https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/411/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-725-rough-going-down-south-r12761/  Not eligible to play with the St. Paul Saints on Sunday due to the 20 days of rehab assignment time elapsing, Miguel Sano finished his stint playing in 12 games between the FCL and Triple-A. He slashed .333/.422/.795 with three doubles, five homers, and 11 RBI. It’s still tough to see a s...12761Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-primer-excerpt-kansas-city-royals-r12763/  The organization's top prospects list shows a shortage of young arms that are anywhere near ready. This looks like a classic opportunity to swap projectable minor-league pitchers for established vets. Top Target Josh Staumont, RH Reliever Staumont is having a bit of a down year,...12763Mon, 25 Jul 2022 21:00:19 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-where-are-the-missing-runs-r12757/  The above graph shows, for each Twins game this season, their game-specific team OPS and the runs scored in red. The solid red line is a moving average specific to the Twins. It measures how many runs the Twins typically score in a game given the OPS on the x axis. The solid gray line is...12757Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:40:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-potential-catcher-trade-targets-r12734/  Ryan Jeffers’ recent thumb surgery will sideline him for up to two months, which may force the Twins to seek a veteran catcher to join Gary Sanchez. Caleb Hamilton will get the first chance to serve in a backup role, but the Twins may want someone with more big-league experience for the s...12734Mon, 25 Jul 2022 16:30:16 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-connor-prielipp-r12755/A lefty starter from Tomah, Wisconsin, Connor Prielipp was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2019 and tabbed as the state’s top draft prospect. As the Crimson Tide staff ace, Prielipp dominated to the tune of 21 scoreless innings with 35 strikeouts before the pandemic ended the 2020 seaso...12755Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-bard-analyzing-a-top-relief-target-for-the-twins-r12729/  Daniel Bard’s journey back to the big leagues is an incredible one. Once a first-round pick and heralded as a top relief prospect, Bard ceased throwing strikes in 2012, and his career looked to be over by the time he was 28. Seven years later, Bard, now 37, returned to the majors two year...12729Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-all-star-buxton-arraez-tigers-sweep/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/18 through Sun, 7/24 *** Record Last Week: 2-0 (Overall: 52-44) Run Differential Last Week: +12 (Overall: +40) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (3.0 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 95 | MIN 8, DET 4: Twins Come Out of Break with Convincing Win Game...12753Sun, 24 Jul 2022 22:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-9-tigers-1-twins-crush-tigers-in-quick-two-game-sweep-r12752/  Box Score SP: Sonny Gray 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (84 pitches, 55 strikes (65.4 strike %)) Home Runs: None Top 3 or Bottom 3 WPA: Sonny Gray .237, Jorge Polanco .088, Jose Miranda .076 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins wasted no time getting runs on t...12752Sun, 24 Jul 2022 20:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-primer-excerpt-colorado-rockies-r12751/As always, young pitching tops Colorado's list of needs. That's something the Twins can offer. Top Target Daniel Bard, RH Reliever The veteran reliever (and older brother of former Twins draft pick Luke Bard) has experienced a resurgence in his late-30s. He's racking up tons of strikeou...12751Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:41:41 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/oliva-and-kaats-long-cooperstown-journey-concludes-r12720/      Baseball's Hall of Fame voting process includes multiple flaws. Some issues include deserving candidates falling off the ballot after one vote, writers being limited to 10 votes per ballot, and the steroid era clouding voting for the last decade. Because of these issues, so...12720Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-tigers-4-thumbs-up-twins-top-tigers-in-return-from-break-r12748/  Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (86 pitches, 57 strikes (66%)) Home Runs:  Carlos Correa (12) Top 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (.190), Carlos Correa (.140), Luis Arraez (.116) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins came back with a good line-up to start...12748Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/updated-2022-sdi-rankings-reveal-twins-defensive-flaws-r12747/Defensive metrics have significantly improved over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One metric developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is called the SABR Defensive Index (SDI). ...12747Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:10:05 +0000