https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/727/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tb-14-min-3-well-%E2%80%A6-that-just-happened-r7873/Box Score Perez: 2.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 63.5% strikes (40 of 63 pitches) Home Runs: No Bomba Multi-Hit Games: Adrianza (2 for 3); Castro (2 for 3) WPA of +0.1: None WPA of -0.1: Perez -.307 (Chart via FanGraphs) After a couple of quick innings from both Charlie Morton and Martin Perez, we...7873Fri, 31 May 2019 01:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/proving-it-at-the-trop-r7867/Devin Smeltzer got the call for his big-league debut against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night at Target Field. His promotion was in part because Michael Pineda needed an IL stint, but also because the front office decided to juggle the rotation a bit. Without changing up the order, each st...7867Thu, 30 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/multiple-twins-building-all-star-resumes-r7871/Voting Changes Major League Baseball altered their voting process for the 2019 All-Star Game. Two phases of voting will be 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 Election...7871Thu, 30 May 2019 12:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finer-points-draft-bonus-pools-r7868/MLB DRAFT BONUS POOLS Long gone are the days of signing players to MLB contracts (immediately putting them on the 40-man roster) and uncontrollable signing bonuses. In are the days of assigned slot values and team bonus pools. Once the draft order is set, each pick in the first 10 rounds is assign...7868Wed, 29 May 2019 20:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/shoulder-impingement-qampa-r7863/Disclaimer: I am not a team physician for the Twins. I have not treated or examined any Twins players. The information I am using is only that which is publicly available. My goal with these posts is to provide some education to TD readers around general injuries that are peculiar to baseball play...7863Wed, 29 May 2019 11:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-mil-3-smeltzer-shines-in-emotional-mlb-debut-r7866/Box Score Devin Smeltzer: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 76.8% strikes (53 of 69 pitches) Home Runs: Eddie Rosario (17) Multi-Hit Games: Jorge Polanco 2-for-4 WPA of +0.1: Devin Smeltzer (.365), Willians Astudillo (.159), WPA of -0.1: Jonathan Schoop (-.110), (chart via FanGraphs) The Devin Smeltzer...7866Wed, 29 May 2019 03:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/attitude-a-difference-for-twins-in-2019-r7861/On the latest Gleeman and the Geek Parker Hageman noted that, in talking with a Twins official, the feel in the clubhouse is decidedly different in 2019. It’s one thing for that to be the case when you have the best record in baseball, but the reality for this team is that this is how things have...7861Tue, 28 May 2019 22:32:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-place-michael-pineda-on-dl-devin-smeltzer-recalled-r7862/Michael Pineda had one bad inning last night, but he rolled through the rest of his innings. He didn’t appear to be in any discomfort last night. It was his four consecutive quality start. He won’t be eligible to come off the DL until June 7. Currently, the Twins have two scheduled off days before...7862Tue, 28 May 2019 15:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mil-5-min-4-hader-closes-the-door-on-the-twins-win-streak-r7860/Box Score Pineda: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 68.1% strikes (64 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Buxton (5) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2 for 4) WPA of +0.1: Pineda .132, Buxton .104 WPA of -0.1: Rogers -.359, Sano -.188, Rosario -.183, Polanco -.159, Astudillo -.133 (Chart via FanGraphs) After a rough...7860Tue, 28 May 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-have-become-a-baseball-powerhouse-what33-r7859/In January, I wrote a piece here remarking about how drastically the Twins transformed their identity in just a five-year span, and how jarring this felt for an organization so steeped in stability. My primary focus there was the pitching staff, which has evolved from a group of contact-heavy soft...7859Tue, 28 May 2019 02:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-best-twins-team-since-r7855/First World Series Run Since the club moved to Minnesota, the 1965 squad was the lone team to win over 100 games. With a 102-60 record (.630 W-L%), the team also has the highest winning percentage of any Twins team. During the 2019 campaign, the Twins have a .692 W-L%. It seems unlikely for the cl...7855Tue, 28 May 2019 00:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-11-20-r7856/20. Kameron Misner | Missouri | Pos: OF | B/T: L/L | Height: 6’4” | Weight: 215 | Age: 21 Previously Drafted: 33rd Round, 2016 (KC) Scouting Grades Hit: 55 Power: 50 Run: 60 Arm: 55 Field: 60 Overall: 55 For teams interested in a college outfielder who brings the combination of both plus defe...7856Mon, 27 May 2019 19:51:00 +0000