https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/697/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/get-to-know-jorge-alcala-r8410/The 2019 season marked Alcala’s first full season in the Twins organization. He began the year as a starter in Pensacola, but he would eventually end up pitching out of the bullpen at Double- and Triple-A. There were some ups and downs as a starter, but his time as a reliever saw some positive imp...8410Sat, 14 Sep 2019 18:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-for-a-new-bullpen-paradigm-r8409/With the emergence of quality relief arms like Tyler Duffey and Trevor May, who are capable of pitching late in the game, and the addition of late-inning arms in Sergio Romo and Sam Dyson (if he’s ever healthy), the Twins haven’t felt as much need to pitch Rogers multiple days in a row. Add in Za...8409Fri, 13 Sep 2019 23:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-looking-for-a-sign-of-life-r8405/Brief Overview: Like a bad case of the flu, the Indians just refuse to go away as they continue to fight tooth and nail until the end of the season for the AL Central crown. The Twins still continue to occupy the throne, but chinks in their armor have been revealed lately in the form of the Pineda...8405Fri, 13 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-need-early-season-eddie-r8407/Over the last three years, Rosario has hit 23 home runs on pitches outside of the rulebook strike zone. The next closest is Trey Mancini with 15. His .403 slugging percentage over those three years is the best in the game. He maintains a .247 average outside of the zone -- fourth-best behind guys...8407Fri, 13 Sep 2019 05:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-912-twins-drop-series-to-nationals-cleveland-35-back-r8406/Box Score Gibson: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER (6 R), 4 BB, 5 K, 6.13% strikes (57 of 93 pitches) Bullpen: 4.1 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Cruz (36), Schoop (22) Multi-Hit Games: Cruz (2-for-5), Schoop (3-for-5) Top 3 WPA: Schoop (.092), Castro (.071), Cruz (.061) Bottom 3 WPA: Gibson (-.302), Stewar...8406Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/we-want-new-york-twins-postseason-edition-r8393/Let’s get this out of the way right now: This Twins team hasn’t lost anything to the Yankees. None of these guys care about what Ron Gardenhire’s clubs did against the Evil Empire, and I can guarantee no one in the current clubhouse is worried about what wins and losses took place a decade ago. Le...8393Fri, 13 Sep 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/moneyball-redux-will-red-sox-raid-twins39-front-office-r8404/In 2011, the film adaptation of Moneyball hit theaters, bringing Michael Lewis's non-fiction work to the big screen. Near the end of the movie, Red Sox owner John Henry invites Billy Beane to Fenway Park for a conversation. Beane had freshly guided small-market Oakland through back-to-back 100-win...8404Thu, 12 Sep 2019 23:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/july-and-august-at-twins-daily-part-3-traffic-r8403/July 31st we crushed the previous daily record with 34,723 visitors, which is more fans than attended the infamous 14-12 Yankees duel. It was the most trafficked day in Twins Daily’s history, and July was the most trafficked month, breaking last month’s record. Then came August, which was our thir...8403Thu, 12 Sep 2019 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-911-depleted-twins-fail-to-match-up-with-strasburg-and-nationals-r8401/Box Score Perez: 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 65.6% strikes (59 of 90 pitches) Home Runs: Polanco (21) Multi-Hit Games: Arraez (3 for 5), Polanco (2 for 5, HR), Castro (2 for 4) WPA of +0.1: Cruz .101 WPA of -0.1: Perez -.220, Rosario -.161, Astudillo -.159, Adrianza -.105 The Nationals jumped all...8401Thu, 12 Sep 2019 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-need-berrios-to-step-up-now-more-than-ever-r8398/The Twins and their fans have enjoyed one of the best seasons in team history and everyone knows it has largely been due to the historically good lineup. The lineup will be the Twins greatest weapon when October comes, and the Twins really will just be asking for a quality start from their pitche...8398Thu, 12 Sep 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/july-amp-august-at-twins-daily-part-2-forums-r8399/I look at this place as one refuge where fans can bitch and moan and celebrate together-without resorting to personal beefs, and keyboard warriors are not something we have to deal with. (That's what twitter's for). My kudos to the admin's, and to the people on this board itself. I gotta say, thes...8399Wed, 11 Sep 2019 20:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bronx-bombers-catch-the-bomba-squad-can-twins-regain-record-r8397/The bad news first: the Yankees are on a tear. They caught the Twins last night because they hit SIX home runs versus Ron Gardenhire’s toothless Tigers. Hooray pitch to contact!. Even worse is that was just their first game against them this week. They have two more. And it's not just one game. N...8397Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000