https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/601/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jeffers-shines-in-big-league-debut-r9747/When the Twins drafted catcher Ryan Jeffers from UNCW in the 2nd round of the 2018 MLB draft, it surprised a lot of draft experts and Twins fans. He wasn’t known as a top draft prospect. He was known as a hit-first catcher who might not be able to play that position in the big leagues.This spring,...9747Fri, 21 Aug 2020 05:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-mil-1-it39s-a-blessed-jose-berr%C3%ADos-day33-r9746/Box Score Berrios: 6.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Home Runs: Cruz (9) Top 3 WPA: Berríos .383, Vargas .069, Jeffers .063 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): He’s back, baby! (and Eric Sogard does it again) We all missed Jose Berrios throwing some elite innings on the mound, but he showed up tod...9746Fri, 21 Aug 2020 02:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-one-player-minnesota-shouldn%E2%80%99t-trade-for-r9744/The Minnesota Twins are good. They were expected to come into 2020 and compete as one of the best teams in the sport. That has been true, and teams like that often bolster their positioning prior to the Postseason in an effort to make a run at the World Series. If Minnesota is going to go down tha...9744Fri, 21 Aug 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-going-on-in-the-al-central-r9740/Shane Bieber is Now a Certified Problem The young right-hander has made his way to the very top of the pitching mountain despite being merely a prospect just two short years ago. His 2019 campaign was solid but his 2020 season so far has been nothing short of eye-popping dominance. How terrifying....9740Fri, 21 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-820-pair-of-aces-in-different-directions-r9743/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP MIL 9, MIN 3: Hill Follows Maeda's Gem With a Clunker Today: Milwaukee @ Minnesota, 6:10 PM CT Betting Lines: Minnesota -115, O/U 9.0 Twins Starter: Jose Berrios, RHP (1-3, 5.92 ERA) To say Jose Berrios has been scuffling in 2020 would be putting it lightly. He’s been relat...9743Thu, 20 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-we-blame-bad-luck-for-berr%C3%ADos%E2%80%99-early-performance-r9741/I have an old friend, which I promise is my last brag of this piece, who believes fully in stats as a way of analyzing things like sports performances and understands the folly – or limitations, perhaps – of trusting your eyes. And so I was shocked when this friend said, rather plainly, that obser...9741Thu, 20 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-9-min-3-hill-follows-maeda39s-gem-with-a-clunker-r9739/Box Score Hill: 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Hill -.287, Thorpe -.137, Cruz -.048 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Facing off against the left-handed Brett Anderson, the Twins lineup had a different look with Marwin González replacing Max Kepler in rig...9739Thu, 20 Aug 2020 03:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leaders-have-become-laggards-on-twins-pitching-staff-r9738/When the All-Star Game rolled around last summer, Berríos was there representing the Twins, thanks to his 3.00 ERA and 1.11 WHIP through 18 starts. The closer Rogers easily could have joined Minnesota's No. 1 starter on the All-Star roster with his 1.82 ERA and 2.84 Win Probability Added, which ra...9738Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bigger-disappointment-byron-buxton-or-miguel-sano-r9731/Player development certainly isn’t a linear path and it can take years for a player to put it all together at the big-league level. Buxton and Sano have both shown flashes of their full potential, but injuries and inconsistencies might be holding them back. Miguel Sano Pros: Sano was signed back i...9731Thu, 20 Aug 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kenta-maeda-6-charts-to-explain-his-dominance-r9737/When the Twins traded for Kenta Maeda in February, he looked like an immediate candidate to become the ace of their rotation. Just a handful of starts into his Minnesota career, that seems to have come to fruition. His near-no-hitter on Tuesday night was just another chapter in a fascinating rein...9737Thu, 20 Aug 2020 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-alcala-is-beginning-to-break-out-r9736/About two years ago on July 27, 2018, the Minnesota Twins sent Ryan Pressly to Houston in exchange for OF Gilberto Celestino and RHP Jorge Alcala. The Astros felt the impact of that trade immediately with Pressly becoming an elite bullpen arm. Through a third of the 2020 season, the Twins are sta...9736Wed, 19 Aug 2020 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-819-forcing-the-brewers-to-climb-the-mountain-r9735/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP MIN 4, MIL 3: Kenta Maeda Carries No-No Into 9th Inning; Twins Win In Extras Today: Milwaukee @ Minnesota, 7:10 PM CT Betting Lines: Minnesota -160, O/U 9.5 Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 1-0 (0.00 ERA) In his lone start of 2020 Hill was nothing short of spectacular. He crui...9735Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:00:00 +0000