https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/452/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-injured-pitchers-that-can-help-the-twins-in-the-second-half-r12573/Injuries can play a significant role in a team’s eventual finish to the season, as clubs that have their key players are more likely to stay in contention. Expectations were high for two of the three players below to help the Twins in 2022, and one possibly being a late-season addition to the te...12573Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:45:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it-takes-a-team-to-blow-a-game-r12591/  Frequently in baseball, we break up starters and relievers into separate, distinct groups; both types of pitchers exist in their sphere outside of the influence of the other. But such a view is myopic and inaccurate. Baseball is a team sport, after all, and the actions of one player rever...12591Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:35:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pete-maki-named-pitching-coach-colby-suggs-bullpen-coach-r12599/Less than a week ago, we learned that Wes Johnson was leaving the Twins to take the pitching coach job at Louisiana State University. He remained with the team through their series in Cleveland, but his time with the Twins is now complete.  On Friday, the Twins officially named Pete Maki as...12599Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-584-bullpen-blech-r12597/12597Fri, 01 Jul 2022 15:29:44 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-draft-preview-connor-prielipp-r12586/Over the next week leading up to July 17th, Jeremy and I will be writing more in-depth previews of ten players the Twins might take with the eighth overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft. On Wednesday night, Jeremy selected for the Twins in the annual Prospects Live Mock Draft, taking Connor Prielip...12586Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:05:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-hitter-of-the-month-june-2022-r12593/  Previous Hitters of the Month April Hitter of the Month: Christian Encarnacion-Strand May Hitter of the Month: Spencer Steer The 2022 minor-league season has passed its halfway point. Three full months have been played. In June, there were a lot of impressive offensive performanc...12593Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:55:08 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-stark-relief-r12594/Bullpen questions and suggestions are hot topics, of course, but some hitters are still rolling and trade season is starting to heat up too, so there is plenty to discuss. Using players we already have, @RaoulDuke tries to put together an admittedly premature Playoff bullpen. Unless a coupl...12594Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:18:15 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-630-wallner-wallops-and-varland-victimizes-r12592/Transactions: Kernels place INF Christian Encarnacion-Strand on IL with concussion SAINTS SENTINEL  Omaha 10, St. Paul 0 Box Score Saints starter and top Twins pitching prospect Jordan Balazovic was on the mound to start this one, and he recorded just two outs before bei...12592Fri, 01 Jul 2022 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cole-sands-finding-success-through-consistency-r12588/  Last season Cole Sands pitched 80 1/3 innings for Double-A Wichita. He got four innings at Double-A, then in Pensacola, during the 2019 season before Covid shut down the minors in 2020. There’s no denying that Sands put up impressive numbers last season, but he wasn’t seen as a guy that w...12588Fri, 01 Jul 2022 00:10:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tidbit-the-lineup-is-heating-up-in-june-r12587/12587Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:40:06 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-return-for-berrios-continues-to-look-better-r12563/    When dealing for prospects you have to evaluate the return in terms of value at the time of the deal. How development takes place and what happens in the future remains largely difficult to project. However, Minnesota netting the Toronto Blue Jays' top prospect in Austin Martin, an...12563Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:00:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-pitchers-the-twins-could-target-in-the-2022-mlb-draft-r12578/Yesterday, we looked at hitters the Twins might target in the first round, today, we’ll look at pitchers.  A few notes before we begin. I mostly focused these two ‘overview’ pieces on who the Twins might take a number eight overall (as opposed to focusing on later picks). Additionally, I’ll...12578Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:00:29 +0000