https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/381/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-royals-0-twins-pitchers-toss-second-straight-shutout-r13952/Box Score SP: Sonny Gray: 5 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 1 K (83 pitches, 52 strikes (62.7%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Sonny Gray (0.306), Jose Miranda (0.120), Jorge Lopez (0.092) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Gray’s Shaky Shutout Coming off a headline-grabbing quote in which So...13952Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:32:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-do-national-outlets-view-the-2023-twins-r13926/Minnesota hasn’t won the AL Central since 2020, and the team has undergone an overhaul the last two seasons. Many veteran pieces that helped the club win back-to-back division titles are gone, so there are questions about how the team will perform during the upcoming campaign. Here’s what nation...13926Sat, 01 Apr 2023 19:23:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-leadership-styles-correa-buxton-cruz-donaldson/As previously discussed, there are many different ways people think about leaders. Some like to identify personal traits, while others look more into behaviors. In truth, leadership isn’t a blanket idea. Instead, it’s pretty contextual—in the biz, we call it a contingency leadership theory. Some...13912Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:20:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/i-was-skeptical-of-joey-gallo-now-im-relieved-to-have-him-aboard-r13935/The Twins went into the off-season with some clear needs on their roster. A left-handed corner outfielder was not one of them. In fact, that mold of player was one of the only assets that the club seemingly had in excess. Their surplus consisted of Max Kepler, Alex Kirilloff, Nick Gordon, Trevor...13935Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-base-catching-coach-hank-conger/Hank Conger has seen more than enough baseball in his lifetime. With nearly 400 major-league games under his belt, the bulk of which came behind the plate, the former first-round pick knows what he’s doing when it comes to assessing the game. Conger joined Rocco Baldelli’s staff before the 2022...13934Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-talk-pablo-lopezs-opening-day-start-r13947/13947Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:01:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/world-baseball-classic-illustrates-why-pitch-clock-should-not-be-used-in-mlb-postseason-r13924/As baseball fans are familiar with by now, 2023 will mark the first year MLB uses a pitch clock in the major leagues- 15 seconds with the bases empty and 20 seconds with runners on base.  So far, MLB has shown a great willingness to listen to feedback on the pitch clock and make tweaks and...13924Fri, 31 Mar 2023 17:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/considering-rocco-baldellis-reliever-choices-on-opening-day-r13941/  As our wonderful contributor Matthew Trueblood once wrote, “pitching really is two distinct and disparate tasks: pitching to lefties, and pitching to righties.” A starter like Sonny Gray may exhibit multiple personalities in his craft depending on the platoon; for relievers, the game is a...13941Fri, 31 Mar 2023 15:27:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-have-too-many-starters-r13907/In 2022, Rocco Baldelli had to call upon 39 different players to take the mound. He nearly went through three complete rotations by asking 14 different starters to begin a game. It wasn’t just that the Twins opted to use an opener regularly, but a lack of effectiveness and availability created a...13907Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-can-the-twins-communicate-more-effectively-about-player-injuries-r13923/I want to talk about injuries. They derailed a solid-if-not-spectacular Twins squad in 2022. Minnesota was reduced to trotting out a quad-A lineup for the last month of the year as the season sputtered to an anticlimactic close. I’d argue, though, that the reaction of Twins fans to injury news w...13923Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-royals-0-twins-and-pablo-lopez-celebrate-the-first-win-of-the-season-r13939/Box Score SP: Pablo Lopez: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 3 BB,8 K (85 pitches, 50 strikes (58.8%) Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Pablo Lopez (0.316), Byron Buxton (0.156), Griffin Jax (0.89) Bottom 3 WPA: Max Kepler (-0.144), Carlos Correa (-0.88), Nick Gordon (-0.85) Win Probability Chart (via FanGra...13939Thu, 30 Mar 2023 22:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-new-outfielder-could-be-twins-saving-grace-r13905/For years the Minnesota Twins have had one of baseball’s best players patrolling the middle of their outfield. It’s hard to deny how extraordinary Byron Buxton is. The problem is that he’s always been shelved for a period of time. This year, Derek Falvey brought in an insurance policy named Mich...13905Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:20:01 +0000