https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/425/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-623-saints-roll-while-others-play-close-r12545/Transactions: None to report SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 7, Buffalo 1 Box Score Top pitching prospect Jordan Balazovic got the start today for the Saints and worked three scoreless innings. He has put together shorter outings of late, but this one was a good one. He allowed just t...12545Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-guardians-0-devin-smeltzer-throws-6-shutout-innings-and-the-bullpen-holds-on-r12541/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Devin Smeltzer 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Nick Gordon (2) Top 3 WPA: Devin Smeltzer (.359), Jhoan Duran (.188), Joe Smith (.094) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Devin Smeltzer faced off against seatbelt-enthusiast Zach Plesac in the...12541Thu, 23 Jun 2022 20:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-jose-berrios-r12530/When landing in Toronto, Berrios was largely the same pitcher he has always been. After posting a 3.48 ERA through 20 turns with the Twins last year, he followed up with a 3.58 ERA in 12 starts for the Blue Jays. His strikeout numbers actually rose a bit and the walks dropped a little as well. G...12530Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:30:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-lot-of-mocks-a-lot-of-directions-r12537/Keith Law of The Athletic and both Jonathan Mayo and Jim Callis of MLB.com have released updated mocks over the last week. Baseball America did a "staff mock draft." We'll have Twins Daily/Brewer Fanatic Mock Draft v.2.0 posted right here next week.  Keith Law and joined an earlier Jim Call...12537Thu, 23 Jun 2022 14:00:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royce-lewis-had-acl-surgery-with-a-twist-r12534/The anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, is one of the most important structures in the knee as it pertains to athletics. It’s a robust structure comprised primarily of collagen—the compound that gives ligaments and tendons their strength and elasticity—that stabilizes the knee. When the ACL is c...12534Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:00:58 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-top-5-most-irreplaceable-players-r12536/    Earlier this week, FanGraphs posted about the American League's most irreplaceable players for the remainder of the 2022 season. For author and ZiPS creator Dan Szymborski, this isn't a list of the top players in the league. His premise is to eliminate teams out of contention and r...12536Thu, 23 Jun 2022 11:50:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-11-twins-10-another-bullpen-meltdown-wastes-a-great-offensive-night-r12539/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray, 4.0 IP, 8H, 4R, 3ER, 0BB, 4K (85 pitches, 59 strikes, 69.4%) Home Runs: Carlos Correa, 2 (7), Max Kepler (7), Gio Urshela (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Jharel Cotton (-.476), Griffin Jax (-.453), Emilio Pagan (-.285) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)...12539Thu, 23 Jun 2022 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-could-pay-byron-buxton-again-r12520/  When Minnesota was pondering whether they should offer Byron Buxton a contract or not, it was likely always a discussion of how much and not should we or should we not. On the open market, if he’d been a pillar of health, someone with Buxton’s talent would’ve seen a payday well over $300...12520Wed, 22 Jun 2022 13:10:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-impacts-of-the-13-pitcher-roster-limit-r12529/  Entering the 2020 season, MLB announced various rules changes, including a 26-man roster and a three-batter minimum for relief pitchers. Part of those rule adjustments was limiting pitching staffs to 13 pitchers, but that limit has been continually pushed back because of the COVID-19 pand...12529Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/guardians-6-twins-5-twins-drop-winnable-opener-to-guardians-r12531/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ryan 6.0 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO (101 pitches, 70 strikes) Homeruns: Arraez (4) Bottom 3 WPA: Urshela -.273, Pagan -.269, Miranda -.233 Bottom Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) On Tuesday night, the Twins began their most important series of th...12531Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-where-have-the-stolen-bases-gone-r12528/The above graph shows stolen base attempts and successfully stolen bases for each major league team along with the MLB average. A few notes: The Twins have the fewest stolen base attempts in the league with 20 and are tied for the fewest successful steals at 13. 76 percent of stea...12528Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:20:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-does-a-carlos-correa-extension-look-like-for-the-twins-r12521/  Carlos Correa’s current contract is a three-year deal for $105.3 million. The deal is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. First, the opt-out comes after year one, in which Correa could look for another payday on the open market with a different group of shortstop competition. The other le...12521Tue, 21 Jun 2022 15:40:07 +0000