https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/863/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/eight-weeks-in-twins-trends-and-tidbits-r5643/Bullpen Blowout Yep, that was a spectacular implosion from the Twins relief unit in front of the home crowd. Ryan Pressly, Craig Breslow, Matt Belisle and one-day call-up Drew Rucinski combined to remarkably allow 14 runs – all earned – on 13 hits and three walks while recording six outs. It came...5643Tue, 30 May 2017 01:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-313-state-of-the-central-r5641/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GATG_052817_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=745905641Mon, 29 May 2017 13:19:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-astros-529-110pm-ct-r5640/1. Wayzata – So many people head to the lake on Memorial Day weekend. Lake Minnetonka may be one of the busiest in the state because it is close to a major population center and it is the ninth largest lake in Minnesota. On the north shore lies Wayzata, a destination for the well compensated. The...5640Mon, 29 May 2017 12:44:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/where-would-the-twins-be-without-sano-and-santana-r5636/Beyond the San-San connection, however, the Twins haven't had many other real standout performers thus far. When you have two guys producing at levels this high above average (Santana has a 230 ERA+ and Sano has a 176 OPS+), you can afford to have a couple of holes on your roster, but the fact rem...5636Sat, 27 May 2017 00:16:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-rays-526-710pm-ct-r5635/1. Grand Marais – In the northeast part of Minnesota, that pointy part, the part that looks like the carrot on the snowman, is the city of Grand Marais. Grand Marais in Ojibwe means, “Stop go back… there is nothing else out there.” According to the brochures… the land surrounding Grand Marais slop...5635Fri, 26 May 2017 11:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/miguel-sano-could-really-make-this-work-r5631/There are a couple of different scenarios. He's easily defined as a three-true -outcomes (the hits that aren't dependent on defense: strikeout, walk, or home run) player. Sano also is flirting with sustainability when it comes to BABIP (batting average on balls in play) from which home runs are ex...5631Fri, 26 May 2017 02:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/st-paul-saints-%E2%80%93-let-the-fun-begin-r5632/The first game of the series used a formulas that the Saints hope will work all year: solid pitching + longball = win. Starter Mark Hamburger pitched 8.1 strong innings allowing only two unearned runs and striking out eight. Tony Thomas and Nate Hanson both sent a pitch over the fence to provide a...5632Thu, 25 May 2017 21:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/key-twins-quarter-mark-questions-r5627/Were the 2016 Twins a fluke? Things certainly couldn't have gone much worse for the Twins in 2016. Following a 2015 seasons where Minnesota was in contention until the final weekend, the wheels came off. Young players like Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano and Jose Berrios struggled to make adjustments at...5627Thu, 25 May 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-5-most-shocking-twins-stats-so-far-r5624/1) Joe Mauer's GB/FB ratio: 1.25 Mauer has changed significantly as a hitter over the years, and there aren't many traits that have remained completely consistent over the course of his career. This one has: he has always hit the ball on the ground far, far more often than in the air. He has a lif...5624Wed, 24 May 2017 02:48:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/trust-the-process-and-the-stats-r5623/At the end of April, Joe Mauer was hitting a career-low .225/.271/.275 with just four extra base hits. Fans panicked again. Everyone whined and complained about the $23 million man. But Mauer, true to who he is, took it in stride. With his performance so far in May, it’s easy to understand why. On...5623Tue, 23 May 2017 17:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-hunter-greene-haunt-the-twins-r5619/Taking A Chance There has never been a right-handed high school pitcher taken with the first overall pick. Greene could become the first but there are so many factors that come into developing a high school arm. He is a raw product whose edges would need to be refined over the next 4-5 seasons in...5619Tue, 23 May 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-orioles-522605pm-ct-r5618/1. Baltimore – Baltimore is a big city in between Washington DC and Philadelphia which are even bigger cities and this makes Baltimore the runt of the litter. You all know what happens to the runt of the litter... the runt watches vital resources go to the bigger and stronger around them, and in t...5618Mon, 22 May 2017 11:41:00 +0000