https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/708/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton39s-bad-breaks-and-the-futile-search-for-answers-r8221/It's understandable enough that fans see Buxton — who is without a doubt one of this club's most essential players — barreling into outfield walls, and envision simple coaching fixes that might remedy the problem. The truth is unfortunately a lot more complicated. Let's review the various incident...8221Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-85-may-throws-fire-sano-launches-a-walk-off-bomb-in-twins-win-r8217/Box Score Jake Odorizzi: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 60.6% strikes (66 of 109 pitches) Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Max Kepler (31), Miguel Sano (19) Multi-Hit Games: Luis Arraez (2-for-4) Top 3 WPA: Sano (.433), May (.255), Odorizzi (.247) Bottom 3 WPA: Duffey (-.131), Cave...8217Tue, 06 Aug 2019 03:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton%E2%80%99s-body-and-cave%E2%80%99s-opportunity-r8216/Last season much was made of Buxton being injury-prone. He dealt with migraines during an unfortunate time with the team down in Puerto Rico, and then broke a toe during a potentially unnecessary rehab stint. Minnesota rushed him back to the lineup and ultimately, he played just 28 games before b...8216Tue, 06 Aug 2019 02:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-choppin%E2%80%99-up-the-braves-r8214/Brief Overview: These two clubs last faced each other in 2016 when sweeps were traded at the opposing teams ballparks. Atlanta leads the NL East by a healthy seven game margin, but their +58 run differential is nearly one-third of Minnesota’s +141 mark. The Braves have played at Target Field just...8214Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-with-cooper-amp-matt-post-trade-deadline-szn-r8215/Scroll to the bottom for time stamps. Hey everyone! Click the link below for the iTunes audio of the podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-off-podcast-with-matt-and-cooper/id1474507971#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.rss.com%2Fleadingoff%2F%3Fname%3D2019-08-05_eleventh_full_edit...8215Mon, 05 Aug 2019 12:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-deadline-dyson-dingers-r8212/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/29 through Sun, 8/4 *** Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 69-42) Run Differential Last Week: +16 (Overall: +141) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (3.0 GA) Willians Watch: Out Indefinitely As the trade deadline counted down to zero on Wednesday afternoon, Tw...8212Mon, 05 Aug 2019 00:28:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-438-mommy-and-daddy-are-fighting-again-r8211/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_438_Mommy_and_Daddy.mp38211Sun, 04 Aug 2019 23:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-84-twins-cap-off-the-sweep-smeltzer-style-r8210/Box Score Smeltzer: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 67.8% strikes (61 of 90 pitches) Bullpen: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Home Runs: Castro (11) Multi-Hit Games: Arraez (2-for-3), Rosario (2-for-3) Top 3 WPA: Smeltzer (0.30), Duffey (0.17), Arraez (0.10) Bottom 3 WPA: Sano (-0.08), Adrianza (-0.07),...8210Sun, 04 Aug 2019 21:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-happened-to-eddie-rosario%E2%80%99s-defense-r8209/I will start this article by saying, I am only referencing fielding metrics generated by Statcast that are available on Baseball Savant. While many of the defensive metrics on sites like Fangraphs and Baseball Reference could be helpful, they are, at least for outfielders, outdated, and nowhere n...8209Sun, 04 Aug 2019 15:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-83-delayed-start-didn%E2%80%99t-cool-off-the-minnesota-offense-r8208/Box Score Kyle Gibson: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 61% strikes (67 of 110 pitches) Bullpen: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Nelson Cruz 3 (30), Jorge Polanco (17), C.J. Cron (19) Multi-Hit Games: Nelson Cruz 3-for-4, C.J. Cron 3-for-4, Luis Arraez 2-for-4 Top 3 WPA: Polanco .229, Cruz .2...8208Sun, 04 Aug 2019 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/using-technology-to-form-fastballs-r8204/This past March, the Chanhassen High School baseball program visited Starters Sports Training in Shakopee to put all of our arms under the Rapsodo microscope. One of the first things we got the data back from Starters was convert all fastballs into Bauer Units. For those unfamiliar, Driveline Bas...8204Sat, 03 Aug 2019 15:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/that%E2%80%99s-what%E2%80%99s-up-new-twins-pitcher-sergio-romo39s-best-moments-r8202/Before we get started on this journey together, I think it’s important to tell you a little about myself. I am originally from San Francisco. I was a senior in high school when Sergio Romo won his first World Series ring. I was a sophomore in college when he recorded the final out of his second Wo...8202Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:30:00 +0000