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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/811/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>MIN 11, TB 7: Dozier Grand Slam Ends Wild Game, First Half</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-tb-7-dozier-grand-slam-ends-wild-game-first-half-r7001/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Fernando Romero: 35 Game Score, 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 1 K, 0 BB, 65.4% strikes
Bullpen: 5.2 IP, 3 ER, 6 K, 4 BB
Lineup: 6-for-12 w/RISP, 9 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Dozier .550, Rosario .293, Busenitz .254, Mauer .210, Polanco .134, Rogers .111
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Hildenb...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">7001</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 23:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>TB 19, MIN 6: This Never Happened</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tb-19-min-6-this-never-happened-r6999/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Jose Berrios: 45 Game Score, 6.0 IP, 6 ER, 5 K, 3 BB, 62.8% strikes
Bullpen: 3.0 IP, 13 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Lineup: 4-for-11 w/RISP, 11 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Rosario .303, Wilson .169
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Duke -.537, Berrios -.309, Dozier -.104

What do you really ne...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6999</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 00:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 11, TB 8: Twins Get a Scare on Friday the 13th, Prevail over Pesky Rays</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-tb-8-twins-get-a-scare-on-friday-the-13th-prevail-over-pesky-rays-r6998/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Jake Odorizzi: 27 Game Score, 4.1 IP, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 58.4% strikes
Bullpen: 4.2 IP, 2 ER, 7 K, 1 BB
Lineup: 6-for-13 w/RISP, 7 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Grossman .125, Cave .124, Mauer .100
WPA of -0.1 or lower: None

Things got off to such a wonderful start....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6998</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2018 03:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 5, TB 1: Who&#x2019;s the Snub?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-tb-1-who%E2%80%99s-the-snub-r6995/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Kyle Gibson: 84 Game Score, 8.0 IP, 1 ER, 9 K, 0 BB, 63.7% strikes
Bullpen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
Lineup: 2-for-7 w/RISP, 5 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Gibson .370
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Astudillo -.111

Gibson has been remarkably consistent, and entered this start h...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6995</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Dozier&#x2019;s Days Numbered, Then What?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dozier%E2%80%99s-days-numbered-then-what-r6993/</link><description>A late-bloomer, Dozier didn&#x2019;t reach the big leagues until 25, and he was initially cast as a shortstop. We saw how that went, and he was quickly sent over to second base. Fast forward two more years, and the 28 year-old was a first time All-Star while being arguably the best power-hitting two-bagg...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6993</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Hildenberger Back In Late-Inning Role</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/hildenberger-back-in-late-inning-role-r6992/</link><description>To say Trevor Hildenberger was a bit of a late-bloomer might be an understatement. He wasn&#x2019;t drafted out of high school. He didn&#x2019;t have a ton of offers from Division I schools to sift through. The first three years that he spent at Cal-Berkeley, he hardly got on the mound. In his fourth year, he p...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6992</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 05:55:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (7/11): Elizabethton Stays Hot, While Kernels Stars Pop</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-711-elizabethton-stays-hot-while-kernels-stars-pop-r6991/</link><description>TRANSACTIONS
Rochester Red Wings
RHP Alan Busenitz recalled by Twins
C Cameron Rupp released
Fort Myers Miracle
RHP Brady Anderson released
LHP Kevin Marnon reinstated from the DL and sent to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Kernels
LHP Jovani Moran promoted to Fort Myers
RED WINGS REPORT
The Red Wings w...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6991</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 8, KC 5: Twins Recover from Rough Start</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-8-kc-5-twins-recover-from-rough-start-r6989/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Lance Lynn: 36 Game Score, 5.0 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 6 K, 3 BB, 57.9% strikes
Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 6 K, 0 BB
Lineup: 3-for-7 w/RISP, 9 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: Dozier .399, Pressly .227, Wilson .208, Cave .144
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Lynn -.275, Escobar -.107

Credit to L...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6989</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Daily Roundtable: Second Half Star</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-daily-roundtable-second-half-star-r6986/</link><description>Nick Nelson
I would hope to see a few big second halves after so many members of the Twins came up well short of expectations in the first three months. If there's one name that really stands out though, it's Max Kepler.
In a sense, the outfielder's season has more or less met expectations &#x2014; his ....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6986</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>KC 9, MIN 4: Slegers Slayed by Royals</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-9-min-4-slegers-slayed-by-royals-r6988/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Aaron Slegers: 13 Game Score, 1.1 IP, 5 ER, 0 K, 0 BB, 65.9% strikes
Bullpen: 7.2 IP, 4 ER, 8 K, 4 BB
Lineup: 2-for-7 w/RISP, 6 LOB
WPA of 0.1 or higher: None
WPA of -0.1 or lower: Slegers -.381

Logan Morrison made one of the worst baseball plays you&#x2019;ll see all yea...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6988</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 03:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Potential Suitors for Brian Dozier</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/potential-suitors-for-brian-dozier-r6984/</link><description>I get that there is still somewhat of an ongoing debate about whether or not it is the best decision for the Twins to move Dozier at the deadline or wait until this winter and give him a qualifying offer. While I agree that both sides of the debate are still up for discussion that is not the point...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6984</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>MIN 3, KC 1: Minnesota&#x2019;s All-Star Shines</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-3-kc-1-minnesota%E2%80%99s-all-star-shines-r6983/</link><description>Snapshot (chart via FanGraphs)
Jose Berrios: 75 Game Score, 7 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB,
Bullpen: 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 1 BB
Lineup: 3-for-13 w/RISP, 12 LOB
Top three per WPA: Jose Berrios .276, Eduardo Escobar .234, Joe Mauer .154

It was smooth sailing for Jose Berrios through the first two inni...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">6983</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2018 03:47:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
