https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/788/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/laa-2-min-1-is-this-a-rerun-r6865/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 27-34 Kyle Gibson: 55 Game Score, 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, 60.2% strikes Bullpen: 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB Lineup: 0-for-5 w/RISP, 6 LOB Top three per WPA: Gibson .141, Rosario .066, Adrianza .062 Gibson threw a career-high 118 pitches and only gave...6865Sun, 10 Jun 2018 01:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/laa-4-min-2-bullpen-bats-spoil-strong-start-from-lynn-r6863/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 27-33 Starting Pitcher: 68 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 7 K, 2 BB, 61% strikes Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 0 BB Lineup: 0-for-3 w/RISP, 7 LOB Top three per WPA: Lynn .265, Grossman .084, Rosario .028 Let’s start out by focusing on the positives. Lynn i...6863Sat, 09 Jun 2018 04:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-2018-mlb-draft-recap-r6861/Part of this also stems from the fact that the Twins surrendered their third round pick when they signed Lance Lynn, along with trading away their Competitive Balance Round B pick between rounds two and three to the Padres as part of the Phil Hughes deal. Not only did the Twins lose those picks, b...6861Fri, 08 Jun 2018 19:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-are-they-now-former-twins-if-denny-hocking-r6860/“It was opportunity that I made the most of. That’s all!” That statement from former Twins utility man Denny Hocking is certainly true and maybe even an understatement as he continues to work in the game nearly 30 years later. Hocking grew up in Torrance, California, were he was a great athlete. H...6860Fri, 08 Jun 2018 05:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/st-paul-saints-amp-american-association-overview-r6858/Four of the teams are the original founders of the league who are still playing today. The league got its start when the St. Paul Saints, Lincoln Saltdogs, Sioux City Explorers and Sioux Falls Canaries all left the Northern League. They were joined by teams from the Central Baseball League, which...6858Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:53:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-prospects-and-the-final-piece-r6856/At the current juncture, it's too early to decide whether or not the Twins should be using the balance of the 2018 season for development or continuing to believe the Indians are a reachable distance away. The reality is that this current club is underperforming significantly, but the division isn...6856Thu, 07 Jun 2018 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-7-chw-2-berrios-cg-power-from-the-eds-fuel-twins-victory-r6857/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 27-32 Jose Berrios: 86 Game Score, 9.0 IP, 2 ER, 10 K, 0 BB, 71.6% strikes Lineup: 3-for-6 w/RISP, 4 LOB Top three per WPA: Berrios .229, Escobar .128, Rosario .098 The Twins have been playing a ton of close ballgames. Just three of their last 25 co...6857Thu, 07 Jun 2018 19:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what39s-wrong-with-the-twins-a-fizzling-core-r6855/The vision for a contending team this year was framed around Buxton and Sano as foundational forces. In fact, that gaze has been set ever since 2012, when the Twins were lucky enough to draft Buxton and add him to their system alongside Sano. From that moment, the duo was at the center of Minnesot...6855Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-5-min-2-time-is-running-out-r6854/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 26-32 Jake Odorizzi: 54 Game Score, 5.0 IP, 4 ER, 7 K, 1 BB, 62.6% strikes Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 1BB Lineup: 2-for-7 w/RISP, 9 LOB Top three per WPA: Garver .087, Adrianza .081, Escobar .051 This was a bad loss to a bad team. Bad baserunning,...6854Thu, 07 Jun 2018 04:14:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-66-rooker-starts-it-off-with-a-bang-r6853/TRANSACTIONS AND NEWS Rochester Red Wings Add RHP Zack Littell Release INF Jermaine Curtis Fort Myers Miracle Taylor Grzelakowski was named to the Florida State League All Star Game today. Cedar Rapids Kernels Activated C David Banuelos off DL Activated RHP Brusdar Graterol off DL Placed C Ben Rod...6853Wed, 06 Jun 2018 18:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-extension-candidates-r6842/John Bonnes I’m hesitant to commit long term to pitcher, but Jose Berrios looks like an exception. Here’s why: The Time Is Right Next offseason he’ll be in the sweetest of sweet spots for an extension, between his second and third year of service time. At that point he still has one year of making...6842Wed, 06 Jun 2018 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/recap-escobar-hits-dramatic-home-run-twins-split-doubleheader-r6850/Game 1 Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Fernando Romero: 54 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 0 BB, 60.2% strikes Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 0 BB Lineup: 2-for-6 w/RISP, 4 LOB Top three per WPA: Escobar .562, Sano .086, Rodney .081 The Twins couldn’t get anything going through the first seven inning...6850Wed, 06 Jun 2018 02:54:00 +0000