https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/541/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-broken-club-twins-put-in-place-by-white-hot-sox-r10756/At some point it’s no longer a tough start. It’s no longer something that’s bound to turn around. This is a bad baseball team; one that entered the season with the expectation of a third straight division crown and (finally) postseason success.  Much like Cleveland in 2019, these Twins have...10756Sat, 15 May 2021 01:01:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/internal-relief-r10753/Shaun Anderson Anderson was acquired by the Twins for LaMonte Wade Jr. this winter because of their excess of fringe outfield types. He has some control and command issues with over 4 BB/9 in his short MLB career but the stuff is there. He posted a 10.5 K/9 in 2020 for San Francisco along w...10753Fri, 14 May 2021 20:04:07 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/which-twins-have-regressed-the-most-r10750/We’re now over 30 games into the season and Rocco Baldelli’s club is nearly double-digit games out of first place in the division. The story this offseason was one of winning a playoff game, but at this point getting there looks like a herculean feat. A week ago, I wrote about where blame should...10750Fri, 14 May 2021 01:02:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-4-twins-2-r10752/Box Score Pineda: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Kepler (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Arraez -.179, Garver -.124, Donaldson -.110 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) After the Twins allowed the White Sox offense to go wild on Wednesday evening, Michael Pineda did a much better...10752Thu, 13 May 2021 21:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-13-twins-8-r10747/Box Score Happ: 3.1 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2 BB, 3 SO Home Runs: Cruz (9)  Bottom 3 WPA: Happ -.517, Simmons -0.94, Sano -0.65 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Injury Updates The Twins provided positive injury news Wednesday, with Alex Kirilloff showing signs of progress fro...10747Thu, 13 May 2021 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-jorge-polanco-returned-to-form-r10744/Polanco is supposed to be one of the core members of the current Twins roster as he is under team control through the 2025 season. It was certainly looking like Minnesota got a hometown discount during his first season of his contract extension, but now the team might be wondering about Polanco’...10744Thu, 13 May 2021 02:36:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-white-sox-9-twins-3-r10742/Box Score Maeda: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Polanco (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Alcala -.249, Garver -.108, Kepler -.081 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Kenta’s Concerning Command Kenta Maeda continued to struggle with his command and was visibly upset wi...10742Wed, 12 May 2021 03:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins-bullpen-by-level-of-trust-r10738/1. Taylor Rogers Much like in 2019, Taylor Rogers has been one of the few options Baldelli can trust in the late innings of games. At season’s start, it seemed like Rogers would be used in more of a set-up role with Colomé getting more of the closing opportunities. Until Colomé can figure it o...10738Wed, 12 May 2021 02:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-pitching-staff-has-a-sinister-problem-r10740/Left-handed hitters have decimated Twins’ pitching to the tune of .301/.377/.563, leading to the worst OPS against in baseball. Essentially, they are turning every hitter on the left side into Bryce Harper.  In fact, if the season ended today, that .940 OPS against left-handed hitters would...10740Tue, 11 May 2021 16:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/5-players-the-twins-can-deal-before-the-trade-deadline-r10736/Nelson Cruz Cruz is on an expiring deal and he hasn’t been back to the World Series since his time in Texas. He is going to have few opportunities left to make a playoff run. It helps that he continues to be ageless as he is one of baseball’s best hitters even in his age-40 season. Unfortunate...10736Tue, 11 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-total-system-failure-20-r10735/   10735Mon, 10 May 2021 17:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-broken-record-r10732/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/3 through Sun, 5/9 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 12-20) Run Differential Last Week: -5 (Overall: -2) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (7.0 GB)   Last Week's Game Recaps:   Game 27 | MIN 6, TEX 5: Stro...10732Mon, 10 May 2021 01:20:00 +0000