https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/415/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-top-5-home-run-derby-moments-r12698/  The Twins had an opportunity to add to this list during the 2022 Home Run Derby, but Byron Buxton turned down an invitation to participate. Buxton wasn't the only player to turn down an invite, as some All-Stars need to get as much rest as possible even when attending the week's festiviti...12698Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:00:25 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-mlb-draft-day-2-thread-r12696/  Today's portion of the draft, which will include rounds 3 through 10, will begin at 1 p.m. CT. Keep up to date with the new Twins Draft Tracker.  Yesterday, the Twins added these three players, and the Twins are thrilled with Day 1! But before we get to the player, here is...12696Mon, 18 Jul 2022 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-tanner-schobel-at-68-in-the-2022-mlb-draft-r12695/  Tanner Schobel is a 5'10, 170-pound shortstop out of Virginia Tech. Although he didn't make the consensus top 56 players, Schobel checked in at 73rd overall on our consensus big board and is drafted around the range one would expect based on his evaluations.  Schobel is young as a d...12695Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-connor-prielipp-at-48-in-the-2022-mlb-draft-r12694/Industry buzz had the Twins interested in Connor Prielipp at number eight overall in the draft. Instead, they were able to nab him with their second pick at #48 overall. The slot value for the #48 pick is $1.62 million. Jeremy Nygaard drafted Prielipp at #8 overall for the Twins in the Prospect...12694Mon, 18 Jul 2022 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-all-star-break-miranda-gray/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/11 through Sun, 7/17 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 50-44) Run Differential Last Week: -22 (Overall: +28) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (2.0 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 89 | MIL 6, MIN 3: Winder Struggles in Rainy, Delay-Filled Loss Gam...12693Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:45:51 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-select-brooks-lee-8-overall-r12692/Long-term, Lee's bat will play anywhere, profiling more as a pure hitter than a masher. He's grown to 6' 2 and over 200 pounds, so it's less likely he will stick at shortstop and eventually move to third base, where he easily has enough arm to survive. He doesn't fit the typical power profile a...12692Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-11-twins-0-blowout-loss-concludes-twins-first-half-r12691/Box Score SP: Chris Archer (4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (68 pitches, 42 strikes (61.8 strike %)) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Tyler Duffey -.120, Jose Miranda, -.065, Luis Arraez -.060  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Archer looked as good as ever during hi...12691Sun, 17 Jul 2022 21:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2021-draft-retrospective-r12687/  2022 Prospect PreviewToo often, as the draft approaches, we focus on the first-round pick and nothing else. That’s a mistake we’re doomed to repeat over and over again. It’s also true retrospectively, and it clouds our analysis and judgment. For example, thinking about the 2020 draft, fol...12687Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-mlb-draft-day-1-thread-r12690/This year’s draft will again feature just 20 rounds. Day 1, which begins at 6 p.m. CT and can be viewed on ESPN and MLB Network, will include the first and second rounds as well as both competitive balance rounds and all compensation rounds. There will be 80 selections total. The Twins will...12690Sun, 17 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minor-league-report-716-a-pair-of-walk-off-hits-a-pair-of-miguel-san%C3%B3-homers-r12689/TRANSACTIONS RHP Casey Legumina activated from IL for Wichita RHP Hunter Wood placed on 7-day IL (right elbow strain) for St. Paul RHP Tyler Bashlor activated from 7-day IL and released  RHP Ben Heller was removed from the development list and transferred to the FCL Twins While the...12689Sun, 17 Jul 2022 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-white-sox-3-team-effort-leads-to-twins-50th-win-r12688/Box Score SP: Dylan Bundy (5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (88 pitches, 65 strikes (74%)) Home Runs:  Luis Arraez (4), Carlos Correa (10), Jorge Polanco (13) Top 3 WPA: Carlos Correa (.148), Jorge Polanco (.113), Dylan Bundy (.082) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It was...12688Sat, 16 Jul 2022 23:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/selling-a-centerfielder-r12679/  The Twins farm system has seen better days after multiple top prospects have graduated and several others have struggled in 2022. For that reason, it may be a bit tougher to stomach parting with the players who have been impressing in the lower levels. Perhaps the Twins can bridge that ga...12679Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:40:08 +0000