https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/530/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-rangers-3-twins-1-r10720/Box Score Thorpe: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Garver (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Polanco -.188, Kepler -.174, Simmons -.130 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Garver goes deep Mitch Garver got the scoring started with one out in the bottom of second when he blasted an 88-mph fastball into th...10720Thu, 06 May 2021 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-the-twins-solve-their-offensive-woes-r10711/Offensive Down Across Baseball During the season’s first month, batters as a whole hit .232, which would be the worst total in a season ever. Back in 1968, the Year of the Pitcher, batters were able to bat .237 for the season. If you don’t know about that season, just look up Bob Gibson’s numbers...10711Thu, 06 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-reliever-options-the-minnesota-twins-should-trade-for-right-now-r10716/Nick Nelson of Twins Daily wrote on Tuesday night about the potential paths the Twins can take to improve their bullpen, one of those paths included making an early-season trade. While trades typically aren’t made until closer to the trade deadline when teams have a better idea as to whether or no...10716Wed, 05 May 2021 19:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/coming-monday-an-upgraded-twins-daily-r10712/Twins Daily's mission has always been more than just providing daily coverage of the Twins. It's been about building a community of Twins' fans to share their passion in three different ways: Read – Provide daily coverage of our favorite team from a unique angle, whether it be sabermetric, prospec...10712Wed, 05 May 2021 08:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-need-to-take-bold-action-on-bullpen-before-it39s-too-late-r10715/Tuesday night's ugly loss felt like a replay of the same episode with a slightly different script. Alex Colomé, the team's 1A closer coming into the season, had been so inconceivably bad in his first 10 appearances that he was deemed off-limits despite being the most well-rested pitcher in the bul...10715Wed, 05 May 2021 05:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-miguel-sano39s-role-moving-forward-r10707/Sano’s Slow Start Miguel Sano entered the 2021 season as the team’s first baseman, and he seemed locked into that spot after signing an extension entering the 2020 campaign. Prior to his injury, Sano was trying to find himself at the plate. He is hitting .111/.310/.244 (.555) with two extra-base h...10707Wed, 05 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-rangers-6-twins-3-r10713/Box Score Happ: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K Home Runs: Buxton (9), Astudillo (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Waddell -.293, Rogers -.245, Polanco -.218 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Arraez to IL, Kirilloff Scratched Luis Arraez was placed on the 7 day concussion IL after a home plate collision on Monday, w...10713Wed, 05 May 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospect-retrospective-ben-rortvedt-r10708/Prep Career The Wisconsin native (ugh ) was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2016 Major League Draft as the 56th overall selection out of Verona Area High School. The left handed hitting catcher had already signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Arkansas...10708Tue, 04 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-6-rangers-5-r10709/Box Score Starter: Kenta Maeda 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Maeda .303, Polanco .142, Kirilloff .090 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Maeda had to Grind, Punches Out 8 As has been the theme for Maeda this season, he once again seemed to be fighting his control th...10709Tue, 04 May 2021 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-minnesota39s-first-month-mvp-r10706/5. Josh Donaldson (0.7 rWAR, 0.5 fWAR) .286/.368/.469 (.838), 2 HR, 3 2B, 7 BB, 5 K There are plenty of candidates to be on the back end of this ballot. Andrelton Simmons put together some strong numbers, but he missed time due to COVID. Taylor Rogers was a one of the lone bright spots in the bull...10706Tue, 04 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-524-signs-of-life-r10705/Listen Here Now10705Mon, 03 May 2021 10:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-picking-up-the-pieces-r10704/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/26 through Sun, 5/2 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 10-16) Run Differential Last Week: +12 (Overall: +3) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (6.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 21 | CLE 5, MIN 3: Twins Fall to 0-5 in Extras as Colomé Takes 3rd Loss Game...10704Mon, 03 May 2021 00:13:00 +0000