https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/517/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-named-to-all-star-team-r10975/With the Twins record sitting at just 34-48, it was probably too much to hope that the Twins would be represented by more than one All Star. While pitchers Jose Berrios and Taylor Rogers were certainly viable choices, it is Nelson Cruz who will represent the organization on July 13th in Denver....10975Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-6-royals-2-r10974/Box Score Kenta Maeda: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (69% strikes) Homeruns: Kepler (7), Polanco (10), Kirilloff (7) Top 3 WPA: Maeda (.387), Polanco (.093), Kepler (.087) Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Maeda Dominates Royals Offense Maeda only allowed on...10974Sun, 04 Jul 2021 21:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-royals-6-twins-3-r10971/Box Score Griffin Jax: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-0.368), Alex Kirilloff (-0.129), Luis Arraez (-0.094) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Jax Makes First Start  After earning his first MLB Win in his pr...10971Sun, 04 Jul 2021 01:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-to-do-with-max-kepler-r10970/Kepler’s career can be split into three parts. One was his 2019 season where he led the Twins in fWAR and punished pitchers no matter their handedness. He slashed a fantastic .252/.336/.519. Unfortunately this stretch lasted all of 596 plate appearances. The other two parts are the near 200...10970Sat, 03 Jul 2021 23:03:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-minnesota-twins-hitter-of-the-month-june-2021-r10965/As has been the case all year, aside from hitting home runs, the Twins were a middling offense in the month of June and struggled with runners in scoring position. Of course, even in the worst offenses we can find some bright spots and here is our Twins Hitter of the Month. Honorable Mentio...10965Sat, 03 Jul 2021 15:52:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-royals-7-twins-4-r10968/Box Score Happ: 4.1 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Happ -.405, Cruz -.135, Arraez -.092 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Unsurprisingly, J.A. Happ and Brady Singer both struggled early in the game, making this a high-scoring affair very quickly....10968Sat, 03 Jul 2021 03:48:42 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-minnesota-twins-pitcher-of-the-month-june-2021-r10964/As a team, the Twins pitching staff had one of the worst months in all of Major League Baseball. In fact, according to their fWAR (2.4), they ranked 29th only finishing a half win ahead of the Diamondbacks who had made some history themselves. With that said, not everyone pitched poorly in the m...10964Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:37:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/josh-donaldson-trade-rumor-twins-mets-in-%E2%80%9Cvery-preliminary-talks%E2%80%9D-r10967/Here is a link to Andy Martino’s report on SNY. His specific wording: “The team has engaged in very preliminary talks with the Minnesota Twins, who might trade Josh Donaldson. Those conversations have not yet progressed, but Donaldson is a possibility for the Mets.” I include that because s...10967Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/emmy-rosen-twins-fan-106-years-old/“I know one thing about a birthday,” said Emmy Rosen from her reclining chair in her Perham Living nursing home room. “One year older.”  OK, maybe. However, turning 106 years old is a pretty big milestone!  In 1915, Emmy Matz was born near Perham in west Central Minnesota. She grew up...10959Fri, 02 Jul 2021 01:47:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-8-twins-5-r10962/Box Score Berríos: 5.0 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K Home Run(s): None Bottom 3 WPA: Sanó -.257, Alcala -.241,  Berríos -.221  -Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)  Prior to today, José Berríos had been a staple of consistency for the Minnesota Twins this season. Tha...10962Thu, 01 Jul 2021 22:11:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/front-office-facing-pitching-problems-r10956/Across the division in Cleveland, Falvey grew a reputation for being able to develop pitching. Minnesota needed to overhaul that aspect of their development, and the early returns were promising. Despite the Bomba Squad emerging in 2019, Minnesota also became the best pitching version of itself...10956Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:49:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-13-twins-3-r10955/Box Score Starter: Ober 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Donaldson (13), Cruz (18), Celestino (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Ober (-.303), Shoemaker (-.071), Rortvedt (-.065), Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Josh Donaldson Sends Message Back to White Sox It is no secret t...10955Thu, 01 Jul 2021 04:09:00 +0000