https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/582/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-recap-athletics-13-twins-12-r10664/Box Score Maeda: 3 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Donaldson (1), Cruz 2 (6), Buxton (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Colomé -.957, Maeda -.651, Astudillo -.179 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Kenta Maeda has rough outing After a career year in 2020 (well career couple of months) Kenta Maeda has not...10664Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-the-twins-make-life-difficult-for-left-handed-pitching-r10663/In 2019, the Twins posted a .349 slugging percentage against left-handed pitching. Only the Mariners and the Cubs fared worse. It was expected to be an anomaly. After all, almost the exact same lineup walloped lefties with a .521 slugging percentage. What’s more, they anticipated having healthy co...10663Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/doubleheader-recap-hapless-twins-continue-woeful-streak-swept-by-athletics-r10661/Game 1: Athletics 7, Twins 0 Box Score Shoemaker: 3.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 0 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Shoemaker -.202, Cruz -.116, Polanco -.078 Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs) Game 2: Athletics 1, Twins 0 Box Score Berríos: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: A...10661Wed, 21 Apr 2021 04:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-3-biggest-problems-facing-the-twins-in-2021-r10660/Bullpen Blowups Throughout his tenure as Twins manager, Rocco Baldelli has seen some ups and downs when it comes to the team’s relief core. Fans might not remember, but the 2019 bullpen was a mess outside of Taylor Rogers for much of the season. In fact, the club had to go out and acquire multiple...10660Wed, 21 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/first-impressions-of-minnesota%E2%80%99s-free-agent-signings-r10659/Andrelton Simmons, SS Contract: 1-year/$10.5 million Minnesota signed Simmons for his elite defensive skills, but he has provided plenty of offensive value so far in 2021. In 10 games, he has hit .355/.474/.452 with three extra-base hits. His 0.6 WAR ranks fourth on the team and that total is alre...10659Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/so-you-have-a-closer-who-cannot-close-r10656/It should have been all but a given on Sunday, April 11. The Twins had taken a commanding 6-0 lead over the docile Mariners after Byron Buxton annihilated his fifth homer of the season. Matt Shoemaker was dealing, the bats were electric, Max Kepler was doing Hot Girl ****, and the mood was nothing...10656Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-522-chaos-week-r10658/Listen Here Now10658Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-isn%E2%80%99t-winning-the-triple-crown-r10654/Two weeks have already passed in this young season and there are plenty of trends to keep an eye on, but it’s only the tip of the iceberg in a 162-game campaign. Sports Illustrated thinks Byron Buxton will make a run at the first offensive Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera back in 2012. Buxton is...10654Mon, 19 Apr 2021 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/flashes-of-the-twins-rotation-depth-r10653/The Twins surprisingly went with Lewis Thorpe to start Friday’s series opener against the Angels over Randy Dobnak, who was already on the roster and would have been able to eat a few innings following the doubleheader. Thorpe faced a formidable Angels lineup even without Anthony Rendon. He struck...10653Mon, 19 Apr 2021 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-hamstrung-r10655/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/12 through Sun, 4/18 *** Record Last Week: 1-4 (Overall: 6-8) Run Differential Last Week: -15 (Overall: +6) Standing: 4th Place in AL Central Last Week's Game Recaps: Game 10 | BOS 4, MIN 2: More Missed Opportunities, Another Blown Lead Game 11 | BOS 3, MIN...10655Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:24:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-are-breaking-run-scoring-and-prevention-expectations-r10652/The two most common ways to look at run scoring and run prevention is by run differential and through that the Pythagorean, or expected, win-loss record. The Twins are looking pretty good by both of those measures. They have a +6 run differential, which is the ninth-best mark in baseball, and an...10652Sun, 18 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/andrew-albers-remains-appreciative-hopeful-r10651/Andrew Albers grew up in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. It isn’t exactly a baseball hotbed. As Albers said during a Saints press conference on Friday, “Most (Canadian) ballplayers come from BC (British Columbia) or Ontario.” However, scouts found him and he was drafted out of high...10651Sun, 18 Apr 2021 02:21:00 +0000