https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/532/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-minnesota%E2%80%99s-defense-improved-or-declined-in-the-second-half-r11280/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With Statcast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One newer defensive metric was developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and it is called the SABR Defe...11280Sat, 04 Sep 2021 12:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-rays-5-twins-3-randy-dobnak-jorge-polanco/Box Score  SP: Randy Dobnak: 7.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (88 pitches, 53 strikes (60.2%)) Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (25), Ryan Jeffers (12) Bottom 3 WPA: Randy Dobnak (-0.287), Josh Donaldson (-0.084), Byron Buxton (-0.067) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   Hip... Hip....11282Sat, 04 Sep 2021 01:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/century-old-baseball-hobby-in-jeopardy-r11276/A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Fanatics would become the exclusive licensee for baseball cards. It wasn’t there where things stopped, though. The NBA and NFL also joined in the venture. That means over the next few years, it will no longer be Topps or Panini that produces sports ca...11276Fri, 03 Sep 2021 21:04:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2022-rotation-ober-dobnak-pineda/Below I will outline a plausible path to a good Twins rotation in 2022. Not an elite rotation – that's probably a bridge too far at this point – but a good one with five solid-or-better starters, capable of competing for a postseason spot and maybe more. There is inherently some optimistic...11277Thu, 02 Sep 2021 22:27:35 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/naming-the-twins-2022-opening-day-starter-r11274/I have been a big proponent of Derek Falvey and Thad Levine looking at the year ahead as an opportunity to right the ship that sunk in 2021. Unfortunately, the Maeda injury is the straw that broke the camel’s back for me. Replacing the entirety of a rotation, needing to overhaul the bullpen, and...11274Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:24:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cole-sands-drew-strotman-chris-vallimont/There appear to be plenty of innings to go around in 2022. While we hope to see prospects such as Jordan Balazovic and Jhoan Duran debut, Bailey Ober is proof that it isn’t always the shiny top prospect that storms into the Major Leagues. The Twins have a few arms in the minors who could be a pl...11269Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:19:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-awards-minaya-ober-colome-garza/Taylor Rogers was the choice for Twins Daily Pitcher of the Month in both May and June, and Kenta Maeda ‘received’ the award in August. Who will take home the prestigious award in their minds (because we haven’t come up with any sort of physical trophy or plaque or piece of paper).  Now, be...11273Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:48:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-cubs-3-twins-0-joe-ryan-brent-rooker/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K (89 pitches, 60 strikes (67.4%)) Home Runs: None  Bottom 3 WPA: Willians Astudillo (-0.143), Ryan Jeffers (-0.143), Joe Ryan (-0.097) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)   The Joe Ryan Experience  Be honest. Befo...11271Thu, 02 Sep 2021 03:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-dodgers-maeda-graterol-raley-camargo/Minnesota had many reasons to be interested in trading for Kenta Maeda before the 2020 season. He had shown positive signs during his time in Los Angeles, and the Dodgers had an influx of starting pitching. He pitched over 125 innings in each of his first four big-league seasons, but the team te...11263Wed, 01 Sep 2021 20:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-minnesota-twins-hitter-of-the-month-august-2021-r11267/August represented the first month of the season in which Minnesota had a winning record. Curiously enough, according to several metrics, it was also the month in which they had their lowest offensive productivity. This controversy (given that their pitching wasn’t substantially better either) c...11267Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:14:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-would-the-ideal-offseason-have-looked-like-for-the-minnesota-twins-r11264/This offseason, the Minnesota Twins made six free agent signings and all of them (save for Nelson Cruz) blew up in their faces. The Minnesota Twins front office misfired badly and the losing season they are going through is the result. But what if things played out differently? In a “hindsi...11264Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-cubs-twins-john-gant/Box Score John Gant: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K (64% strikes) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Kepler -.209, Buxton -.148, Simmons -.144 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Each team scored a run in the first inning. John Gant, who’s trying to make a case for himself to be a par...11266Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:57:00 +0000