https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/543/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-need-to-take-bold-action-on-bullpen-before-it39s-too-late-r10715/Tuesday night's ugly loss felt like a replay of the same episode with a slightly different script. Alex Colomé, the team's 1A closer coming into the season, had been so inconceivably bad in his first 10 appearances that he was deemed off-limits despite being the most well-rested pitcher in the bul...10715Wed, 05 May 2021 05:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-miguel-sano39s-role-moving-forward-r10707/Sano’s Slow Start Miguel Sano entered the 2021 season as the team’s first baseman, and he seemed locked into that spot after signing an extension entering the 2020 campaign. Prior to his injury, Sano was trying to find himself at the plate. He is hitting .111/.310/.244 (.555) with two extra-base h...10707Wed, 05 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-rangers-6-twins-3-r10713/Box Score Happ: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K Home Runs: Buxton (9), Astudillo (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Waddell -.293, Rogers -.245, Polanco -.218 Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Arraez to IL, Kirilloff Scratched Luis Arraez was placed on the 7 day concussion IL after a home plate collision on Monday, w...10713Wed, 05 May 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/prospect-retrospective-ben-rortvedt-r10708/Prep Career The Wisconsin native (ugh ) was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the second round of the 2016 Major League Draft as the 56th overall selection out of Verona Area High School. The left handed hitting catcher had already signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Arkansas...10708Tue, 04 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-6-rangers-5-r10709/Box Score Starter: Kenta Maeda 5.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Maeda .303, Polanco .142, Kirilloff .090 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Maeda had to Grind, Punches Out 8 As has been the theme for Maeda this season, he once again seemed to be fighting his control th...10709Tue, 04 May 2021 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-minnesota39s-first-month-mvp-r10706/5. Josh Donaldson (0.7 rWAR, 0.5 fWAR) .286/.368/.469 (.838), 2 HR, 3 2B, 7 BB, 5 K There are plenty of candidates to be on the back end of this ballot. Andrelton Simmons put together some strong numbers, but he missed time due to COVID. Taylor Rogers was a one of the lone bright spots in the bull...10706Tue, 04 May 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-524-signs-of-life-r10705/Listen Here Now10705Mon, 03 May 2021 10:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-picking-up-the-pieces-r10704/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/26 through Sun, 5/2 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 10-16) Run Differential Last Week: +12 (Overall: +3) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central (6.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 21 | CLE 5, MIN 3: Twins Fall to 0-5 in Extras as Colomé Takes 3rd Loss Game...10704Mon, 03 May 2021 00:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-13-royals-4-r10703/Box Score Berríos: 6.0 IP,6 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Home Runs: Simmons (1), Garver (5), Kirlloff (4) Top 3 WPA: Simmons .195, Berríos .132, Arraez .097 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Berríos Struggles through Six I’m being tough on Berríos but considering the expectations we have for him and...10703Sun, 02 May 2021 21:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-royals-11-twins-3-r10702/Boxscore Matt Shoemaker: 3.1 IP, 8 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 2 BB, 0 K Home Runs: Alex Kiriloff (3), Nelson Cruz (8) Bottom 3 WPA: Shoemaker -.347, Garlick -.045, Buxton -.039 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Well, the Minnesota Twins’ winning streak was fun while it lasted. The Twins dropped to 9-16...10702Sat, 01 May 2021 21:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-9-royals-1-r10697/Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Kirilloff 2 (2) Top 3 WPA: Pineda .185, Kirilloff .157, Arraez .058 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Reaching base has been one of the greatest struggles for the Twins this season. Before the game, only seven AL teams had a lower te...10697Sat, 01 May 2021 03:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/6-reasons-to-feel-hopeful-about-the-minnesota-twins-in-2021-r10695/1. The Minnesota Twins have the unluckiest record in baseball While the Minnesota Twins have gotten off to a miserable 8-15 start, they have also been extremely unlucky. The unluckiest team in baseball, in fact. According to pythagorean win/loss which is the expected record for a baseball team bas...10695Sat, 01 May 2021 01:30:00 +0000