https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/769/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-shifting-service-time-r7218/John Bonnes I like linking free agency to service time as a professional player instead of service time as a major league player. I'm cautious because it could conceivably be a radical change, encouraging teams to move players through the minors at a rushed pace, but that might be a positive devel...7218Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-10-nyy-5-joe-mauer-grand-slam-highlights-big-night-for-bats-r7219/(chart via FanGraphs) Let’s just get right to the granny, shall we? https://twitter.com/fsnorth/status/1039698861806108674 Stuff like this is exactly why we keep paying attention. For all we know, this could very well be Joe’s last season. I’d bet on him being a part of the 2019 Twins, but until...7219Wed, 12 Sep 2018 03:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nyy-7-min-2-it-was-close-until-it-wasn%E2%80%99t-r7216/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Gibson: 54 Game Score, 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 53.4% strikes (63 of 118 pitches) Home Runs: None Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4), Forsythe (2-for-4), Grossman (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Gibson .169 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Astudillo .103, Busenitz -.2...7216Tue, 11 Sep 2018 03:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-are-the-twins-getting-it-wrong-r7214/No one made much of the Rays or Athletics this spring – ostensible rebuilders in extremely tough divisions. As we enter mid-September, though, Oakland is nipping at Houston's heels in the AL West, while Tampa remains relevant in the wild-card standings, 14 games above .500. Meanwhile, the Twins ar...7214Tue, 11 Sep 2018 01:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-389-a-little-bit-pregnant-r7213/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/389_COMPLETE_v2.mp3?dest-id=74590 Sponsored by Eero, Casper Mattresses and Iron Door Pub.7213Mon, 10 Sep 2018 17:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-little-to-like-r7211/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 9/3 through Sun, 9/9 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 (Overall: 65-77) Run Differential Last Week: -11 (Overall: -70) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (15.5 GB) HIGHLIGHTS Although it started on a rough note with a costly error, his fourth in a five-game span, Jorge...7211Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-kc-1-walk-off-willians-r7210/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) De Jong: 59 Game Score, 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 56.2% strikes (41 of 73 pitches) Home Runs: Astudillo Multi-Hit Games: Astudillo (2-for-4, HR) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Astudillo .324, De Jong .225, Littell .137, Rogers .126 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Rosario -.106 If...7210Sun, 09 Sep 2018 20:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-4-min-1-good-great-grand-wonderful33-r7208/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Berrios: 68 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, 62.8% strikes (59 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: I don’t wanna talk about it, OK? Multi-Hit Games: EVERYTHING IS FINE! WPA of 0.1 or higher: Berrios .197 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Mauer -.104, Duffey -.195 Lopez, 25, had...7208Sun, 09 Sep 2018 01:58:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/looking-back-at-how-derek-falvey-amp-co-have-transformed-the-twins-r7207/Arrival and reputations Falvey was hired away from the Cleveland organization. He came up as an international scout before occupying a variety of roles in baseball operations. In his time in Cleveland, Falvey developed a reputation as a keen baseball mind with an eye for pitching in an organizatio...7207Sat, 08 Sep 2018 20:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-10-kc-6-it%E2%80%99s-a-lot-easier-to-beat-bad-teams-r7205/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Starting Pitcher: Game Score, IP, H, ER, K, BB, % strikes Home Runs: Rosario (23) Multi-Hit Games: Adrianza (3-for-4), Polanco (2-for-5), Rosario (2-for-5, HR), Cave (2-for-5, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Cave .240, Adrianza .232, Forsythe .192, May .120 WPA of -0.1 or...7205Sat, 08 Sep 2018 04:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-97-dobnak-pitches-cedar-rapids-forward-miranda-powers-miracle-ahead-r7204/MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers 3, Daytona 1 Box Score W: Charlie Barnes (6.2 IP, 7 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) SV: Jovani Moran (2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K) HR: Jose Miranda Multi-hit games: Travis Blankenhorn (3-for-3), Jose Miranda (2-for-4, 2B, HR) Game 1 of the Florida State League Championship Ser...7204Sat, 08 Sep 2018 02:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kirilloff39s-2018-one-for-the-ages-r7202/Fast forward to where we are today, and Kirilloff is now a 20-year-old who’s missed a whole season of professional baseball thanks to a Tommy John surgery. While that reality seems damaging on paper, we know that the current situation couldn’t possibly be yielding better results. Despite not being...7202Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:30:00 +0000