https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/720/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-tb-4-cruz-bails-out-another-bunting-blunder-r8010/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 60.4% strikes (55 of 91 pitches) Bullpen: 3.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Cruz (3-for-4, 2B), Arraez (2-for-3, BB), Rosario (2-for-2) WPA of +0.1: Cruz .491, Arraez .151, Rosario .141, Rogers .115 WPA of -0.1: May -.1...8010Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-twins-bullpen-target-felipe-v%C3%A1zquez-lhp-pirates-r8007/8007Wed, 26 Jun 2019 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luis-arr%C3%A1ez-hitting-machine-r8003/His love for baseball started when he was three years old, and by that time the diamond was at his house, his backyard in his native Venezuela. "I remember that it was a big backyard and that was where my neighbor, my nephew and I played every day during my childhood," Arráez said. Luis's dad was...8003Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-all-star-election-day-what-you-need-to-know-r8002/Voting Changes Major League Baseball altered their voting process for the 2019 All-Star Game. Two phases of voting are being held, “The Primary” and “The Starters Election.” Fans remain in charge of selecting the All-Star starters, but this new process allows for more fan involvement in an Electio...8002Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-9-tb-4-twins-shell-blake-snell-r8006/Box Score Gibson: 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 61.2% strikes (60 of 98 pitches) Home Runs: Schoop (13), Garver (12) Multi-Hit Games: Garver (3 for 5, HR); Rosario (4 for 5); Astudillo (3 for 4) WPA of +0.1: Gibson .187, Rosario .117, Astudillo .111 WPA of -0.1: None (Chart via FanGraphs) After...8006Wed, 26 Jun 2019 03:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-can-welcome-the-perfect-storm-this-summer-r8004/Thus far Derek Falvey has cycled through more than a handful of minor league relief options while trying to sort out Rocco Baldelli’s bullpen. A few wild cards were drawn to start the year, and while some have stuck, others have flopped. The lineup is a monster from top to bottom, so it remains on...8004Wed, 26 Jun 2019 01:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-twins-bullpen-target-will-smith-lhp-giants-r7999/Will Smith, LHP, 29-years-old San Francisco Giants (33-43, 5th in NL West) Free Agent following 2019 season. 2018: 2.55 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 12.06 K/9, 2.55 BB/9 in 53 IP 2019: 2.01 ERA, 0.77 WHIP, 13.50 K/9, 2.01 BB/9 in 31.1 IP What’s To Like There is a lot to like about Will Smith. He has been a...7999Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/shoring-up-twins-bullpen-will-be-a-mighty-challenge-r8000/Let's review the facts as they stand. The most intriguing pieces currently in the Twins' bullpen are: Taylor Rogers, formerly an 11th-round pick turned nondescript minor-league starter, who transitioned into relief duty immediately in the majors, and blossomed into a top-tier setup man over three...8000Tue, 25 Jun 2019 05:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/series-preview-minnesota-will-match-wits-against-rays-r7995/What They Do Well Like Minnesota the Rays can pitch. The 12.1 fWAR is 1st in baseball and is largely bolstered by Charlie Morton. Blake Snell has taken his lumps at times this season, and he’s coming off his worst outing of 2019 (0.1 IP 2 H 6 ER 4 BB 0 K vs NYY). After losing Tyler Glasnow to inju...7995Tue, 25 Jun 2019 01:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-twins-bullpen-target-liam-hendriks-rhp-athletics-r7996/Liam Hendriks’ time with the Twins came to an end after the 2013 season, when they designated him for assignment to make room for new free agent signee Phil Hughes. Hendriks spent the next year bouncing around among a number of organizations, and wound up making six combined starts at the MLB lev...7996Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-next-man-up-r7994/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/17 through Sun, 6/23 *** Record Last Week: 3-4 (Overall: 50-27) Standing: 1st Place in the AL Central (8.0 GA) Willians Watch: 4-for-13 with a HR since rejoining the Twins La Tortuga is back! Because of all the injuries, Willians Astudillo made his way back t...7994Mon, 24 Jun 2019 03:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-623-sands-strong-in-return-from-il-r7993/TRANSACTIONS RHP Cole Sands reinstated from the IL with Fort Myers. AWARDS The Twins announced their weekly Hitter and Pitcher of the Week: Hitter of the Week: Brent Rooker, Rochester Rooker played seven games for the Red Wings this week, hitting .429 (9-for-21) with two doubles, three home runs...7993Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:29:00 +0000