https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/660/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-485-beating-up-the-white-sox-r9609/Listen Now9609Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-off-and-running-r9607/Weekly Snapshot: Fri, 7/24 through Sun, 7/26 *** Record Last Week: 2-1 (Overall: 2-1) Run Differential Last Week: +10 (Overall: +10) Standing: Tied for 1st Place in AL Central Bomba Counter: 7 (On Pace for 140) Not everything went to plan for Minnesota in the opening series. Jak...9607Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-14-chw-2-lineup-flexes-early-to-aid-maeda-in-victorious-twins-debut-r9606/Box Score Maeda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Cave (1), Cruz 2 (3), Gonzalez (1) Top 3 WPA: Cave .283, Cruz .102, Maeda .055 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Minnesota Twins took Sunday’s rubber match as an opportunity to declare that they are still the reigning AL Central C...9606Sun, 26 Jul 2020 21:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-726-kenta-maeda-to-make-twins-debut-vs-white-sox-r9605/YESTERDAY’S GAME RECAP CHW 10, MIN 3: White Sox Hit 5 Homers Off Twins Bullpen QUESTION OF THE DAY What’s your favorite part about baseball being back? TODAY Twins at White Sox | 1:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -1.5, .140, 10.5 O/U Twins: Kenta Maeda, RHP Maeda threw 84 pitches in his final tuneup...9605Sun, 26 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/we-should-be-more-worried-about-jake-odorizzi-r9599/Back injuries are tricky when it comes to pitchers. The motion of pitching relies so heavily on bending and twisting of the back, and any kind of pain can easily disrupt these necessary movements. Further complicating things, the physical grind required of a Major League pitcher leaves them little...9599Sun, 26 Jul 2020 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-10-min-3-white-sox-hit-5-homers-off-twins-bullpen-r9604/Box Score Dobnak: 4.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Cruz (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Littell -.244, Donaldson -.140, Smeltzer -.104 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Twins are in danger of losing their opening series to the White Sox. Chicago's starter Dallas Keuchel signed a three-year, $5...9604Sat, 25 Jul 2020 21:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/notebook-725-dobnak-to-the-rescue-as-hill%E2%80%99s-start-gets-pushed-back-r9603/LAST NIGHT’S GAME RECAP MIN 10, CHW 5: Kepler Blasts 2 Bombas, Twins Outlast White Sox QUESTION OF THE DAY Do you like the cardboard cutouts in the stands, or would you rather they just be completely empty? TODAY Twins at White Sox, 1:10 pm CT Betting Lines: MIN -1.5, -118, 9.5 O/U Twins: Randy D...9603Sat, 25 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/join-us-for-saturday39s-postgame-pint-r9602/John Bonnes will be attempting to moderate Twins Daily's writers and the virtual crowd on our Zoom event, as we celebrate, commiserate and and take your questions, both via chat or voice. We want the Twins Daily community to drive the discussion. We’re trying something new, and we want you to join...9602Sat, 25 Jul 2020 04:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-10-chw-5-kepler-blasts-2-bombas-twins-outlast-white-sox-r9601/Box Score Berríos: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Kepler 2 Top 3 WPA: Polanco .222, Cave .127, Kepler .089 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): There was some worry that it would take a while for hitters to gain their timing and catch up to pitchers this season after an abbreviated Su...9601Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:46:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-provides-refreshment-and-peculiarity-in-return-r9598/There hadn’t been a real MLB game in 266 days. The long layoff created mounds of anticipation, excitement, and anxiety. How was it going to look? Would the players be ready to perform at a high level? Will it feel the same? It didn’t, and that’s okay. Nothing about this year has been rudimentary....9598Fri, 24 Jul 2020 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-for-the-best-twins-hitters-and-60-game-stretches-r9587/FanGraphs has made this exercise easy by releasing a 60-game span leaderboard. The board is customizable, making it possible to look at the best 60-game stretches of Minnesota’s position players. But before you click that link or continue reading, please take a moment to guess the Twins leaders in...9587Fri, 24 Jul 2020 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-next-minnesota-twins-2020-r9600/For anyone new to this site, I have been helping to write our Minor League Reports since 2014 (man, I’m going to miss them this year…), and for years before that wrote about the Twins and their minor league system elsewhere. I’ve always been fascinated by the minor leagues as I went to many games...9600Fri, 24 Jul 2020 19:48:00 +0000