https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/864/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-311-rain-rain-go-away-r5616/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/Ep_311_Rain_Rain_Go_Away.mp3?dest-id=745905616Mon, 22 May 2017 02:10:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/young-guns-r5615/Minnesota rotations of the last half-decade have featured a couple of impressive veteran campaigns and few other positives. For an organization with such emphatic focus on acquiring and developing young arms to receive not one convincing standout season from a youthful starter over such a span is...5615Mon, 22 May 2017 01:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/jose-berrios-flashes-something-special-r5609/Over the course of his outing, he got 20 swinging strikes. To put that into context, he threw 72 strikes in total. That means 28% of the pitches he threw for strikes had Rockies batters swinging right through. Truly an incredible amount, it's not all that surprising given the movement on his pitc...5609Fri, 19 May 2017 19:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-may-18-19-r5608/May 18, 1969 Rod Carew Steals Second, Third, and Home With the Billy Martin-managed Twins trailing 2-0 in Detroit, Cesar Tovar led off the bottom of third with a single off of Mickey Lolich. Then, with Rod Carew at the plate, Tovar was balked to second and stole third. Perhaps distracted by Tovar,...5608Fri, 19 May 2017 14:09:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-royals-519-710pm-ct-r5607/1. Sioux Falls – 29% of the South Dakota state population lives in Sioux Falls. Due to weight distribution, the state is out of balance and this causes a slight tilt to the state. As a result of this tilt, everything in the state tends to roll toward the southeast. This has been proven through exp...5607Fri, 19 May 2017 11:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/backup-backstop-battle-royal-r5605/Castro has had some nice stretches, but overall his batting line heading into Thursday was .202/.304/.360. That should come as no surprise, however, as that’s nearly identical production to his 2016 campaign. Castro is who he is, the Twins knew exactly what they were getting into. He has his flaws...5605Fri, 19 May 2017 01:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/keith-law-on-the-twins-and-the-2017-draft-r5603/I asked Keith Law for his general thoughts on what a team should consider when making the #1 overall pick. “My personal philosophy… The history of the #1 pick, you are more likely to get a generational talent or an all-world sort of player than any other spot. It’s a rare opportunity. Of course, y...5603Thu, 18 May 2017 15:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/sam-carlson-a-mlb-draft-prospect-from-minnesota-r5604/Carlson’s pitching repertoire consists of three above average pitches that he can throw for strikes. He throws his fastball in the 92-94 mph range, which he commands down in the zone very well. His slider is good enough to be an out pitch, sitting in the low 80s with some bite to it. His changeup...5604Thu, 18 May 2017 14:37:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/regression-for-twins-is-likely-but-not-inevitable-r5602/As Rotoworld’s Matthew Pouliot pointed out on Twitter, the Twins have the fourth-best record in the American League despite ranking 12th in runs allowed per game and dead last in FIP. By Pythagorean W/L, their expected record would be below .500 at 17-18. Outside of newcomer Jose Berrios, the only...5602Thu, 18 May 2017 03:49:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-twins-almanac-for-may-17-r5599/May 17, 1963 Allison Has Twins' First 3-HR Game Bob Allison became the first Minnesota Twin to hit three home runs in a game in an 11-4 Twins win in Cleveland. He was 3-for-5 on the day with six RBI. His batting average at the end of the day was .330. He would finish his All-Star ‘63 season with a...5599Wed, 17 May 2017 19:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/keith-law-on-derek-falvey-and-the-2017-twins-r5598/The Twins are off to a solid start this season. Entering play on Wednesday, the team is 19-16 and remains a ½ game ahead of Cleveland in the AL Central (admittedly with 127 more games to play). So, I asked Keith Law what his thoughts are on the Twins start and the team’s new front office regime....5598Wed, 17 May 2017 17:21:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/espn39s-keith-law-on-smart-baseball-r5597/Keith Law will be one of three baseball authors on Thursday night at Moon Palace Books (3260 South Minnehaha Avenue) in Minneapolis. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. Law will be joined by Michael Fallon (author of Dodgerland: Decadent Los Angeles and the 1977-1978 Dodgers), and Peter Schilling Jr. (a...5597Wed, 17 May 2017 04:27:00 +0000