https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/page/43/?d=1News: Newsenhttps://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/the-twins-latest-hire-isnt-a-reliever-its-anthony-swarzak-on-sasquatch-duty-r8310/There are plenty of ways a front office can respond to internal turmoil. Some teams hold press conferences. Others reshuffle leadership or leak carefully worded statements. The Minnesota Twins, however, have opted to call in a former reliever with a well-documented interest in the unknown....8310Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:13:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/wholl-give-you-the-big-hit-minnesota-twins-hitter-confidence-rankings-r8305/  Through the first month of the 2026 season, the Twins’ lineup has been a mix of early surprises, consistent contributors, and slow starts. With both traditional stats and advanced metrics in mind, these confidence rankings reflect current production and how sustainable each player’s perfo...8305Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/is-it-time-to-demote-luke-keaschall-r8299/It’s been a rough start to the season for Luke Keaschall, and the Minnesota Twins may have a decision to make. Would a reset in Triple-A be the right move? View the full article8299Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:33:00 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/connor-prielipps-many-splendored-slider-r8295/It's only been two starts, but it's not too early to get deeply intrigued by Connor Prielipp's slider. Hell, it's practically too late. Where have you been? Why hasn't this fascination been gripping you for weeks, months, or years already? For now, though, we'll let you slide on that part. Let's...8295Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:50:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-11-mariners-4-bats-make-connor-prielipps-first-big-league-win-an-easy-one-r8288/Box Score Starting Pitcher: Connor Prielipp 5 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 3 BB (84 pitches, 49 strikes) Home Runs: Byron Buxton (6), Kody Clemens (3) Top 3 WPA: Connor Prielipp 0.16, Kody Clemens 0.11, Luke Keaschall 0.11 Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs):   After a day fille...8288Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:00:46 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/twins-prospect-hot-sheet-two-trade-deadline-acquisitions-heating-up-r8287/The early portion of the minor-league season is often more noise than signal, but that doesn't mean there aren't meaningful trends worth tracking. For the Twins, a handful of hitters are beginning to separate themselves, not just with strong box-score lines, but also with underlying indicators t...8287Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:03:02 +0000https://diamondcentric.net/news-rumors/twins-daily/under-new-abs-system-victor-caratini-has-hit-a-very-weird-very-valuable-pitch-framing-sweet-spot-r8280/He's not going to make the All-Star team or anything. Victor Caratini has come back to Earth with a much less gentle splash than the Artemis II crew made earlier this spring. He batted a sturdy .271/.373/.354 through his first 14 games and 59 plate appearances of the season, and came up with a c...8280Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:12:02 +0000https://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 +0000