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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/744/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 MLB Draft Top 50 Prospects: 41-50</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-41-50-r7795/</link><description>50. Graeme Stinson | Duke |Pos: LHP | Height: 6&#x2019;5&#x201D; | Weight: 250 | Age: 21
Previously Drafted: Never
Scouting Grades
Fastball: 60 Slider: 65  Changeup: 50 Control: 50 Overall: 50
We start our list with a college pitcher, who isn&#x2019;t on this list so much for what he has accomplished, but for the pote...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7795</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Firing On All Cylinders</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-firing-on-all-cylinders-r7793/</link><description>Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/6 through Sun, 5/12



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Record Last Week: 5-2 (Overall: 25-14)



Run Differential Last Week: +26 (Overall: +51)



Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (4.0 GA)



Willians Watch: 1-for-5 last week (Season AVG: .315)


Willians Astudillo is back! He was activated from...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7793</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 23:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 426: The Best Record In Baseball]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-426-the-best-record-in-baseball-r7792/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Episode_426_The_Return_of_Sano.mp3?dest-id=74590</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7792</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 21:25:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DET 5, MIN 3: We Have a Problem</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-5-min-3-we-have-a-problem-r7791/</link><description>Box Score
Perez: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 63.4% strikes (59 of 93 pitches)
Home Runs: Adrianza (2)
Multi-Hit Games: Buxton (3-for-3, 2B, BB), Gonzalez (2-for-4, BB), Adrianza (2-for-3, HR, BB), Cave (2-for-4, 2B)
WPA of +0.1: Buxton .189, Gonzalez .115
WPA of -0.1: Perez -.116, Astudillo -.1...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7791</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 21:22:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Kepler Finally Maxing Out</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kepler-finally-maxing-out-r7789/</link><description>My connections to Kepler run a bit deeper too. My last name implies a strong German heritage (Braun means &#x201C;brown&#x201D; in German), so naturally I stuck to Kepler. Of course, the similarities pretty much end there as he can hit major league pitching and my baseball career ended once the breaking balls w...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7789</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 04:41:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 8, DET 3: Now Witness the Firepower</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-det-3-now-witness-the-firepower-r7787/</link><description>Game 2 Box Score
Stewart: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 63.3% strikes (57 of 90 pitches)
Home Runs: Cron (9), Gonzalez (3)
Multi-Hit Games: Cron (4-for-5, 2B, HR), Rosario (3-for-5), Gonzalez (2-for-4, HR, BB), Buxton (2-for-4, 2B)
WPA of +0.1: Cron .243
WPA of -0.1: None

(chart via FanGraphs)
T...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7787</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 03:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DET 5, MIN 3: Tigers Out-Tater Twins, Gardy Gets Tossed</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-5-min-3-tigers-out-tater-twins-gardy-gets-tossed-r7786/</link><description>Game 1 Box Score
Pineda: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 68.4% strikes (65 of 96 pitches)
Home Runs: Castro (5), Cron (8)
Multi-Hit Games: Castro (2-for-4, HR)
WPA of +0.1: Cron .288, Harper .161, Castro .127
WPA of -0.1: Cruz -.120, Rosario -.137, Kepler -.214, HIldenberger -.402

(chart via FanGr...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7786</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2019 21:50:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 6, DET 0: Odorizzi Deals (Again), Twins Win Fourth in a Row</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-det-0-odorizzi-deals-again-twins-win-fourth-in-a-row-r7785/</link><description>Box Score
Odorizzi: 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 69.4% strikes (66 of 95 pitches)
Home Runs: Garver (8), Kepler (8)
Multi-Hit Games: None
WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .290, Polanco .150, Garver .130
WPA of -0.1: Rosario -.130

(chart via FanGraphs)
Things didn&#x2019;t start as well as one might think for Odo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7785</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2019 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MLB Draft: Eight Names to Know</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mlb-draft-eight-names-to-know-r7783/</link><description>Alek Manoah, West Virginia, Right-handed pitcher
Rankings: MLB: 10 BA: 21 Law: 9
Mocks: MLB: 11 (Blue Jays) BA: 10 (Giants) Law: 11 (Blue Jays)
In the top tier of college pitchers available, Manoah could find himself off the board earlier. A really big dude with really big stuff, Manoah had a brea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7783</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2019 19:24:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tracking Reinforcements for the Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tracking-reinforcements-for-the-twins-r7780/</link><description>Looking at how well the lineup has performed, and the depth that should be available to keep a long and dismal slump at bay, pitching is where Minnesota can look to improve. The starting rotation went into the year with a clear ace, but the performances from Martin Perez and Jake Odorizzi have bee...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7780</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Gleeman and the Geek: Ep 425: Live At First Draft</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-and-the-geek-ep-425-live-at-first-draft-r7781/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_425_Live_at_First_Draft_FINAL.mp3</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7781</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who is the Face of the Minnesota Twins?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/who-is-the-face-of-the-minnesota-twins-r7778/</link><description>Yesterday, I was trying to answer that question for myself. So I decided to run a poll over on Twitter, and it stirred up a lot of debate among Twins fans.
https://twitter.com/AndrewThares/status/1126213276721983489
With that being said, let&#x2019;s take a look at the case for some of the leading
candid...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7778</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
