https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/796/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/chw-6-min-5-twins-blow-5-1-lead-r6710/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) The more level-headed segments of Twins Territory have been preaching that things will get better once we start playing our lowly divisional opponents. Well, things aren’t off to a great start. Reed gave up the walk-off homer, but it was primarily the defense that...6710Fri, 04 May 2018 03:41:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/reasons-the-twins-offense-will-turn-it-around-r6709/Minnesota is also second in the majors, leaving an average of 4.2 runners in scoring position per game. Scoring position. Per game! Not only has the Twins offense suffered overall (particularly their power numbers), they have struggled to drive home runners at a frankly unsustainable rate. This...6709Fri, 04 May 2018 01:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/into-the-sunset-ichiro-against-the-twins-r6707/Ichiro suited up against the Twins in 119 games throughout his career. In those contests, he hit .333/.362/.415 with 10 doubles, eight triples and five home runs. He stole 21 bases and was thrown out nine times. He also posted a 51 to 23 strikeout to walk ratio. Considering that was almost an enti...6707Thu, 03 May 2018 20:18:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-white-sox-53-710pm-ct-r6706/1. Top Non-Trump News Story (Or Stories): The FDA has issued a warning about potentially contaminated oysters from Canada. Americans have become ill after slurping down these raw oysters. Each of the oysters are confirmed members of a fringe terrorist group that injected themselves with norovirus....6706Thu, 03 May 2018 11:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-phil-hughes-r6702/Record Breaker Minnesota's original signing of Phil Hughes seemed like a very “Twins-like” move. Over his last three seasons in New York, he started 75 games and posted a 4.82 ERA with a 1.37 WHIP. His 68 home runs could be attributed to pitching with the short porch in the Bronx. The Twins were h...6702Thu, 03 May 2018 01:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-tor-0-fernandomania33-r6704/Snapshot Win Expectancy Chart via FanGraphs Romero pitched as well as anybody could have expected. The 23-year-old came into his major league debut with just 208 1/3 innings under his belt at the three highest levels of the minor leagues. To put that into some perspective, Jose Berrios threw more...6704Wed, 02 May 2018 20:03:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tor-7-min-4-what-is-happening333333-r6701/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) New game, new thing to worry about. Let’s turn our attention to Addison Reed. Reed entered the eighth inning of this game with the Twins leading 4-3. He walked the leadoff man, gave up a double and then a sacrifice fly to tie it up. He managed to work out of the in...6701Wed, 02 May 2018 04:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-fernando-romero-spark-the-twins-r6700/BACKGROUND Fernando Romero burst onto prospect rankings way back in 2013 when he went 2-0 with a 1.60 ERA and 47 strikeouts as an 18-year-old in the Gulf Coast League. Much more important than the numbers were the scouting reports which showed he was sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s with his fastba...6700Wed, 02 May 2018 03:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-history-repeat-a-hopeful-look-back-to-2006-r6698/This year's Twins finished April with a 9-15 record, which puts the team on pace for more than 100 losses. Of course, as you may recall, Minnesota also finished with a 9-15 April record in 2006. That team eventually kicked things into gear around midsummer, and wound up taking the division with 96...6698Wed, 02 May 2018 02:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/something-has-clicked-with-eduardo-escobar-r6697/Throughout his time with the Minnesota Twins, Eduardo Escobar has always served in the role of a backup utility infielder. However, with the Twins inconsistency on the left-side of the infield over that time, Escobar has seen plenty of playing time. In his last two seasons Escobar has been called...6697Wed, 02 May 2018 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sano-to-dl-petit-promoted-enns-designated-kinley-returned-r6696/Sano experienced tightness in his left hamstring during Friday's game and sat out the last three contests. Eduardo Escobar is expected to shift over to third base while Ehrie Adrianza takes over at shortstop. Sano's absence in the lineup has created a huge void. With Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco...6696Tue, 01 May 2018 19:38:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/were-we-possibly-this-wrong-r6695/Simply put, there isn't a member of the Minnesota Twins organization, players, coaches or front office, who is happy with the Twins 9-15 record. Even more than the simple record, no one could be happy with the way that the team is playing. Most important maybe to the ownership, fans are already fr...6695Tue, 01 May 2018 05:11:00 +0000