https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/782/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/checking-in-on-playoff-races-world-series-odds-r7201/Before we get into the Fall Classic, let's take a look around at the odds teams actually make the postseason in the first place. Below are MLB.com's odds to make postseason. (All odds listed are as of the end of August.) AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston Red Sox 100% Cleveland Indians 100% Houston Astros 99....7201Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hou-9-twins-1-the-astros-are-really-good-at-baseball-r7199/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Odorizzi: 29 Game Score, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 4 K, 4 BB, 55.3% strikes (52 of 94 pitches) Home Runs: Astudillo (2) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (2-for-4), Kepler (2-for-4) WPA of 0.1 or higher: None WPA of -0.1 or lower: Odorizzi (-.241) Early in the game, things look...7199Thu, 06 Sep 2018 04:42:00 +0000