https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/406/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-blue-jays-5-twins-walk-off-the-jays-to-end-a-wild-game-r12830/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Tyler Mahle, 6 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 1BB, 5K (86 pitches, 61 strikes, 70.9%) Home Runs: Mark Contreras (2), Nick Gordon (5) Top 3 WPA: Michael Fulmer (.307), Carlos Correa (.205), Jhoan Duran (.118) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) A good turnou...12830Sat, 06 Aug 2022 03:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-waive-tyler-duffey-after-a-decade-in-the-organization-r12828/  The Twins drafted Tyler Duffey out of Rice University in the fifth round of the 2012 MLB Draft. Throughout his collegiate career, he posted some impressive numbers (2.25 ERA, 11.6 K/9), but the team used him as a reliever. Minnesota signed him and shifted him to a starting pitcher role. D...12828Fri, 05 Aug 2022 19:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/around-the-al-central-85-deadline-shakeup-r12822/  The Standings: Minnesota 55-50 Cleveland 54-51 (1.0 GB, 2.0 GB of 2nd Wild Card) Chicago 53-52 (2.0 GB) Kansas City 42-64 (13.5 GB) Detroit 42-65 (14.0 GB) The Guardians and White Sox have used the opportunity presented by the Twins to draw close...12822Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:50:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-trade-deadline-podcast-gleeman/12826Fri, 05 Aug 2022 17:12:51 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-proves-value-of-the-twins-young-core-r12818/  Every team's front office enters the trade deadline with a specific focus. Is a team buying or selling? What are the team's current and future needs? Luckily, the Twins could find a balance by adding controllable assets without surrendering multiple prospects from the top of their farm sy...12818Fri, 05 Aug 2022 16:50:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fans-enjoy-chillin-it-at-target-fields-first-ever-postgame-concert-r12821/Following the Twins' 9-2 series opener loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, the team hosted country music artist Cole Swindell. The vast majority of the game’s sellout crowd stuck around for the show, free for fans who had a ticket to the game. Fans who bought a special ticket package watched the conc...12821Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-do-the-twins-miss-most-r12823/  It seems like there’s a new player added to the Injured List every other day as the Twins have found themselves filling out the daily lineup card with players we never imagined they’d be relying on. Outfield, catcher, pitchers of all roles, there’s nowhere the Twins haven’t felt the sting...12823Fri, 05 Aug 2022 11:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-we-got-some-pitchers-not-belly-itchers-r12817/Looking past the week's breaking news and transactions, the community provided some analysis and thought-provoking questions about what's next for our Twins. It took many centuries of human evolution for hecklers to perfect their rhymes; fortunately, the evolution of fan opinion is much fas...12817Fri, 05 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-9-twins-3-blue-jays-crush-twins-r12819/Box Score SP: Sonny Gray 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 5 BB, 5 K (78 pitches, 56 strikes (71.7 strike %)) Home Runs: Jake Cave (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Emilio Pagan -.422, Jake Cave -.157, Luis Arraez -.098 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The first inning of the game was all pitching fo...12819Fri, 05 Aug 2022 03:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tyler-mahle-game-one-starter-r12811/  Going into the trade deadline on Tuesday, the Twins’ most significant need was obvious. They needed pitching. They were very successful in doing that, trading for relief pitchers Jorge Lopez and Michael Fulmer and starting pitcher Tyler Mahle. Since the departure of Wes Johnson on Ju...12811Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:40:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/once-a-glaring-weakness-twins-bullpen-is-now-a-clear-strength-r12812/  Despite all the issues and the 19 crippling blown saves, the Twins had one advantage in their bullpen: a young, terrific weapon in Jhoan Durán, who’s carried the late-innings all year. Griffin Jax, another first-year reliever, has been more than serviceable with a 3.49 ERA and 53 strikeou...12812Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/roundtable-how-do-you-feel-about-the-twins-deadline-day-deals-r12814/  The Twins waited until Tuesday, the trade deadline, to make their moves, but in the end, they added right-handed starter Tyler Mahle, right-handed relievers Jorge Lopez and Michael Fulmer, and a backup catcher option in Sandy Leon. It came at a price as the Twins dealt infielders Spencer...12814Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:10:03 +0000