 15 strikes (53.5% strikes)) Home Runs: Willi Castro (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Emilio Pagan -.299, Jose Miranda -.041, Nick Gordon -.032 Win Probability Chart Maeda’s Day Shortened  The day did not go quite as planned f...14071Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-have-the-twins-been-impacted-by-the-new-rules-r14065/MLB’s new rules will impact every organization in different ways. Some teams can steal bases at a higher rate, or their hitters may perform better with added shift limitations. Here’s how the new rules have impacted the Twins. All statistics are through games played on Tuesday, April 18. Pi...14065Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-byron-buxton-too-much-miguel-sano-r14055/For years, the Minnesota Twins operated as though Byron Buxton was a slap hitter with the ability to get on base only by putting the ball on the ground. Utilizing his otherworldly speed, it seemed the goal was to bunt or put the ball in play and then hope his quickness would translate to miscues...14055Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/draft-preview-catchers-personalcheeseballs-r14066/From time to time, you’ll watch an elite-hitting catching prospect stay behind the dish. Joe Mauer in the early 2000s. Adley Rutschman now. Bryce Harper was going to be the next big thing - and he’s mostly lived up to the hype - but many forget that he was a catcher until the moment he was draft...14066Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:18:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-10-read-sox-4-edouard-julien-joey-gallo-trevor-larnach-joe-ryan-brent-headrick/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (100 pitches, 70 strikes, 70.0%) Home Runs: Édouard Julien (2), Joey Gallo (4), Trevor Larnach (2) Top 3 WPA: Édouard Julien (.176), Joe Ryan (.112), Joey Gallo (.111) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) An offensive...14069Thu, 20 Apr 2023 01:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reinforcements-are-coming-who-loses-out-r14061/The Twins are cautiously optimistic that a few injured players continue to grow closer to returning to action. Beginning with Joey Gallo, Jorge Polanco and Alex Kirilloff have to return in the next couple of weeks according to the 20-day limit on minor-league rehab assignments for hitters. Royce...14061Wed, 19 Apr 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bailey-ober-inching-towards-twins-r14062/In big league camp, Bailey Ober threw 10 innings and allowed just three earned runs with a 9/3 K/BB. With a rotation boasting arms such as Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, Sonny Gray, Kenta Maeda, and Tyler Mahle, it was determined there was not room for him. As much as Rocco Baldelli has been consistent...14062Wed, 19 Apr 2023 11:26:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-red-sox-5-bizarre-walk-off-caps-strange-loss-in-boston-r14063/Box Score Sonny Gray: 5 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Run: Max Kepler (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Jovani Moran (-.902 good lord), Griffin Jax (-.184), Kyle Garlick (-.070) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) From being dominated by Chris Sale to watching umpires decipher through grain w...14063Wed, 19 Apr 2023 02:33:00 +0000