https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/513/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-big-takeaway-from-the-twins-2021-r11298/If there’s a takeaway for 2021, it’s that nothing is won in the offseason. Take it from a guy that hung a banner over the winter, and it will be worth taking a significant lap when the dust settles on spending before Opening Day 2022. Going into this season, the Twins needed to do litt...11298Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:25:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/joe-ryan-better-than-scouting-near-perfect/When the Twins acquired Joe Ryan, there was plenty for the organization to be excited about since he was considered a top-100 prospect. He was an Olympian pitching in the high minors that seemed to be MLB ready. There were some apparent flaws in his minor league scouting reports but those haven'...11301Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:35:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-they-do-in-the-shadows-r11302/In a Vikings town where that team is making even more headlines than usual, it was a very poor marketing decision by the Twins to play their most appealing baseball in September after exiting the playoff race months ago. No one is arguing this. They really shouldn’t have been so bad earlier this...11302Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:25:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-1-cleveland-4-andrew-albers-miguel-sano/Box Score Albers: 4 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K Home runs: Sanó (26) Bottom 3 WPA: Albers -.127, Arraez -.092, Simmons -.089 Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs) After an exciting victory on Wednesday night, the Minnesota Twins got on the board first again on Thursda...11304Fri, 10 Sep 2021 02:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-worst-free-agent-signing-ever-r11297/After Jorge Polanco limped through 2020 with an ankle injury that required a second surgery, it became more than apparent that Rocco Baldelli needed a different option at shortstop. Before Royce Lewis was shelved with a torn ACL, the big league club needed a stabilizing presence at the most crit...11297Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:24:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what%E2%80%99s-gotten-into-caleb-thielbar-r11296/Caleb Thielbar thought his days as a baseball pitcher were over. Following the 2019 minor league season, he accepted a coaching job at Augustana University in Sioux Falls as he finished up pitching for Team USA in the 2019 Premier12. Baseball had a different plan for him. Multiple teams invited...11296Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:44:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-3-cleveland-0-joe-ryan-miguel-sano/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ryan 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Homeruns: Sano (25) Top 3 WPA: Ryan (0.479), Gordon (0.101), Thielbar (0.58) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Joe Ryan Take Perfect Game into Seventh in Second Career Start Apart from one rough inning...11300Thu, 09 Sep 2021 00:42:10 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-5-least-valuable-twins-in-2021-r11292/WAR According to FanGraphs, the Twins have four players that have accumulated a negative WAR total in 2021. Gilberto Celestino ranks lowest with a -0.7 WAR, but that was expected for a player forced into the big leagues before he had significant time in the high minors. Brent Rooker is just sl...11292Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-3-cleveland-0/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Gant 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K Homeruns: Rooker (11) Top 3 WPA: Gant .300, Simmons .135, Thielbar .098 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins looked to build on their Labor Day win over Cleveland on Tuesday. They sent John Gant to t...11294Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:00:32 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-542-losing-my-rotation-r11293/11293Tue, 07 Sep 2021 18:02:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/randy-dobnak-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-season-r11289/Randy Dobnak had to be feeling pretty good about himself entering spring training this year. The Twins had given him some financial certainty by signing him to a five-year extension worth a guaranteed $9.25 million and a chance to earn close to $30 million if the team picks up his three option y...11289Tue, 07 Sep 2021 12:53:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-5-cleveland-2-jorge-polanco-michael-pineda/Box Score Starter: Bailey Ober 4.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (27), Byron Buxton (11) Top 3 WPA: Polanco (.240), Pineda (.192), Buxton (.096)   Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) At this point in the season, it feels like a Bailey Ober start is app...11290Tue, 07 Sep 2021 01:09:00 +0000