https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/607/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what%E2%80%99s-happening-at-the-alternate-site-r9668/Again, fortunately for the Twins, they haven’t needed to rely much on the alternate player pool to this point. Byron Buxton dealt with a small injury to start the year and Josh Donaldson is currently resting himself back to health through a calf issue. Other than that, though, Rocco Baldelli’s gro...9668Fri, 07 Aug 2020 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/should-twins-fans-be-worried-about-mitch-garver-there-are-others-too-r9660/Luis Arráez .216/.286/.243 Reasons for concern: Luis Arráez practically came out of nowhere in 2019 to have one of the best rookie seasons in Minnesota Twins history. It’s possible that we saw the best of Arráez in 2019, and that he was able to sneak up on the league while being unscouted. Now ent...9660Thu, 06 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/pit-6-min-5-taylor-rogers-blows-save-win-streak-snapped-r9670/Box Score Maeda: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Sanó (3), Buxton (1), Rosario (3) Bottom 3 WPA: Rogers -.797, Cruz -.093, Gonzalez -.081 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): It’s Sano-ing in August! Today’s game started out with a bang (literally) for the Twins offense. After a Jorge...9670Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/alex-avila-is-better-than-you-think-r9665/The reaction among most Twins fans when the Avila signing was announced was more of a reserved acceptance of the fact rather than an outright celebration. In fairness, most normal human beings don’t celebrate signing backup catchers. Plus, Avila had just spent the last decade being a decidedly ave...9665Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-86-seeking-another-sweep-r9666/Last Night's Game Recap MIN 5, PIT 2: Randy Dobnak Delivers 6 Scoreless, Max Kepler Provides Key Insurance Homer One Twins pitcher who induces weak contact relays into another for Thursday’s start. Kenta Maeda has begun 2020 in excellent fashion. His slider has continued to stymie right-handed hi...9666Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-good-teams-play-top-prospects-r9662/Angels top prospect Jo Adell made his MLB debut Tuesday and *ripped* an infield single in his first plate appearance. Adell, 21, was the 10th pick in the 2017 first-year player draft (alternately referred to as The Royce Lewis Draft), and one day soon Adell could push Baseball’s Best Player to a c...9662Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-pit-2-randy-dobnak-delivers-6-scoreless-max-kepler-provides-key-insurance-homer-r9664/Box Score Dobnak: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Kepler (4) The Legend of Randy Dobnak Continues We all know the story of Randy Dobnak being an uber driver, but the story of Randy Dobnak is becoming much more than that. The story of Dobnak is now that of a really good big league pitcher...9664Thu, 06 Aug 2020 01:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-unexpected-lyft-in-randy-dobnak%E2%80%99s-game-r9663/Meanwhile, Randy Dobnak has been following a recipe that runs counter to the current trend. His career 19.5% strikeout rate doesn't sound that far off from current average, until you realize that he's in the 24th percentile (357th of 467) of all pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched since 201...9663Wed, 05 Aug 2020 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-luis-arraez-return-to-his-2019-form-r9659/This short season has not started in a promising way for Luis Arraez. Through 40 plate appearances, Luis is hitting .212/.289/.212 (.501) with a wRC+ of just 49. This is largely due to him having just one hit in his last 22 plate appearances before the Twins traveled to Pittsburgh. He seems to be...9659Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-85-twins-travel-to-pittsburgh-for-two-game-stint-r9661/LAST NIGHT’S GAME RECAP MIN 7, PIT 3: José Berríos Overcomes Command, Drone TODAY Twins @ Pittsburgh, 6:05 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -180, PIT +155, O/U 9 Twins Starter: Randy Dobnak, RHP 1.00 ERA Randy Dobnak totes the mound for the Twins tonight in Pittsburgh. He is coming off two impressive out...9661Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mechanical-adjustments-make-for-wicked-matt-wisler-r9656/When the Twins snapped up Matt Wisler as a free agent back in November, there was little thought that he would become an important high-leverage arm for them. In fact, if spring training had gone according to plan and everyone had stayed healthy, Wisler might well have been squeezed out of the pi...9656Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-up-with-former-twins-catcher-matt-walbeck-r9658/To tell the story of Matt Walbeck, it goes back to his early days as a baseball fan in northern California. He was able to watch and learn from two really good major-league teams, the Oakland A’s and the San Francisco Giants. As he said, “I liked both. I would go to the Giants and the A’s games w...9658Wed, 05 Aug 2020 05:25:00 +0000