https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/545/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/fans-return-target-field-twins/I love baseball in all of its dissectible minutiae. I delight in overthinking every at-bat, sweating every intense moment, and debating pointless frivolities. I get a kick out of analyzing and opining on the many twists and turns of a marathon season. And offseason. (If you frequent this site, y...11027Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:35:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/taylor-rogers-all-star-game/Taylor Rogers wasn’t part of the original AL All-Star roster, but Yusei Kikuchi was placed on the inactive list due to COVID protocols and now Rogers gets to live out what must feel like a dream. He attended Rockies games growing up and now he has a chance to pitch on the Coors Field mound for t...11026Tue, 13 Jul 2021 14:09:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-rookie-duo-impresses-while-other-teams-top-prospects-struggle-r11021/In 2020’s aftermath, organizations are going to attempt to get their prospects back on track to eventually have big-league success. Missing all the 2020 season forced teams to get creative with plans for prospect development as many players were relegated to home workout plans. Minnesota was luc...11021Tue, 13 Jul 2021 02:35:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-still-have-a-velocity-problem-r11023/I talked about velocity in the video below, starting at Josh Winder’s Futures Game outing that led me down this trail and ending with a stat that the team ranks dead last in the league in. It’s worth pointing out that throwing hard doesn’t guarantee success. Guys like Kyle Hendric...11023Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:05:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-the-geek-ep-534-sweeping-into-the-break-r11020/11020Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-mlb-draft-chase-petty-noah-miller/“We’ve loved Chase Petty for a long time, and we’ve had a crush on Noah Miller for a long time too. Walking out of the (draft) room with two guys that you love is a feeling you want to have after Day 1. Our group in that room is thrilled.” Twins Scouting Director Sean Johnson at the end of a lon...11019Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:05:21 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-review-jose-berrios-max-kepler/Weekly Snapshot: 7/5 through Sun, 7/11 *** Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 39-50) Run Differential Last Week: +7 (Overall: -57) Standing: T-4th Place in AL Central (15.0 GB) Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 83 | MIN 8, CWS 5: Ober Picks Up First MLB Win Game 84 | CWS 4, MI...11018Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:07:26 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/with-the-36th-overall-pick-the-twins-select-ss-noah-miller-ozaukee-hs-wi-r11016/With the 36th overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, the Minnesota Twins Selected Noah Miller, SS, Ozaukee HS (WI). The Twins selected New Jersey RHP Chase Petty with the 26th overall pick. You can read more on the high risk, high reward, high school pitcher with the electric fastball from And...11016Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:53:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-12-tigers-9-r11013/Box Score Jose Berríos 7.0 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 8 K (61% strikes) Homeruns: Kepler (10), Rortvedt (2), Polanco (12) Top 3 WPA: Polanco (.534), Duffey (.486), Rortvedt (.355), Win Probability Chart (via Fangraphs) Jose Berríos Falters in Fifth Berríos, coming o...11013Sun, 11 Jul 2021 22:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-9-detroit-4-r11009/Box Score Ober: 3 1/3 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Alex Kirilloff (8), Jorge Polanco (11) Top 3 WPA: Jorge Polanco .454, Luis Arraez .128, Alexander Colomé .124   Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) It appeared as though a win simply wasn’t in th...11009Sat, 10 Jul 2021 21:54:40 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-tigers-kenta-maeda-trevor-larnach-max-kepler/Box Score Maeda: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (61.9% strikes) Home Runs: none Top 3 WPA: Maeda .288, Kepler .170, Robles .119 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Both starters began this game in a real pitchers’ duel. Making his fifth big league start, Manning no-hit the...11007Sat, 10 Jul 2021 03:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-alcala-struggles/The 6-foot-2 Jorge Alcala has fared reasonably well in his career in terms of results as he’s sporting a 3.70 ERA. Indicators don’t paint nearly as kind a picture, however, as his FIP is nearly a full run higher, signaling a bit of luck along the way. 2021 has been far from lucky as Alcala...11005Sat, 10 Jul 2021 01:42:02 +0000