https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/790/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-twins-mainstay-dying-before-our-eyes-r7678/Across major league baseball, the shift is now commonplace in an attempt to get batters out. Every team does it, and in fact, Minnesota is an organization that employs it at one of the highest clips. With the shift on, your goal is to downplay the strengths of an opposing batter. It’s less about w...7678Fri, 12 Apr 2019 00:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nym-9-min-6-forever-of-a-5th-inning-r7674/Box Score Odorizzi: 4.2 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 57.7% strikes Home Runs: Garver (3) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-4, 2B), Schoop (3-for-4, 2B) WPA of +0.1: Odorizzi .168, Kepler .126 WPA of -0.1: Astudillo -.110, Hildenberger -.120, Vasquez -.414 (chart via FanGraphs) That rough fifth inning...7674Thu, 11 Apr 2019 02:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-14-nym-8-beating-the-best-r7673/Box Score Gibson: 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 6 K, 53.6% strikes Home Runs: Garver 2 (2), Rosario (2), Schoop 2 (2), Polanco (2) Multi-Hit Games: Garver (4-for-5, 2 HR), Polanco (3-for-5, 3B, HR), Schoop (2-for-5, 2 HR), Rosario (2-for-4, 2B, HR, BB), Buxton (2-for-5, 2 2B) WPA of +0.1: .184 Garver,...7673Wed, 10 Apr 2019 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tyler-austin-traded-to-san-francisco-r7669/Heading into this offseason, it appeared Austin had the inside track at the starting first base gig. His overall batting line of .236/.294/.488 (.782 OPS) was uneven, but there's never been any questioning his power. Well, a C.J. Cron waiver claim and Nelson Cruz free agent signing later and Austi...7669Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-road-warriors-r7667/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/1 through Sun, 4/7 *** Record Last Week: 3-2 (Overall: 5-3) Run Differential Last Week: -1 (Overall: +6) Standing: 3rd Place in AL Central (1 GB) Willians Watch: 4-for-12 last week (Season AVG: .500) Before we get underway with this week's column, a few ho...7667Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:27:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-420-all-astudillo-all-the-time-r7666/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Final_Final_Show.mp3?dest-id=745907666Mon, 08 Apr 2019 00:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phi-2-min-1-kepler-stays-hot-hoskins-pops-deciding-homer-r7665/Box Score Berrios: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, 65.3% strikes (64 of 98) Home Runs: Kepler (3) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-4, HR), Gonzalez (2-for-4) WPA of +0.1: Kepler .130 WPA of -0.1: Schoop -.120, Cron -.126 (chart via FanGraphs) This game got off to a tremendous start for the Twins, as...7665Sun, 07 Apr 2019 20:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-phi-2-twins-find-power-stroke-slug-3-homers-in-victory-r7663/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Box Score Pineda: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 63.8% strikes (51 of 80 pitches) Home Runs: Kepler (2), Astudillo (1), Rosario (1) Multi-Hit Games: Kepler (2-for-5, HR) WPA of +0.1: Rogers .137, Buxton .121, Pineda .114, Hildenberger .106, Kepler .103 WPA of -0.1: C...7663Sat, 06 Apr 2019 21:02:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/phi-10-min-4-polanco-cycles-in-the-rain-rest-is-all-pain-r7661/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Full Box Score Odorizzi: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 50.0% strikes Home Runs: Kepler (1), Polanco (1) Multi-Hit Games: Polanco (5-for-5, 2B, 3B, HR), Schoop (2-for-4) WPA of +0.1: Polanco .220 WPA of -0.1: Harper -.134, Odorizzi -.209 And Polanco wasn’t done...7661Sat, 06 Apr 2019 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-12-stages-of-willians-astudillo-fandom-r7658/The Stages of Willians Astudillo Fandom: Stage 1: Enjoy the sight of a stouter-than-average athlete who never strikes out, never walks, and rumbles home from second barely ahead of Byron Buxton. You smile when you think of him. Stage 2: Pore over his stats from 2018, revel in his blistering start...7658Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-winning-in-the-margins-r7657/Setting the stage a bit: Kyle Gibson had a less than ideal outing. Although he cruised through four innings ceding just one run, there’s no denying that he danced around a certain level of danger. In the fifth, the good fortune ran out and the Royals hung a five spot on the Twins starter. After b...7657Thu, 04 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/byron-buxton-reckless-or-aggressive-r7655/Aggressive Being aggressive is one of the reasons Buxton was able to walk away with a Platinum Glove in 2017. His ability to get to almost any baseball is what makes him one of the game’s best defensive center fielders. He can make highlight reel catches look effortless and defensive metrics suppo...7655Thu, 04 Apr 2019 01:40:00 +0000