https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/511/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-nelson-cruz-trade-alex-kirilloff-injury/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/19 through Sun, 7/25 *** Record Last Week: 3-5 (Overall: 42-58) Run Differential Last Week: -5 (Overall: -71) Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (17.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 93 | MIN 3, CWS 2: Jax Deals, Twins Steal One in Extras Game 94 | CW...11094Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-contract-extension-2021-trade-deadline/Here is the link to the original report, which comes from Dan Hayes and Ken Rosenthal. Per that report, the Twins originally brought a seven-year, $73 million offer with a “unique incentive package” but Buxton’s camp countered with an undisclosed offer. The Twins increased the guarantee up to $8...11093Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-angels-6-twins-2-brent-rooker/  Box Score Bailey Ober: 5 ⅓ IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (67.7% strikes) HR: Max Kepler (13), Brent Rooker (2) Bottom 3 in WPA: Miguel Sanó (-0.236), Jorge Alcala (-0.149), Danny Coulombe (-0.109) Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Early Offense Saturday night was...11092Sun, 25 Jul 2021 20:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-padres-michael-pineda/What's Their Situation? Coming into the season, everyone expected the Padres and Dodgers to be battling it out for the NL Central crown, which the Padres haven't won since they went back-to-back in 2006 and 2007. To almost everyone's surprise, neither team is in first place, as the San Fran...11088Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-angels-2-twins-1-patrick-sandoval-berrios-rooker/José Berríos: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Miguel Sano -.150, Ryan Jeffers -.126, Gilberto Celestino -.117 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It was Patrick Sandoval’s world on Saturday night and the Twins were just living in it....11089Sun, 25 Jul 2021 01:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2022-twins-bullpen-moran-cano-hamilton/Some possible solutions to the rotation were found with the return from the Nelson Cruz trade on Thursday. Still, the front office has their work cut out for them to improve the pitching staff as a whole. More trades are surely on the way and a fair share of the available payroll will likely be...11085Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:17:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-5-angels-4-nick-gordon/Box Score Happ: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (62.5% strikes) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Jeffers .512, Rogers .169, Polanco .104 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Happ struggles early but settles in nicely Eight pitches. Eight pitches were all it took for this game to hav...11086Sat, 24 Jul 2021 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/one-prospect-the-twins-should-be-willing-to-trade-r11082/Organization’s prospect depth helps to keep team’s competitive window open as long as possible. Minnesota has built up a strong farm system but that means the team hasn’t been able to hang on to some of their depth in recent years. Players like Akil Baddoo and LaMonte Wade have gone on to find s...11082Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:57:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-kirilloff-wrist-surgery/When initially coming back to the lineup from his stint on the Injured List, Kirilloff noted that he would be playing through pain, and it was all about tolerance. Surgery was never ruled out, and as can be the case with these types of injuries, it seemed like a matter of when, not if. Through 4...11075Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:29:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-things-to-like-and-hate-about-the-nelson-cruz-trade-r11081/#3 Reason to Like This Deal – The Timing Congrats, Minnesota. You're kind of a big deal. Your team just made the biggest trade of the trade deadline so far because Cruz was the best bat on the trade market. That market was a bit limited, given that he can't play in the National League, but he...11081Fri, 23 Jul 2021 12:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-rays-nelson-cruz/What’s Their Situation? As usual, the Rays are exceptional. As of July 22nd, their record stands at 57-39, 7th best in baseball, with the fifth-best run differential. The reigning AL champions will have their eyes set on another deep playoff run after being beaten by the Dodgers at the fina...11074Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:25:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/thank-you-nelson-cruz-r11078/Cruz joined a Twins club flush with young talent, a group that was ready to take the next step. They were missing exactly what he is: an established veteran leader who could guide them in their quest to win. To say Cruz accomplished that in Minnesota would be an understatement.  It wasn’t l...11078Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:58:00 +0000