https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/442/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-tigers-4-thumbs-up-twins-top-tigers-in-return-from-break-r12748/  Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (86 pitches, 57 strikes (66%)) Home Runs:  Carlos Correa (12) Top 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (.190), Carlos Correa (.140), Luis Arraez (.116) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins came back with a good line-up to start...12748Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/updated-2022-sdi-rankings-reveal-twins-defensive-flaws-r12747/Defensive metrics have significantly improved over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One metric developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is called the SABR Defensive Index (SDI). ...12747Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:10:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-cj-culpepper-r12725/  A native of California, C.J. Culpepper stayed home when going to college. After appearing exclusively out of the bullpen in 2021, he compiled 69 innings as a starter this past year. Culpepper posted a solid 3.26 ERA and allowed opposing hitters to bat just .216 off of him. A righty that a...12725Sat, 23 Jul 2022 17:00:13 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-3-options-with-carlos-correa-r12717/  Minnesota’s front office knew what it was doing when they signed Carlos Correa. He is one of baseball’s best players, and he brings playoff experience to an organization that has lost 18 straight postseason games. Both sides know that Correa will likely opt out of his contract at the seas...12717Sat, 23 Jul 2022 15:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-primer-excerpt-miami-marlins-r12742/  If they sell at all, the Marlins will be looking to reload with near-ready (or already established) talent. This creates some interesting possible scenarios. Are the Twins open to moving any presently-valuable players who are somewhat redundant? Like maybe a Max Kepler? Top Target...12742Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-appreciation-of-jovani-moran-r12743/  Relief prospects rarely get a whole lot of hype, which may be why Jovani Moran seemed to come out of nowhere in 2021 when he dominated AA and AAA by limiting homers and striking out everyone in sight. As the Twins approach the trade deadline that hopefully brings several acquisitions to t...12743Sat, 23 Jul 2022 13:00:44 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trading-for-thor-could-noah-syndergaard-provide-twins-stability-r12712/This five-point scoring system runs on five factors: player, projection, availability, expected cost, and viability: higher score = a better target for the Twins. THE FIVE FACTORS PLAYER: How has the player performed? How much of a difference would they make for the Twins? PROJECTION:...12712Sat, 23 Jul 2022 12:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-second-half-buckle-up-for-closest-al-central-race-since-2017-r12740/  Though the Twins have mostly continued to sit atop the AL Central standings, after some injuries and a few tough series, culminating with an ugly “blowup series” vs the White Sox right before the All-Star Break, the Twins now have a 1.5-game lead over the Guardians and a 3.5-game lead ove...12740Sat, 23 Jul 2022 11:20:20 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-jorel-ortega-r12726/  As a collegiate player, Jorel Ortega has already had to deal with adversity after Tommy John surgery kept him out for a year and his career has amounted to basically the 2022 season. Clearly, he is not someone to allow that to define him, however, as Ortega broke out with power production...12726Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:00:09 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-587-2022-twins-trade-targets-r12741/12741Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:29:17 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-twins-draft-pick-andrew-cossetti-r12724/  As a backstop, Andrew Cossetti became a pillar of health in his final two collegiate years. He started 92 games and drew starts in 149 of the 150 he played in for St. Joseph’s. Last season Cossetti put up the best power production of his career with 19 bombs translating to a .714 slugging...12724Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:00:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-twins-trade-deadline-review-retooling-r12713/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine took over Minnesota's baseball operations department leading into the 2017 season. Each season has taken on a different feel, but they have a track record of making moves at the trade deadline. This series will look back at each trade deadline under this regime....12713Fri, 22 Jul 2022 16:40:06 +0000