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View the full article</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9333</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Joe Ryan and the Elephant in the Room</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/joe-ryan-and-the-elephant-in-the-room-r9328/</link><description>The MLB trade deadline is a little over two months from now, on August 3rd. That seems like a long time, but then again, Opening Day was that long ago and it feels like yesterday. As much as we might want to savor the current moment &#x2014; a team playing well enough to stay relevant in a lackluster A...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9328</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:22:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (5/27): A Tepid Day on the Farm</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/twins-minor-league-report-527-a-tepid-day-on-the-farm-r9317/</link><description>TRANSACTIONS




	In anticipation of the DSL season starting June 1st, players were officially assigned to rosters today. You can check out the Twins&#x2019; collection of players here. We now have minor leaguers born in 2009, the Joe Mauer MVP year. And so, the passage of time trudges on.&#xA0;




	Saints...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9317</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 01:16:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Royce Lewis's Struggles More Physical Or Mental?</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/are-royce-lewiss-struggles-more-physical-or-mental-r9315/</link><description>With such a poor start to the 2026 season, can Royce Lewis's struggles be chalked up to more of a mental or physical struggle, which led him to be sent down to Triple-A?


View the full article</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9315</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:43:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Derek Shelton&#x2019;s First Impression: Grading the Twins&#x2019; New Manager</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/derek-sheltons-first-impression-grading-the-twins-new-manager-r9314/</link><description>When the Twins hired Derek Shelton, the early reaction around the organization felt overwhelmingly positive. After years of watching Rocco Baldelli manage with a calm and measured personality, Shelton brought a more energetic and outwardly emotional style to the dugout. That difference has been...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9314</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:05:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Twins May Have No Choice But to Slow-Play Their Top Prospects</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/the-twins-may-have-no-choice-but-to-slow-play-their-top-prospects-r9310/</link><description>With the current MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) set to expire on December 1, there&#x2019;s already a growing sense around the baseball world that the sport could be headed toward another lockout. That doesn't mean games will be lost&#x2014;an offseason stoppage is almost guaranteed, but last time,...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9310</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:05:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The 2017 MLB Draft Was Full of Landmines, and the Twins Stepped on One</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/the-2017-mlb-draft-was-full-of-landmines-and-the-twins-stepped-on-one-r9302/</link><description>When the Minnesota Twins selected Royce Lewis with the first overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft, the organization believed it was taking the highest-upside position player available. Nearly a decade later, the results have been frustrating, complicated, and increasingly difficult to defend....</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9302</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 14:20:02 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Emmanuel Rodriguez Undergoes Thumb Surgery To Repair UCL Tear</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/emmanuel-rodriguez-undergoes-thumb-surgery-to-repair-ucl-tear-r9298/</link><description>Emmanuel Rodriguez is once again out for a significant amount of time due to injury. The Twins' top prospect had a UCL tear in his left thumb after a headfirst slide into first base on May 1, and only after the inflammation went down was the UCL tear revealed. With an estimated timeline of recov...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9298</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 12:53:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Through One-Third of the Season, the Minnesota Twins Have Shown Impressive Resilience</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/through-one-third-of-the-season-the-minnesota-twins-have-shown-impressive-resilience-r9294/</link><description>The Minnesota Twins entered this season with the deck stacked against them. They were a 70-win team that made few meaningful upgrades during the offseason. Minnesota's new manager brought with him the worst career winning percentages in history; their new ownership chair had no baseball experien...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9294</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 11:39:01 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins Minor League Report (5/26): Hendry Mendez Is Unstoppable!</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/twins-minor-league-report-526-hendry-mendez-is-unstoppable-r9288/</link><description>TRANSACTIONS

	IF Harry Genth was assigned to Cedar Rapids from Wichita.

	OF Kala&#x2019;i Rosario was activated off Wichita&#x2019;s injured list.&#xA0;

	OF Graham Brown was signed as a free agent and joined Fort Myers. He had been playing for the Washington Wild Things of the independent Frontier League.

	C I...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9288</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 04:11:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Twins 5, White Sox 3: The Twins Experience Wins a Shocker in Chicago</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/twins-5-white-sox-3-the-twins-experience-wins-a-shocker-in-chicago-r9287/</link><description><![CDATA[Box Score

	SP: Joe Ryan 7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 9 K (98 pitches, 77 strikes (79%))

	Home Runs: N/A

	Top 3 WPA: Brooks Lee (0.29), Luke Keaschall (0.24), Kody Clemens &amp; Taylor Rogers (0.14)




	Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) 

	




	On Memorial Day afternoon, the Twins discovered...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9287</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 03:01:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Anthony Banda Changed. Or Did he? It's Complicated, But the Numbers Aren't</title><link>https://diamondcentric.net/mlb-news/twins-daily/anthony-banda-changed-or-did-he-its-complicated-but-the-numbers-arent-r9282/</link><description>It was May 8, and Anthony Banda had a problem. He stood on the mound in Cleveland, a journeyman: the common clay of MLB relievers. Guys like him barnstorm across the league, offering their services in low-leverage situations for a relative pittance&#x2014;in this case, $1.625 million and whatever futur...</description><guid isPermaLink="false">9282</guid><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:09:02 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
