https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/559/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-defense-of-la-tortuga-r10729/Remember the good old days? 2018 wasn’t the greatest of Twins seasons but a short stocky utilityman debuted late in the season. After slashing .355/.371/.516 the legend of La Tortuga was born. While that magic at the plate didn’t carry into 2019, Astudillo remained a fan favorite not only in Twi...10729Sun, 09 May 2021 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-tigers-7-twins-3-r10730/Box score José Berríos: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 BB (1 HBP), 1 K Home Runs: Donaldson (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Duffey -.295, Rortvedt -.202, Sano -.146 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs?   It’s often difficult to find words to describe déjà vu and déjà vu-like experiences....10730Sun, 09 May 2021 00:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-twins-7-tigers-3-r10727/Box Score Shoemaker: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: Garlick (1), Polanco (2), Kepler (2) Top 3 WPA: Shoemaker .291, Polanco .238, Kepler .149 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs? Twins jump ahead with two quick solo homers The Twins offense put a couple of runs...10727Sat, 08 May 2021 04:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-way-out-the-1963-minnesota-twins-r10725/Just 59 short years ago, the 1962 Twins went 91-71 in their second season in Minnesota. Harmon Killebrew blasted 48 home runs and Jim Kaat and Camilo Pascual combined for a 3.23 ERA in over 520 innings. Bob Allison had a career year, hitting .266/.370/.511 with an OPS that was 31% above MLB...10725Sat, 08 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-promote-of-trevor-larnach-r10726/With the news that outfield prospect Trevor Larnach has been called up, I thought it might be fun to look back at an article I wrote on him for the 2020 Twins Prospect Handbook. Larnach had been named Twins Daily's Minor League Hitter of the Year, so we did the below story on him. ---------------...10726Fri, 07 May 2021 21:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who%E2%80%99s-responsible-for-the-twins-failure-r10721/On May 5, 2016 Chip Scoggins received a quote from Twins owner Jim Pohlad calling the entire situation a “total system failure.” That team was 8-20 and would go on to lose 103 games. Fast forward to where we are now, a fan paying top dollar for Champions Club seats to hold up a “Fire Rocco” sign l...10721Fri, 07 May 2021 01:00:00 +0000