https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/640/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-the-twins-trust-taylor-rogers-r9864/Before we go any further, let's get something clear: Taylor Rogers is a stud relief pitcher. Up until the 17-inning sample that represents this 2020 season, here's where he ranked across the two FULL seasons prior: Taylor Rogers, 2018-2019: 4th in fWAR among MLB relievers (4.0) 6th in WPA among...9864Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:59:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-3-min-1-twins-leave-15-runners-on-base-r9863/Box Score Berríos: 5.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Cruz -.392, Rogers -.351, Astudillo -.196 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): It was early on that a theme developed to Monday night’s game. Stop me when you pick up on that theme. 1st inning: Lead off single, no ru...9863Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-questions-left-to-be-answered-before-the-playoffs-r9860/1. Can the line-up get healthy? Two of Minnesota’s scheduled regulars, Mitch Garver and Luis Arraez, are both on the injured list. The good news is Garver has been getting at-bats and working behind the plate at the team’s alternate training site in St. Paul. Rocco Baldelli told the media that Gar...9860Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-914-twins-travel-to-chicago-for-all-important-series-r9861/Yesterday’s Game Recap Twins 7, Cleveland 5: Twins Complete Sweep, Shift Focus to White Sox Today Twins @ White Sox 7:10 pm CDT Betting Line: Twins -140, White Sox +120, O/U: 9 Twins Starter: Jose Berrios, RHP 4.40 ERA Jose Berrios seems to have found his groove over his past four starts. Over th...9861Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/al-playoff-matchups-a-little-clearer-r9858/In this first round, the teams will play just three games, and in all three games the higher seed will be the home team, meaning that even if they play in a neutral site, they’ll get to bat last. The Rays, A’s, White Sox and Twins are likely to be those home teams, but their exact seeding is still...9858Mon, 14 Sep 2020 02:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-powering-up-r9857/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/7 through Sun, 9/13 *** Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 30-18) Run Differential Last Week: +14 (Overall: +48) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (1.0 GB) Bomba Counter: 74 (Pace: 93) After watching him limp around and battle through a bad knee for two month...9857Mon, 14 Sep 2020 01:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-7-cleveland-5-twins-complete-sweep-shift-focus-to-white-sox-r9856/Box Score Pineda: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (5), Cruz (16), Jeffers (3), Donaldson (4) Top 3 WPA: Jeffers .192, Gonzalez .118, Wade Jr. .116 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Mas Bombas After slugging five home runs yesterday, the Bomba Squad was back at it again toda...9856Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brent-rooker-suffers-season-ending-forearm-fracture-r9855/Rooker was hit in his right forearm by an 86 mph changeup from Zach Plesac, the first batter he’s hit all season. Here’s a look: The combination of that changeup, which breaks in to a right-handed batter, getting away from Plesac and Rooker starting and checking his swing made for the perfect re...9855Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-8-cleveland-4-return-of-the-bomba-squad-r9854/Box Score Hill: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (4), Astudillo (1), Buxton (8), Rosario (10), Sano (11) Top 3 WPA: Gonzalez .157, Buxton .109, Rosario .087 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): Minnesota scored three runs in the second. First, a slumping Marwin González broke a...9854Sun, 13 Sep 2020 03:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-that-may-be-worth-worrying-about-r9849/Dobnak’s Control Regression was always expected for Randy Dobnak, just not in the way we’ve seen so far. The sinkerballer may have benefitted from batted ball luck and an improved defense, but we always figured the floor was set. Dobnak is successful because of a pitch to contact profile complemen...9849Sun, 13 Sep 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-912-take-the-series33-r9853/Friday's Game One Recap: Buxton, Jeffers Sting Bieber, Maeda sails through 7 TODAY Indians @ Twins, 7:07 pm CDT Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 3.86 ERA The 40 year old lefty will hope to build off last week's performance against Detroit where he went five innings, giving up just two runs. That is e...9853Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/replacing-luis-arraez-at-second-base-r9850/https://twitter.com/DanHayesMLB/status/1304501449016082438 Although Arráez isn’t performing to the standard he set in his rookie season, he’s been having a very solid sophomore year for the Twins slashing .288/.336/.337 and showing improvement on the defensive side of the ball. That said, after a...9850Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000