https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/805/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-5-min-3-is-there-anything-left-r7112/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Ervin Santana: 44 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 3 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 2 BB, 58.5% strikes (55 of 94 pitches) Multi-Hit Games: Ehire Adrianza (3-for-4, 2B) Jorge Polanco (2-for-4, 2B), Logan Forsythe (2-for-4), Jake Cave (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Forsythe .153 WPA of -0.1...7112Sat, 11 Aug 2018 02:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/report-twins-to-promote-kohl-stewart-for-his-mlb-debut-r7111/Stewart, the No. 4 overall pick of the 2013 MLB Draft, has posted a 4.47 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 3.06 K:BB ratio between 68 innings for Chattanooga and another 40 2/3 for Rochester. He is not currently on the 40-man roster, but the Fernando Rodney trade opened up a spot. Stewart had really hit his stri...7111Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-twins-trade-rodney-to-a39s-r7109/The Twins have traded their closer, Fernando Rodney, to the A's. In return, the Twins receive 21-year-old RHP Dakota Chalmers. Chalmers was the A's 3rd round pick in 2015 out of high school in Georgia. He received a seven-figure bonus, well over slot value, to keep him from a commitment to the Uni...7109Fri, 10 Aug 2018 02:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/process-set-to-yield-results-for-kepler-r7105/On the season Kepler’s .234/.326/.420 slash line doesn’t do much to excite baseball fans. His .746 OPS is a career high, and that number alone helps to further downplay the importance of a career worst .234 batting average. Looking back at his exploits for Minnesota this season, we can see that t...7105Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:31:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/across-the-meadow-podcast-r7108/You can find us on iTunes. You can listen to the latest Twins-related episode. It's also available on our Across the Meadow website. In addition to that, you can also listen to us preview each football team for the upcoming fantasy football season. We'd love for you to listen and let us know what...7108Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:22:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/showdown-in-st-paul-or-last-stand-r7107/Let’s Set the Stage The St. Paul Saints enter the series at 42-34, two games behind the Gary Southshore RailCats. The RailCats are 43-31 and have two clear advantages: they are in first place and they have two games in hand. Furthermore, a third team, the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, is 1.5 games out...7107Thu, 09 Aug 2018 21:34:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-5-min-4-walks-and-a-walk-off-r7106/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Jose Berrios: 31 Game Score, 4.0 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 6 BB, 55.7% strikes (54 of 97 pitches) Home Runs: Jorge Polanco (1) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Moya .172, Polanco .180, Rogers .106 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Adrianza -.130 Berios -.190, Reed -.325 Jorge Polanco sure pick...7106Thu, 09 Aug 2018 20:23:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cleveland39s-controllable-rotation-presents-blueprint-for-twins-r7103/In a letter to season-ticket holders, Falvey used a familiar term when rationalizing the club's deadline fire-sale, referencing a desire to "achieve sustainable championship-caliber baseball." Admittedly, it sounds like the usual jargon of front office types trying to soothe an agitated fanbase am...7103Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cle-5-min-2-cleveland-prevails-on-lindor-walk-off-homer-r7100/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Jake Odorizzi: 50 Game Score, 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 K, 2 BB, 58.4% strikes Home Runs: Miguel Sano (8) Multi-Hit Games: Miguel Sano (2-for-4, 2B, HR), Logan Forsythe (2-for-4, 2B) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Sano .342, Forsythe .173 WPA of -0.1 or lower: Adrianza -.119...7100Thu, 09 Aug 2018 03:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-prospect-promotions-r7099/Nick Nelson There are a number of guys I'd love to see before year's end. But if we're talking about who is most deserving, I think the answer is Brent Rooker. Although he's only about 14 months removed from being drafted, the slugger has emphatically addressed some of his biggest perceived flaws...7099Wed, 08 Aug 2018 16:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-cle-2-mitch-garver-makes-it-rain-r7097/Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs) Adalberto Mejia: 69 Game Score, 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 61.8% strikes (68 pitches, 42 strikes) Home Runs: Mitch Garver (6) Multi-Hit Games: Eddie Rosario (4-for-5, 2 2B), Jorge Polanco (2-for-5), Logan Forsythe (2-for-2, BB) WPA of 0.1 or higher: Mejia .263, G...7097Wed, 08 Aug 2018 04:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier-escobar-and-pressly-legacies-of-self-made-stars-r7096/While rising through the minors, these three now-former Twins never graced the higher ends of top prospect lists. Each has his own rags-to-riches backstory that should inspire any underdog out there toiling away in perpetuity. Let's run through a quick retrospective on each. BRIAN DOZIER'S TRANSFO...7096Wed, 08 Aug 2018 00:41:00 +0000