https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/440/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees-giving-twins-fits-r12304/  In 2019 and 2020 the former Guardians veteran became one of baseball’s best at the hot corner. Gio Urshela posted a .310/.359/.523 slash line and hit 27 homers across 175 games. The Yankees made him a fixture in their lineup and he was seen as a key contributor after taking the position f...12304Fri, 13 May 2022 12:00:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-512-kernels-krush-wichita-rakes-r12310/  Transactions: RHP Cole Sands added to Minnesota as 27th man OF Kennie Taylor promoted to Double-A Wichita OF Kyle Fedko promoted to High-A Cedar Rapids OF Luis Baez transferred to Single-A Fort Myers SAINTS SENTINEL  Columbus 7, St. Paul 4 Box Score...12310Fri, 13 May 2022 03:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-5-twins-0-lack-of-luck-runners-left-on-base-r12309/  Box Score Starting Pitcher: Josh Winder, 3.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3BB, 2 K (77 pitches, 45 strikes, 58%) Home Runs: none Bottom Three WPA: Josh Winder (-.209), Byron Buxton (-.105), Jose Miranda (-.097),  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After a rocky finish to last ni...12309Thu, 12 May 2022 23:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-11-twins-3-astros-dominate-young-twins-in-suspended-game-r12300/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Chris Archer, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (75 pitches, 42 strikes, 56%) Home Runs: none Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)     Offense shows some encouraging signs early, but Archer can't come through Apparently, not having to face J...12300Thu, 12 May 2022 19:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/target-field%E2%80%99s-most-memorable-home-runs-11-15-r12295/15: Jim Thome: 21 HR Thome became a home run legend during his Hall of Fame career. He hit the first walk-off home run in Target Field history, and it is still one of the best moments in Minnesota Twins history. 13. Oswaldo Arcia/ Kennys Vargas: 22 HR Arcia and Vargas were supposed...12295Thu, 12 May 2022 17:05:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2022-draft-coverage-may-12-r12299/Before we get into any injury updates, I wanted to point out that Keith Law released his Top 100 late last week. (You need a subscription to The Athletic to view this list.) Out of respect to being behind a paywall, I’m only going to highlight where some players are ranked. One thing about...12299Thu, 12 May 2022 16:15:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-fans-ride-out-severe-weather-at-wednesdays-suspended-game-r12302/Under a fittingly dark and foreboding sky, the Twins took the field alongside Darth Vader and a gaggle of stormtroopers in honor of Star Wars Night.   From the moment "Obi-wan Kepleroni" and "Buck Skywalker" took the field, the wind was already whipping. Napkins and trash swirle...12302Thu, 12 May 2022 12:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/past-front-offices-still-impacting-the-2022-twins-r12289/Bill Smith Contributions (2007-2011) Smith faced a challenging time in Twins history as he took over the GM role. Torii Hunter was on his way out the door, and the team needed to trade Johan Santana. The Twins lost a Game 163 (2008) and won the division twice (2009-10) during his tenure. Despi...12289Wed, 11 May 2022 16:40:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-these-twins-for-real-r12293/(*Get it? Fielding? Little baseball pun there. It's well known that The Baseball Gods love baseball puns.) The team didn't look "for real" last night against the Astros and Justin Verlander, but Verlander clearly has some celestial blood running through his veins. He's 39, coming off...12293Wed, 11 May 2022 15:40:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-kirilloff-is-becoming-a-question-r12282/    Across nearly 300 minor league games, Alex Kirilloff performed admirably. He had an .865 OPS and sat at a solid .317 batting average. Despite missing time due to Tommy John surgery in 2017, and then having minor league action shut down in 2020, Kirilloff earned his call through con...12282Wed, 11 May 2022 12:20:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-cracked-the-pitching-code-in-2022-r12286/  The ball is dead. The ball remains dead. And Rob Manfred has killed it. One can barely watch a game or read a baseball article without someone mentioning just how short baseballs are flying compared to previous years. Perhaps MLB wanted to counter-act the previous “rabbit ball” era, perha...12286Wed, 11 May 2022 11:50:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/astros-5-twins-0-verlander-dominates-hapless-twins-r12291/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ryan 4 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 3 K Homeruns: None Bottom 3 WPA: Ryan -.209, Urshela -.069, Kepler -.068 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Tuesday’s game was billed as one of the best pitching matchups of the season, as Joe Ryan took on Justin Ve...12291Wed, 11 May 2022 03:09:00 +0000