https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/729/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins39-offense-having-a-barrel-of-fun-r7831/Barrel of Fun Entering play on Tuesday, Minnesota ranks as the top team when it comes to barreling up the ball. Minnesota has barreled up the ball on 2.0 % of pitches. Atlanta is Minnesota’s closest competition in the barrel department with a 1.7% total. The big-league average is 1.35%. No other...7831Wed, 22 May 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-21-30-r7834/30. Maurice Hampton | Memphis University HS (TN) | Pos: OF | B/T: R/R | Height: 6’0” | Weight: 195 | Age: 17 Commitment: LSU Scouting Grades Hit: 50 Power: 55 Run: 70 Arm: 55 Field: 55 Overall: 50 Maurice Hampton has many of the tools that I admire out of a high school outfielder. He is an elite a...7834Wed, 22 May 2019 02:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-artist-currently-known-as-taylor-rogers-r7832/On the season Rocco Baldelli has called upon Rogers 17 times to work a total of 20 innings. He has 1 .35 ERA and is fanning batters at a career high 12.2 K/9 clip. The lefty isn’t a soft-tosser, and his 95.4 mph average fastball velocity is better than it’s ever been. Once a LOOGY, Rogers has nuke...7832Wed, 22 May 2019 01:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-laa-1-pitching-great-sano-homers-late-r7829/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 63.3% strikes (57 of 90 pitches) Home Runs: Sano (2) Multi-Hit Games: Arraez (3-for-4), Kepler (2-for-4, BB) WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .297, Sano .295 WPA of -0.1: None (chart via FanGraphs) It was a pitchers duel tonight in Anaheim as the Minnesota...7829Tue, 21 May 2019 05:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-byron-buxton%E2%80%99s-swing-r7826/This spring, as Buxton strolled into camp with a new swing, he proudly proclaimed -- channeling his inner Frank Sinatra -- that he did it his way. “It’s my swing, my thought process, my thinking, everything with my swing now is me,” he told Dan Hayes of The Athletic. “I didn’t go to no hitting co...7826Mon, 20 May 2019 05:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-427-next-man-up-r7823/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_427_2019-05-19.mp37823Mon, 20 May 2019 01:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-offensive-onslaught-r7822/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/13 through Sun, 5/19 *** Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 30-16) Run Differential Last Week: +23 (Overall: +74) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (4.5 GA) Willians Watch: 3-for-18 last week (Season AVG: .278) Quite a few roster moves to recap from the past...7822Sun, 19 May 2019 23:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-7-min-4-sweepless-in-seattle-r7821/Box Score Gibson: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 64.8% strikes (59 of 91 pitches) Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (4-for-5) WPA of +0.1: Polanco .252 WPA of -0.1: Cron -.168, May -.171, Gibson -.301 (chart via FanGraphs) Buxton Hitting 9th There is not much to gripe about when a team is...7821Sun, 19 May 2019 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-18-sea-4-sharks-eat-mariners-r7819/Box Score Berrios: 4.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 66.7% strikes (70 of 105 pitches) Home Runs: Cron 2 (12), Buxton (4), Sano (1), Schoop 2 (8) Multi-Hit Games: Schoop (3-for-5, 2 HR), Gonzalez (3-for-5, 2B), Rosario (3-for-6), Cron 3-for-6, 2B, 2 HR), Buxton (2-for-4, HR) WPA of +0.1: Buxton .194,...7819Sun, 19 May 2019 06:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-be-the-new-2015-royals-r7818/I don't live in the US and I haven't set foot there since May 2013. I'm from a country where most people literally have no clue of what baseball is. I met the game of baseball in 2008, at age 16. So, it's nearly impossible for me to have access to any publication (or clothing items, memorabilia, s...7818Sat, 18 May 2019 18:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-sea-1-venezuelan-night-in-seattle-r7817/Box Score Pérez: 6.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 7 K, 62.1% strikes (64 of 104 pitches) Home Runs: Adrianza (3) Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (2-for-5), Kepler (2-for-4, 3 RBI), Adrianza (2-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) WPA of +0.1: Pérez .230, Adrianza .140, Kepler .111 WPA of -0.1: None (chart via FanGraphs) Minneso...7817Sat, 18 May 2019 05:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospect-spotlight-luis-arraez-r7816/The first thing that comes to mind with Luis Arraez is his hand-eye coordination. The thing that makes this guy special is his ability to square up the ball. In 354 career minor league games, Arraez has a .331 batting average. He's an incredibly tough out. Among a sample of 885 qualified minor lea...7816Sat, 18 May 2019 03:42:00 +0000