https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/717/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/using-derek-falvey-and-thad-levine39s-past-to-forecast-the-minnesota-twins39-2019-trade-deadline-r8075/For the Twins, they find themselves solidly on the other side of the table this year as they will not be looking to shed veterans for prospects but instead they will be adding veterans in exchange for their much-coveted prospects. Essentially, this will be the first deadline under the new front of...8075Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco%E2%80%99s-defensive-transformation-r8072/Predestined for Second Base Throughout his minor league career, there were questions about whether Polanco was going to be able to stick at shortstop. In fact, he played some second base in every season throughout his minor league career. If concerns were there, the Twins have ignored them at the...8072Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-july-10-r8073/We also review the first half award winners, put a bow on the 2019 draft class and much, much more. An action-packed 100 minutes in probably our best episode yet. As always, all of our podcasts are available here or you can download directly from iTunes here.8073Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/juiced-baseballs-are-2019-mlb-stats-a-joke-r8071/Because Major League Baseball can’t seem to get out of its own way, a big storyline of this season that also became a focus during the All-Star break is the current state of the actual baseball. Justin Verlander went so far as to say “Major League Baseball’s turning this game into a joke.” There’...8071Wed, 10 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blueprinting-the-twins-deadline-plan-r8069/Minnesota has been linked to players like Marcus Stroman and Madison Bumgarner. The Twins have ties to any number of relievers, and you can bet the front office has no desire to leave any stone unturned. We’re soon getting to decision time though, and what they acquire will matter almost as much a...8069Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-5-biggest-twins-surprises-at-the-all-star-break-r8066/1. Twins catchers lead the American League in OPS... by a mile. Minnesota's backstop position, fueled primarily by the production of Mitch Garver and Jason Castro, has yielded a .913 OPS through 89 games. That's 41 points higher than second-place Seattle, and 111 higher than the third-place White...8066Tue, 09 Jul 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/handing-out-minnesota39s-first-half-awards-r8065/All WAR totals listed in the headings are courtesy of FanGraphs. Looking at Baseball Reference’s WAR totals would probably result in similar results as listed below, but likely would have been more definitive for the winning players. Most Valuable Player Candidates: Jorge Polanco (2.9 WAR), Max Ke...8065Tue, 09 Jul 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-434-now-it39s-a-fight-r8064/PLAY THE PODCAST Want more Twins talk? Subscribe to our midweek "Off The Record" episodes via Patreon.com/Gleeman.8064Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-breaking-even-r8062/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 7/1 through Sun, 7/7 *** Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 56-33) Run Differential Last Week: +3 (Overall: +116) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (5.5 GA) Willians Watch: Out Indefinitely Here's a rundown of roster moves from the past week to get you caught u...8062Sun, 07 Jul 2019 23:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tex-4-min-1-quiet-bats-can%E2%80%99t-back-up-great-pitching-r8061/Box Score Smeltzer: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 64.6% strikes (42 of 59 pitches) Rest of Staff: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 12 K Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Garver (2-5), Sanó (2-3, R) Top 3 WPA: May .288, Harper .170, Smeltzer .117 Bottom 3 WPA: Mejia -.462, Kepler -.194, Gonzalez -.169 After...8061Sun, 07 Jul 2019 22:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-tex-4-pineda-rogers-lead-twins-over-rangers-r8059/Box Score Pineda: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 61.5% strikes (59 of 96 pitches) Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Home Runs: Gonzalez (10) Multi-Hit Games: Castro (2-for-3, 2B), Polanco (2-for-4) Top 3 WPA: Pineda .220, Rogers .182, Buxton .118 Starting Strong in the 2nd, Nailing the Coffin...8059Sat, 06 Jul 2019 22:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-15-tex-6-offense-erupts-and-perez-faces-former-team-r8058/Box Score Starter: 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 62.8% strikes (59 of 94 pitches) Bullpen: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Home Runs: Arraez (2), Polanco (12), Schoop (14), Garver (13) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-4, BB), Polanco (2-5, HR), Garver (2-4, 2B, HR, BB), Gonzalez (3-4, 2 2B, HR), C.J. Cron (2-5...8058Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000