https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/435/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/around-the-al-central-527-minnesota-and-chicago-pulling-away-r12383/  The Standings: Minnesota 27-18 Chicago 22-22 Cleveland 18-23 Detroit 16-28 Kansas City 15-28 This week we saw the Tigers rip off a few wins and they’ve jumped the Royals to get out of the cellar in the division. Chicago is still treading water de...12383Fri, 27 May 2022 18:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-bullpen-could-use-some-help-r12378/The Twins bullpen has currently thrown the fourth-highest number of innings in baseball behind only the Rays (of course), Pirates and Orioles. This likely isn’t a huge surprise for fans who take issue with the Twins' starting pitching management and this regime’s avoidance of pushing their start...12378Fri, 27 May 2022 12:00:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-get-it-on-bang-a-gong-r12384/The Twins Daily community was excited to once again revel in positive player performances, but still kept a discerning eye on the present and future roster. @shortround81 calls our attention to the latest Twins clubhouse gimmick, ringing a gong, in Good Vibes Only. First goats, now gongs --...12384Fri, 27 May 2022 11:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royals-3-twins-2-smeltzer-dazzles-bullpen-and-bats-fall-short-r12381/Box Score  SP: Devin Smeltzer: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (80 pitches, 52 strikes (65.0%)) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Tyler Duffey (-0.590), Max Kepler (-0.208), Nick Gordon (-0.197) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Despite a ninth-inning rally and a stellar outi...12381Fri, 27 May 2022 03:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-526-stars-shine-in-st-paul-schmidt-goes-off-in-florida-r12382/Transactions: RHP Ben Gross placed on Injured List by Wichita SAINTS SENTINEL  St. Paul 8, Indianapolis 1 Box Score St. Paul gave the ball to Mario Sanchez tonight and he was great. Working six innings, Sanchez allowed just one run on four hits while striking out five an...12382Fri, 27 May 2022 03:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-reasons-target-field-attendance-continues-to-be-sparse-r12370/So far in 2022, the Twins rank 22nd in baseball attendance, with an average of 17,869 fans per game. This total ranks Minnesota just ahead of non-contending teams like Baltimore, Cincinnati, and Kansas City. Last season, the Twins averaged 16,377 fans, which ranked 19th in baseball. There were s...12370Thu, 26 May 2022 12:40:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twinsdailybrewer-fanatic-mock-draft-v-10-r12375/  1.) Orioles - Brooks Lee, SS, Cal Poly - This just seems like the most Orioles-type pick they could make. A college talent who can hit and plays a premium position. Oh, and he’s probably more likely to save them a few dollars for later than the higher-profile prospects. 2.) Diamondb...12375Thu, 26 May 2022 11:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/belief-in-starting-duo-paying-off-r12361/  Last season Bailey Ober made his Major League debut starting 20 games for a bad Twins team. A 12th-round pick in 2017 and never a top prospect, Ober performed well above his expected water level. The 4.19 ERA wasn’t earth-shattering, but it came with over a strikeout per inning, and if he...12361Thu, 26 May 2022 11:30:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-4-twins-2-detroit-avoids-the-sweep-against-cold-offense-shaky-bullpen-r12376/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Dylan Bundy, 5.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (85 pitches, 63 strikes, 74.1%) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Trevor Megill (-.315), Gary Sánchez (-.265), Max Kepler (-.222) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Dylan Bundy and Rony...12376Wed, 25 May 2022 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tyler-duffey-is-trying-something-new-r12374/----------------------------------- Tyler Duffey. You know him; you may like him! The Duffman is now the longest-tenured Twins pitcher, debuting in 2015 back when Ryan O’Rourke and Blaine Boyer were a thing (Caleb Thielbar was technically on that team also, but he took a bunch of years off,...12374Wed, 25 May 2022 17:35:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospects-being-slept-on-r12362/  Although the Twins have seen their farm system ranked among the lower half from most publications, that’s not to say there isn’t a significant amount of talent in the organization. The top of Minnesota’s prospect list may be a bit light after the first few names, but it seems the depth an...12362Wed, 25 May 2022 15:56:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-twins-an-experiment-in-action-r12371/Earlier this week, ESPN’s baseball writing team identified the most watchable teams and players so far this season. The article featured Twins in multiple spots, including being named one of the must-see teams. Minnesota was identified as a team to watch “if you love seeing an experiment in acti...12371Wed, 25 May 2022 11:57:01 +0000