https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/536/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/time-for-a-changing-of-the-guard-r10852/Bailey Ober Ober has surpassed Lewis Thorpe as a possible back of the rotation option for 2022 in my eyes. He’s dominated the Minors at every stop including AAA this year where he’s posted a 2.81 ERA and 20% K rate. He doesn’t have ace level stuff but he does have a high spin fastball th...10852Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:42:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-5-royals-4-r10853/Box Score Starter: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Ryan Jeffers (2nd), Kyle Garlick (5th), Miguel Sano (11th) Top 3 WPA: Miguel Sano (.226), Hansel Robles (.208), Ryan Jeffers (.153) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Nothing has come easy for the Twins, and...10853Sat, 05 Jun 2021 23:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/theres-no-easy-way-out-of-this-for-the-minnesota-twins-r10846/Major League Baseball isn’t like other sports. The degree of difficulty in the draft is extreme and one player, no matter how good, can only make so big of an impact. Joe Mauer is the fourth-best No. 1 overall pick of all-time, according to Baseball-Reference WAR, behind only Alex Rodriguez...10846Sat, 05 Jun 2021 16:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-royals-14-twins-5-r10850/Box Score Matt Shoemaker: 0.1 IP (10 batters faced), 6 H, 8 ER (9 R), 2 BB, 1 K Homeruns: Polanco (6), Sanó (10), Gordon (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Shoemaker -.433, Astudillo -.048, Larnach -.039 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Historic First Inning Fells Twins In a se...10850Sat, 05 Jun 2021 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospect-retrospective-gilberto-celestino-r10848/Amateur Career Coming out of the Dominican Republic, there isn’t really any statistical data on his amateur career before being signed as an international free agent in July of 2015. At the time he was considered the #11 international prospect and MLB.com’s scouting report read as follows: ...10848Sat, 05 Jun 2021 02:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/would-you-do-this-trade-josh-donaldson-to-the-brewers-for-%E2%80%A6-r10847/Before we get to the actual proposal, I just want to make sure to be extra clear that this is a hypothetical scenario that DeRosa is throwing out there. This isn’t a trade in the works that’s being reported or even a trade rumor. This is DeRosa just spitballing an idea he feels makes sense....10847Fri, 04 Jun 2021 21:05:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-candidates-to-represent-the-minnesota-twins-in-the-2021-all-star-game-r10842/MLB all-star voting this season will be handled the same as the past two seasons, where the starters will be voted in via a fan vote over two rounds. The first round of fan voting will decide the top-3 candidates at each position and the second round will consist of voting between the top-3 vote...10842Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:09:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-5-royals-6-r10844/Box Score Happ: 5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Donaldson 2 (7) Bottom 3 WPA: Happ -.345, Celestino -.174, Larnach -.155 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The Minnesota Twins set a strong tone early right away on Thursday night, when Josh Donaldson belt...10844Fri, 04 Jun 2021 03:20:33 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-twins-statcast-standouts-r10837/Mitch Garver: .497 xwOBAcon What makes Garver’s injury tough to swallow is how well he had been hitting at the plate. His Statcast numbers point to this improvement even after his slow start to the season. For those unfamiliar, xOBAcon uses three variables: exit velocity (EV), launch angle...10837Fri, 04 Jun 2021 02:32:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-ready-for-more-2021-twins-debuts-r10841/Unfortunately, a series loss against the Baltimore Orioles after the one-third mark of the season should be the proverbial nail in the coffin for this team. Injuries have piled up, and Rocco Baldelli has been tasked with finding enough beating hearts to compile lineups on a nightly basis. With t...10841Thu, 03 Jun 2021 23:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-orioles-6-twins-3-r10839/Box Score Dobnak: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K   Home Runs: Jeffers (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Astudillo -.127, Dobnak -.124, Colome -.100,  Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Squandered Opportunities in the 1st Just two batters into the ballgame, the Twins alr...10839Thu, 03 Jun 2021 02:10:32 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-or-extend-the-michael-pineda-conundrum-r10836/On the mound, he has the look of a person who desperately needs to use the bathroom or has an itchy clothing tag which won’t stop bothering him. Michael Pineda is fidgety, twitchy and frankly, uncomfortable to watch. His physical quirks bely the smooth operator on the mound. Over the last 3 year...10836Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:49:01 +0000