https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/413/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-ben-ethridge-r12722/A Mississippi native, Ethridge didn’t need to travel far for college. Two years ago he worked his way into the starting rotation for Southern Miss and posted a 3.25 ERA including two complete game shutouts. This past season saw Ethridge as somewhat of a hybrid arm pitching both in the rotation a...12722Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:00:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-takeaways-from-the-twins-2022-draft-class-r12719/An Update on the Consensus Big Board The Consensus Big Board worked well in its first year. All of the consensus top 56 we profiled at Twins Daily were drafted. Only 3 players in the 76 I ranked (Tristan Smith, Cam Smith, and Max Martin) were not drafted. They are all high school players going...12719Thu, 21 Jul 2022 21:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/this-trade-deadline-will-not-be-a-simple-endeavor-r12731/  Let’s get one thing out of the way immediately: this is not a pre-emptive defense of the team if they fail to make a big splash; anyone who implies so in the comments will have their thinking privileges taken away. Pointing out the challenges of navigating the trade deadline in 2022 is no...12731Thu, 21 Jul 2022 19:00:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-cory-lewis-r12718/  Cory Lewis went through a UC-Santa Barbara program that also produced current Cleveland Guardians ace Shane Bieber. Lewis is a big-bodied thrower at 6’5” and uses an analytical background to get the most from his stuff. He has a plethora of offerings and also mixes in a knuckleball that c...12718Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-deadline-reliever-history/  For the sake of keeping things succinct and semi-relevant, we're going to limit this retrospective analysis to the Target Field years. Which of course means we begin with one of the most infamous deadline deals in franchise history. 2010 July 29: Twins Trade C Wilson Ramos to...12733Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-does-rocco-baldelli-pull-starting-pitchers-too-quickly-r12732/  The above graph shows OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) against each starting pitcher separated by times through the order. So for example, it shows that hitters have a 0.786 OPS when hitting against Joe Ryan for the second time in a game. The size of the points indicate f...12732Thu, 21 Jul 2022 15:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-brooks-lee-r12730/  Brooks Lee was considered to be a contender for the first overall pick at different points during the draft cycle. An elite hitter with incredible bat-to-ball skills, Lee could’ve helped any number of teams making a selection at the top of this draft. He was an incredible talent for Cal P...12730Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:00:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-target-tracker-rhp-tyler-mahle-r12707/This five-point scoring system runs on five factors: player, projection, availability, expected cost, and viability: a higher score = a better target for the Twins. THE FIVE FACTORS: PLAYER: How has the player performed? How much of a difference would they make for the Twins? PROJECTIO...12707Thu, 21 Jul 2022 12:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-tanner-schobel-r12723/  Looking at the MLB.com pre-draft rankings, Tanner Schobel found himself checking it at 96th. He started every game of his college career, and has played both up-the-middle positions. Schobel broke out in a big way playing in the Cape Cod League last summer, and he continued to ride that m...12723Wed, 20 Jul 2022 23:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-kyle-jones-r12716/  A Michigan native, Kyle Jones is a four-year senior from the University of Toledo. A starting pitcher for the Rockets, Jones was a workhorse throwing 91 1/3 innings this past season. He posted a 4.24 ERA alongside 11.3 K/9. He became the third pitcher Minnesota selected in the 2022 MLB dr...12716Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:00:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2019-twins-trade-deadline-review-bolstering-the-bomba-squad-r12699/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over Minnesota's baseball operations department leading into the 2017 season. Each season has taken on a different feel, but they have a track record of making moves at the trade deadline. This series will look back at each trade deadline under this regime....12699Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:10:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/do-the-twins-have-anything-to-trade-r12701/Now, to be completely fair, the Minnesota Twins farm system has plenty of talent. While the group may not be topping charts across the league as a whole, there’s a glut of future Major Leaguers within the ranks. The larger question here is to what extent are Minnesota’s prospects coveted by othe...12701Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:20:11 +0000