https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/538/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2021-minnesota-twins-season-schedule-analysis-r10602/I’m a math teacher who loves baseball, and although the games aren’t played on paper I always like to dive into the schedule to see the lay of the land for the Twins season. I’ve taken the Las Vegas total win over/under for each of the Twins opponents and converted it into a winning percentage. I...10602Sat, 03 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-call-up-options-should-josh-donaldson-miss-time-r10601/Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins reminded us just how real the risk of injury is in baseball each and every day. On just the second at-bat of the game, Josh Donaldson pulled his hamstring rounding first base and was forced to leave a 0-0 ballgame. After the game, manager Rocco Baldelli didn’t g...10601Fri, 02 Apr 2021 18:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luis-arraez-seizes-everyday-job-fletcher-extension-shapes-market-r10599/Josh Donaldson’s hamstring tightness figures to open up even more playing time for Arraez at that position than the Twins were anticipating, at least in the short term. Manager Rocco Baldelli said even before Donaldson got hurt that he would be looking to slot Arraez into the lineup as often as po...10599Fri, 02 Apr 2021 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-next-minnesota-twins-2021-r10590/All of those players were mentioned in this preview after a lengthy delay to the start of the MLB season, and you’ll see quite a few of the same other names in this year’s version. As an immense fan of the minor leagues due to my experiences in those ballparks as a kid, top prospect lists a...10590Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nothing-good-can-happen-the-next-six-months-r10596/The Twins are the New York Yankees. Now, this is a bold statement. And out of context, there are countless reasons to dispute this. To name just one example, the Twins are good and I like them. The Yankees, on the other hand, are monsters and their fans are goblins* and they should level Yankee St...10596Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-realistic-overreactions-from-opening-day-r10598/But first, let’s address the elephant in the room. Overreactions are good natured and fun on paper, but could there be an iota of truth of what’s to come? Here are some Opening Day events of the past two seasons that ironically laid out the rest of the season: 2019: Jose Berrios will have the best...10598Fri, 02 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-defines-success-for-twins-in-2021-r10591/I often find myself pondering what I would prefer as a fan. Would something like what the Kansas City Royals accomplished be enviable? That is, achieve mediocre or worse results for the better part of multiple decades only to then find yourself as World Series winner for a fleeting moment. Or woul...10591Fri, 02 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-6-min-5-twins-blow-3-run-lead-in-9th-inning-r10597/Box Score Maeda: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Buxton (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Colome -.455, Dobnak -.355, Garver -.104 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): In an emotional roller coaster of an opener for Minnesota Twins fans, the coaster ended in a valley as the Minnesota Twins blew a...10597Thu, 01 Apr 2021 22:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-twins-at-brewers-apr-1-4-r10595/Probable Starting Pitchers Thursday, 1:10 PM CT: RHP Kenta Maeda vs. RHP Brandon Woodruff After giving spring test drives to some “new” pitches (he already throws them all, but was exploring the potential of increasing their usage), Maeda takes the ball for his first Opening Day start in the Unite...10595Thu, 01 Apr 2021 12:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/21-predictions-for-the-twins-2021-season-r10594/Alright, putting out predictions before a season starts is a risk. If I am way off, it's possible that you will come back to this article, and remind me again and again how ridiculous my prediction was. And, that's probably fair, because if I get some of them right, I guarantee that I will bring i...10594Thu, 01 Apr 2021 04:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/back-to-business-twins-2021-season-preview-r10593/The 2020 MLB season will be mostly looked back upon as an anomaly – an abbreviated 60-game sprint, played out before empty ballparks, leading up to a hugely expanded playoff field. It was an odd, warped year of baseball that nonetheless produced a worthy champion. For the Twins and their fans, 20...10593Thu, 01 Apr 2021 03:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tracking-the-twins-milestone-watch-in-2021-r10588/Nelson Cruz: 450 Home Runs It’s crazy to think what Cruz has been able to accomplish over his career, especially since he didn’t play over 100 games in a season until he was 28-years old. Over the last 12 seasons, he has averaged 33 home runs to put him at 417 homers for his career. He hasn’t hit...10588Thu, 01 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000