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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/86/?d=1</link><description><![CDATA[News: Minnesota Twins News & Analysis]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Could Minnesota Twins Jump Trade Market By Selling High on Chris Paddack?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/could-minnesota-twins-jump-trade-market-by-selling-high-on-chris-paddack-r18428/</link><description>Chris Paddack has been a revelation for the Minnesota Twins in 2025, delivering consistent performances that have bolstered the team's rotation. With nine of his last 10 starts yielding two or fewer earned runs, Paddack's resurgence is noteworthy. However, as the trade deadline approaches, the T...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18428</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:42:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 10, Athletics 4: Buck Truck Hauling Offense in Sacramento</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-10-athletics-4-buck-truck-hauling-offense-in-sacramento-r18430/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Joe Ryan 5.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K (97 pitches, 62 strikes (63.9%)

	Home Runs: N/A

	Top 3 WPA: Byron Buxton (0.233), Ty France (0.163), Kody Clemens (0.044)

	

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)




	




	The Minnesota Twins have had one flaw in their blueprint for win...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18430</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 05:02:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>What Should Minnesota Twins Do with Jorge Alcala?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jorge-alcala-twins-bullpen-depth-chart-roster-rumors/</link><description>On Saturday in Seattle, Jorge Alcala was handed a one-run lead in the seventh inning. Before that outing, the Twins had avoided using Alcala in a spot like that, as he had been relegated to low-leverage duty. Workloads forced him into this spot, though, and he promptly walked Cole Young, Seattle...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18422</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Joe Ryan&#x2019;s Fastball is One of Baseball&#x2019;s Most Valuable Pitches</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/why-joe-ryans-fastball-is-one-of-baseballs-most-valuable-pitches-r18420/</link><description>When fans envision the modern game, it is one dominated by triple-digit four-seamers and knee-buckling offspeed pitches. However, Joe Ryan has never been one to follow the crowd. His fastball is emerging as one of the most valuable pitches in the majors this season. Despite a slight dip in veloc...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18420</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:10:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Could Minnesota Go the "Miguel San&#xF3; Reset" Route with a Struggling Royce Lewis?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-reset-royce-lewis-minor-league-demotion/</link><description>Seven years ago this month &#x2013; on June 18th, 2018 &#x2013; the Minnesota Twins optioned Miguel San&#xF3; from the major leagues to Single-A Fort Myers. It was a stunning turn of events for the 25-year-old, who was less than one year removed from featuring in the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby. But San&#xF3;'s pe...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18423</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:04:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Republican Tax Bill Carries Poison Pill That Could Kill Minnesota Twins Sale</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/republican-tax-bill-carries-poison-pill-that-could-kill-minnesota-twins-sale-r18419/</link><description>Since January, many Americans have felt the transformation of various structures and functions under the second Donald Trump administration. However, the new omnibus tax bill currently making its way through Congress introduces a new wrinkle that will particularly upset Minnesota Twins fans; it...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18419</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:07:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins May Need to Give Up Pitching for Offense</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trade-rumors-dilemma-pitching-for-hitting-joe-ryan-mountcastle/</link><description>Despite a 31-27 record, the Twins are 24th in runs scored per game, 24th in OPS+, 25th in total bases, and 21st in offensive fWAR. They're in the thick of the race, but offensively, it has not been pretty. The thing keeping the Twins' season alive has been their pitching. They have the third-bes...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18408</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:50:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Week in Review: Reinforcements In, Margins Thin&#xA0;</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-reinforcements-in-margins-thin%C2%A0-r18421/</link><description>The Weekly Nutshell:

	The Twins embarked on a lengthy road trip, which started on the southern Atlantic coast and then brought them to the northern Pacific. They dropped both of their series two-to-one, in Tampa and Seattle, but that doesn't necessarily tell the whole story &#x2013; these were hard-fo...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18421</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 01:10:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mariners 2, Twins 1: Twins Rally in 9th Again, but Lose Second Straight Walkoff Heartbreaker</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-2-twins-1-twins-rally-in-9th-again-but-lose-second-straight-walkoff-heartbreaker-r18418/</link><description>Box Score:

	Starting Pitcher: Chris Paddack: 8 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (110 Pitches, 75 Strikes, 68.1%)

	Home Runs: None

	Bottom 3 WPA: Griffin Jax (-.378),&#xA0;Carlos Correa (-.201), Ryan Jeffers (-.141)

	Win Probability Chart (Via Fangraphs):

	




	The gang finally got fully back together...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18418</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 22:42:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Long Game: Why Patience Is a Virtue for Twins Fans</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-long-game-why-patience-is-a-virtue-for-twins-fans-r18411/</link><description>When the Minnesota Twins stumbled to a 7-15 start this season, many fans were ready to throw in the towel. The reaction was swift and intense: calls to fire Rocco Baldelli, trade away veterans, and shift the focus to the future flooded social media. Some had already written off the season by lat...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18411</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:03:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Minnesota Must Ease the Load on Its Bullpen Big Three to Sustain Success</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-must-ease-the-load-on-its-bullpen-big-three-to-sustain-success-r18406/</link><description>We&#x2019;re not even to the All-Star break, and the Minnesota Twins are already walking a tightrope when it comes to bullpen management. After a stretch of disappointing offensive output in the early months of the season, the Twins have found themselves in an exhausting cycle of close games. And when...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18406</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 11:47:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Mariners 5, Twins 4: Mariners walk-off the Twins in 11</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mariners-5-twins-4-mariners-walk-off-the-twins-in-11-r18413/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: Bailey Ober 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (97 pitches, 64 strikes (66%))

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Matt Wallner (2)

	Bottom 3 WPA:&#xA0;Kody Clemens (-.468), Jorge Alcala (-.438), Bailey Ober (-.214)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)&#xA0;

	




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	The Twins looked to follow up Friday night's...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18413</guid><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 03:17:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
