https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/544/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sabermetrics-101-expected-runs-r10520/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eMQ5MqFGY10520Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-will-the-twins-closer-be-r10519/To be clear, the Twins and manager Rocco Baldelli aren’t going to name a closer. As baseball continues to rethink how bullpens can best be utilized, the Twins are going to look at matchups and put their players in the best opportunities to succeed. That being said, the four players below are the l...10519Mon, 15 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2021-position-analysis-center-field-r10518/Projected Starter: Byron Buxton Likely Backup: Jake Cave Depth: Max Kepler, Keon Broxton Prospects: Gilberto Celestino, Misael Urbina THE GOOD Ever since he was a teenager, Byron Buxton's greatness was preordained. He was drafted second overall out of high school. He became the consensus No. 1...10518Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-king-kenta-kicking-it-off-r10517/Final: Twins 5 Red Sox 5 Box Score | Savant Twins Takeaways Standout Pitcher: Kenta Maeda (4.0 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 5 K) Standout Hitter: Brent Rooker (3-3, 2B) Fastest Pitch: Shaun Anderson (96.1 MPH) Max Exit Velocity: Byron Buxton (111.4 MPH) Maeda Continues to Dazzle Drawing the start in what...10517Mon, 15 Mar 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-517-10000-fans-r10516/Listen Here Now10516Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/has-wes-johnson-tipped-us-off-on-twins39-pitching-philosophy-r10503/It’s not like what Johnson is saying is a revolutionary, off-the-wall idea. Since the curveball was invented in the 19th century, pitchers have faced the challenge of making non-fastballs look appealing enough that batters actually swing at them, thereby capturing the advantage such changes of spe...10503Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sabermetrics-101-how-computers-changed-the-game-r10515/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvlgAAH2eg10515Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sire-of-fort-myers-update-favorites-emerge-r10514/ON ELIGIBILITY I always like to start these things out by reminding everybody who is eligible. Anyone not on the 40-man roster, regardless of MLB experience, is eligible along with anyone on the 40-man roster who has not appeared in an MLB game. So that means Kyle Garlick, who leads the team in to...10514Sun, 14 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-the-twins-win-the-2021-al-central-r10511/Last year’s Twins looked far from the juggernaut we saw in 2019 but were certainly a capable team who won the division despite struggling at times. Plenty of articles have been written about the specific triumphs and struggles seen throughout the weirdest baseball season in Twins history. Rather t...10511Sun, 14 Mar 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/an-outside-perspective-and-a-trade-idea-part-ii-r10502/Here's a link to Part 1 of this article. Last time, I discussed why Yankees fans currently view the Twins as an afterthought in the fight for the AL pennant, and why they might be right. I proposed Castillo as a difference-maker who could change that calculus. Today, let's talk about one package t...10502Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/so-what39s-the-deal-with-tickets-r10513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI40CrT7ULc10513Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-target-field-to-house-fans-in-2021-r10512/Final: Twins 5, Braves 8 Box Score ǀ Savant Twins Takeaways Standout Pitcher: Taylor Rogers (1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K) Standout Hitter: Luis Arraez (2-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI) Fastest Pitch: Glenn Sparkman (96.2 MPH) Max Exit Velocity: Nelson Cruz (107.6 MPH) Arraez, Cruz Impress at the Plate It should come as...10512Sat, 13 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000