https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/489/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-ways-joe-smith-is-better-than-advertised-r12285/One of Minnesota's most significant needs this winter was bullpen depth, but the team's biggest free-agent acquisition was a veteran pitcher with 14-years of big-league experience. Like many relievers, Joe Smith has gone through some volatility, but there are some signs that his 2022 performance...12285Tue, 10 May 2022 17:10:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-boom-bust-or-both-r12281/  Miguel Sano is under contract through the 2022 season and has a $14 million team option for 2023. Carrying just a $2.75 million buyout, it’s all but certain the front office will move on from Sano. Once ranked as high as the 4th best prospect across all of baseball by MLB.com, Sano now is...12281Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:11 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-nick-gordon-proven-his-worth-to-the-twins-r12280/  Nick Gordon faced plenty of hurdles on his path to the big leagues. For four consecutive seasons (2015-2018), he was a consensus top-100 prospect after the Twins took him with the fifth overall pick in 2014. It was clear that Gordon had the pedigree and the tools one would expect from a t...12280Mon, 09 May 2022 16:15:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-danny-coulombe-for-real-r12277/    The first sign of evolution for a reliever is always velocity—is he throwing harder in a pitching landscape so focused on the radar gun? To end this streak of questions, no. His average fastball has reached a new high in 2022 (91.6 MPH), but the sample of 11 innings is negligible....12277Mon, 09 May 2022 12:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-week-review-winder-buxton-correa/Last Week's Game Results: Game 23 | MIN 2, BAL 1: Paddack, Bullpen Power Twins in Win Game 24 | MIN 7, BAL 2: Twins Stay Hot Behind Ryan, Bats Game 25 | BAL 9, MIN 4: Bad Start, Bad Defense, Bad Luck Game 26 | BAL 5, MIN 3: Solo Shots Shatter Twins Game 27 | MIN 2, OAK 1: Game of Fi...12278Mon, 09 May 2022 01:55:51 +0000