https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/507/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-5-astros-3-griffin-jax/Box Score Jax: 5.1 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 0 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Larnach .130, Jax .116, Thielbar .071 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) After a lackluster performance on Wednesday afternoon’s getaway game, the Minnesota Twins were hoping to get off to a quicker s...11165Fri, 06 Aug 2021 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/health-jorge-polanco-mitch-garver/Last season Mitch Garver was a non-factor at the dish for Minnesota. He played just 23 games in the shortened calendar but also posted a paltry .511 OPS. His expected on-base prowess had fallen off, and the power production was non-existent. Amid failed expectations, there was an intercostal inj...11163Thu, 05 Aug 2021 19:00:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-draft-lesko-lee-johnson-jung/The dust has now settled from the trade deadline. In combination with the draft, the deadline served to significantly re-stock a Twins prospect pantry that had been recently depleted by graduations. Alex Kirilloff, Trevor Larnach, and Ryan Jeffers all played significant roles for the 2021 Twins,...11160Thu, 05 Aug 2021 16:10:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trades-rogers-donaldson-buxton-kepler/Taylor Rogers It seemed like a certainty for a Taylor Rogers trade to occur before the deadline, but his recent finger injury made it tougher to swing a deal. He is still under team control for 2021, and there isn’t a guarantee the Twins will be in the race next season. On the most recent e...11158Wed, 04 Aug 2021 22:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-rhp-ralph-garza-jr-off-waivers-r11161/On Wednesday, the Twins filled the final spot on their 40-man roster by claiming 27-year-old Ralph Garza Jr. off waivers. Garza Jr. will report to Triple-A St. Paul.  Drafted from the University of Oklahoma by the Astros in the 26th round of the 2015 draft, Garza Jr. made his MLB debut earl...11161Wed, 04 Aug 2021 20:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-reds-6-twins-5-jorge-polanco/Box Score Barnes: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Polanco (18) Bottom 3 WPA: Barnes (-0.299), Sano (-0.259), Rooker (-0.215) Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Jorge Polanco Gets the Twins on the Board Early Just a matter of hours after hitting the game win...11159Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pitcher-of-month-july-2021-kenta-maeda/The month of July featured some turnover that was long overdue with the demotion of Matt Shoemaker at the beginning of month and trading J.A. Happ at the end of the month. We saw seven different starting pitchers and seventeen pitchers get innings altogether. Here are the four I thought did the...11155Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:55:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-free-agent-options-for-the-minnesota-twins-to-replace-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-r11154/When the Minnesota Twins traded away José Berríos they gave away their most durable, consistent and talented pitcher they’ve had since Johan Santana. While the Twins will look to their farm system to fill in the gaps of the depleted rotation that Berríos left behind, they should also look to fre...11154Wed, 04 Aug 2021 11:36:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-7-reds-5-jorge-polanco/Box Score Maeda: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Home Runs: Garver (12), Polanco (17) Top 3 WPA: Polanco .503, Garver .372, Gordon .119 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) For the fourth straight night, Josh Donaldson was not in the starting lineup, continuing to struggle with...11156Wed, 04 Aug 2021 03:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-leader-jorge-polanco/Jorge Polanco must have been riding high back in 2019 as he made his first All-Star Game as the American League’s starting shortstop. He finished that season with career highs in nearly every offensive category, and the Twins were at the top of the AL Central. Life was good.  In each of the...11151Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-austin-martin-analysis/Austin Martin is a highly-regarded prospect and has been since well before he was drafted 5th overall by Toronto in 2020. Many evaluators even saw Martin as the top hitter of the entire draft. He was arguably the most talented prospect to change jerseys at this year’s deadline as well. Making it...11150Tue, 03 Aug 2021 13:13:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hitter-of-the-month-july-2021-jorge-polanco/After Mitch Garver and Nelson Cruz took home the prestigious title in May and June, respectively, we will have a new award winner for the month of July. Before we announce the winner, let’s look at a group of honorable mentions for the month. Honorable Mention #3: Luis Arraez Arraez mi...11149Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:43:03 +0000