https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/496/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-doof-tyler-duffey/From 2019 to 2020, Tyler Duffey ranked second in all of baseball in ERA among all pitchers who had thrown at least 80 innings. He struck out over 12 batters per nine innings and became one of the most dominant and underrated bullpen arms in all of baseball. After Taylor Rogers struggled in 2020,...11388Sat, 02 Oct 2021 11:33:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-royals-11-twins-6-polanco-buxton-sano/Box Score Gant: 4.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (63.3% strikes) Home Runs: Jeffers (14) Bottom 3 WPA: Gant -.291, Rooker -.088, Kepler -.082 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) A small disaster nearly struck the Twins early, as John Gant had a tough first inning. Granted, it could...11389Sat, 02 Oct 2021 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/basking-in-buxton%E2%80%99s-season-r11386/Yes, it’s been very abbreviated. Buxton has dealt with a handful of injuries as he has throughout his career, but he’s carried on with a talent that’s truly unmatched. Contributing 3.8 fWAR through just 58 games, he’s nearly chased down team leader Jorge Polanco (4.1 fWAR), who has played 150 ga...11386Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:47:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-at-michael-pineda%E2%80%99s-twins-tenure-r11381/Leading into the 2018 season, the Twins took a unique approach to add to the starting rotation. Michael Pineda was recovering from Tommy John surgery, and he didn't appear in a game for the club that season. Minnesota was showing faith in Pineda, and he rewarded that faith during his Twins tenur...11381Fri, 01 Oct 2021 12:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-tigers-10-twins-7-byron-buxton/Box Score Ryan: 4 2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home runs: Donaldson (25), Buxton (17, 18), Rooker (9) Bottom 3 WPA: Ryan -.442, Garver -.085, Polanco -.082 Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs? In a game that was started by two promising starting pitching prospects, offense...11385Fri, 01 Oct 2021 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happens-with-jose-miranda/Recently named the Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Year, the Twins Minor League Player of the Year, and the MLB Pipeline All-Prospect 1st Team, Miranda has picked up all of the accolades. It’s hard to be surprised, given his performance. For the season, he owns a .347/.403/.574 (.977) sla...11382Fri, 01 Oct 2021 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-5-tigers-2-michael-pineda-jorge-polanco/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Pineda 5.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Homeruns: Polanco (32) Top 3 WPA: Pineda (0.181), Polanco (0.163), Duffey (0.121) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Jorge Polanco Give Twins Early Lead The Twins bats got off to a quick start in this...11380Thu, 30 Sep 2021 02:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-uncertain-future-of-twins-catching-r11375/In recent years, Minnesota has successfully utilized a two-catcher rotation. In 2019, Mitch Garver and Jason Castro split catching duties, with both players posting OPS+ totals of 100 or more. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has been a big fan of rest and recovery during his tenure. This rotational...11375Wed, 29 Sep 2021 13:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-3-tigers-2-miguel-sano-charlie-barnes/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Barnes 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Homeruns: Sano (30) Top 3 WPA: Barnes .220, Thielbar .098, Duffey .081 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins opened up their penultimate series of 2021 on Tuesday night in Minneapolis. Charlie Barnes...11377Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-miguel-san%C3%B3-increased-his-trade-value-r11373/Maybe fans should come to expect this from Miguel Sanó. He goes through stretches where he seems lost at the plate. Then he follows those stretches with weeks where it looks like he figures it out and puts it all together. As the season has progressed, Sanó has drastically improved, but many fan...11373Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2021-twins-are-the-most-disappointing-team-since%E2%80%A6-r11366/Inconsistent pitching and injuries have been just some of the issues for the 2021 Twins. There have been some positives as with any season, but it’s hard not to be disappointed as expectations were high this year. Here’s a look at some of the other disappointing teams from recent years.   2...11366Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-joe-ryan-nick-gordon/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/20 thru Sun, 9/26 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 69-87) Run Differential Last Week: +4 (Overall: -109) Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (19.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 151 | MIN 9, CHC 5: Twins Notch 16 Hits in Wrigley Game 152 | MIN 5, C...11368Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:11:00 +0000