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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/725/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Week in Review: Holding Steady</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-holding-steady-r7920/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/3 through Sun, 6/9



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Record Last Week: 3-3 (Overall: 43-21)



Run Differential Last Week: +3 (Overall: +112)



Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (10.5 GA)



Willians Watch: So Long, Old Friend :-(


We must begin this week's roster rundown on a somber note:
Will...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7920</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 23:26:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 12, DET 2: No Motown Blues for the Minnesota Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-12-det-2-no-motown-blues-for-the-minnesota-twins-r7919/</link><description>Box Score
Odorizzi: 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 70.7% strikes (70 of 99 pitches)
Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Home Runs: Cruz (11), Sano (6), Buxton (8), Rosario (19)
Multi-Hit Games: Cruz (3-for-6, HR), Rosario (3-for-6, HR), Cron (2-for-5, 2B), Sano (2-for-5, HR), Adrianza (2-for-3,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7919</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Golden Bear Changing Cities: Q&A with Louie Varland]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-golden-bear-changing-cities-qampa-with-louie-varland-r7907/</link><description>Louie is a North St. Paul graduate, and being selected as a junior, this was a prioritized signing by Minnesota. Like Matt Wallner before him, Varland falls in the category of Twins selections that have grown up watching the evolution of the organization. It&#x2019;s one thing to have your professional d...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7907</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2019 00:10:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DET 9, MIN 3: Third Out Eludes Gibson, Eades Debuts</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-9-min-3-third-out-eludes-gibson-eades-debuts-r7917/</link><description>Box Score
Gibson: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 67.0% strikes (63 of 94 pitches)
Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K
Home Runs: Cruz (10)
Multi-Hit Games: Cruz (2-for-3, HR, BB)
WPA of +0.1: Cruz .102
WPA of -0.1: Gonzalez -.185, Gibson -.294

(chart via FanGraphs)
The key moment in this game c...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7917</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 23:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 6, DET 3: Offense, Bullpen Come Through Late as Twins Take Opener</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-det-3-offense-bullpen-come-through-late-as-twins-take-opener-r7914/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 72.1% strikes (57 of 79 pitches)
Home Runs: Garver (10), Cron (14), Cruz (9)
Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (4-for-5, 2B, RBI), Garver (3-for-5, HR, RBI), Cron (2-for-4, HR), Buxton (2-for-4), Polanco (2-for-5)
WPA of +0.1: Gonzalez .200, Garver .200, Cr...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7914</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 02:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baseball Hotbed Produces Another Hurler: Q&A with Matt Canterino]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/baseball-hotbed-produces-another-hurler-qampa-with-matt-canterino-r7904/</link><description>Selected right after fellow Conference USA competitor, and Cape Cod teammate Matt Wallner, Canterino joins the Twins organization with some familiarity on his side. One of the things most obvious about Canterino is his unique delivery, but whatever questions remain about it, the results seem to pr...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7904</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2019 00:35:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cali Connection Jumps Draft Boards: Q&A with Keoni Cavaco]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cali-connection-jumps-draft-boards-qampa-with-keoni-cavaco-r7913/</link><description>Cavaco joins Royce Lewis, Travis Harrison, Aaron Hicks, Chris Parmelee, Matt Garza, Trevor Plouffe, and Adam Johnson as first rounders selected from California by the Twins since the year 2000. He&#x2019;s expected to play on the left side of the infield, and it&#x2019;s the bat that immediately jumps off the p...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7913</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 5, CLE 4: Max Power Against Bauer</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-cle-4-max-power-against-bauer-r7910/</link><description>Box Score
Berrios: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 69.2% strikes (74 of 107 pitches)
Home Runs: Kepler 3 (15)
Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (4 for 4, 3 HR, BB)
WPA of +0.1: Kepler .310; Berrios .229; Rogers .200
WPA of -0.1: Magill -.193

(Chart via FanGraphs)
Kepler got the scoring going on the second p...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7910</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Craig Kimbrel and Risk Tolerance</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/craig-kimbrel-and-risk-tolerance-r7908/</link><description>I know, I know. "But Nick, Kimbrel and Darvish are different people! These are very different situations and shouldn't be viewed through the same lens!" That's true, to an extent. But the circumstances around Kimbrel and Darvish actually have stark similarities. For instance:
Each was, arguably, t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7908</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Twins Bring Local Product Home: Q&A with Matt Wallner]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bring-local-product-home-qampa-with-matt-wallner-r7903/</link><description>Wallner is a Forest Lake, MN native and lit up the Metro prep scene prior to putting on a big blast barrage in Conference USA. Now headed to the organization he grew up watching, it&#x2019;s time to learn a bit more about the Twins draft pick.
Twins Daily: Being a local product and having been drafted by...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7903</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 22:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Across the Meadow: Draft Recaps</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-draft-recaps-r7905/</link><description>We covered the first night with pretty quick recaps on Cavaco, Wallner and Canterino.
We came back on Thursday morning (an AM podcast!) to discuss the second and third day of the draft. Who do we like? Who might not sign? And deeper dives on many of the players who heard their names called by the...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7905</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 17:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>CLE 9, MIN 7: Bullpen Crumbles on Night Kimbrel Signs With Cubs</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-9-min-7-bullpen-crumbles-on-night-kimbrel-signs-with-cubs-r7902/</link><description>Box Score
Perez: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 60.9% strikes (56 of 92 pitches)
Home Runs: Buxton (7), Cruz (8), Polanco (10)
Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4, HR)
WPA of +0.1: Buxton .191, Polanco .156
WPA of -0.1: Sano -.137, Perez -.218, Parker -.500

(chart via FanGraphs)
The Twins held...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7902</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
