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Minnesota&#x2019;s offense has ranked as one of the best in the league. There are few weaknesses from top to bottom in the line-up. The Twins rank second in the AL in batting average, SLG, OPS, home runs, and hits. They have also scored the most runs and hit the most doubles.
Of regular start...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7838</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 13:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 8, LAA 3: Bats Break Loose Late</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-laa-3-bats-break-loose-late-r7835/</link><description>Box Score
Pineda: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 63.0% strikes (51 of 81 pitches)
Home Runs: Gonzalez (5), Arraez (1)
Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-4, 2B, BB), Polanco (2-for-4, BB), Gonzalez (2-for-5, 2B, HR), Rosario (2-for-5), Arraez (2-for-4, HR)
WPA of +0.1: Gonzalez .305, Polanco .285
WPA o...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7835</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 05:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins' Offense Having a Barrel of Fun</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins39-offense-having-a-barrel-of-fun-r7831/</link><description>Barrel of Fun
Entering play on Tuesday, Minnesota ranks as the top team when it comes to barreling up the ball. Minnesota has barreled up the ball on 2.0 % of pitches. Atlanta is Minnesota&#x2019;s closest competition in the barrel department with a 1.7% total. The big-league average is 1.35%. No other...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7831</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily 2019 MLB Draft Top 50 Prospects: 21-30</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-2019-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-21-30-r7834/</link><description>30. Maurice Hampton | Memphis University HS (TN) | Pos: OF | B/T: R/R | Height: 6&#x2019;0&#x201D; | Weight: 195 | Age: 17
Commitment: LSU
Scouting Grades
Hit: 50 Power: 55 Run: 70 Arm: 55 Field: 55 Overall: 50
Maurice Hampton has many of the tools that I admire out of a high school outfielder. He is an elite a...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7834</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2019 02:49:00 +0000</pubDate></item><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

(chart via FanGraphs)
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></channel></rss>
