https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/13/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/should-we-be-concerned-about-walker-jenkins-cold-start-r8276/Walker Jenkins has been slow out of the gate to start 2026. Is there reason for concern long term, or is the 21-year-old just battling through the coldest weather he's ever played in? View the full article8276Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:14:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/fort-myers-staff-combines-for-no-hitter-r8269/Twins System Recap: Fort Myers recorded the sixth no-hitter in team history Sunday. It was a combined effort from pitchers Merit Jones, Matthew Becker, Eric Hammond, and Jake Murray. Becker was making his pro debut. Nice first impression. Here's some info from that performance and more in tonigh...8269Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:48:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/updating-narratives-surrounding-the-2026-twins-r8264/The Twins opened the 2026 season with the kind of inconsistent play that leaves everyone searching for answers. Hovering around the .500 mark is not inherently disappointing, especially for a team many projected to be fighting for relevance in the American League Central. In some ways, a middlin...8264Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:56:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-minor-league-report-426-mighty-mussels-pitchers-combine-for-sixth-no-hitter-in-franchise-history-r8254/Congratulations to pitchers Merit Jones, Matthew Becker, Eric Hammond, and Jake Murray, and catchers Ryan Sprock and Irvin Nunez, and the entire Fort Myers Mighty Mussels team. On Sunday, the team posted its sixth no-hitter in franchise history.  I looked back at the five previous no-hitter...8254Mon, 27 Apr 2026 03:07:23 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/week-in-review-big-debuts-bad-defense-r8248/The Weekly Nutshell: The week opened on a positive note, with the Twins pulling off an impressive comeback win over Nolan McLean and the Mets. From there, it was all downhill. Minnesota dropped the next five straight, scoring two or fewer runs in four of the losses as the bullpen and defense r...8248Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:04:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/rays-4-twins-2-woods-richardson-struggles-offense-stays-silent-as-rays-sweep-r8245/Box Score: Starting Pitcher: Simeon Woods Richardson: 4 1/3 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K (78 Pitches, 47 Strikes, 60.3%) Home Runs: Brooks Lee (5) Bottom 3 WPA: Woods Richardson (-0.21), Matt Wallner (-0.13), Josh Bell (-0.10) Win Probability Chart (Via BaseballSavant): Well, the...8245Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:19:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/minnesota-twins-bullpen-confidence-rankings-can-you-trust-anyone-anymore-r8242/Coming into the season, the outlook for the Twins’ bullpen felt fairly clear. There were interesting arms and a handful of intriguing profiles, but not much certainty. Through the first few weeks, that hasn’t really changed. As a whole, this unit hasn’t been very strong, and the biggest issue ha...8242Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:10:01 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/another-twins-teen-prospect-to-know-ramiro-villanueva-r8238/Twins System Recap: Ramiro Villanueva made his full-season debut and his first appearance since June of 2024. The 19-year-old delivered four shutout innings while striking out five batters to help lead Fort Myers to victory. Ryan Sprock was also a key contributor to that Mussels win. In terms of...8238Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:06:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/cj-culpepper-has-nothing-left-to-prove-at-double-a-r8236/The Minnesota Twins have quietly built a reputation for uncovering intriguing pitching talent outside the early rounds of the draft, and C.J. Culpepper fits that mold perfectly. Selected in the 13th round of the 2022 draft, Culpepper is part of a class that continues to pay dividends for the org...8236Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:17:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-minor-league-report-425-marek-houston-streak-continues-ramiro-villanueva-impresses-in-mussels-debut-r8233/TRANSACTIONS    RHP Ricky Castro was returned to Wichita from St. Paul.  RHP Nick McAuliffe was promoted from the FCL to Cedar Rapids. McAuliffe spent a long time in college. He pitched at four different colleges. In 2023 and 2024, he pitched at East Stroudsburg University. He went undraf...8233Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:09:35 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/rays-6-twins-1-same-old-song-with-another-loss-at-the-trop-r8226/Box Score Bailey Ober: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Home Runs: None Bottom 3 WPA: Victor Caratini (-0.16), Austin Martin (-0.9), Royce Lewis (-0.9) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):  The second of round of the Twins at the Trop included a pair of pitchers both looking to pr...8226Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:39:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/ranking-the-best-draft-classes-in-twins-history-r8225/Every MLB organization enters each draft cycle hoping to uncover multiple players who can provide value at the big league level. Some classes fall short of expectations, while others produce waves of talent that impact the roster for years. The Twins are hoping that some of the team’s recen...8225Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:06:00 +0000