https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/878/?d=1enhttps://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 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/finding-a-jolt-for-the-bullpen-r5595/Through their first 120 innings pitches, Minnesota checks in with the 23rd best relief ERA in MLB (4.73). The 7.43 K/9 ranks 28th out of 30 big league teams and the 3.75 BB/9 checks out in the middle of the pack. Largely unaddressed this offseason (Matt Belisle being the only signing of note), the...5595Wed, 17 May 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-rockies-516-710pm-ct-r5594/1. Little Falls – Right in the middle of the state sits a town of 8,000 plus called Little Falls. Little Falls was voted, interestingly, as the most boring town in Minnesota. The 2nd most boring town in Minnesota is Chuckville located up in the boundary waters area. Chuckville has a population of...5594Tue, 16 May 2017 11:36:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-ervin-santana-an-ace-r5591/What Is An Ace? Sporting News compiled a few different theories when it comes to identifying an ace. Theory one was the best starting pitcher on each team. Santana clearly fits into this category as he leads the Twins staff in virtually every statistic. This theory has some holes as there are clea...5591Tue, 16 May 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-scouting-skinny-kyle-wright-r5592/This story was sent out last week on our Twins Daily newsletter. Sign up below or in the upper right-hand corner to get insights like this first. Rewind to late September of 2016, around the time the Hunter Greene Train started barrelling down the tracks as the Twins barreled towards clinching th...5592Tue, 16 May 2017 00:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-berrios-brilliance-mauer39s-rebound-amp-containment-r5589/* On Friday, I wrote about the adjustments Jose Berrios had been making in Triple-A, and wondered if they would translate to the majors. Specifically, his latest starts in Rochester suggested Berrios was effectively adhering to a blueprint of attacking the zone relentlessly rather than trying to t...5589Mon, 15 May 2017 04:55:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/gleeman-amp-the-geek-ep-310-berrios-is-back-r5588/http://traffic.libsyn.com/gleemangeek/GTAG_050724_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=745905588Mon, 15 May 2017 02:08:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-st-paul-saints-silver-season-preview-r5587/Team Regular season success and the numerous records broken by the team over the last two years at CHS Field are big reasons for optimism for this year’s squad. With a returning core of solid players and a few solid offseason acquisitions the team has nothing but a championship on their mind. “You...5587Mon, 15 May 2017 01:59:00 +0000