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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/850/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeman & The Geek, Ep 324: The Trade That Wasn't]]></title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-324-the-trade-that-wasn39t-r5882/</link><description>http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/721_whole.mp3?dest-id=74590</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5882</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Deadline Primer: The National League Central</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/deadline-primer-the-national-league-central-r5881/</link><description>Late last week, the Twins almost completed a deal to acquire Atlanta's Jaime Garcia, but it fell through in the late stages. Though the move didn't go down (not yet anyway), the message was sent: Derek Falvey and Thad Levine are in buy mode, and open to rentals at the right price.
As they seek to...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5881</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DET 9, MIN 6: Twins Drop to Third in Division, 2.5 Games Back</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/det-9-min-6-twins-drop-to-third-in-division-25-games-back-r5880/</link><description><![CDATA[Win Expectancy &amp; Top 5 Plays Per WPA (via Fangraphs)


The Twins had a golden opportunity to seize this game in the bottom of the seventh. Down 4-2, Eddie Rosario led off the inning with a single, which was followed by a Joe Mauer pinch-hit walk. Max Kepler laid down a picturesque bunt on the...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">5880</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Catching Curiosities</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/catching-curiosities-r5879/</link><description>One of the fun parts that came from the Twins signing Castro as a free agent over the winter was we had numerous writers take deep dives into the value of catcher framing. Castro has long been considered to be excellent at presenting pitches, and the numbers indicate he&#x2019;s having another good seaso...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5879</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 6, Tigers 5: Twins Hold Off Tigers</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-6-tigers-5-twins-hold-off-tigers-r5878/</link><description><![CDATA[Win Expectancy &amp; Top 5 Plays Per WPA (via Fangraphs)


In his last outing, I thought Gibson looked pretty darn good against the Astros but that his defense let him down a little and he was left out there a batter too long. The result was that outing looked much worse on paper (6 IP, 4 ER). We...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">5878</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2017 03:14:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>No Garcia Trade: Braves Balk At Twins&#x2019; Prospect&#x2019;s Health</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/no-garcia-trade-braves-balk-at-twins%E2%80%99-prospect%E2%80%99s-health-r5876/</link><description>According to Fox Sports&#x2019; Ken Rosenthal, the trade stalled &#x201C;due to Braves&#x2019; medical concern on Twins&#x2019; prospect.&#x201D;




	


The trade was first made public on Thursday, when Rosenthal tweeted that the Twins and Braves were &#x201C;close&#x201D; on a Garcia trade. This report was confirmed by several members of the l...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5876</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:09:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tigers 6, Twins 3: Bad Santana</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tigers-6-twins-3-bad-santana-r5875/</link><description><![CDATA[Win Expectancy &amp; Top 5 Plays Per WPA (via Fangraphs)


Santana just never seemed to be pitching with the count in his favor, and ended the evening with his shortest start of the season. Victor Martinez did the most damage, slugging a solo homer in the second before blasting a two-run bomb in...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">5875</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 04:59:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (7/21): Wade HR Extends Chattanooga's Hot Streak</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-721-wade-hr-extends-chattanooga39s-hot-streak-r5874/</link><description>Find out everything that happened in the Twins minor league system on Friday.
Glen Perkins had a big announcement to share on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/glenperkins/status/888566576152289280
Twins radio man Cory Provus elaborated during the big club's broadcast that Perkins would be pitching in...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5874</guid><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 03:28:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Game Thread: Twins v Tigers, 7/21 @ 7:10pm CT</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-tigers-721-710pm-ct-r5873/</link><description>1. Detroit Lakes &#x2013; In the French language&#x2026; Detroit means strait. In the English language&#x2026; a strait is defined as a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water. Yet another example of the French moving about our country and naming cities something nonsensical as a practical joke. D...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5873</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 11:39:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Now A Destination For Pitching</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-now-a-destination-for-pitching-r5872/</link><description>This summer, Minnesota finds themselves in the thick of a hotly contested race for the AL Central title. Thank in part to overachievement on their end, and underwhelming results from the Cleveland Indians, Paul Molitor&#x2019;s club remains on the heels of the division leader. Down the stretch it will be...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5872</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>A Bump In The Road For The Saints</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-bump-in-the-road-for-the-saints-r5871/</link><description>Sioux Falls Canaries (July 10th-13th)
Starting the latest home stand was a four-game series versus the Sioux Falls Canaries. Normally when the term &#x201C;sweep&#x201D; is used in my stories it is referring to the Saints, but not this time. For the first time in CHS Field history the Saints were swept at home,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5871</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 05:59:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Close To Acquiring LHP Jaime Garcia?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-close-to-acquiring-lhp-jaime-garcia-r5869/</link><description>The 31-year-old Garcia debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2008. He stayed in that organization through the 2016 season when he was traded.
Last offseason, he was traded to Atlanta in exchange for three minor leaguers.
In 17 starts and 106 innings, Garcia is 3-7 with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5869</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
