https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/591/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/travis-blankenhorn-makes-mlb-debut-doubles-r9870/Travis Blankenhorn began the 2019 season at High-A Ft. Myers. After just 15 games, he moved up to Double-A Pensacola where he hit .278 with 18 doubles and 18 homers in 93 games. In his time with the Blue Wahoos, he had the opportunity to see several of his teammates move up and eventually debut wi...9870Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-6-min-2-white-hot-white-sox-r9869/Box Score Dobnak: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Buxton (9) Bottom 3 WPA: Dobnak -.259, Sanó -.103, Jeffers -.079 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Twins got another look at one of the strong young AL Central arms in Dane Dunning. Dunning was an often-overlooked secondary piece...9869Wed, 16 Sep 2020 03:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/double-bubble-unraveling-mlb%E2%80%99s-new-playoff-format-r9866/Expanded Playoffs In the hours before the season began, MLB and the Players Association agreed to a deal that would expand the playoffs from 10-teams to 16-teams. This means more than half of baseball’s teams will qualify for postseason play. MLB did more than just add more teams and some of those...9866Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-problem-solved-through-infield-issues-r9865/Although the 2019 roster produced a record setting number of homers, adding Josh Donaldson to the mix this winter seemed like a no-brainer. Sano could slide across the diamond and Minnesota could use some of their available cash flow to lock down a superstar for the immediate future. He brings eve...9865Wed, 16 Sep 2020 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/play-travis-blankenhorn-every-day-r9868/Blankenhorn, 24, was called up Monday to help the team weather its seemingly perpetual dearth of fully healthy, fully functioning hitters. He was 18th on our preseason list of the Twins’ top prospects, although national prospect publications tended to slot him a bit lower. Some injury issues contr...9868Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-915-bounce-back-against-chicago-r9867/Monday's Game One Recap: Twins Leave 15 Runners On Base TODAY Indians @ Twins, 7:10 pm CDT Twins Starter: Randy Dobnak, HP 3.61 ERA Dobnak has hit some expected regression over his last three starts. He has allowed at least five earned runs in two of them and he is still struggling to strike guys...9867Tue, 15 Sep 2020 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/have-we-already-seen-the-best-of-max-kepler-r9859/While the Twins are undoubtably excited to have Kepler back from his 10-day IL stint after suffering a groin injury, his (albeit brief) 2020 campaign has looked less a leap into superstardom and more like pre-2019 breakout Kepler. His walk and strikeout percentages have remained very good, but hi...9859Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-the-twins-trust-taylor-rogers-r9864/Before we go any further, let's get something clear: Taylor Rogers is a stud relief pitcher. Up until the 17-inning sample that represents this 2020 season, here's where he ranked across the two FULL seasons prior: Taylor Rogers, 2018-2019: 4th in fWAR among MLB relievers (4.0) 6th in WPA among...9864Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-3-min-1-twins-leave-15-runners-on-base-r9863/Box Score Berríos: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Cruz -.392, Rogers -.351, Astudillo -.196 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): It was early on that a theme developed to Monday night’s game. Stop me when you pick up on that theme. 1st inning: Lead off single, no ru...9863Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-questions-left-to-be-answered-before-the-playoffs-r9860/1. Can the line-up get healthy? Two of Minnesota’s scheduled regulars, Mitch Garver and Luis Arraez, are both on the injured list. The good news is Garver has been getting at-bats and working behind the plate at the team’s alternate training site in St. Paul. Rocco Baldelli told the media that Gar...9860Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-914-twins-travel-to-chicago-for-all-important-series-r9861/Yesterday’s Game Recap Twins 7, Cleveland 5: Twins Complete Sweep, Shift Focus to White Sox Today Twins @ White Sox 7:10 pm CDT Betting Line: Twins -140, White Sox +120, O/U: 9 Twins Starter: Jose Berrios, RHP 4.40 ERA Jose Berrios seems to have found his groove over his past four starts. Over th...9861Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-playoff-matchups-a-little-clearer-r9858/In this first round, the teams will play just three games, and in all three games the higher seed will be the home team, meaning that even if they play in a neutral site, they’ll get to bat last. The Rays, A’s, White Sox and Twins are likely to be those home teams, but their exact seeding is still...9858Mon, 14 Sep 2020 02:41:00 +0000