https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/79/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/matt-wallner-will-be-just-fine-r18577/Heading into 2025, Matt Wallner was arguably the Twins’ second-best hitter. Despite periods of significant struggles (and even a demotion to begin last season), the left-handed slugger had posted a .254/.371/.515 line in 2024, good for 49% above league average. He looked the part while posting a...18577Tue, 24 Jun 2025 23:06:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-we-crown-the-twins-pitching-pipeline-too-soon-r18581/For more than two decades, the Minnesota Twins failed to develop starting pitching with any consistency. When Derek Falvey was hired in 2016, one of the primary hopes was that he could change that. He had helped build Cleveland's well-regarded pitching development system, and fans in Minnesota e...18581Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:35:29 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/updates-on-key-twins-pieces-progressing-in-their-return-from-injuries-r18587/  The injury bug has not been kind to the Minnesota Twins in recent weeks, but over the weekend, the team provided a fresh batch of updates on some key players working their way back to the field. While injuries have tested the club's depth, there is cautious optimism that several contribut...18587Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-11-twins-2-bailey-obers-3rd-inning-implosion-sends-twins-to-10th-loss-in-11-games-r18584/Box Score SP: Bailey Ober 7 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 0 BB, 7 K (102 pitches, 71 strikes (70%)) Home Runs: Trevor Larnach (11), Carlos Correa (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Ober -.327, Byron Buxton -.087, Christian Vázquez -.083 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs): The Twins welcomed the Mariners t...18584Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-rocco-baldelli-will-return-for-2026-as-twins-exercise-contract-option-r18583/Questions surrounding the wobbly seat of Rocco Baldelli have been answered: The Twins have already exercised his option for 2026. As Dan Hayes reported in The Athletic, "Multiple sources confirmed the club picked up its team option for 2026 on Baldelli, who’s currently in his seventh season as m...18583Tue, 24 Jun 2025 01:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/more-like-flat-wallner-twins-slugger-matt-wallners-swing-path-is-much-different-and-worse-lately-r18579/In the ninth inning of the Twins' latest demoralizing loss, the Milwaukee Brewers issued Byron Buxton an intentional walk. They put the winning run on base and gave up the platoon advantage, just to trade having to face Buxton for getting to face Matt Wallner. It was, in a sense, a risky maneuve...18579Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:09:22 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-keep-trusting-the-opener-but-should-they-r18575/The Twins tried the opener strategy again on Sunday afternoon. Each time they’ve tried it this season, the plan has unraveled quickly, leaving Rocco Baldelli and his coaching staff scrambling. While the concept behind the approach is understandable, the execution and results have simply not been...18575Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:35:05 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-2025-twins-execute-a-2018-style-mlb-trade-deadline-re-tool-r18572/There's no need to beat around the bush: the Twins stink. And they’re injured. The team is on pace to miss the playoffs for the fourth time in five years, and now that the AL Central possesses a legitimately dominant team, the front office should go back to the drawing boards in multiple facets....18572Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:53:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-returning-to-rock-bottom-r18576/The Weekly Nutshell: It's honestly just hard to comprehend. I know the 2025 Minnesota Twins are not this bad. We saw what they are capable of when they went 18-8 in a month of May that included a 13-game winning streak. This is a team that, according to both projection models and betting lines...18576Mon, 23 Jun 2025 02:09:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/brewers-9-twins-8-rally-falls-short-brewers-sweep-series-r18573/Box Score: Bulk Pitcher: David Festa: 4 2/3, 12 H, 8 ER, 3 BB, 3 K (96 Pitches, 65 Strikes, 67.7%) Home Runs: Byron Buxton 2 (17), Ryan Jeffers (6), Ty France (6) Bottom 3 WPA: Festa (-.498), Matt Wallner (-.204), Trevor Larnach (-.180) Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs): Anot...18573Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-is-a-top-2-al-outfielder-so-why-is-he-13th-in-all-star-voting-r18561/The first wave of MLB All-Star voting results dropped this week, and one thing is immediately clear: Byron Buxton is being overlooked. Again. Buxton landed 13th among American League outfielders with 219,808 votes, trailing players like Jarren Duran, George Springer, and Daulton Varsho, non...18561Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:38:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-621-culpepper-debuts-at-double-a-r18570/CURRENT W-L Records Minnesota Twins: 37-39 St. Paul Saints: 32-40 Wichita Wind Surge: 37-31 Cedar Rapids Kernels: 41-27 Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 29-37 FCL Twins: 23-11 DSL Twins: 3-11 TRANSACTIONS The Twins sent Austin Martin and Emmanuel Rodriguez to the rookie-leve...18570Sun, 22 Jun 2025 02:57:00 +0000