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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/763/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>2018 Twins Highlights: Top Pitching Performances</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-twins-highlights-top-pitching-performances-r7306/</link><description>If you read the game recaps here at Twins Daily you should at least have some familiarity with the term Game Score. It&#x2019;s a fun stat originally created by Bill James as a way to evaluate a starter&#x2019;s performance. Tom Tango then built on that idea and developed Game Score 2.0. Here&#x2019;s a link to some m...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7306</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2018 03:03:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What if This is the Max for Kepler?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-if-this-is-the-max-for-kepler-r7305/</link><description>Entering the 2019 season, Kepler will be a 26-year-old with over 400 games and 1,600 plate appearances under his belt. He&#x2019;ll have what amounts to roughly three full big-league seasons and should be more prime than a prospect at this point. Looking back at the past two seasons however, growth is ha...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7305</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Offseason Primer: Who Needs a First Baseman Anyways?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-who-needs-a-first-baseman-anyways-r7304/</link><description>The Twins Daily Offseason Handbook can be yours on this coming Tuesday if you preorder here for just $10.
Not a lot of players who end up at first start their careers there. Mauer&#x2019;s the perfect example of that himself. These days, it&#x2019;s also becoming more and more common that teams use some kind of...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7304</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Offseason Primer: The Core Seven (?)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-the-core-seven-r7302/</link><description>Throughout the really rough Twins seasons from 2011 through the surprising 2015 season, and then through the equality surprising - and incredibly disappointing - 2016 season, the hope the so many Twins fans held on to involved the highly-touted prospects. 
The New York Yankees had their Core Four...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7302</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 394: Bam-Bam and Rocco]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-394-bam-bam-and-rocco-r7301/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/ep_394_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=74590
Sponsored by Casper Mattresses and RxBar.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7301</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Offseason Primer: Can Minnesota Mimic Milwaukee's Success?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-can-minnesota-mimic-milwaukee39s-success-r7300/</link><description>This story helps set the stage for a truly pivotal offseason ahead. It's just a taste of what you'll find in the 2019 Offseason Handbook, which is currently available for preorder. If you wanna learn more about it, and the benefits of preordering, check out our FAQ. Also, we just shared our list o...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7300</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2018 02:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Bullpen Overview by the Numbers</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-bullpen-overview-by-the-numbers-r7297/</link><description>Where Were They Last Year and Previously?
It would behoove the Minnesota Twins to focus on improving their bullpen significantly in advance of 2019. By fWAR, the Twins 2018 bullpen was their best unit (3.0) since the 2013 iteration (5.1). Surprising? Not really. In recent seasons, the Twins have...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7297</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2018 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>2018 Twins Highlights: Super Rosario and La Tortuga</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-twins-highlights-super-rosario-and-la-tortuga-r7296/</link><description>Both Rosario and Astudillo were already featured in the first installment of this 2018 Twins Highlights series, which took a look back at the walk-off wins.
The 2018 season may eventually be remembered as the year Joe Mauer hung &#x2018;em up (don&#x2019;t worry, I&#x2019;ll get to him in this series a little later),...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7296</guid><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2018 01:40:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Tale of Two Paths for Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-tale-of-two-paths-for-twins-r7295/</link><description>Derek Falvey and Thad Levine will be tasked with landing the replacement for Paul Molitor. Once their manager is in place, reconstructing the 25-man roster will shift towards being the focus. Now having MLB Trade Rumors put out their projected arbitration salaries, we being to see a clearer pictur...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7295</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The 6 Best Developments for the Minnesota Twins in 2018</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-6-best-developments-for-the-minnesota-twins-in-2018-r7294/</link><description>#1: Jose Berrios Blossoms
In some ways, Berrios simply solidified his status after emerging in 2017. His ERA and FIP were nearly identical. His peripherals mainly held steady. There wasn't a huge difference in his overall performance between the two seasons, but backing up his breakout was an acco...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7294</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 03:45:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota&#x2019;s Managerial Candidates: External Candidates</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota%E2%80%99s-managerial-candidates-external-candidates-r7293/</link><description>Brad Mills
Current Role: Indians bench coach
Qualifications: Mills spent eleven seasons managing in the minor league system of the Cubs, Rockies and Dodgers. He has deep ties to Terry Francona as he was his first base coach in Philadelphia and his bench coach with the Boston Red Sox. Mills was man...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7293</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 02:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Offseason Primer: Twins Should Stick With Jorge Polanco at Shortstop</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/offseason-primer-twins-should-stick-with-jorge-polanco-at-shortstop-r7291/</link><description>This story helps set the stage for a truly pivotal offseason ahead. It's just a taste of what you'll find in the 2019 Offseason Handbook, which is currently available for preorder. If you wanna learn more about it, and the benefits of preordering, check out our FAQ.
Polanco&#x2019;s 80-game suspension de...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7291</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
