https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/550/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-4-min-3-twins-fail-to-execute-in-extras-r10612/Box Score Happ: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Cruz (3), Buxton (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Robles -.350, Arraez -.210, Stashak -.196 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Happ Solid, Stretched Out J.A. Happ joined the Twins’ spring camp late due to a positive COVID test. Previously, Happ had on...10612Tue, 06 Apr 2021 21:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-and-the-hunt-for-500-home-runs-r10610/Milestones are part of baseball history and the Twins have plenty of attainable marks throughout the 2021 season. 500 home runs used to be a direct ticket to induction into Cooperstown, but the steroid era has put a cloud over this previously important milestone. Out of the players with more than...10610Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-15-det-6-cruz-leads-trouncing-of-tigers-r10609/Box Score Shoemaker: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Cruz 2 (2) Top 3 WPA: Cruz 184, Polanco .167, Shoemaker .135 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Minnesota Twins brought the lumber into Detroit Monday scoring 15 runs as they took on a number of Twins alumni in the first game o...10609Mon, 05 Apr 2021 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-rise-and-shine-r10608/Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 4/1 through Sun, 4/4 *** Record Last Week: 2-1 (Overall: 2-1) Run Differential Last Week: +7 (Overall: +7) Standing: T-1st Place in AL Central Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 1 | MIL 6, MIN 5: Twins Blow 3-Run Lead in 9th Inning Game 2 | MIN 2, MIL 0: Take a...10608Mon, 05 Apr 2021 03:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-520-opening-weekend-r10607/Listen Here Now10607Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-mil-2-arr%C3%A1ez-reaches-5-times-twins-take-series-r10606/Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Garver (1), Sanó (1) Top 3 WPA: Pineda .193, Arráez .166, Garver .160 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Buxton Leaves Game Unexpectedly in the Third Twins Daily own, Tom Froemming, speculated that it could possibly be a migraine...10606Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-2-mil-0-take-a-bow-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-r10605/Box Score Berríos: 6.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K Home Runs: Buxton (2) Top 3 WPA: Berríos .366, Buxton .168, Rogers .111 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Everyone has at least one sports moment that is imprinted in their memory. For those who fancy themselves as fans of the Minnesota Twins...10605Sun, 04 Apr 2021 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it39s-not-time-to-worry-about-alex-colom%C3%A9-r10603/It’s worth remembering what kind of pitcher Alex Colomé is, and that’s one that pitches to weak contact. In 2020 Colomé had only a 17.8 K% but was in the top 25% of the league in hard hit % allowed. The reason this is noteworthy is that on Opening Day Colomé allowed an average exit velocity of onl...10603Sat, 03 Apr 2021 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hamstrung-twins-place-josh-donaldson-on-injured-list-r10604/Remaining healthy has been a priority for Donaldson. After missing a substantial amount of time in 2020 with calf issues, he reportedly tried to improve his running style and changed his pre-game prep work to avoid aggravating that area. "I wish I was a robot and I wish I could be 100 percent and...10604Sat, 03 Apr 2021 19:59:00 +0000https://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 +0000