https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/413/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/its-official-pitch-clock-shift-ban-and-bigger-bases-coming-to-mlb-in-2023-r13003/Earlier this year, Twins Daily covered a host of experimental rules MLB was trying out in its minor leagues during the 2022 season. On Friday, September 9, MLB's Joint Competition Committee, which evaluates and ratifies proposed rule changes, officially approved these rules for use in the majors...13003Fri, 09 Sep 2022 18:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2022-twins-are-now-built-for-october-r12974/Let’s preface this with an adjustment of expectations. Are the Minnesota Twins legitimate World Series contenders? No, absolutely not. Unless something significant changes, this club will be lucky to win the division. However, if you’re hoping for an end to the nearly two-decade-long drought for...12974Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:49:33 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/podcast-gleeman-twinsgeek-yankees/13002Fri, 09 Sep 2022 16:21:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-results-against-the-best-teams-in-the-league-r13000/The above graph plots the results for every major league team against the five opponents currently on pace for more than 95 wins: Yankees, Astros, Dodgers, Braves, and Mets. The x-axis is win percentage in those games and the y-axis is run difference per game. A few notes: The Twins were...13000Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:36:56 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-joe-ryan-who-we-thought-he-was-r12995/A 7th-round pick taken by Tampa Bay, Joe Ryan was always an interesting prospect. Throwing his fastball as high as 70-80% of the time in the minors, he always dominated with solid ERAs, eye-popping strikeout numbers, and acceptable home run rates. Still, scouts just didn’t buy the long-term perf...12995Fri, 09 Sep 2022 12:00:39 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-youve-got-questions-weve-got-answers-r12999/Playoffs?1, trade grades, stadium snacks, and intelligence (or lack thereof) were all topics of discussion in the community this week. @Trov leads off with If Twins do not at minimum split with Yankees, should we even care if we make playoffs? Looks like Trov's calendar for October just ope...12999Fri, 09 Sep 2022 07:08:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-yankees-3-fourth-times-the-charm-r12997/ SP: Sonny Gray 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, BB, 7 K ( 79 pitches, 52 strikes (66%)
Home Runs: Carlos Correa (18)
12997Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-dire-is-the-twins-catching-situation-r12972/This offseason Derek Falvey traded Mitch Garver to the Texas Rangers for Isiah Kinger-Falefa. Eventually Minnesota found their backstop when sending Josh Donaldson to the New York Yankees and bringing back Gary Sanchez. The hope was that a change of scenery may help the one-time slugger regain h...12972Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:50:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/analyzing-minnesota%E2%80%99s-trend-of-acquiring-potentially-injured-pitchers-r12982/Many teams struggled to find enough pitching to make it through the season, and the Twins are no stranger to this problem. Minnesota has been in the middle of a winning window over the last four seasons, requiring the front office to be active in the trade market. Unfortunately, multiple pitcher...12982Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:40:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-yankees-7-twins-strikeout-in-game-2-r12992/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K ( 89 pitches, 57 strikes (64%)) Home Runs: Carlos Correa (17) Bottom 3 WPA:  Kyle Garlick (-0.77), Jose Miranda (-0.65), Gilberto Celestino (-0.50) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Yankees have been floundering for th...12992Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/short-starts-are-not-a-minnesota-twins-thing-r12991/  At the Major League Baseball level, most things are about the process working to dictate ideal results. Whether you view the concept of analytics as annoying or not, the reality is that they represent an application of information. When it comes to pitching, hitting, or virtually anything...12991Thu, 08 Sep 2022 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-97-a-big-debut-and-smashing-from-st-paul-r12990/TRANSACTIONS RHP Louie Varland contract selected by Minnesota Twins RHP Jake Jewell designated for assignment SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 10, Toledo 6 Box Score The Saints got to watch teammate Louie Varland deal in New York this afternoon before Ronny Henriquez too...12990Thu, 08 Sep 2022 02:07:00 +0000