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	Over the past few days, hope and excitement around Royce Lewis, erstwhile t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18179</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:24:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>White Sox 3, Twins 6: Buxton and Larnach's Blasts Save Twins from Loss</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/white-sox-3-twins-6-buxton-and-larnachs-blasts-save-twins-from-loss-r18180/</link><description>Box Score

	SP: David Festa 4.0 P, 4H, 2ER, 3BB, 5K (84 pitches, 52 strikes (64%))

	Home Runs:&#xA0; Trevor Larnach (3), Byron Buxton (5)

	Top 3 WPA: Trevor Larnach (.389); Ryan Jeffers (.176); Ty France (.148)

	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs)

	




	In David Festa's third start of the seas...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18180</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 02:46:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>How Minnesota Twins Quietly Became American League&#x2019;s Best Baserunning Team (No, Really)</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/how-minnesota-twins-quietly-became-american-leagues-best-baserunning-team-no-really-r18176/</link><description>For years, the Minnesota Twins have been plagued by poor baserunning. Whether it was missed opportunities to take the extra base, ill-timed steals, or grounding into double plays at alarming rates, the Twins' deficiencies on the bases were a constant source of frustration for fans and an Achille...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18176</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:10:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Is There a Light at the End of the Tunnel for Twins Fans?</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/is-there-a-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-twins-fans-r18165/</link><description>Twins Daily is, above all else, a fan site. It was founded by fans, it is fueled by fans. We do not try to spin toward objectivity or neutrality: we filter everything through the lens of the fan experience. And so, while mainstream outlets are doing an excellent job covering and analyzing the ev...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18165</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:13:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Ace Pablo Lopez Set to Rejoin Rotation This Week, After Brief IL Stint</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-ace-pablo-lopez-set-to-rejoin-rotation-this-week-after-brief-il-stint-r18167/</link><description>The Twins got a rare bit of good news Tuesday. Pablo L&#xF3;pez will be activated from the injured list after something very close to a minimum, 15-day stay.




	



	In his postgame press conference Tuesday night, Rocco Baldelli announced that Chris Paddack will make the start Thursday, which means...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18167</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:06:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>'It Was Like Slow Motion': All the Thoughts and Actions Center Fielders Learn to Fit into 4.4 Seconds</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/it-was-like-slow-motion-all-the-thoughts-and-actions-center-fielders-learn-to-fit-into-44-seconds-r18172/</link><description>Sport, like war, is all about grace and guile under pressure. That parallel is uncomfortable for many people, because it seems to overdramatize sport or glorify war, but if you refuse those connotations and examine it as a factual contention, it holds up well. Games and fights have always been t...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18172</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:12:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 4, White Sox 2: Byron Buxton is Superman. He's Superman.</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/twins-4-white-sox-2-byron-buxton-is-superman-hes-superman-r18168/</link><description>Box Score

	SP:&#xA0;Bailey Ober&#xA0;6.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K (87 pitches, 62 strikes (71%)

	Home Runs:&#xA0;Trevor Larnach (2)

	Top 3 WPA:&#xA0;Ober (.248), Larnach (.171), Louis Varland (.119)




	Win Probability Chart (via&#xA0;FanGraphs)&#xA0;

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	Bailey Ober looked to build upon his first win of the season...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18168</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>DEFCON 2: Minnesota Twins In "Must-Win" Territory This Week</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/defcon-2-minnesota-twins-in-must-win-territory-this-week-r18160/</link><description>To say the Twins have stumbled out of the gate wouldn't be right. It would indicate they were on their feet and walking in the first place. Instead, this team is still on their backs after the historic collapse last season, and the playoff odds at Baseball Reference are taking note of all the cl...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18160</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 22:08:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Danger of Losing the Next Generation for the Minnesota Twins</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/the-danger-of-losing-the-next-generation-for-the-minnesota-twins-r18163/</link><description>Over the last year and a half, the Minnesota Twins have gone from the emotional high of their first postseason series win in 21 years to the uneasy realization that an entire generation of fans may be drifting away. As attendance and engagement plummet, Target Field now feels more like an empty...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18163</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:31:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't Look Back in Anger</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/dont-look-back-in-anger-r18159/</link><description>Your 2025 Minnesota Twins are off to an abysmal start. No amount of cognitive behavioral therapy or ventures into various coping mechanisms can soothe the reality that this team is, at best, disappointing. Nevertheless, we here at Twins Daily will relentlessly continue to cover every possible po...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18159</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:16:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Surprisingly, David Festa's Fastball Stinks. Here's Why It's Not an Easy Fix.</title><link>https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/surprisingly-david-festas-fastball-stinks-heres-why-its-not-an-easy-fix-r18162/</link><description>Ten innings into 2025, a concerning trend with David Festa is continuing: his fastball isn&#x2019;t cutting it. He&#x2019;s allowing a .357 batting average against the heater, and the under-the-hood stats suggest it isn&#x2019;t a fluke; that pitch is just far too hittable. If he wants to become a regular in the Twi...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">18162</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:30:01 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
