https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/595/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brent-rooker-makes-mlb-debut-r9821/On Thursday night, Brent Rooker received The Call that every ballplayer dreams about. Twins minor league director Alex Hassan was on the phone. He was busy at the time, but seeing Hassan’s name made everything else not terribly important. https://twitter.com/AaronGleeman/status/130204399306106471...9821Sat, 05 Sep 2020 05:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins39-5-most-effective-pitches-r9817/5. José Berríos’ curveball JB has been great over his last three starts. Opponents are hitting .175/.268/.254 during his last 17 ⅔ innings pitched. His curveball command has been a massive factor in that. It showed Wednesday against the White Sox. 2019 breakout Yoán Moncada opened Berríos’ 2020 ca...9817Sat, 05 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/doubleheader-recap-twins-sweep-tigers-behind-big-day-from-jorge-polanco-r9818/Game 1: Twins 2, Tigers 0 (7 innings) Box Score Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Polanco (4), Donaldson (2) Top 3 WPA: Dobnak .329, Donaldson .107, Rogers/Duffey .083 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Game 2: Twins 3, Tigers 2 (8 innings) Box Score Wisler: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER,...9818Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-key-to-success-is-losing-the-division-r9815/Two seasons later, the lead is again slipping away toward our division rivals to the east.If the playoffs started today, the current seeding would look like this: Tampa Bay Rays Oakland A’s Cleveland Indians Chicago White Sox Houston Astros New York Yankees Minnesota Twins Toronto Blue Jays...9815Fri, 04 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-our-eyes-lie-to-us-r9813/It’s not our fault necessarily, we have no control over what we see. We are helpless to the fact that we can only observe what occurs on the field and make judgements from that information. Algorithms do not conveniently exist inside our head. We also always adhere to the fact that we have been in...9813Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-shows-process-drives-results-r9814/2020 has been anything but straightforward for sports, and Major League Baseball as a whole. For Miguel Sano, it got even more difficult when his return to the field during Summer Camp was delayed by an asymptomatic COVID-19 positive test result. He was finally ushered back into the action with ro...9814Fri, 04 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-pitching-contingent-has-struck-gold-again-r9810/Ever since the current regime took over control, after the 2016 season, we have seen a drastic philosophical shift in how the Twins approach pitching. This includes everything from the pitchers that they target to bring into the organization, to their coaching methods to get try and maximize the c...9810Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-heavy-slider-usage-could-be-huge-for-big-mike-r9809/Over the course of his decade-long career, Pineda has changed strikingly little, in terms of his essential pitch mix and approach. He has a four-seam fastball, a slider, and a changeup, with the changeup a third pitch restricted mostly to occasional use against left-handed batters. He works from...9809Thu, 03 Sep 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-white-sox-1-berr%C3%ADos-dominates-bats-bust-out-r9812/Box Score Berríos: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Home Runs: Cave (2), Sanó (8), Rosario (8) Top 3 WPA: Berríos .205, Donaldson .192, Cave .107 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Quality Start For Berrios Jose Berrios took the mound for the Minnesota Twins in the rubber match of the series and...9812Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/world-series-winners-typically-add-midstream-can-twins-buck-recent-trend-r9811/With Byron Buxton and Michael Pineda back in action – and now that Josh Donaldson is the proud owner of two healthy calves and back in the fold – the Twins must feel like they picked up some nice late-season additions for the low, low price of some mid-summer discomfort. Patience, not prospects, t...9811Thu, 03 Sep 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-would-the-twins39-postseason-position-look-right-now-r9806/So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance Minnesota’s strong start to the shortened season greatly increased the club’s chances of qualifying for the postseason, especially considering the newly implemented expanded playoff format. The Twins are currently the seventh overall seed in the American Leag...9806Thu, 03 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/4-september-predictions-for-the-twins-r9807/The Twins started out on a good note this month, ending their six game losing streak by beating the White Sox. Will the rest of the month be like yesterday? I certainly hope so. Let’s get into the first prediction… 1 The AL Central finished in a tie (possibly three way). There isn’t a division in...9807Thu, 03 Sep 2020 01:30:00 +0000