https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/527/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2021-twins-are-the-most-disappointing-team-since%E2%80%A6-r11366/Inconsistent pitching and injuries have been just some of the issues for the 2021 Twins. There have been some positives as with any season, but it’s hard not to be disappointed as expectations were high this year. Here’s a look at some of the other disappointing teams from recent years.   2...11366Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-joe-ryan-nick-gordon/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/20 thru Sun, 9/26 *** Record Last Week: 4-2 (Overall: 69-87) Run Differential Last Week: +4 (Overall: -109) Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (19.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 151 | MIN 9, CHC 5: Twins Notch 16 Hits in Wrigley Game 152 | MIN 5, C...11368Mon, 27 Sep 2021 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-5-twins-2-byron-buxton/Box Score:   Griffin Jax: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (83 pitches, 61 strikes) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (16) Win Probability Chart:  Top 3 WPA:  Mitch Garver (.122) Byron Buxton (.096) Jake Cave (.091) Bottom 3 WPA:  Nick Gordon (-.188);...11367Sun, 26 Sep 2021 22:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-545-more-wins-and-morneau-r11365/11365Sun, 26 Sep 2021 16:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-6-twins-1-jovani-moran/Box Score John Gant: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Nick Gordon -.175, Kyle Barraclough -.114, Luke Farrell -.079 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) As has been the case more times than not this season, the Twins simply didn’t have the juice Satu...11364Sun, 26 Sep 2021 03:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/end-of-the-line-for-brent-rooker-r11359/Rooker has had an unbelievably up and down season. In March and April the right handed slugger posted a putrid -5 wRC+. After being sent down to AAA for a good while, he came back up in July and posted a 164 wRC+, only to dip back down to an 82 mark in August. Rooker appears to be finishing stro...11359Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:00:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/justin-morneau-player-retrospective-more-than-just-an-mvp-r11355/Justin Morneau was considered one of baseball’s best hitting prospects for multiple seasons, but Doug Mientkiewicz was blocking his path to the big leagues. He played parts of the 2003-04 seasons at the big-league level with mixed results. In 114 games, he combined for 44 extra-base hits and a 1...11355Sat, 25 Sep 2021 11:40:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-blue-jays-1-bailey-ober-byron-buxton/Box Score Ober: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K (71.9% strikes) Home Runs: Buxton (15) Top 3 WPA: Ober .202, Arráez .156, Buxton .106 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Twins welcome Berríos with a three-run third For the firs...11361Sat, 25 Sep 2021 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-do-the-twins-depth-arms-stand-r11360/Yesterday, I looked at some of the arms from the bullpen that could survive an impending roster shakeup and, knowing there will be turnover, guys that the front office should want to keep. When looking more at the rotation, a handful of arms were expected to elevate the club in 2021 that suffere...11360Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospect-retrospective-justin-morneau-r11354/The Twins drafted Justin Morneau in the third round of the 1999 MLB Draft out of New Westminster High School in British Columbia, Canada. At the time, Minnesota drafted him as a catcher, but scouts were unsure of his long-term defensive position. However, his bat was good enough to make him the...11354Fri, 24 Sep 2021 11:55:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-blue-jays-2-nick-gordon-michael-pineda/Box Score Pineda: 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home runs: Gordon (4) Top 3 WPA: Garver .245, Gordon .202, Buxton .180 Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs) The Minnesota Twins leaned on Michael Pineda on the mound tonight i...11358Fri, 24 Sep 2021 03:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-rogers-duffey-thielbar-alcala/For much of the early part of 2021, the relief pitching let Rocco Baldelli’s club down. Alex Colome was no longer close to his career numbers, and Tyler Duffey had seen substantial regression. The guys expected to step up failed to do so, and the Twins were left searching for answers on a near-n...11353Thu, 23 Sep 2021 20:00:03 +0000