https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/498/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-5-cubs-4-max-kepler-joe-ryan/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ryan 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 11 K Homeruns: Kepler 2 (19) Top 3 WPA: Kepler (0.326), Alcala (0.091), Ryan (0.088) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Joe Ryan Strikes Out Career High 11 Hitters In his first start since being struck by a c...11350Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-former-twin-helping-each-nl-playoff-contender-r11344/The National League isn't the only league with former Twins dotting potential playoff rosters. Some of the names below are fan favorites, and others exited Minnesota under very different circumstances.  Division Leaders San Francisco: LaMonte Wade Jr., OF/1B This one hurts for many Twin...11344Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-imizing-keplers-value-r11345/Max Kepler was a catalyst for the record-breaking Twins in 2019, bashing 36 homers while mostly leading off for the 101-win division champions. Kepler had been a below-average hitter (96 OPS+) in 419 games before his magical hiatus from the trenches of BAbip hell.  It was somewhat odd to se...11345Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:45:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-9-cubs-5-nick-gordon-josh-donaldson/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Jax 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Homeruns: Gordon (3) Top 3 WPA: Gordon .217, Donaldson .192, Buxton .175 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The battle for 2022 draft positions continued on Tuesday night, as Minnesota kicked off a two-game set in...11348Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-former-twin-helping-each-al-playoff-contender-r11342/Some of these players had memorable Twins tenures, while others might not have gotten a full opportunity. Either way, they are in the thick of the playoff hunt as their team’s search for October glory.  Division Leaders Tampa Bay: Nelson Cruz, DH Nelson Cruz was dealt at the trade deadl...11342Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:15:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-bounce-back-twins-dobnak-jeffers-colome/Baseball is a challenging game, and even the all-time greats can have a down season. Players fight through injuries, work on swing adjustments, and fight against extensive data compiled on their every weakness. This is a tough environment for any player to find success.  Here are three Twin...11340Mon, 20 Sep 2021 12:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-joe-ryan-miguel-sano/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/13 thru Sun, 9/19 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 65-85) Run Differential Last Week: -11 (Overall: -113) Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (20.5 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 144 | NYY 6, MIN 5: Twins Blow Early Lead in Classic Bronx Dud Game 1...11341Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:02:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-544-the-march-to-90-losses-r11339/11339Sun, 19 Sep 2021 23:29:38 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-5-twins-3-nick-gordon-ben-rortvedt/Box Score Luke Farrell: 1.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 K (70.5-percent strikes) Homeruns: Rortvedt (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Farrell (-.332), Kepler (-.099), Cave (-.097) Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) José Berríos Stifles Twins Lowly Offensive Attack The big storyline headed int...11337Sun, 19 Sep 2021 20:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-starting-pitchers-to-trade-for-this-winter-r11329/The Twins could easily patch together a rotation by signing a small army of one-year rentals with an expensive front of the rotation starter for several years. Unfortunately, that may be a bit of a band-aid on their pitching troubles. The Twins should be looking for arms that can immediately tak...11329Sun, 19 Sep 2021 11:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sano-sets-strikeout-record-r11335/The Star-Tribune's Phil Miller gets credit for this one. Following Miguel Sano's second strikeout of the game, and 1,000th of his MLB career, Miller tweeted:   So, not only did Sano break the record, he broke it by a huge margin. Again, that isn't going to surprise a lot of Twins fans....11335Sat, 18 Sep 2021 23:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-blue-jays-6-twins-2-josh-donaldson/Box Score  SP: Bailey Ober: 4.0 IP,4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (74 pitches, 48 strikes (64.9%)) Home Runs: Josh Donaldson (24) Bottom 3 WPA: Bailey Ober (-0.143), Ryan Jeffers (-0.143), Joe Ryan (-0.097) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Second Time Not the Charm for Ober Ba...11334Sat, 18 Sep 2021 22:37:00 +0000