https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/654/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-89-the-sky-is-falling33-r9681/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP KCR 9, MIN 6: Brief 2020 Debut for Odorizzi; Royals Bust It Open Against Bullpen QUESTION OF THE DAY Are you worried about the Twins? If so, what are you most worried about. If not, why? TODAY Twins at Royals | 1:05 pm CT Twins starter: Jose Berrios 1-1, 15.0 IP, 4.80 ERA,...9681Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kcr-9-min-6-brief-2020-debut-for-odorizzi-royals-bust-it-open-against-bullpen-r9680/Box Score Odorizzi: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Cruz (4), Buxton (3), Kepler (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Stashak -.279, Thorpe -.275, Adrianza -.209 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): While much of the Twins’ lineup has scuffled, Byron Buxton is white hot. He gave the Twins a two-run lead...9680Sun, 09 Aug 2020 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/in-appreciation-of-marwin-r9679/Marwin suffered from a knee issue that flew under the radar in 2019. Regardless he provided passable offense and his versatility was priceless down the stretch. In the offseason he had a minor procedure done to clean up his ailing knee, and the early results have been positive. Marwin has posted a...9679Sun, 09 Aug 2020 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-will-a-2020-championship-feel-like-r9677/Regardless of which category you fall into, you likely want nothing more than to see your team on top at the end of the year. But what does that mean for fans? We’re not the ones hoisting the trophy at the end of the year. We don’t get a beautiful shiny ring to wear for the rest of our lives. We d...9677Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-notebook-88-the-return-of-odorizzi-r9675/Last Night's Game Recap KCR 3, MIN 2: No Cruz, No Donaldson, No Arráez, No Offense Today: Minnesota @ Kansas City, 6:05 P.M. CT Twins Starter: Jake Odorizzi The big Twins news for Saturday is that Jake Odorizzi is scheduled to return to the mound and make his 2020 debut. The Big Stink was set to b...9675Sat, 08 Aug 2020 17:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bats-have-struggled-early-r9678/We all remember. The 2019 Minnesota Twins offense, the Bomba Squad, hit .270/.338/.494 (.832) with 318 doubles and 307 homers. Then this offseason, the Twins added former MVP Josh Donaldson coming off of a season in which he was named the National League Comeback Player of the Year. He hit .259/....9678Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trust-the-process-the-twins-are-navigating-uncharted-injury-waters-as-best-they-can-r9676/The season is one-third of its usual length; the amount of teams that will qualify for the playoffs has increased by 33%; drones are interrupting games; and the designated hitter is now universal, at least for the time being (but, let’s be real, it’ll probably stay that way). But the game of baseb...9676Sat, 08 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000