https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/430/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-brewers-starters-look-vulnerable-r12659/Few things were nearly unanimous in the pre-season predictions, but among them was which team perched atop the AL Central was selected by nearly everyone to win the division. Appropriately black and white. Stated plainly. The consensus pick: the Chicago White Sox. The halfway point of the 2022 h...12659Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-luis-arraez-is-a-hitting-savant-from-any-count-r12653/    The above chart shows Arraez's on-base percentage (as well as the on-base percentage of his teammates as a group) after combining all the at-bats that had a given count. So for example, his on-base percentage from a 0-0 count is his published on-base percentage (an AL-high 0.420) a...12653Mon, 11 Jul 2022 19:00:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-controllable-relievers-to-target-in-trade-r12652/RHP Dennis Santana, Texas Rangers Dennis Santana, 26, is enjoying a breakout season for the Rangers. Traded at the 2021 deadline, Santana had posted a horrifying 6.42 ERA in 40 2/3 innings as a member of the Dodgers. They DFA’ed him and then dealt him to Texas, where he’s finally learned to ha...12652Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-draft-preview-termarr-johnson-r12647/  Who Is He? Termarr Johnson is a prep infielder from Mays High School in Atlanta, Georgia. While it is likely that Johnson is drafted as a shortstop, his future home is expedited to be second base. A bit undersized (5' 8", 195), you're not buying the Arizona State commit for his glove. Y...12647Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-twins-10-round-mock-draft-r12646/  The inaugural Twins-mock was posted in 2014. Nick Gordon (Round 1) and Max Murphy (Round 9) were hits. But only three (including Gordon) ever made a major league appearance. There were two more hits in 2015 (Kyle Cody and Trey Cabbage), but the story here is the other names that I dr...12646Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:00:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-pitching-gray-smeltzer/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/4 through Sun, 7/10 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 48-40) Run Differential Last Week: +6 (Overall: +50) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (4.5 GA) Last Week's Game Results: Game 83 | MIN 6, CWS 3: Buxton, Arraez Key 10th-Inning Win Game 84 | MIN 8...12651Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:02:48 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-rangers-5-twins-avoid-sweep-in-texas-snap-losing-streak-r12649/Box Score SP: Dylan Bundy 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (77 pitches, 53 strikes (68.8 strike %) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (23), Ryan Jeffers (7) Top 3 or Bottom 3 WPA: Jose Miranda .197, Ryan Jeffers .111, Jorge Polanco .103 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) With Luis Arrae...12649Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/arraez-and-buxton-named-to-first-all-star-teams-r12648/  While some may believe that they should be starting in the All Star game in Los Angeles next week, both Luis Arraez Byron Buxton have been named to their first All-Star games.  On Sunday, Byron Buxton hit his career-high 23rd home run. While he is hitting just .215 with an on-base pe...12648Sun, 10 Jul 2022 21:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/snubbed-byron-buxton-and-luis-arraez-deserved-all-star-starts-r12645/  With the All-Star Game approaching, the Twins are a division leader with multiple players leading the offensive charge. However, no Minnesota players were among the starters selected by the fans. This might not be a surprise as a popularity-style contest selects the starters, with players...12645Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:10:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buyer-beware-reviewing-the-twins%E2%80%99-recent-reliever-trades-r12639/When examining the Twins roster, it seems simple enough to identify the team’s most prominent trade deadline need. Minnesota’s relievers have blown multiple critical games over the last month, and few bullpen arms can be trusted in late-inning situations. Nearly every contending team will be loo...12639Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:50:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-rangers-9-twins-score-plenty-but-lose-again-in-texas-r12643/Box Score SP: Devin Smeltzer: 3 1/3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (81 pitches, 50 strikes (61.7%)) Home Runs: Jose Miranda (7), Gary Sanchez (10),  Bottom 3 WPA: Devin Smeltzer (-.667), Jhoan Duran (-.330), Nick Gordon (-.174) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Early Slugfest...12643Sat, 09 Jul 2022 23:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rangers-6-twins-5-good-defense-good-hitting-one-bad-inning-r12642/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Sonny Gray, 4 2/3 IP, 4H, 5R, 5ER, 2BB, 0K (82 pitches, 47 strikes, 57.3%) Home Runs: Carlos Correa (10), Ryan Jeffers (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Caleb Thielbar (-.320), Sonny Gray (-.192), Gio Urshela (-.139) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Texas’ defen...12642Sat, 09 Jul 2022 04:08:00 +0000