https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/749/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-early-returns-from-michael-pineda-r7695/Pineda exploded on the scene in 2011 with the Mariners as an All-Star and finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting. Unfortunately, that success was short lived as he spent all of the 2012 and 2013 seasons recovering and rehabbing from a shoulder injury, which can be a career ending or altering...7695Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-april-17-r7698/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!7698Thu, 18 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-tor-1-pitching-staff-redemption-night-r7697/Box Score Odorizzi: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 63.3% strikes (64 of 101 pitches) Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-3, 2B, BB), Cruz (2-for-3, 2B, BB), Gonzalez (2-for-3, BB) WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .211, Cruz .175 WPA of -0.1: Rosario -.120 (chart via FanGraphs) Odorizzi had an en...7697Thu, 18 Apr 2019 03:42:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-417-thorpe-finds-his-groove-r7696/TRANSACTIONS Cedar Rapids OF DaShawn Keirsey Jr. placed on 7-day IL with a right hip strain RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 5, Syracuse 4 Box Score Coming into 2019 Lewis Thorpe was among my favorite picks for a Twins prospect to debut at the big leagues sooner than anticipated. He’d put together a str...7696Thu, 18 Apr 2019 03:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tor-6-min-5-gut-punch-r7692/Box Score Gibson: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 56.4% strikes (53 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Polanco (3), Rosario (4), Gonzalez (1) Multi-Hit Games: Gonzalez (2-for-4, HR) WPA of +0.1: Rosario .232, Cruz .135 WPA of -0.1: Cron -.128, Harper -.136, Hildenberger -.241 (chart via FanGraphs) The Twin...7692Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/questions-about-miguel-san%C3%B339s-return-r7688/How is Sanó going to return? Nobody can know for sure which Sanó the Twins will get when he returns. In 2017, everybody believed he had had his breakout season and was bound to be the stud of the lineup. In early August of that year, though, shortly after an All-Star Game appearance, he was hit in...7688Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-the-twins-extend-alex-kirilloff-or-royce-lewis-r7691/Atlanta Braves Deals Baseball was a little up in arms last week with the extension signed my Ozzie Albies. The All-Star second baseman signed a contract that will guarantee him $45 million over the next nine seasons. With multiple top tier players signing for $100 million or more this off-season,...7691Wed, 17 Apr 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tor-5-min-3-about-that-bullpen-r7689/Box Score Perez: 6.0 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 66.3% strikes (57 of 86 pitches) Home Runs: Cron (2) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (3-for-3, BB, R) WPA of +0.1: Cron .223, Perez .221, Polanco .115 WPA of -0.1: Cruz -.120, Mejia -.666 (chart via FanGraphs) There’s only so much a manager can do about a...7689Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/unlocking-eddie-rosario-r7687/Slow Starter For his career, Rosario has been a traditionally slow starter. He has hit .241/.276/.398 in the months of April/March. His OPS of .647 in the season’s first month is 100 points lower than any other month. Maybe the cold impacts his bat, because September/October is his second lowest m...7687Tue, 16 Apr 2019 02:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-short-but-sweet-r7686/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/8 through Sun, 4/14 *** Record Last Week: 3-1 (Overall: 8-4) Run Differential Last Week: +6 (Overall: +12) Standing: 1st Place in AL Central (1.5 GA) Willians Watch: 1-for-9 last week (Season AVG: .348) It wasn't a big week for Willians Watch, as our boy c...7686Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-421-tigers-and-tiger-r7685/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_421_Tigers_and_Tiger_2019-04-14.mp37685Sun, 14 Apr 2019 23:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-det-4-berrios-figures-it-out-bullpen-barely-hangs-on-r7683/Box Score Berrios: 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 67.3% strikes Home Runs: Cron (1), Rosario (3) Multi-Hit Games: Rosario (3-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R), Polanco (2-for-4), Cruz (2-for-4, R), Garver (2-for-3, 2 2B, BB, R), Buxton (2-for-4, 2B, RBI) WPA of +0.1: Hildenberger .283, Rogers .172, Cron...7683Sun, 14 Apr 2019 21:37:00 +0000