https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/534/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-twins-9-red-sox-6-donaldson-ober-cave/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Ober 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 SO Home runs: Sano (22), Polanco (24), Donaldson (19), Cave (3) Top 3 WPA: Ober (.257), Donaldson (.130) Polanco (.118) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Miguel Sano Hits Longest Home Run in MLB This Season La...11238Thu, 26 Aug 2021 03:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-failing-half-of-expectations-r11237/After an ugly series against the New York Yankees, Minnesota went to Boston with an opportunity to reset. In a game that the Twins put up 14 hits and scored nine runs, they still found themselves on the short side of the ledger. While this season has gone nothing as was expected, this is a reali...11237Wed, 25 Aug 2021 16:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-the-twins-miss-something-with-jake-reed-r11233/Reed was originally drafted by the Twins in the fifth round back in 2014 out of the University of Oregon. He made a strong first impression as his college experience helped him to dominate the lower levels of the minors. Minnesota sent him to the Arizona Fall League where he continued to pitch w...11233Wed, 25 Aug 2021 12:24:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kenta-maeda-elbow-second-opinion/Let's begin with a brief anatomy and biomechanics lesson.  The ulnar collateral ligament — more frequently referred to as the UCL — is a robust and triangular sheet of tissue that helps support the inner elbow against valgus stress. The elbow experiences the most valgus stress during a base...11234Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:44:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-red-sox-11-twins-9-griffin-jax-jorge-polanco/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Jax 4.2 IP, 7 H, 9 R, 9 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO Homeruns: Jorge Polanco (23), Donaldson (18) Bottom 3 WPA: Jax -.514, Cave -.146, Thielbar -.102 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Twins fans began the day wondering about the status of Kenta Maeda...11236Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-540-damn-yankees-r11230/11230Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-questions-byron-buxton-can-answer-in-september-r11227/1. Is Buxton healthy? For Byron Buxton, this seems to be the eternal question. Buxton has been out of action since late June with a fractured hand. This injury came on the heels of a trip to the IL for a hip injury. However, his most recent injury may have been a blessing in disguise because i...11227Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:15:04 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-twins-yankees-kenta-maeda/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/16 thru Sun, 8/22 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 54-70) Run Differential Last Week: -16 (Overall: -90) Standing: 5th Place in AL Central (18.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 119 | MIN 5, CLE 4: Polanco Ends Sloppy Contest in Extras Game 120 | C...11228Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:20:18 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-to-get-jose-miranda-to-the-twins/The results speak for themselves. Miranda is having a monstrous season in the minors. He’s taken his advanced approach, one of the reasons he was selected 73rd overall as a 17-year-old in the 2016 Draft, and combined it with newly-developed patience and power.  The most encouraging aspect o...11226Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-yankees-7-twins-1-jorge-polanco-kenta-maeda/Box Score Maeda: 4 1/3 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 5K Home Runs: Polanco (22) Bottom 3 WPA: Donaldson -.148, Polanco -.127, Garcia -.100 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) It was a pitcher’s duel early on in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon with team aces Gerrit Cole and Kenta Maeda e...11224Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/60-day-il-kirilloff-smeltzer-dobnak/The 60-Day IL allows teams to stash an injured player away without holding a 40 man spot. The Twins have utilized this six times this season in the way of four pitchers and two hitters. With young players needing 40 man roster spots to be protected from the Rule 5 draft this winter, it’s worth r...11220Sat, 21 Aug 2021 11:34:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-score-yankees-10-twins-2-josh-donaldson/Box Score Charlie Barnes: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 5 BB, 2 K (53.2 % strikes) Home Runs: Donaldson (17) Bottom 3 WPA: Barnes -.352, Astudillo -.051, Polanco -.036  Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Early on, things didn’t go the Twins’ way at all, but they could’ve been much worse....11221Sat, 21 Aug 2021 02:25:00 +0000