https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/588/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nelson-cruz-reportedly-pitched-timberwolves39-guard-malik-beasley-to-stay-in-minnesota-r10081/The 24-year-old Beasley was acquired by the Wolves in a February trade and went on to score 20.7 points per game and shoot 42.6% from three in 14 games before the NBA shut down due to the initial COVID-19 outbreak on U.S. shores. According to Michael Scotto, a plugged-in reporter for the website H...10081Sat, 21 Nov 2020 17:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-home-run-leaders-for-each-alphabet-letter-r10079/A: Bob Allison (211 Home Runs) Allison is possibly one of the most underappreciated sluggers in Twins history. His first All-Star appearance and his first 30-home run campaign came in a Senators’ uniform. Even with his season’s in Washington, he ranks sixth all-time in home runs in a Twins uniform...10079Sat, 21 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-2010s-twins-and-1st-round-heartbreak-r10078/For this painful trip down memory lane, I decided to look at the Twins first round draft picks between 2011-2015. This timeline looks to be a sweet spot of players that would likely still be with the team in the present day. We’ll take a look at the Twins picks, the pick that they should have made...10078Sat, 21 Nov 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-add-balazovic-rortvedt-and-ober-to-their-40-man-roster-r10080/Alex Kirilloff, Brent Rooker and Edwar Colina would have been obvious additions to the 40-man roster on Friday, but the Twins added them during the season. That left Jordan Balazovic as the one easy choice for them to add to their 40-man roster, and on Friday they did. In addition, they added catc...10080Fri, 20 Nov 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-rules-the-twins39-offense-followed-in-2020-r10075/1. Score early and don’t score again In innings one through four, the Twins hit a strong .261/.329/.481 with a 118 wRC+, the second highest in the American League. The Twins also posted an A.L. leading .934 OPS with runners in scoring position over their first four innings. The team’s OPS dropped...10075Fri, 20 Nov 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-live-replay-twins-offseason-blueprints-r10076/I was joined via live-stream by John Bonnes and Seth Stohs on Thursday night at 8:00 PM as we each talked through our respective theoretical blueprints for a successful Twins offseason. (Only to have them ruthlessly dissected by the other panelists.) Along the way, we gained some insight as to wha...10076Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-the-time-right-to-trade-byron-buxton-r10069/Byron Buxton is coming off a strong season where he led the Twins in WAR even though he only appeared in 39 of the team’s 60 games. He combined to hit .254/.267/.577 (.844) with 13 home runs and three doubles. Granted it was a small sample size, but his OPS and his slugging percentage were both ca...10069Wed, 18 Nov 2020 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/starting-pitching-market-beginning-to-develop-r10072/The Atlanta Braves signed Drew Smyly to a one-year, $11 million contract yesterday. While Smyly did post some eye-popping numbers for the Giants this season, which was accompanied by a nice uptick in velocity, he’s also struggled to stay healthy and productive over his career. Below is a discussio...10072Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-spotlight-replay-episode-8-brent-rooker-r10074/The Twins drafted Brent Rooker in 2016, and they liked him so much, they drafted him again in 2017. The Twins drafted Rooker in the 38th round in 2016 from Mississippi State. He bet on himself and went back to school for his redshirt junior season and responded by winning the SEC's Triple Crown. I...10074Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/examining-torii-hunter%E2%80%99s-hall-of-fame-resume-r10070/Hunter was a first-round pick by the Twins back in 1993 and he went on to have a 19-year big-league career. Known for his defensive prowess, he won nine straight Gold Gloves from 2001-09. He was no slouch at the plate either as he hit .277/.331/.461 (.793) while being awarded two Silver Sluggers....10070Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-low-tech-tool-in-a-high-tech-baseball-world-r10071/In his book, The Inner Game of Tennis, W. Timothy Gallwey describes the phenomenon of an athlete having two selves -- the self that talks and the self that does. The first self is the voice in your head. It’s the part of you that tells you what to do or what to focus on. The second self is the per...10071Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-baseball-video-games-from-every-generation-r10068/I recently published my first book, VERSUS: 25 Head-to-Head Battles that Shaped the Evolution of Video Games. Created in partnership with designer Jerrald Spencer Jr., it is available via Lulu (paperback) and Gumroad (digital). Over the course of 25 chapters, we navigate the history of gaming thr...10068Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:10:00 +0000