https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/869/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/picking-the-2017-all-star-starters-r5785/How does this strategy work when creating the starting line-ups? I'm glad you asked... American League All-Star Starters C: Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals 1B: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers 2B: Jose Altuve, Houston Astros 3B: Miguel Sano, Minnesota Twins SS: Carlos Correa, Houston Astros OF: G...5785Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/red-sox-6-twins-3-series-of-unfortunate-events-r5787/5787Fri, 30 Jun 2017 03:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/making-zack-granite-fit-r5784/On the year, Granite is batting an insane .371/.423/.510 across 49 games for Triple-A Rochester. Over the month of June he’s turned it on even more, slashing .486/.541/.69 through the 27th. Despite being a speed- and defense- type player, Granite has looked the part of a real threat with his bat,...5784Thu, 29 Jun 2017 19:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/breaking-byron-buxton-r5786/Despite the emphatic statement he made in spring training, by the end of May Buxton did an about-face and decided that the leg kick wasn’t him anymore. The early season struggles and unsightly lack of contact sent him scrambling for an alternative. For a stretch, Buxton retained his open stance se...5786Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:43:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/measuring-defense-matters-for-buxton-r5779/On April 20, Buxton bottomed out at .082 on the season. He owned a .280 OPS (yes, somehow) and hitting for any sort of respectable mark looked like a longshot. Since that date, he's played in 56 games for the Twins. Over that time, he's compiled a .234/.311/.339 line equating to a .650 OPS. He ha...5779Thu, 29 Jun 2017 14:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-red-sox-1-mejia-shines-kepler-powers-twins-to-fenway-win-r5782/The Twins took the lead in the first inning when they scored two runs, all with two outs. Joe Mauer doubled. It was followed by a double by Miguel Sano. Next up, Max Kepler dropped a well-placed hit into the outfield grass to score Sano and give the Twins a 2-0 lead. Joe Mauer, who had two hits an...5782Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:47:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-international-signing-period-preview-r5777/Overview of the Class Many national entities feel like the 2017 international signing class is very strong with two strong players at the top, Wander Franco and Daniel Flores. Baseball America said this about the class, "While there are 5-10 players who emerge among the elite prospects in a signin...5777Thu, 29 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-2-red-sox-9-rain-defense-put-damper-on-soggy-night-r5778/Rain put a damper on the night in Boston. Twice. The game was initially delayed by about 50 minutes. Then after the second inning, another big wave of rain came over Fenway Park and caused another delay, this one over an hour. Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz remained in the game after the delay. Twi...5778Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-tos-troubles-bad-belisle-amp-hello-hildy-r5775/* Dillon Gee's time on Minnesota's 25-man roster was brief and uneventful – he didn't make it into a game between being called up on Friday and sent back to the minors on Monday. There is, however, little doubt that we'll be seeing him again soon enough. The addition of Gee on a minor-league deal...5775Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-fast-is-byron-buxton-r5773/Byron Buxton is the second fastest in baseball. Sorry to disappoint the speed enthusiasts. When it comes to the fastest man in the game, the Reds’ Billy Hamilton has the bragging rights, covering a 30.1 feet per second, while Buxton checks in right behind him at 29.9 feet per second. On the comple...5773Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:06:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-626-lewis-homers-granite-keeps-hitting-r5770/RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Buffalo 3 (Game 1) Box Score After surrendering three runs in the first four innings, the Red Wings ended the first half of the doubleheader with four unanswered runs to win the seven-inning affair. A three-run fifth inning, led by doubles off the bats of ByungHo Park...5770Tue, 27 Jun 2017 04:13:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/searching-for-relief-r5768/The Injured Phil Hughes has been making rehab appearances for Rochester and it sounds like he could be joining the Twins as soon as the end of the this week. He will make one more appearance on Wednesday before being activated by the club. In three Triple-A appearances (3 IP), Hughes has allowed...5768Tue, 27 Jun 2017 03:30:00 +0000