https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/805/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-370-at-a-walk-off-loss-for-words-r6808/6808Mon, 28 May 2018 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-wasted-starts-r6807/Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 5/21 through Sun, 5/27 *** Record Last Week: 2-4 Run Differential Last Week: +1 (Overall -20) Standings: 3rd place in AL Central (3.5 GB) HIGHLIGHTS AKA, the pitchers. The Twins pitching staff has done the seemingly impossible this year by not being a total lia...6807Mon, 28 May 2018 04:07:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-527-royce-lewis-for-president33-r6806/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 2, Buffalo 11 (Game 1- 7 Innings) Box Score Trevor May is getting closer to returning to the big league roster but he certainly didn’t look ready based on what he did in this contest. May started and didn’t make it out of the third inning. He pitched 2 2/3 innings while...6806Mon, 28 May 2018 01:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-3-min-1-worst-birthday-ever-r6805/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 21-27 Jose Berrios: 62 Game Score, 7.1 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 1 BB, 67.9% strikes Bullpen: 0.2 IP, 1 ER, 1 K, 0 BB Lineup: 0-for-6 w/RISP, 2 LOB Top three per WPA: Berrios .306, Pressly .056, Rosario .055, Berrios has now gone at least seven innings and giv...6805Sun, 27 May 2018 22:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-trade-phil-hughes-draft-pick-to-san-diego-r6804/Phil Hughes was traded to San Diego along with cash considerations and the 74th overall pick in June’s Draft. In return, the Twins will receive Janigson Villalobos, a minor league catcher. https://twitter.com/morsecode/status/1000799112546037760 Villalobos will be entering his age-21 season and he...6804Sun, 27 May 2018 18:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-4-min-3-zuni-not-again-r6803/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 21-26 Jake Odorizzi: 38 Game Score, 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 60.7% strikes Bullpen: 6.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 0 BB Lineup: 3-for-7 w/RISP, 5 LOB Top three per WPA: Hildenberger .268 | Reed .105 | Kepler .076 This game recap is brought to you by the letter...6803Sun, 27 May 2018 06:29:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/2018-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects-11-20-r6799/20. Cole Winn, Orange Lutheran (CA) Pos: RHP | Height: 6’2” | Weight: 195 | Age: 18 Commitment: Mississippi State Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 Curveball: 60 Slider: 50 Changeup: 50 Control: 55 Overall: 55 Cole Winn has vaulted himself into this group of high school pitching prospects with the very...6799Sat, 26 May 2018 14:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sea-2-min-1-paxton-outduels-romero-r6801/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Current record: 21-25 Fernando Romero: 69 Game Score, 7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB, 61.4% strikes Bullpen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB Lineup: 0-for-0 w/RISP, 3 LOB Top three per WPA: Kepler .145, Romero .054, Reed .030 The Mariners did an excellent job manufacturing their...6801Sat, 26 May 2018 04:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-isn39t-mitch-garver-playing-more-r6795/Since Castro hit the DL on May 5th, Garver and local happy hour goer Bobby Wilson have surprisingly split reps at catcher. Garver has caught nine games, played once at DH and served as a PH twice, while Wilson has caught eight games himself. This seems odd. Garver is clearly an upgrade over Wilso...6795Fri, 25 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-mariners-525-910pm-ct-r6797/There is precedence for this objective because the game threads used to be a sanctuary from the overly disappointed and they used to be against the grain of some very painful (out of contention by June) seasons. So I believe it can happen again, even with a better baseball team to complain about....6797Fri, 25 May 2018 11:51:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/bartolo-the-twins-and-a-guy-named-phil-r6794/Stated multiple times during his brief tenure with the Minnesota Twins a season ago, Colon noted that he had told his late mother he would pitch until age 45. Despite that seeming somewhat unlikely at points throughout this offseason, the now-Texas Ranges hurler has posted 56 1/3 IP and has reache...6794Thu, 24 May 2018 23:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/did-minnesota-just-summon-the-ghost-of-christmas-yet-to-come-r6793/I feel for Carter. Had he come along 10 years earlier, he might've been viewed much differently as an asset. Not so long ago, the thought of a 29-year-old who led the league in home runs being forced to settle for a one-year, $3.5 million deal (as Carter did with the Yankees last February) would'v...6793Thu, 24 May 2018 05:53:00 +0000