https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/440/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-potential-twins-trade-targets-on-the-rise-r12492/  The players mentioned below are on non-contending teams, which are expected to be active at the deadline. As the August 2 trade deadline approaches, expect multiple trade targets tied to the Twins.  Luis Castillo, RHP, Reds Twins fans have been calling for the Twins to trade for Lu...12492Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-minnesota-twins-being-overlooked-this-season-r12485/  It’s hard not to notice what Byron Buxton is doing at the dish this year. Sure, he’s sitting some, but there’s no denying he’s producing at an MVP-like level when out there. Although Joe Ryan has missed time now due to Covid, he’s been Minnesota’s ace from the get-go. You don’t win in thi...12485Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:40:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-5-twins-0-pair-of-homers-spoil-joe-ryans-return-r12497/  Box Score  SP: Joe Ryan: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K (75 pitches, 45 strikes (60%)) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (-0.181), Max Kepler (-0.176), Luis Arraez (-0.071) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Making his first start since May 21, Joe Ryan ho...12497Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chi-chi-gonz%C3%A1lez-is-headed-across-the-st-croix-river-r12495/After just two Major League starts in a Minnesota Twins uniform, veteran pitcher Chi Chi González is out the door and headed to The Badger State to pitch for the Milwaukee Brewers.  Just minutes after his June 11 start against the Rays, the Twins designated González for assignment. Just two...12495Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-byron-buxton-is-outperforming-byron-buxton-r12493/  You know that Byron Buxton is having a great season. Do you know he’s having his (so far) greatest season?  As you can see from the chart above: - The 28-year-old has more home runs through 48 games than any of his previous seasons. - His home run binge began in 2020 and has cont...12493Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:50:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2016-draft-retrospective-emerging-big-league-talent-r12488/Major League Baseball’s 2022 Draft is scheduled to start on July 17, 2022. Each team prepares for the draft with a specific plan, and sometimes those plans play out better than others. To prepare fans for the upcoming draft, here is a look at some of the most important drafts in recent Twins his...12488Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:00:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-the-heck-wont-the-minnesota-twins-call-up-alex-kirilloff-r12490/  Cole Sands, Yennier Cano, Jermaine Palacios, Chi Chi Gonzalez, Ian Hamilton, Mark Contreras, Tyler Thornburg and Elliot Soto, these are just a handful of names that have been called up to the Minnesota Twins since May 12. Over that same time frame, Alex Kirilloff has hit .382 with the St....12490Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-second-coming-of-rod-carew-r12487/  There’s zero comparison between a Hall of Famer with over 3,000 hits to a lovable utility guy with 300 games under his belt. However, it’s undeniable to see the similarities in style between that of Rod Carew and Luis Arraez. Carew entered the league a year younger than Arraez and wo...12487Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:50:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-mariners-2-a-buxton-bomb-and-solid-pitching-the-recipe-that-leads-to-a-victory-r12491/  Box Score SP: Chris Archer: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (67 pitches, 39 strikes (58.2%)) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (18) Top 3 WPA: Emilio Pagan (.175), Jhoan Duran (.129) Byron Buxton (.111) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Pregame: Reinforcements are Coming As t...12491Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/checking-in-on-the-players-the-twins-moved-on-from-r12484/Minnesota made multiple roster-altering trades over the last year, and those moves are a little easier to analyze because the team received something in return. For the players below, it was easy to see how any of them might fit into the team's plans moving forward. However, each moved on to a d...12484Mon, 13 Jun 2022 21:00:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-getting-solid-work-from-a-former-ace-r12486/  For years it seemed like Chris Archer was the type of arm any team should want to acquire, and Twins fans were of that thinking for a while too. No one wanted him more than the Pittsburgh Pirates piecing out their farm for him, but that’s another story. Fast forward to now and Archer is a...12486Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ryan-jeffers-struggling-future-catcher/Jeffers was widely considered a reach when the Twins selected him 59th overall in 2018 – the second draft overseen by Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. Per Puckett's Pond, Baseball America's big board had Jeffers ranked 295th among draft prospects and MLB.com's 200-player list didn't have him ranked...12483Mon, 13 Jun 2022 13:50:07 +0000