https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/565/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/10-questions-after-two-weeks-in-the-al-central-r10647/1. Is Cleveland’s offense really this bad? Cleveland is hitting .198/.275/.369 (78 wRC+) over their first 12 games. José Ramírez has been exactly average with a 100 wRC+ while Eddie Rosario (113) and Franmil Reyes (122) are carrying the weight. Cleveland ranks dead last in the American League in O...10647Sat, 17 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-brightest-anonymous-superstar-my-conversation-with-tzu-wei-lin-r10644/In 2012, the “Tzunami” received the largest signing bonus for a Taiwanese position player in history from the Red Sox and was touted as the second “Linsanity” after Jeremy Lin. The past decade has been a challenging journey for Lin, with many ups and downs. I had the privilege of spending an afte...10644Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/are-the-minnesota-twins-setting-up-ryan-jeffers-to-fail-r10641/Ryan Jeffers burst onto the scene with the Minnesota Twins after getting called up in August of last season to fill in for an injured Mitch Garver. In 26 games in 2020, Jeffers posted an OPS of .791, demonstrating hard-hit ability as well as patience at the plate. Jeffers was equally impressive be...10641Fri, 16 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-going-on-with-miguel-sano-and-luis-arraez-r10640/Given that the difference in production between Sano and Arraez is so drastic, let’s start with the bad news. Rocco Baldelli is obviously counting on the first basemen to be an anchor in the power production department of his lineup. Thus far Sano owns a .079/.271/.158 slash line and has been wor...10640Fri, 16 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-bos-3-twins-snap-losing-streak-despite-another-blown-lead-r10642/Box Score Pineda: 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Sanó (2) Top 3 WPA: Pineda .392, Arraez .280, Kepler .231 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): After a string of miserable performances with runners in scoring position, the Minnesota Twins got the scoring started with a key bases loade...10642Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/randy-dobnak-is-not-a-reliever-r10636/Entering the offseason, it seemed likely for Dobnak to be penciled into the back end of the Twins’ starting rotation. Minnesota had three pitchers slated to begin the year as starters and Dobnak seemed to be at least guaranteed a shot at the fifth rotational spot. That plan was altered after the c...10636Thu, 15 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/doubleheader-recap-twins-swept-by-red-sox-slip-deeper-into-slump-r10638/Game 1: BOS 3, MIN 2 Box Score Maeda: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Game 2: BOS 7, MIN 1 Box Score Berríos: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Twins continue to struggle with RISP The theme of the Twins four-game losing streak has been their inability to come up with...10638Thu, 15 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/simmons-placed-on-covid-il-riddle-added-r10637/With a doubleheader today at Target Field against the Red Sox, the Twins find themselves without their starting shortstop. Andrelton Simmons has shown his defensive prowess already, but he's also been hitting so far this spring. The 31-year-old from Curacao is hitting .355/.474/.452 (.925) with th...10637Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/when-will-rocco39s-faith-in-jorge-polanco39s-bat-be-shaken-r10635/Look, I understand why Baldelli would have built up some confidence in Polanco's offensive abilities. During Rocco's first few months as manager of the Twins, Jorge was a monster. Through the end of May in 2019, he was slashing .338/.409/.590, which consequentially earned him a starting nod on th...10635Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-will-the-twins-cover-innings-in-2021-r10632/Traditional Five-Man Rotation Minnesota is going with a traditional five-man pitching staff to start the 2021 season and they are expected to stick with a five-man rotation for the majority of the season. That doesn’t mean the same five pitchers will occupy the rotation as the innings start to add...10632Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bos-4-min-2-more-missed-opportunities-another-blown-lead-r10634/Box Score J.A. Happ: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Simmons -.230, Cave -.133, Polanco -.073 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Snow Instead of Rain, Cruz Scratched As J.A. Happ took to the mound for his first start of the season at Target Field. The Twins ballpar...10634Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-top-5-teams-nelson-cruz-has-owned-during-his-career-r10630/Cruz has posted higher numbers against some teams in a smaller sample size. For the purposes of this post, 100 plate appearances was used as the cutoff. So, his 1.304 OPS versus Miami and his 1.131 OPS versus St. Louis won’t factor into the rankings below. 5. Boston Red Sox .295/.368/.567 (.935)...10630Tue, 13 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000