https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/86/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/blue-jays-10-twins-4-early-game-woes-continue-as-jays-tag-twins-for-10-runs-r19042/Box Score SP: Joe Ryan 5.0 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (93 pitches, 62 strikes (66.7%) Home Runs: Matt Wallner (18,19) Bottom 3 WPA: Ryan (-0.338), Brooks Kriske (-0.134), Brooks Lee (-0.035) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)    Reunions are supposed to be fun. This w...19042Tue, 26 Aug 2025 01:45:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/david-popkins-from-twins-scapegoat-to-blue-jays-spark-r19036/As the Twins take on the Blue Jays this week, it feels like the perfect time to revisit the curious case of David Popkins. Less than a year ago, he was dismissed as the Twins’ hitting coach, packaged with assistant Rudy Hernandez as the lone fall guys for Minnesota’s late-season collapse. The fr...19036Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:20:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/despite-season-ending-injury-alan-roden-remains-a-bright-spot-for-minnesota-twins-heading-into-2026-r19029/Acquired alongside left-handed starting pitcher Kendry Rojas in the last-minute trade deadline deal that sent the pride of North St. Paul, Louis Varland, to the Toronto Blue Jays, left-handed hitting outfielder Alan Roden instantly got run in a full-time role with the new-look Minnesota Twins, p...19029Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:04:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/minnesota-twins-will-play-in-2026-mlb-field-of-dreams-game-r19030/Major League Baseball is headed back to Iowa, and this time, the Twins will get their moment in the spotlight. The Athletic is reporting that Minnesota is set to face the Philadelphia Phillies in a special regular-season game at the Field of Dreams site during August 2026. It will be a home game...19030Mon, 25 Aug 2025 11:32:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/week-in-review-from-bad-to-worst-r19035/The Weekly Nutshell: The Minnesota Twins have moved past the 'dead cat bounce' phase and now they just look like roadkill. The most humiliating week of on-field results in a season full of them saw this meandering corpse of a ballclub outplayed from front to back by a pair of last-place teams,...19035Mon, 25 Aug 2025 02:03:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-8-twins-0-bradley-gets-rocked-offense-remains-negligible-r19032/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Taj Bradley: 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K (88 pitches, 54 Strikes, 61.4%) Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Bradley (-.364), Luke Keaschall (-.035), Kody Clemens (-.033) Win Probability Chart (Via FanGraphs): It could have been an exciting weekend—almost as...19032Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:50:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/rotten-to-the-core-did-the-twins-really-shake-up-their-core-at-the-trade-deadline-r19026/When the dust settled on this year’s trade deadline, the Minnesota Twins looked like a team in transition, but not necessarily one that had been truly overhauled. On the surface, dealing 10 players from the 26-man roster sounds like a seismic shake-up, but most of those moves involved expiring c...19026Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:36:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/david-festas-fork-in-the-road-rotation-depth-or-twins-next-closer-r19018/David Festa is one of a handful of Twins’ pitching draft success stories. Although fans may disagree regarding how effective or promising Festa is, taking a player in the 13th round and turning him into an MLB pitcher at all is a success. Festa rose quickly through the Twins system, racing...19018Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:10:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-3-white-sox-7-clemens-lewis-wallner-home-runs-not-enough-to-top-the-sox-r19027/Box Score SP: Mick Abel 3IP, 7H, 6ER, 2BB, 2K (63 pitches, 42 strikes (65%)) Home Runs: Kody Clemens (14), Matt Wallner (17), Royce Lewis(8) Bottom 3 WPA: Mick Abel (-.413); Byron Buxton (-.074); Matt Wallner (-.063) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) Mick Abel made his Twins...19027Sun, 24 Aug 2025 02:35:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/balancing-health-and-strategy-the-twins-approach-with-pablo-l%C3%B3pez-and-simeon-woods-richardson-r19022/The Minnesota Twins find themselves in an interesting position with their pitching staff. With Pablo López and Simeon Woods Richardson both working their way back from the injured list, the club must balance the short-term goal of finishing the season strong with the long-term considerations tie...19022Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:30:03 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/mick-abels-development-path-from-first-round-pick-to-twins-rotation-r19023/When the Twins acquired Mick Abel, they were getting a former first-round draft pick and taking on a developmental project with frontline potential. Abel, the 15th overall selection in the 2020 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies, carried ace-level upside when he entered pro ball. Still, like...19023Sat, 23 Aug 2025 16:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/these-three-twins-are-approaching-make-or-break-status-r18996/With so many impact players shipped out at the trade deadline, opportunity has emerged for a handful of players to stake their claim headed into 2026. Their performance for the remainder of the season may not only determine their role next year, but whether they’re on the roster at all. There’s...18996Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:17:02 +0000