https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/605/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-for-jhoan-duran-r9687/Going into the season, Minnesota’s rotational depth certainly looked like a strength, but injuries to Jake Odorizzi, Rich Hill, and Homer Bailey have taken a toll. Odorizzi is back in the rotation, but with Hill battling back issues and Bailey dealing with right biceps tendinitis, the Twins can us...9687Tue, 11 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-acquire-ildemaro-vargas-r9695/Vargas was with the Diamondbacks on four occasions in 2019. The 29-year-old hit .269 with nine doubles, a triple and six home runs in 92 games. He was off to a slow start this season and after hitting just .150 over 20 at bats, the Diamondbacks Designated him for Assignment. Vargas has spent parts...9695Tue, 11 Aug 2020 20:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-810-how-will-baldelli-use-the-bullpen-after-clippard-opens-r9692/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP MIN 4, MIL 2: The Randy and Rosie Show QUESTION OF THE DAY How do you feel about the infield playing in early in a game? TODAY Twins at Brewers 7:10 pm CT Betting lines: Minnesota -105, O/U 9.0 Twins opener: Tyler Clippard RHP, 0-0 1.17 ERA Rocco Baldelli is going with an o...9692Tue, 11 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-mil-2-the-randy-and-rosie-show-r9691/Box Score Dobnak: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Rosario (4) Top 3 WPA: Rosario .246, Dobnak .154, Rogers .099 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The start of the game between the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers didn’t take off like we had hoped for Twins. It felt like the bat...9691Tue, 11 Aug 2020 03:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ranking-the-twins39-current-injury-concerns-r9688/The Twins are nearly guaranteed a playoff in MLB’s restructured playoff format. It would take a massive collapse over the rest of the season for the Twins to finish out of the playoff picture. That being said, Minnesota needs to get healthy and be playing well over the course of the next month. He...9688Tue, 11 Aug 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-harder-might-not-mean-better-for-jos%C3%A9-berr%C3%ADos-r9690/José Berríos defies the modern trend among the best pitchers in the big leagues. As the league throws ever fewer sinkers and favors the four-seam fastball more strongly than it has in 50 years, Berríos has remained committed to throwing both the four-seamer and the sinker. Indeed, the sinker is a...9690Tue, 11 Aug 2020 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-810-looking-to-brew-up-another-w-r9689/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP KCR 4, MIN 2: Bad Day for Berríos, Bats QUESTION OF THE DAY Would you rather the Twins had gotten off to a slower start, but have the exact same record? TODAY Twins at Brewers 7:10 pm CT Betting lines: Minnesota -114, O/U 8.5 Twins starter: Randy Dobnak RHP, 2-1 0.60 ERA Th...9689Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-487-rolled-by-the-royals-r9686/TO LISTEN, CLICK HERE9686Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-berrios-velocity-and-where-do-we-go-from-here-r9685/Berrios failed to run his fastball up past 96 miles per hour in 2019. For somebody with fanatical dedication to training combined with a pitching coach known to be a velocity whisperer, it was a strange development. During spring training in 2019 Berrios tried to make some mechanical changes -...9685Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-starting-pitcher-trade-market-at-a-glance-r9682/With the altered 2020 MLB schedule, the trade deadline for this year has been moved back a month from July 31st to August 31st. This will give teams about a month to evaluate where they stand for this season, to decide if they want to be buyers or sellers. Another change to the 2020 season that wi...9682Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-hurting-amp-humbled-r9684/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/3 through Sun, 8/9 *** Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 10-6) Run Differential Last Week: +1 (Overall: +23) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (0.5 GA) Bomba Counter: 25 (Pace: 94) Everything seemed to take a turn for the Twins on Thursday afternoon in Pitts...9684Mon, 10 Aug 2020 01:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kcr-4-min-2-bad-day-for-berr%C3%ADos-bats-r9683/Box Score Berrios: 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Berríos -.161, Gonzalez -.150, Sanó -.114 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The first inning of Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Royals set the tone for what was another difficult day at the ballpark for the Minne...9683Sun, 09 Aug 2020 21:46:00 +0000