https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/8/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/big-velo-mental-changes-and-a-different-look-for-taj-bradley-r20035/When the Minnesota Twins acquired Taj Bradley from the Tampa Bay Rays at last year’s trade deadline, they weren’t just buying a struggling arm. They were betting on a version of Bradley that once looked like one of the most electric young starters in baseball. That version showed up (at least in...20035Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:44:23 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/royals-3-twins-1-wallners-early-blast-not-enough-as-twins-fall-flat-in-kc-r20039/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Simeon Woods Richardson: 5 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (83 pitches, 45 strikes) Home Runs: Matt Wallner (1) Bottom 3 WPA: Buxton -0.14, Jeffers -0.08, Larnach -0.08 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):   The Twins opened their first divisi...20039Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:28:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/luke-keaschalls-increased-bat-speed-and-why-it-matters-r20034/Power is not going to be the calling card for Luke Keaschall, no matter what. However, it doesn't look like defense will be, either, so the speedy and contact-savvy Twins second baseman might have to tap into a bit more pop in order to be as dynamic a player as the team needs him to be. Unfortun...20034Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:06:58 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/can-twins-afford-to-play-trevor-larnach-regularly-in-the-outfield-r20029/The season opened with the Twins on the road in Baltimore, and while the results were mixed, the early days of a new year often reveal more about process than outcome. There is a different voice in the dugout now, and with Derek Shelton taking over for Rocco Baldelli, every lineup card and late-...20029Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:13:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-rough-around-the-edges-r20033/The Weekly Nutshell: After wrapping up spring training, the Twins headed to Baltimore to officially kick off their 2026 regular season against the Orioles. Entering this campaign with their lowest expectations in years, the Twins came out of the gates with a fairly solid series against the O’s...20033Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:55:12 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/orioles-8-twins-6-the-piggyback-doesnt-work-but-at-least-they-tried-r20030/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (56 Pitches, 37 Strikes, 66 %) Home Runs: Royce Lewis (2) Bottom 3 WPA: Mick Abel (-0.59), Matt Wallner (-0.17) Byron Buxton (-0.15) Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs): The Twins entered the third game of...20030Sun, 29 Mar 2026 20:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/3-things-you-may-have-missed-in-byron-buxtons-brilliant-2025-season-r19985/The 2025 season was a downer for Minnesota Twins fans. The losses piled up, the roster was stripped down at the trade deadline, and the club limped to the finish line as one of baseball’s worst teams over the final two months. Somewhere in that mess, Byron Buxton put together one of the mos...19985Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:08:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-orioles-1-royce-lewis-powers-twins-to-first-win-of-2026-r20027/Box Score SP: Taj Bradley - 4 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K (92 pitches, 58 strikes (63% strikes)) Home Runs: Royce Lewis (1) Top 3 WPA: Lewis (0.20), Eric Orze (0.13), Bradley (0.11) Win Probability Chart Taj Battles Early, While Twins Bats Do Not   The Twins went 18...20027Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/what-opening-day-told-us-about-the-twins-bullpen-hierarchy-r20023/The Minnesota Twins entered the 2026 season with as many questions in the bullpen as any MLB team. That uncertainty was largely self-inflicted. At last year’s trade deadline, the front office made the bold decision to move multiple controllable arms, shipping out Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, and Lo...20023Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:12:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/forum-friday-season-preview-some-optimism-regime-change-reviews-r20015/Yet another season of Twins baseball is underway; the season may have started with a whimper, but there are 161 more to play. There are always lively conversations in the forums, and every week we'll highlight three of the best. We don't know what to expect from the new head of Twins baseba...20015Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/top-12-longest-tenured-minnesota-twins-players-r20020/Often when a publication talks about "longest-tenured" players, they are referring to big-league service time. I like to look at it a bit differently. How long has a player been in the Minnesota Twins organization? When did that player sign with the Twins, whether they were drafted, an internati...20020Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:17:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/newish-pitches-total-command-and-other-observations-from-joe-ryans-opening-day-start-r20018/Opening Day didn't go according to plan for the Twins, who fell 2-1 against the Baltimore Orioles in a game that felt winnable from the first inning to the last. Minnesota created traffic all afternoon, but failed to capitalize, finishing just 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position while grou...20018Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:51:02 +0000