https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/740/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-has-the-best-catcher-in-the-bronx-r8486/You won’t have any trouble finding glowing stories about the New York slugger. Sanchez was signed as an international free agent out of the Dominican Republic, and he consistently popped up on top 100 prospect lists through his time in the minor leagues. A two-time All-Star and Rookie of the Year...8486Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees-weaknesses-pitching-r8488/The Yankees Are Not A Great Pitching Staff We’re sweating the Twins pitching staff, which ended the regular season with a 4.18 ERA, fifth best in the American League. The Yankees staff is a touch further down the ladder, with a 4.31 ERA and sixth best in the AL. And like the Twins, the starting ro...8488Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-at-when-odorizzi-should-pitch-in-the-playoffs-r8485/Game One The good: Jake Odorizzi has simply been the Twins best starting pitcher since the beginning of August. If you want the hot hand going in to pitch game one without considering other statistics like his stats in New York, then Jake is probably your guy. Here is each starter since August. Ja...8485Thu, 03 Oct 2019 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/yankees39-weaknesses-the-lineup-r8484/The Yankees Lineup (Also) Looks Like The Walking Wounded Twins fans who are lamenting the injury bug that has afflicted their lineup can take some consolation in the Yankees travails. Like the Twins, their starting center fielder (Aaron Hicks) is out for the season. Twins fans are wondering if Max...8484Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:54:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/attacking-the-heart-of-the-yankees-order-part-1-r8482/In Part 1 of this two-part series, we will be breaking down the strengths and weakness of DJ LeMahieu, Gary Sanchez and Giancarlo Stanton, and finding the best approach for the Twins pitchers and fielders against each of them. DJ LeMahieu DJ LeMahieu has quietly been one of the best all-around pl...8482Wed, 02 Oct 2019 11:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-afl-report-week-2-lewis-continues-hot-start-r8483/To find out how good Lewis was again, who that pitcher was and what he did, and what all the other Twins prospects in the AFL did during week two, keep reading! (links to each players overall AFL stats provided by clicking their name) Royce Lewis: 3 games, 4-for-11, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 4 K,...8483Wed, 02 Oct 2019 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/damage-control-pitching-is-minnesota39s-primary-advantage-in-alds-r8481/STARTING PITCHING The Twins have question marks in the rotation, yes, but the Yankees even more so. Minnesota ranks 11th among MLB teams in starting pitching ERA, and seventh in WAR. New York ranks 11th and 17th, respectively. While the Twins may lack a prototypical ace, their top two starters hav...8481Wed, 02 Oct 2019 03:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-mlb-network-then-no-game-for-you33-r8480/When MLB announced the playoff schedule on Monday, it included news that MLB Network would be providing a limited free trial over several TV providers, including Direct TV and Dish Network. It included Comcast for selected markets, but apparently, Minneapolis-St. Paul is not one. To find out if yo...8480Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-minnesota-can-punch-against-paxton-r8478/There isn’t a ton of history between this collection of Twins and the Yankees presumed ace. Paxton started Opening Day at Target Field last season after a bald eagle attempted to throw him off his game. That lineup couldn’t be further from the 2019 collection, and this squad saw him for just three...8478Wed, 02 Oct 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/college-coach-not-surprised-by-mitch-garver39s-2019-success-r8479/Ray Birmingham has been coaching baseball for a long time. He has been coaching, he says, “for parts of six decades.” He became a head coach in 1988 at College of the South West. Two years later, he became the head coach at New Mexico Junior College. In 2007, he was named the head coach at the Uni...8479Tue, 01 Oct 2019 05:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-only-twins-yankees-history-that-might-actually-matter-r8476/We’ll do a lot of looking ahead to this Twins-Yankees ALDS here at Twins Daily over the coming days, but I thought it was also worthwhile to take a quick look back at how these teams have played against each other so far in 2019. There’s no denying the Yankees dominance over the Twins in postseaso...8476Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/httptwinsdailycom-minnesota-twins-newswatch-game-1-of-the-alds-with-twins-daily-r8477/From Wednesday Another great prize added and 120 more tickets released! We sold out, so we're bringing a fifth 612 keg, plus you can win a Tony Oliva signed Twins hat if you wear Twins gear. But remember, you only get the free 612 craft beer and a chance to win the Rod Carew autographed bat if you...8477Mon, 30 Sep 2019 12:24:00 +0000