https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/856/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/tor-10-min-9-sloppy-8th-inning-costs-twins-in-comeback-effort-r6017/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Escobar .331 | Kepler .080 | Dozier .046 The Twins fell behind 2-0, but managed to tie it up in the top of the fifth thanks to an Eduardo Escobar two-run homer. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays busted out in the bottom of that inning for six runs....6017Sat, 26 Aug 2017 20:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-tor-1-buxton-bartolo-get-twins-back-to-winning-ways-r6015/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Colon .219 | Polanco .209 | Buxton .092 Buxton helped the Twins bust out of their slump by playing a little small ball. He dropped down a bunt single that scored Brian Dozier from third base to get the Twins on the board in the top of the third...6015Sat, 26 Aug 2017 02:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-blue-jays-825607pm-ct-r6014/1. Canada – There is only one professional baseball team in all of Canada. I was trying to imagine what that would be like if the situation was reversed. Let’s say there was a team from New York in the Canadian Football League. You have to suspend your imagination and assume that it is possible to...6014Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cws-5-min-1-twins-drop-ugly-game-series-to-white-sox-r6013/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Escobar .055 | Rosario .037 | Mauer .032 It’s almost hard to believe the White Sox managed to score five runs off Berrios, given how nasty he was. Jose only gave up four hits and struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings, but he also walked thre...6013Fri, 25 Aug 2017 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gold-glove-is-mauer-or-miss-r6011/Getting this out of the way early, Joe Mauer went 89 games into 2017 before making an error. He had put together an incredible streak that included something like 600 chances. While those numbers are great, his fielding percentage and lack of errors is just about the last thing you should take int...6011Fri, 25 Aug 2017 02:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/a-hall-of-fame-case-for-johan-santana-r6010/It’s interesting to note that both Johan Santana and Sandy Koufax pitched in 12 major league seasons. For Koufax, his career spanned 1955 through 1966. For Santana, he pitched in the big leagues from 2000 until 2012. He missed all of 2011 which is why he pitched 12 seasons. Let’s just put some of...6010Thu, 24 Aug 2017 05:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/cws-4-min-3-twins-bullpen-blows-lead-r6008/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Santana .220 | Polanco .202 | Mauer .089 Despite the Twins hectic schedule with all the double headers, Rogers actually entered the night rested. Er, maybe make that rusty. Rogers had only pitched twice in the previous 11 days and did not look...6008Thu, 24 Aug 2017 03:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-330-tuesday-taproom-tour-fair-state-r6007/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_330_Tuesday_Taproom_Tour_at_Fair_State.mp3?dest-id=745906007Wed, 23 Aug 2017 20:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-4-cws-1-gibson-great-twins-hit-3-more-homers-r6006/Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Gibson .282 | Vargas .119 | Polanco .075 Let’s talk about bunting, shall we? The White Sox opened up this game by getting hits in three of their first six at-bats. They held a 1-0 lead in the second inning. They had runners on first and second...6006Wed, 23 Aug 2017 03:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/falvey-playing-numbers-game-with-pitching-staff-r6004/When he made his Twins debut in starting the first half of Monday's doubleheader, Tim Melville became the 34th pitcher to make an appearance for Minnesota in 2017. We've still got a week left in August, but already this team has shattered the franchise record for pitchers used in a season (29), se...6004Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:52:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/recap-polanco-homers-twice-as-twins-split-doubleheader-r6002/Game 1 Win Expectancy (via Fangraphs) Top 3 Twins per WPA: Dozier .117 | Polanco .092 | Busenitz .032 Tim Melville’s Twins debut did not go well. The 27-year-old gave up two runs in the first inning, cruised through the next two frames before getting knocked around again in the fourth. Here’s ho...6002Tue, 22 Aug 2017 04:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/golden-opportunity-r6000/Defensive metrics have come a long way over the last decade. With organizations and other private companies tracking every batted ball, the amount of information available to fans is at an all-time high. The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) has developed the SABR Defensive Index (SDI)...6000Tue, 22 Aug 2017 03:32:00 +0000