https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/437/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-first-place-al-central-checkpoint/1: People aren't fully buying into the team's success. The Twins are on pace to win 99 games, which would stack up as one of the best seasons in franchise history. But if this Twins Daily Twitter poll from Sunday night is any indication, most people aren't convinced that they'll be able to...12360Mon, 23 May 2022 12:40:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-orioles-royals-arraez-lewis/Last Week's Game Results: Game 36 | MIN 3, OAK 1: Lewis, Sanchez Lead Twins Game 37 | OAK 5: MIN 2: Royce Rolls but Winder Wilts in Loss Game 38 | MIN 14, OAK 4: Bats Bust Out in Series Clincher Game 39 | MIN 6, KC 4: Smeltzer Solid, Miranda Clutch Game 40 | MIN 9, KC 2: Late-Inning...12358Mon, 23 May 2022 01:03:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-royals-6-down-six-in-the-eighth-twins-comeback-to-sweep-royals-r12356/  The Twins entered their three-game series finale against the Royals on Sunday with a three-game winning streak they wanted to extend to four. Bailey Ober was on the mound for his first start since April 28 when he was pulled in the fourth inning with a groin injury. Ober pitched fiv...12356Sun, 22 May 2022 21:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-twins-trade-targets-to-watch-r12353/  The Needs This changes weekly (or even daily) as injuries and ineffectiveness ebbs and flows throughout a season. Even then, every team can get better in any area. The 2019 Astros had a rotation fronted by Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander, the No. 1 and 2 finishers in Cy Young voting. T...12353Sun, 22 May 2022 11:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-9-royals-2-another-late-inning-rally-and-twins-win-r12354/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (79 pitches, 51 strikes (64.5%)) Home Runs:  0 Top 3 WPA: Luis Arraez (.203), Joe Ryan (.139), Max Kepler (.110) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Minimal Pitchers, Maximum Impact It’s true the pitching staff has been a...12354Sun, 22 May 2022 02:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-early-look-back-on-the-chris-paddack-trade-r12349/  It was always fair to question trading away Taylor Rogers before a season in which the Twins were expected to compete. Chris Paddack did his part to quiet those worries through his first four starts, pitching to a sub 4.00 ERA and looking like a solid mid-rotation, arm who was controlled...12349Sat, 21 May 2022 13:10:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-over-analysis-of-royce-lewis-hitting-numbers-r12344/Royce Lewis is no longer on the Twins big-league roster. The top prospect slashed .308/.325/.564 with the ballclub, a total impressive for most hitters in the game, much less one who just recently played his first professional baseball game in two-and-a-half years. But the Twins, whether so enam...12344Sat, 21 May 2022 11:00:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-royals-4-smeltzer-miranda-and-defense-push-twins-to-the-win-r12352/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Devin Smeltzer, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K (74 pitches, 47 strikes, 63.5%) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Devin Smeltzer (.180), Jose Miranda (.180), Jhoan Duran (.170) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After dropping two out of three in their...12352Sat, 21 May 2022 03:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/around-the-al-central-519-minnesota-pacing-the-pack-r12346/  The Standings: Minnesota 22-16 Chicago 19-19 Cleveland 16-19 Kansas City 14-23 Detroit 13-25 No team in the division currently has a winning streak going, while Cleveland is bringing up the rear holding a three-game losing streak. The Guardians h...12346Fri, 20 May 2022 15:37:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-578-lewis-buxton-and-kirilloff-r12350/12350Fri, 20 May 2022 15:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/devin-smeltzer-deserves-a-longer-look-r12339/Minnesota acquired Devin Smeltzer as part of the Brian Dozier trade back in 2018. At the time of the trade, he was a middling prospect who had yet to post a sub-4.00 ERA in any professional season. Smeltzer made some adjustments with the Twins and became one of the team’s biggest surprises durin...12339Fri, 20 May 2022 11:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-dont-not-win-the-series-r12348/As foretold by both Macbeth and @mikelink45, Paddack was called to surgery and Lewis to St. Paul, but the Twins gained two series wins to stay in first place. The Twins Daily community discussed those moves and more. After being swept at home last week, @alexthegreat looked back and asked,...12348Fri, 20 May 2022 11:34:56 +0000