https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/530/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-josh-donaldson-one-of-the-all-time-least-likeable-twins-player-r10953/Minnesota’s front office had to know what they were getting when they signed Josh Donaldson. He had a proven track record of being outspoken, but he was coming off being named the NL Comeback Player of the Year. The Twins were willing to deal with his on and off field behavior if he helped push...10953Thu, 01 Jul 2021 02:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-deadline-szn-3-trade-proposals-for-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-r10952/In his second to last season of arbitration, José Berríos has been having another José Berríos-type season. Through 15 starts, Berríos owns a 3.41 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, both numbers that would be career bests for him. Berríos has been an extremely consistent and reliable starter for the Twins all s...10952Wed, 30 Jun 2021 20:15:50 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/josh-donaldson-on-lucas-giolito-hands-not-sticky-anymore-r10951/Here's a quick video rundown of the situation:   Donaldson had threatened to release video evidence that pitchers had been using illegal grip substances prior to MLB's crackdown on sticky stuff. He's been one of the only hitters speaking up against pitchers using questionable...10951Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:12:56 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-7-twins-6-r10949/Box Score Starter: Kenta Maeda 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Josh Donaldson (12) Bottom 3 WPA: Maeda (-.355), Jeffers (.076), Cruz (-.055), Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Twins were able to start the game off with a bang, but the game quickly went south fr...10949Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:47:00 +0000