https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/783/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-time-to-trade-kyle-gibson-is-now-r6953/Kyle Gibson has looked like a new and improved pitcher in 2018. Not only has Gibson dropped his ERA to a level lower than it has ever been, but he is also striking out batters at a much higher rate than he ever has. So far this year, Gibson has struck out 23.3 percent of batters that he has faced...6953Mon, 02 Jul 2018 22:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-376-is-it-over-r6950/6950Mon, 02 Jul 2018 03:04:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-cooked-r6949/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 6/25 through Sun, 7/1 *** Record Last Week: 1-5 (Overall: 35-45) Run Differential Last Week: -18 (Overall: -34) Standing: 2nd Place in AL Central (8.0 GB) HIGHLIGHTS This might have been the worst week of baseball the Twins have put forth all year (really sayin...6949Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/saints-first-half-recap-includes-1000-win-club-honor-r6947/Moving On Up Three Saints have had their contracts purchased so far in the 2018 season. Vinny Nitolli, starting for the first time in his career, got off to a great start. In five starts, Nitolli went 3-2, with a 3.21 ERA before getting his contract purchased by Saltillo of the Mexican League on J...6947Mon, 02 Jul 2018 00:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chc-11-min-10-epic-comeback-falls-short-r6948/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: Lance Lynn: 8 Game Score, 1.2 IP, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB, 53.2% strikes Bullpen: 6.1IP, 4 ER, 6 K, 3 BB Lineup: 5-for-13 w/RISP, 11 LOB Top three per WPA: Garver .100, Cave .090, Dozier .080 The Twins got the scoring started in the top of the second inning...6948Sun, 01 Jul 2018 22:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chc-14-min-9-it%E2%80%99s-not-the-heat-it%E2%80%99s-actually-it-is-the-heat-this-time-r6944/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Adalberto Mejia: 35 Game Score, 4.0 IP, 4 ER, 1 K, 3 BB, 60.8% strikes Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 10 ER, 4 K, 4 BB Lineup: 3-for-10 w/RISP, 7 LOB WPA of .1 or higher: Rosario .266, Mauer .174, Adrianza .130, Astudillo .128, Wilson .101 WPA of -.1 or lower: Hildenberger -.401,...6944Sat, 30 Jun 2018 22:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chc-10-min-6-hey-remember-joe-mauer-r6941/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Jose Berrios: 18 Game Score, 4.1 IP, 6 ER, 2 K, 4 BB, 56.4% strikes Bullpen: 3.2 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 2 BB Lineup: 3-fro-12 w/RISP, 9LOB Top three per WPA: Mauer .382, Garver .109, Rosario .052 Mauer entered today with just one home run and 13 RBIs on the year, but he go...6941Sat, 30 Jun 2018 01:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/revisiting-molitor-vs-lovullo-r6938/"Now, if we could just find some offense." I’ve seen this evergreen sentiment regarding the Twins frustratingly up and down play since April. 2018 has been a season of irritation for Twins fans, characterized by an anemic offense, a bullpen which has been solid but ineffective in the most critica...6938Fri, 29 Jun 2018 14:11:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-2-chw-1-walking-away-with-a-win-r6936/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Jake Odorizzi: 72 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 8 K, 3 BB, 63.4% strikes Bullpen: 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB Lineup: 0-for-9 w/RISP, 13 LOB Top three per WPA: Kepler .422, Odorizzi .359, Busenitz .341 Jake Odorizzi had himself a bounce-back start today against the White S...6936Thu, 28 Jun 2018 23:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-doesn39t-make-deals-imminent-for-twins-r6937/Right now, Derek Falvey and Thad Levine have no incentive to begin to sell. The reality is that the Twins have winnable games upcoming, though they haven’t capitalized on them thus far, and there’s still more than 30 days until decision-making time. Should this crash course continue however, the h...6937Thu, 28 Jun 2018 23:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cws-6-min-1-gibby-gets-got-r6933/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Kyle Gibson: 44 Game Score, 7 IP, 5 ER, 7 K, 1 BB, 63.7% strikes Bullpen: 1 IP, ER, 2 K Lineup: 2-for-6 w/RISP, 8 LOB Bottom three per WPA: Gibson -.170, Wilson -.140, Kepler/Mauer -.070 Gibson did end up finishing seven innings and struck out seven, but whenever C...6933Thu, 28 Jun 2018 02:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-627-moves-making-waves-on-the-farm-r6932/As noted above, while affiliates have yet to make anything official, two huge moves took place on the lower rungs of the system today. https://twitter.com/jeje66/status/1012080490747170819 https://twitter.com/RhettBollinger/status/1012089359649198083 With Polanco moving up to Triple-A Rochester, t...6932Wed, 27 Jun 2018 23:10:00 +0000