https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/719/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-border-battle-round-two-r8251/Brief Overview: Milwaukee is 2.5 games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. They’ve never been a juggernaut at any point this season, but they’ve remained close on the heels of both the North Siders and the St. Louis Cardinals. Christian Yelich is looking like a repeat MVP, and despite the n...8251Tue, 13 Aug 2019 19:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-berrios-and-a-history-of-second-half-swoons-r8248/Second Half Swoons Back in 2017, Berrios made 25 starts for the Twins and logged over 140 big league innings for the first time in his career. In the first half, he posted a respectable 3.53 ERA with a 1.08 WHIP. He had a 69 to 19 strikeout to walk ratio along with a 8.7 K/9. As the innings start...8248Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/constructing-the-best-bullpen-mix-to-finish-2019-r8249/Stop me if you have heard this before. The Minnesota Twins could use some better pitching performances. Early in the season all the focus was on the bullpen, and while it has more recently shifted to the starters and a stretch of dismal starts, all the changes with the relievers do cause us to won...8249Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:25:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-439-tied-r8247/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_439_Tied.mp38247Mon, 12 Aug 2019 14:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/leading-off-podcast-with-cooper-amp-matt-they-came-at-the-king-and-did-not-miss-r8246/Time stamps: 2:15 Reviewing this frustrating week 17:30 Discussing the division race 44:40 Jonathan Schoop/Luis Arraez 49:30 Injury news (Cruz, Pineda, Dyson) 62:15 Did Martin Perez do his job? 68:10 It is looking like the Twins messed up this deadline 71:00 Prospects (Thorpe, Romero, Alcala, Cel...8246Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-digging-holes-r8244/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 8/5 through Sun, 8/11 *** Record Last Week: 2-5 (Overall: 71-47) Run Differential Last Week: -14 (Overall: +127) Standing: Tied for 1st Place in AL Central Willians Watch: Out Indefinitely Exactly one week after losing Byron Buxton to a shoulder injury that...8244Mon, 12 Aug 2019 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-811-frustrating-loss-marred-by-heartbreaking-moments-r8243/Box Score Berrios: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 68.8% strikes (66 of 96 pitches) Bullpen: 4 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (2-for-4), Arraez (2-for-3), Cron (2-for-4) Top 3 WPA: Gonzalez (0.21), Arraez (0.18), Rosario (0.14) Bottom 3 WPA: Rogers (-0.48), Schoop...8243Sun, 11 Aug 2019 20:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-it-time-to-find-a-new-role-for-martin-perez-r8242/When the Twins first signed Martin Perez, I was one of the people that was on board with this being a good signing, and during the first two months of his Twins tenure, he looked like an excellent addition to the starting rotation. However, in light of how Perez has pitched over the past two mont...8242Sun, 11 Aug 2019 18:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-810-odorizzi-solid-offense-takes-advantage-of-key-opportunities-r8241/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 60.7% strikes (62 of 102 pitches) Bullpen: 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Kepler (32), Gonzalez (13) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco, Gonzalez, Adrianza Top 3 WPA: Odorizzi (.300), Arraez (.110), Rogers (.082) Odo inefficient, yet effective Per t...8241Sun, 11 Aug 2019 04:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-ahead-to-the-twins-postseason-rotation-r8239/Which four starters should make up the postseason rotation? Should they send Martin Perez to the pen? Is their game-two starter the hot hand in Michael Pineda or All-Star Jake Odorizzi, who has had trouble going deep into ball games? Where does Kyle Gibson fit in? He seems to thrive against weake...8239Sat, 10 Aug 2019 06:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-game-recap-89-twins-set-home-run-record-lose-to-cleveland-r8237/Box Score Smeltzer: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 60.4% strikes (49 of 81 pitches) Bullpen: 4.2 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Castro (12), Rosario (25) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4), Cave (2-for-4) Bottom 3 WPA: Smeltzer -.191, Arráez -.085, Cron -.063 For the fourth consecutive game, t...8237Sat, 10 Aug 2019 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-august-8-r8236/If you don't have time for all 69 minutes, at least make sure you listen to the discussion around the 45 minute mark. The topic: Did Trevor May really get a plaque for hitting 100 mph? As always, all of our podcasts are available here or you can download directly from iTunes here.8236Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:53:00 +0000