https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/596/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tonight-marks-bert-blyleven39s-final-game-as-twins-broadcaster-r9808/Blyleven posted a two-part note to Twins fans saying that tonight will be his final game. https://twitter.com/BertBlyleven28/status/1301240371280777219 https://twitter.com/BertBlyleven28/status/1301241679895298051 The 69-year old Dutchman was the Twins 3rd round draft pick in 1969 out of his Calif...9808Wed, 02 Sep 2020 19:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-white-sox-2-pineda-buxton-shine-in-return-to-roster-r9805/Box Score Pineda: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Win Probability Chart (via Baseball Savant): Michael Pineda’s first start back from his seemingly never-ending suspension got off to a rocky beginning. After allowing a couple singles, Pineda gave up a two-out double to Eloy Jimenez,...9805Wed, 02 Sep 2020 03:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-nelson-cruz-win-the-triple-crown-r9802/The 40-year-old slugger continues to hold off Father Time, somehow managing to best his legendary 2019 season. He’s got a legitimate chance at the first Triple Crown since Miguel Cabrera did it in 2012. Today, we’ll size up the competition. Let’s start with home runs: AL Home Run Leaderboard 1) 13...9802Wed, 02 Sep 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-need-to-make-a-trade-with-st-paul-r9803/In a traditional season I expected Minnesota to look for an arm, preferably of the starting category. I wrote about how Trevor Bauer made sense if the Reds made him available, but that would have been a high-risk rental. The only reason I like him is that it was a clear upgrade on their current op...9803Wed, 02 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-beacon-of-light-in-a-dark-world-kenta-maeda-r9800/Five months ago the Detroit Tigers were holding their annual open tryout in Lakeland, Florida (not because they are horrible, they’re the last club in the league to still do it). Yesterday the Tigers swept an offense drained, injury stained Minnesota Twins baseball club that has lost a season high...9800Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-91-big-mike-is-back-r9804/Last Night’s Game Recap White Sox 8, Twins 5: Drop Kick TODAY Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins, 7:10 PM CT Twins Starter: Michael Pineda Michael Pineda will make his return from suspension tonight and pitch for the Minnesota Twins for the first time in 361 days. The last time we saw Michael...9804Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-8-twins-5-drop-kick-r9801/Box Score Hill: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Sanó (7) Bottom 3 WPA: Rogers -.451, Clippard -.240, Polanco -.109 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Top Down The first four hitters in the Twins’ lineup combined to go 0-for-16 with eight strikeouts and a pair of walks. Jorge Polanco...9801Tue, 01 Sep 2020 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-should-the-expectations-be-for-michael-pineda-r9797/The Last Time Fans Saw Him Pineda was back last season after missing all of 2018 due to Tommy John surgery. As with most pitchers returning from this procedure, it took him awhile to get back to his old self. In the first half, he posted a 4.56 ERA with a 1.18 WHIP as batters hit .261/.296/.455 (....9797Tue, 01 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-rich-hill39s-new-cutter-could-be-a-game-changer-r9799/Famously, Hill primarily throws a high-spin four-seam fastball, often aimed at the top of the strike zone, and a high-spin, 11-to-5 curveball. He reinvented himself as a reliever almost a decade ago, and even as he transitioned back to the starting rotation several seasons ago, he kept mostly to...9799Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/too-many-twins-hitters-are-sacrificing-power-for-contact-r9798/Under the terminology of MLB's Statcast system, a "Barrel" is defined as "a well-struck ball where the combination of exit velocity and launch angle generally leads to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage." In other words, it is the highest quality of contact. In 2019, the...9798Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-831-trade-deadline-day-r9796/Yesterday’s Game Recap Tigers 3, Twins 2: This Is Not What You Want Today Twins vs White Sox 7:10 pm CDT Betting Line: MIN +130, CWS -140, O/U: 9 Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 3.55 ERA Rich Hill will be making his third start back from the IL stint that caused him to miss about three weeks. His t...9796Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/official-2020-trade-deadline-thread-r9795/This year, the expectation was that there would be few meaningful trades just due to timing and also because of not being able to see prospects play this year. While there haven’t been any real big names traded (yet), there have been quite a few mid-level trades. And there are definitely rumors th...9795Mon, 31 Aug 2020 05:10:00 +0000