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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/742/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>The Artist Currently Known as Taylor Rogers</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-artist-currently-known-as-taylor-rogers-r7832/</link><description>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&#x2019;t a soft-tosser, and his 95.4 mph average fastball velocity is better than it&#x2019;s ever been. Once a LOOGY, Rogers has nuke...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7832</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 01:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 3, LAA 1: Pitching Great, Sano Homers Late</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-laa-1-pitching-great-sano-homers-late-r7829/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7829</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 05:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Let&#x2019;s Talk About Byron Buxton&#x2019;s Swing</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/let%E2%80%99s-talk-about-byron-buxton%E2%80%99s-swing-r7826/</link><description>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.
&#x201C;It&#x2019;s my swing, my thought process, my thinking, everything with my swing now is me,&#x201D; he told Dan Hayes of The Athletic. &#x201C;I didn&#x2019;t go to no hitting co...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7826</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Episode 427: Next Man Up</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/episode-427-next-man-up-r7823/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_427_2019-05-19.mp3</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7823</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 01:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Offensive Onslaught</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-offensive-onslaught-r7822/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/13 through Sun, 5/19



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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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7822</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 23:54:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>SEA 7, MIN 4: Sweepless in Seattle</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-7-min-4-sweepless-in-seattle-r7821/</link><description>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

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Buxton Hitting 9th 
There is not much to gripe about when a team is...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7821</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 18, SEA 4: Sharks Eat Mariners</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-18-sea-4-sharks-eat-mariners-r7819/</link><description>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,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7819</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2019 06:08:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could the Twins Be the New 2015 Royals?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-be-the-new-2015-royals-r7818/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7818</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 18:33:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 7, SEA 1: Venezuelan Night in Seattle</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-sea-1-venezuelan-night-in-seattle-r7817/</link><description>Box Score
P&#xE9;rez: 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: P&#xE9;rez .230, Adrianza .140, Kepler .111
WPA of -0.1: None

(chart via FanGraphs)
Minneso...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7817</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 05:04:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Prospect Spotlight: Luis Arraez</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospect-spotlight-luis-arraez-r7816/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7816</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 03:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 MLB Draft Top 50 Prospect: 31-40</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospect-31-40-r7814/</link><description>40. Chase Strumpf | UCLA | Pos: 2B | B/T: R/R | Height: 6&#x2019;1&#x201D; | 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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7814</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 15:41:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 11, SEA 6: Total System Failure (for the Other Guys)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-sea-6-total-system-failure-for-the-other-guys-r7813/</link><description>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...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7813</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 05:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
