https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/page/888/?d=1enhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/kc-7-min-6-oh-so-close-r6043/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) The Twins trailed 7-4 entering the bottom of the ninth. Fireballing closer Kelvin Herrera came in for the Royals. Things did not get off to a good start for KC, as Max Kepler reached on a fielding error, but Herrera recovered to retire the next two batters. But Zac...6043Sat, 02 Sep 2017 04:17:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/game-thread-twins-v-royals-91-710pm-ct-r6042/1. Fargo – With an estimated population of 125,000, Fargo is the largest city in North Dakota. However, since I have been a 28 year resident of Grand Forks, with Fargo being a rival in most everything, I must do whatever I can to diminish that 'largest city' accomplishment. So… congratulations, Fa...6042Fri, 01 Sep 2017 11:33:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nathan-leaves-rarefied-air-r6041/A sixth-round draft pick way back in 1995, Nathan broke into the big leagues as a starting pitcher. Making it with the organization that drafted him, Joe started 29 games through his first two big league seasons. He allowed more than his fair share of runs, strikeouts were hard to come by, and the...6041Fri, 01 Sep 2017 07:01:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-perfect-crime-a-look-back-at-the-twins39-trade-for-joe-nathan-r6040/It’s easy to look back at the deal that brought Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, and Boof Bonser to the Twins for A.J. Pierzynski as an obvious one to make. Joe Mauer was coming off a solid season between A and AA, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would take over behind the plate sooner rath...6040Fri, 01 Sep 2017 06:40:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/nathan39s-improbable-minor-league-journey-r6036/The San Francisco Giants started Joe Nathan's professional baseball career by making him a sixth-round pick in the 1995 MLB Draft. Nathan played his high school and college career as a shortstop and he became only the second player ever selected out of Stony Brook University. It was a humble begin...6036Fri, 01 Sep 2017 04:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/colon-highlights-twins-greatest-asset-r6035/In a surprising move, Minnesota ended up being the team to give Colon another chance. By July 7, Paul Molitor’s squad had already run out ten different starters. The team was competing, but there was a revolving door on the mound. Needing more than a second wave of starting depth, Derek Falvey an...6035Fri, 01 Sep 2017 02:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/versatile-goodrum-gets-september-call-r6037/To entice Goodrum to stick around, the Twins offered him an invitation to major league spring training. He spent about a month with the club this spring, playing sparingly, but learning from the big league coaches and players. He fought a little shoulder issue in camp, but he hit .375 (6-16) and i...6037Thu, 31 Aug 2017 21:00:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-5-chw-4-twins-win-on-walk-off-hbp-r6038/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) On his second pitch on the ninth, Belisle gave up a crushing go-ahead homer to Alen Hanson. He also walked the next batter, but to his credit Belisle righted the ship and struck out three of the next four batters he faced to limit the damage. There was an intentio...6038Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:56:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/whiff-of-success-gibson-making-bats-miss-r6034/In 2005, the Twins used their first-round pick to draft Matt Garza, a pitcher who has gone on to throw 1,700 major-league innings in an altogether successful career (albeit one spent mostly outside of Minnesota). Since then, the organization has used 10 first-round selections (including supplement...6034Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:39:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-11-chw-1-rosario-hits-2-hrs-buxton-exits-with-injury-r6033/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) As fun a night this was for the offense, seeing a starter completely have his way with a team is as beautiful a sight as there is for a Twins fan. Berrios struck out 11 batters over 7.0 shutout innings. He gave up just four hits and a walk. Maybe the most encouragi...6033Thu, 31 Aug 2017 04:15:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-minor-league-report-830-mejia-strong-in-rehab-outing-kernels-impress-in-front-of-hunter-r6032/Transactions Randy Dobnak was promoted to Cedar Rapids from Elizabethton. An undrafted free agent this year, Dobnak had a 2.39 ERA over 26.1 innings with the E-Twins. RED WINGS REPORT Scranton 8, Rochester 4 Box Score Mejia, seeing his first live game action since Aug. 8, struck out four batters o...6032Thu, 31 Aug 2017 02:57:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/min-6-chw-4-polanco-does-it-all-r6030/Snapshot (chart via Fangraphs) What a terror Jorge has been against Chicago. Seven of Polanco’s nine home runs this season have come against the White Sox. He made another special memory against them tonight, as it was the first multi-homer game of Polanco’s career -- hitting one from each side....6030Wed, 30 Aug 2017 03:43:00 +0000