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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/512/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins Trade Nelson Cruz to the Rays for Two AAA Starting Pitchers</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-nelson-cruz-rays-stotman-ryan-faucher/</link><description>Just minutes ago, several national baseball writers, including Jeff Passan announced that the Twins and Rays have reached a deal for the reigning AL champions from Tampa to add slugging DH Nelson Cruz.&#xA0;




	



	According to Bob Nightengale, the deal will involve four players including pitcher...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11077</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:56:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Angels 3, Twins 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-angels-3-twins-2-kenta-maeda/</link><description>Box Score




	Starting Pitcher: Maeda 7 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K




	Home runs: None




	Bottom 3 WPA: Donaldson -.209, Jeffers -.191, Polanco -.148




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	After the Twins and Angels played each other to a 0-0 deadlock through the first 3 innings...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11079</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 03:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Maybe the Twins Have a Spending Problem?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/maybe-the-twins-have-a-spending-problem-r11070/</link><description>No, the problem is not that the Twins don&#x2019;t spend money, but rather that they don&#x2019;t know HOW to spend money. Said another way, they don&#x2019;t correctly know how to spend money.




	As we embark upon a quasi-deadline for homegrown talents like Byron Buxton and Jose Berrios, it seems the front office...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11070</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:26:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Houston Astros</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-astros-taylor-rogers/</link><description>What&#x2019;s Their Situation?&#xA0;




	The Astros continue to reap the benefits from the tremendous core they constructed nearly five years ago. Houston has a truly terrific lineup. When fully healthy, they mesh four outstanding right-handed hitters in Jos&#xE9; Altuve (138 wRC+), Carlos Correa (149), Alex Br...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11047</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:38:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: Twins 7, White Sox 2</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-7-white-sox-2-jorge-polanco/</link><description>Box Score




	Starting Pitcher: Pineda 5 IP, 4&#xA0;H, 1&#xA0;R, 1&#xA0;ER, 1 BB, 3&#xA0;SO




	Homeruns: Kepler (12), Polanco (14)




	Top 3 WPA: Polanco (0.195), Pineda (0.163), Kepler (0.144)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Pineda Impresses Right Before Trade Deadline




	With the Twins...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11072</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2021 03:33:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Would You Do This Trade? Jos&#xE9; Berr&#xED;os to the Mets for &#x2026;</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-trade-rumors-twins-mets-jose-berrios/</link><description>Danny Abriano of SNY wrote an article yesterday on Berr&#xED;os as a potential fit for the Mets. In it, he makes a lot of great points on how valuable Jos&#xE9; could be to that club and how the Mets are a team particularly well-suited to meet the Twins&#x2019; high asking price.




	The Mets are currently in f...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11071</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Max Kepler One of Baseball&#x2019;s Most Valuable Trade Assets?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/max-kepler-trade-deadline-value/</link><description>Every year leading into the trade deadline, FanGraphs ranks the top 50 players in baseball according to their trade value. Some of items taken into consideration are performance, age, and years remaining of team control. According to their explanation, &#x201C;the central question we considered boils d...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11067</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:39:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: White Sox 9, Twins 5</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-white-sox-9-twins-5-jorge-polanco/</link><description>Box Score




	Starting Pitcher: Ober 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 SO




	Homeruns: Kepler (11), Donaldson (15), Polanco (13)




	Bottom 3 WPA: Alcala -.363, Robles -.315, Ober -.195




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	Small problems often become big problems. This tenet qui...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11068</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The Washington Nationals</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-washington-nationals-jose-berrios-josh-donaldson/</link><description>What's Their Situation?




	The Nationals checked in at the All-Star break with a 42-47 record. They're in fourth place but only six games out of first, precisely where they sat at the break in 2019. Granted, this team is clearly in worse shape overall than that one (which was 47-42 and within...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11065</guid><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 02:02:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trade Deadline Preview: The New York Mets</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-mets-donaldson-berrios/</link><description>What's their situation?




	The Mets' presence in October looks pretty likely, although it's not a sure thing. They went into the All-Star break leading the NL East by 3.5 games over the Philadelphia Phillies, with a record of 47-40. After a slow start in April, they exploded to go 17-9 in May....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11063</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:02:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Buxton and Berrios Extensions Becoming Murky</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton-berrios-extensions-trade-deadline/</link><description>Many assumed the Twins may consider dealing Byron Buxton and/or Jose Berrios before the upcoming trade deadline. The team is out of contention and there are no guarantees the team will be able to put the pieces back in place for next year. However, reports serviced over the weekend that the team...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11060</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:39:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Score: White Sox 5, Twins 3</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-white-sox-5-twins-3-r11062/</link><description>Box Score

	Starter: Jose Berrios 6.0 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

	Home Runs: Mitch Garver (9,10)

	Bottom 3 WPA: Berrios (-.547), Simmons (-.060), Kirilloff/Larnach (-.057)&#xA0;

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	After having to battle Lance Lynn in Game 1 Monday evening, a matchup wi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">11062</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 02:41:09 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
