https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/523/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-gm-berrios-rogers-simmons-robles/The Twins made their first big move sending Nelson Cruz to Tampa Bay in exchange for two pitching prospects.  There were reports over the weekend that Byron Buxton won't be signing a contract extension with the club and rumors of willingness to listen on team-controlled players such as Jose...11105Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-red-sox-taylor-rogers/What’s Their Situation? Coming off a 2020 season in the cellar of the AL East, the Red Sox have been one of the most pleasant surprises in baseball so far in 2021. After two playoff-less seasons, the BoSox sit atop the East with a 62-39 record, tied with White Sox for the best record in the...11098Tue, 27 Jul 2021 12:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-twins-extension-mistake/In Minnesota baseball lore, David Ortiz is the equivalent of Boston's Bambino, or Wrigleyville's billy goat. The very mention of Big Papi causes a visceral shudder for any Twins fan within earshot, surfacing deep feelings of regret and lament. How differently things might have gone for the Twins...11102Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-6-tigers-5-michael-pineda-max-kepler/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Pineda 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Homeruns: Rooker (3), Donaldson (16) Top 3 WPA: Thielbar .485, Kepler .265, Rooker .198 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) With a bevy of scouts in attendance on Monday, Michael Pineda delivered. He prove...11103Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-max-kepler-yankees/This week, there has been mounting speculation that Max Kepler could be a popular target at the trade deadline.  While Twins fans may have become a little jaded on Kepler after the promise of his incredible 2019 season, there’s an awful lot to like. Kepler slugged his 13th home run of...11100Mon, 26 Jul 2021 21:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-berrios-rogers-simmons/In an interview with SiriusXM on Sunday, Minnesota Twins CBO Derek Falvey told Jon Morosi that trading a package of MLB players is ‘something we have talked about.’ With the news also breaking Sunday that Byron Buxton rejected the Twins’ long-term contract offer, the possibility that Minnesota e...11099Mon, 26 Jul 2021 16:37:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-trade-deadline-twins-giants-taylor-ragers/What’s Their Situation? The San Francisco Giants have been the biggest surprise in baseball this year. Going into the season, most industry pundits and prediction systems had the Giants hovering around the .500 mark and finishing third place in their division behind Los Angeles and San Dieg...11091Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:39:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-geek-536-nelson-cruz/11095Mon, 26 Jul 2021 10:42:00 +0000https://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 +0000