https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/578/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/golden-opportunity-using-sdi-to-evaluate-the-twins-defense-r10038/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With StatCast tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. One newer defensive metric was developed by the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) and it is called the SABR Defensi...10038Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spotlight-replay-episode-5-travis-blankenhorn-r10039/Travis Blankenhorn was the Twins 3rd round draft pick in 2015 out of high school in Pennsylvania. He has gradually worked his way up the team's organizational ladder. In September, the Twins had a need, and Blankenhorn got the call. He made the start, and he went 1-for-4 with a double. He was sent...10039Wed, 04 Nov 2020 07:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-outlook-cody%E2%80%99s-2021-twins-blueprint-r10037/Filling Out the Line-Up Alex Kirilloff is going to be a big part of the 2021 Twins even if he isn’t in the line-up on Opening Day. The Twins thought highly enough of him to put him into the playoff line-up in a do-or-die situation and there have been other glowing reports out of the Twin Cities....10037Tue, 03 Nov 2020 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trevor-bauer-and-the-art-of-the-possible-r10034/Bauer has said, in the past, that he believes he could pitch consistently on three days’ rest. Given that he’s already proved existing experts wrong about some of the fundamentals of modern pitching more than once, maybe that’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Fifty and 60 years ago, it was relati...10034Tue, 03 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/uncertainty-and-opportunity-3-predictions-for-the-2020-21-offseason-r10036/It's been widely anticipated that MLB teams would uniformly cut spending this offseason – perhaps significantly – in the face of severe economic setbacks. The league reports losing more than $3 billion during the abbreviated 2020 season, and while 2021 may bring us closer to a sense of normalcy .....10036Mon, 02 Nov 2020 05:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-made-caleb-thielbar-r10032/The sound of a clanking spoon and jubilant laughs of a child resonate through the waves of Caleb Thielbar’s kitchen over Zoom. “Do I need to repeat anything or is he too loud? My wife’s at work and I got home a bit late so it’s lunchtime.” The 33 year old Randolph, Minnesota native has worn a wea...10032Mon, 02 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-499-reliever-remix-and-offseason-needs-r10033/10033Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/we-need-to-talk-about-analytics-r10031/The past few days have seen no less than a million arguments from baseball fans, ex-players, and talking heads on the role of analytics in the sport. All of this was sparked by the decision by Kevin Cash to remove his starter, Blake Snell, in the 6th inning of game 6 of the World Series. Given tha...10031Sun, 01 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-low-can-we-go-r10029/Robbie Ray Based on 2020 alone, Ray may be about the lowest any team could buy on. Ray has always struggled with walks (4.28 BB/9 in his career) and entered 2020 with a new delivery to try and curb his strike throwing issues. Well his 7.84 BB/9 as well as 6.62 ERA and 6.50 FIP in 2020 may suggest...10029Sun, 01 Nov 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-lab-this-free-agent-reliever-could-benefit-from-wes-johnson-and-co-r10026/Joakim Soria was a dominant closer for the Royals during the first five years of his career. He posted a 2.40 ERA and 2.90 FIP over 315 ⅓ innings for Kansas City. Soria then pitched for six different teams over the next eight seasons, including another two year stint with the Royals. His 3.12 FIP...10026Sat, 31 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-claim-rhp-ian-gibaut-lhp-brandon-waddell-r10028/Since the completion of the World Series, the Twins' roster has already seen change. On Wednesday morning, their impending free agents became free agents. That includes Nelson Cruz, Alex Avila, Ehire Adrianza, Jake Odorizzi, Rich Hill, Tyler Clippard, Trevor May. On Wednesday, the Twins bought out...10028Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/la-russa-hinch-bring-championship-resumes-but-not-without-additional-baggage-r10027/Tony La Russa is one of the greatest managers of all time, but seems like an odd fit for an organization that adopted the slogan “Change the Game” for the 2020 season. I guess they’ve already decided to change it back? La Russa is 76 years old, and appears to have several stances that clash with s...10027Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:00:00 +0000