https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/421/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-top-hitters-of-the-month-june-2022-r12614/  The Twins won 13 of 28 games, barely under .500. The team maintained first place, even with some ugly losses at the end of June to the Guardians in a five-game series. The bullpen consistently imploded late in games where the offense has controlled most of the game. Even with all the inju...12614Tue, 05 Jul 2022 01:00:33 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-draft-preview-jacob-berry-r12603/    Over the next two weeks, we're going to be providing you with profiles of 10 players the Twins could take with the eighth overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft on July 17.  Who is He? Jacob Berry is a plus hitter and a near-consensus Top 8 prospect in this draft. In their most-...12603Mon, 04 Jul 2022 14:00:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-buxton-miranda-walk-off-bullpen-struggles/Last Week's Game Results: Game 75 | MIN 11, CLE 1: Twins Dominate Behind Gray's Greatness Game 76 | CLE 3, MIN 2: Pagán Implosion Wastes Smeltzer Gem Game 77 | MIN 6, CLE 0: Winder Excels in Return as Twins Roll Game 78 | CLE 7, MIN 6: Bullpen Blows 3-Run Lead in 10th Inning Game 79...12607Mon, 04 Jul 2022 00:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-orioles-3-walk-off-magic-runs-out-in-minnesota-r12606/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Devin Smeltzer: 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Max Kepler (.138), Carlos Correa (.132), Jose Miranda (.109) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Devin Smeltzer, already established as the rotation’s savior, faced o...12606Sun, 03 Jul 2022 21:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-needs-some-fresh-faces-r12595/The stats are out there, the Twins bullpen is one of the worst in all of baseball as some of the worst teams in the league have lucked into better units for the back end of games. The waiver claims such as Tyler Thornburg and Jharel Cotton continue to churn with several similar tier pitchers wai...12595Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:55:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-twins-pitcher-of-the-month-june-2022-r12602/  Three Twins pitchers stood out with their help keeping the team at the .500 mark over the course of the month. Sonny Gray dominated in his three starts for the month of June with a 1.69 ERA in those starts, but being on the IL for half of the month kept him out of the voting for pitcher o...12602Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:55:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-orioles-3-late-rally-leads-to-second-straight-walkoff-win-for-the-twins-r12604/Box Score SP: Sonny Gray 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (87 pitches, 53 strikes (61%)) Home Runs:  Nick Gordon (4), Jorge Polanco (9) Top 3 WPA: Jorge Polanco (.354), Luis Arraez (.321), Jose Miranda (.179) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Sonny Gray made his first start sin...12604Sat, 02 Jul 2022 23:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-san%C3%B3%E2%80%99s-looming-return-r12574/  Throughout his career, Miguel Sano has been a streaky hitter. There are times he looks lost at the plate and other times when he seems to be one of the game’s top power hitters. This streakiness can be frustrating for fans, but he has been an above-average hitter throughout his career wit...12574Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:55:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-orioles-2-twins-walk-off-orioles-on-a-buxton-homer-r12600/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Joe Ryan, 7.0 IP, 2H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 7K (89 pitches, 64 strikes, 71.9%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (21) Top 3 WPA: Byron Buxton(.594), Joe Ryan (.315), Luis Arraez (.137) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) An outstanding pitcher’s duel took place at Ta...12600Sat, 02 Jul 2022 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/around-the-al-central-71-entering-deadline-month-r12596/    The Standings: Minnesota 43-36 Cleveland 39-34 Chicago 35-39 Detroit 29-45 Kansas City 27-47 Minnesota did take back over the top of the division after briefly ceding it by percentage points, but run differential continues to tell another...12596Fri, 01 Jul 2022 18:55:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-injured-pitchers-that-can-help-the-twins-in-the-second-half-r12573/Injuries can play a significant role in a team’s eventual finish to the season, as clubs that have their key players are more likely to stay in contention. Expectations were high for two of the three players below to help the Twins in 2022, and one possibly being a late-season addition to the te...12573Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:45:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it-takes-a-team-to-blow-a-game-r12591/  Frequently in baseball, we break up starters and relievers into separate, distinct groups; both types of pitchers exist in their sphere outside of the influence of the other. But such a view is myopic and inaccurate. Baseball is a team sport, after all, and the actions of one player rever...12591Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:35:06 +0000