https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/534/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/so-you-have-a-closer-who-cannot-close-r10656/It should have been all but a given on Sunday, April 11. The Twins had taken a commanding 6-0 lead over the docile Mariners after Byron Buxton annihilated his fifth homer of the season. Matt Shoemaker was dealing, the bats were electric, Max Kepler was doing Hot Girl ****, and the mood was nothing...10656Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-522-chaos-week-r10658/Listen Here Now10658Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-isn%E2%80%99t-winning-the-triple-crown-r10654/Two weeks have already passed in this young season and there are plenty of trends to keep an eye on, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg in a 162-game campaign. Sports Illustrated thinks Byron Buxton will make a run at the first offensive Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera back in 2012. Buxton is...10654Mon, 19 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/flashes-of-the-twins-rotation-depth-r10653/The Twins surprisingly went with Lewis Thorpe to start Friday’s series opener against the Angels over Randy Dobnak, who was already on the roster and would have been able to eat a few innings following the doubleheader. Thorpe faced a formidable Angels lineup even without Anthony Rendon. He struck...10653Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-hamstrung-r10655/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/12 through Sun, 4/18 *** Record Last Week: 1-4 (Overall: 6-8) Run Differential Last Week: -15 (Overall: +6) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 10 | BOS 4, MIN 2: More Missed Opportunities, Another Blown Lead Game 11 | BOS 3, MIN...10655Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-breaking-run-scoring-and-prevention-expectations-r10652/The two most common ways to look at run scoring and run prevention is by run differential and through that the Pythagorean, or expected, win-loss record. The Twins are looking pretty good by both of those measures. They have a +6 run differential, which is the ninth-best mark in baseball, and an...10652Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrew-albers-remains-appreciative-hopeful-r10651/Andrew Albers grew up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. It isn’t exactly a baseball hotbed. As Albers said during a Saints press conference on Friday, “Most (Canadian) ballplayers come from BC (British Columbia) or Ontario.” However, scouts found him and he was drafted out of high...10651Sun, 18 Apr 2021 02:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/remainder-of-twins-angels-series-postponed-due-to-positive-covid-test-inside-twins-organization-r10650/The Minnesota Twins announced Saturday evening that their matchup with the Los Angeles Angels slated to begin at 8:07 p.m. CT was postponed “to allow for continued testing and contact tracing involving members of the Twins organization.” https://twitter.com/Twins/status/1383569717164535814?s=20 Su...10650Sun, 18 Apr 2021 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-angels-10-twins-3-r10649/Box Score Thorpe: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Dobnak -.394, Cave -.178, Garlick -.149 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Thorpe starts off great, but can’t pitch past the fourth After an exciting Spring Training, Aussie Lewis Thorpe got called up to step in and...10649Sat, 17 Apr 2021 04:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/therapy-through-writing-navigating-through-the-twins-first-two-weeks-r10646/Before we dive into some reactions, I think we need to realize and understand that all fanbases really react and behave in the same manner. If you don’t believe me, Twins Daily’s own Tom Froemming did the homework for me earlier this week. https://twitter.com/TFTwins/status/1382493105895608322?s=2...10646Sat, 17 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-questions-after-two-weeks-in-the-al-central-r10647/1. Is Cleveland’s offense really this bad? Cleveland is hitting .198/.275/.369 (78 wRC+) over their first 12 games. José Ramírez has been exactly average with a 100 wRC+ while Eddie Rosario (113) and Franmil Reyes (122) are carrying the weight. Cleveland ranks dead last in the American League in O...10647Sat, 17 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-brightest-anonymous-superstar-my-conversation-with-tzu-wei-lin-r10644/In 2012, the “Tzunami” received the largest signing bonus for a Taiwanese position player in history from the Red Sox and was touted as the second “Linsanity” after Jeremy Lin. The past decade has been a challenging journey for Lin, with many ups and downs. I had the privilege of spending an afte...10644Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000