https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/721/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-432-chasing-aces-r7992/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_432_Chasing_Aces.mp37992Mon, 24 Jun 2019 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-miguel-sano-can-fix-his-swing-r7991/There is no denying that Miguel Sano hasn't been clicking on all cylinders.This season, Sano has approximately one portion of the zone in which his swing does damage. See if you can pick that out. On balls that are thrown on the outer-third/middle-third section, Sano is hitting .579 with five...7991Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-6-min-1-bad-inning-spoils-awesome-uniforms-r7990/Box Score Starter: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 69.6% strikes (64 of 92 pitches) Bullpen: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Eddie Rosario (20) Multi-Hit Games: Luis Arraez (4-for-4, 2B), Max Kepler (2-for-5, 2B), Jorge Polanco (2-for-5) WPA of +0.1: None WPA of -0.1: Pineda -.231 (chart via F...7990Sun, 23 Jun 2019 21:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it%E2%80%99s-time-to-start-trusting-tyler-duffey-in-high-leverage-situations-r7989/When Tyler Duffey was coming up through the minor leagues, he was very much the Terry Ryan era sinker-slider type pitcher who relied heavily on getting groundballs instead of strikeouts. When Duffey was first called up in 2015, he was an effective starting pitcher with a 3.10 ERA in 10 starts. Ho...7989Sun, 23 Jun 2019 18:12:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-twins-bullpen-target-ty-buttrey-rhp-angels-r7988/Ty Buttrey, RHP, 26-years-old LA Angels (38-39, 3rd in AL West) Under team control via arbitration through 2024 2019: 2.52 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 10.60 K/9, 2.78 BB/9 in 35.2 IP 2018: 3.31 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 11.02 K/9, 2.76 BB/9 in 16.1 IP Ty Buttrey is a relative newcomer on the scene for the LA Angels bul...7988Sun, 23 Jun 2019 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-sign-rhp-cody-allen-minor-league-deal-r7986/Cody Allen had a few really good years in Cleveland. Many assumed that his connection with Twins CBO Derek Falvey made him a realistic offseason target for the Twins. Instead he signed with the Angels. Things did not go well for Allen in Anaheim. He was designated for assignment before being given...7986Sat, 22 Jun 2019 23:26:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-kc-3-twins-win-nail-biter-in-extras-r7985/Box Score Berríos: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 61.1% strikes (55 of 90 pitches) Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Home Runs: Sanó (9), Cave (1), Cron (17) Multi-Hit Games: Cron (3-for-5, HR, RBI), Cave (2-for-3, HR) WPA of +0.1: Berríos .366, Cron .356, Cave .250, May .142 WPA of -0.1: Keple...7985Sat, 22 Jun 2019 21:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-kc-7-losing-streak-snapped-again-r7984/Box Score Perez: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 60.8% strikes (48 of 79 pitches) Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Home Runs: Cron (16), Sano (8) Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (3-for-5), Kepler (2-for-5), Polanco (2-for-5), Schoop (2-for-4) WPA of +0.1: Rogers .451, Rosario .321, Kepler .205,...7984Sat, 22 Jun 2019 03:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-621-brent-rooker-is-burning-r7983/TRANSACTIONS -Free agent RHP Drew Hutchison signed, assigned to Rochester. -Fernando Romero placed on the IL (back strain) -RHP Andro Cutura promoted from Pensacola to Rochester. -LHP Kody Funderburk (oblique strain) and SS Ricky De La Torre (hamstring strain) placed on IL for Cedar Rapids. -Added...7983Sat, 22 Jun 2019 03:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-twins-bullpen-target-ken-giles-rhp-blue-jays-r7982/Some of you might remember during that great postseason run by the 2017 Astros, one piece that wasn’t firing for them was the backend of their bullpen. A big part of this was due to the fall of Ken Giles, who was rocked for 10 runs on 12 hits and five walks in 7 2/3 innings pitched in the 2017 po...7982Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-wrong-with-martin-perez-a-deep-dive-into-ups-and-downs-r7977/When examining the performance of individual players, it’s important that context is factored in. What was their 2018 season like? What developments has the organization catalyzed in helping to maximize their production? Martin Perez should be viewed with such a contextual lens. The Twins signed...7977Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-4-min-1-odorizzi-offense-come-up-short-r7979/Box Score Odorizzi: 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 66% strikes (X of X pitches) Bullpen: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (11) Multi-Hit Games: Cron (2-3) WPA of +0.1: None WPA of -0.1: Schoop -.111, Odorizzi -.223 (chart via FanGraphs) Active First Inning The Twins opened tonigh...7979Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:05:00 +0000