https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/499/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-32-year-old-rookie-twins-promote-drew-maggi-r11333/The road has been long and windy for Drew Maggi. The Phoenix native was drafted out of Brophy College Prep by the hometown Diamondbacks in the 47th round of the 2008 draft. Two years later, he was the Pirates 15th round pick out of Arizona State. And that began his pro journey.  Maggi spent...11333Sat, 18 Sep 2021 16:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2020-rule-5-rewind-r11330/Every November, teams determine which minor leaguers they will add to their 40-man roster and hence, protect from losing in December’s Rule 5 draft. The decisions sometimes are difficult. Who might be selected? Who would be able to stick on the big-league roster throughout the season if they wer...11330Sat, 18 Sep 2021 11:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-7-blue-jays-3-jorge-polanco-josh-donaldson-miguel-sano-brent-rooker/Box Score Pineda: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (71.9% strikes) Home Runs: Polanco (31), Donaldson (23), Sanó (29), Rooker (8) Top 3 WPA: Rooker .141, Buxton .117, Donaldson .095 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Minnesota’s first trip to Rogers Centre in almost two and a half...11331Sat, 18 Sep 2021 02:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-questions-awaiting-the-2022-twins-r11326/Derek Falvey and Thad Levine will ultimately steer the direction of the 2022 club this offseason. It’s a very stripped-down roster compared to how this season started in terms of expectations, and how the front office decides to rebuild or retool is yet to be determined. However, there are still...11326Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:19:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-concerns-with-josh-donaldson%E2%80%99s-off-season-trade-value-r11323/After failing to contend in 2021, the Twins are in an intriguing position when planning for the future. Can the team be competitive in 2022? Is it going to take multiple years to get back near the top of the AL Central? Josh Donaldson is under contract for two more seasons, and there is a chance...11323Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:50:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-cleveland-12-twins-3-jax-miguel-sano/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Jax 4.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Homeruns: Sano (28) Bottom 3 WPA: Jax (-0.201), Buxton (-0.047), Jeffers (-0.042) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Griffin Jax Gets Blown Up in the Fifth Griffin Jax’s rough first season in the Majors...11325Thu, 16 Sep 2021 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-buy-low-candidate-to-solve-minnesota%E2%80%99s-shortstop-need-r11321/Across baseball, teams will be vying for free-agent shortstops like Carlos Correa, Trevor Story, and Corey Seager. Minnesota can try to outbid other teams for their services, but the current front office doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to free-agent signings. Instead, the team ca...11321Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:00:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-6-cleveland-3-nick-gordon-ryan-jeffers/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Barnes 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Homeruns: Jeffers (13) Top 3 WPA: Jeffers .323, Gordon .211, Sano .129  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After the fret surrounding Joe Ryan’s injury had somewhat subsided, the Twins had the second game...11320Wed, 15 Sep 2021 02:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-cleveland-3-twins-1-joe-ryan/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ryan 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Homeruns: None Bottom 3 WPA: Coulombe -.401, Arraez -.147, Buxton -.125 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After a frustrating loss in the Bronx on Monday, the Twins returned home for a double-header against...11319Tue, 14 Sep 2021 21:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-retrospective-who-won-the-jake-caveluis-gil-trade-r11317/In March 2018, the Yankees had a surplus of big-league caliber players on their 40-man roster. This made Jake Cave expendable as the team designated him for assignment. At 25-years-old, Cave hadn’t made a big-league appearance, but he had compiled some strong numbers at Triple-A. In 72 games, he...11317Tue, 14 Sep 2021 16:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-yankees-6-twins-5/Box Score Gant: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Home Runs: Polanco (30), Sanó (27), Buxton (14) Bottom 3 WPA: Garza Jr. -.186, Sanó -.146, Donaldson -.110 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Minnesota struck first and took a four-run lead in the first inning, facing former member...11315Mon, 13 Sep 2021 21:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/most-underrated-twins-arraez-thielbar-ober/"Underrated" can mean slightly different things to different people. Briefly, it's simply defined as - using baseball players in this example - a player who is not rated as highly by people as you think they should be. So, here are three Twins players that I believe are most underrated by Twins...11313Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:02:01 +0000