https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/730/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospect-31-40-r7814/40. Chase Strumpf | UCLA | Pos: 2B | B/T: R/R | Height: 6’1” | Weight: 195 | Age: 21 Previously Drafted: Never Scouting Grades Hit: 55 Power: 50 Run: 50 Arm: 45 Field: 50 Overall: 50 If the Twins were to draft Chase Strumpf, they would be reuniting him with his high school teammate Royce Lewis. S...7814Fri, 17 May 2019 15:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-sea-6-total-system-failure-for-the-other-guys-r7813/Box Score Pineda: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, 70.3% strikes (64 of 91 pitches) Home Runs: Castro (7), Kepler (9), Cron (10), Buxton (3) Multi-Hit Games: Cron (4-for-5, HR), Rosario (3-for-5), Polanco (2-for-5), Sano (2-for-5, 2 2B), Buxton (2-for-5, HR) WPA of +0.1: Castro .151, Cron .129 WPA o...7813Fri, 17 May 2019 05:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/buxton-a-star-in-center-and-9th-r7809/First let’s look at that production. In his first 306 games with Minnesota, Byron owned a .230/.285/.387 slash line. He tallied just 44 doubles and while owning some seriously ugly strikeout numbers. Fast forward to 2019 and the Georgia native owns a .278/.336/.500 line across 39 games, has tallie...7809Thu, 16 May 2019 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finer-points-rule-5-r7808/The Rule 5 draft works very closely with the 40-man roster rules. Teams must add players to their 40-man roster to avoid exposure in the Rule 5 draft where players could be lost to another organization. RULE 5 ELIGIBILITY We start, simply, at the beginning when a player is first drafted or signed....7808Thu, 16 May 2019 12:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-may-15-r7807/You can listen directly here or download directly from iTunes here. Additionally, you can access all the previous episodes as well. Let us know what you think and thanks for listening!7807Thu, 16 May 2019 12:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-515-sammons-spins-and-cabezas-captivates-for-affiliates-on-the-bump-r7805/TRANSACTIONS Minnesota Twins RHP Trevor Hildenberger optioned to Triple-A Rochester Red Wings 3B Miguel Sano activated by Minnesota Twins off of MLB rehab RED WINGS REPORT Charlotte 7, Rochester 3 Box Score Rochester decided to go with a bullpen game tonight, and there were plenty of unfortunate o...7805Thu, 16 May 2019 02:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-laa-7-twins-squeak-out-victory-r7804/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.1 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 64.3% strikes Home Runs: Buxton (2), Castro (6) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4, 3B), Schoop (2-for-4), Adrianza (2-for-3, 2B, BB) WPA of +0.1: Adrianza .121, Buxton .109 WPA of -0.1: None (chart via FanGraphs) Pitching Jake Odorizzi has been o...7804Wed, 15 May 2019 21:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-laa-3-throw-down-r7802/Box Score Gibson: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 56.8% strikes (50 of 88 pitches) Home Runs: Garver (9) Multi-Hit Games: None WPA of +0.1: Parker .229 WPA of -0.1: None (chart via FanGraphs) With the Twins clinging to a one-run lead, Brian Goodwin sent a solid single into center field. Buxton cor...7802Wed, 15 May 2019 02:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/lew-ford-continues-to-live-his-baseball-dream-r7799/Ford’s Origins Ford was drafted in the 12th round of the 1999 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. He had spent four years in college, so he was 22-years old when he signed. His time in the Boston organization would be short lived, as he was deal to Minnesota on September 9, 2000 for Hector Carras...7799Wed, 15 May 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/ruth-behind-the-dish-for-twins-r7800/After assuming regular work in a season that Jason Castro found himself hurt, Mitch Garver began a breakout in 2018. He posted a .268/.335/.414 slash line en route to a 104 OPS+. Essentially, he was just above league average while showing some pop and having a good display of plate discipline. In...7800Wed, 15 May 2019 01:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/laa-5-min-4-more-missed-opportunities-r7797/Box Score Berrios: 5.2 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 62.4% strikes (63 of 101 pitches) Home Runs: Polanco (8), Gonzalez (4) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-5, HR), Rosario (2-for-4) WPA of +0.1: Astudillo .178, Gonzalez .110 WPA of -0.1: Kepler -.117, Buxton -.171, Garver -.182, Castro -.210, Berrio...7797Tue, 14 May 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-polanco-entering-rod-carew-territory-r7794/Polanco is setting a record pace to start the season. Since the team moved to Minnesota, Rod Carew is the only middle infielder to post an OPS+ of 144 or more. Polanco entered play on Monday with a 165 OPS+. Polanco is on a record pace, so let’s see how the other top seasons stack up. Honorable Me...7794Tue, 14 May 2019 00:50:00 +0000