Shohei Ohtani, Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Dodgers
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The problem for the Minnesota Twins came when they played against teams at the top of the MLB food chain, which isn’t a new issue. ESPN’s David Schoenfield wrote Thursday about the Twins ...
The Twins made a trade with the Dodgers over the All-Star break, to add depth to one of baseball’s best bullpens.
"It remains to be seen whether Minnesota can add much to the payroll, but acquiring a rental starting pitcher would make sense for the Twins, whose 4.47 rotation ERA ranks 23rd in the Majors ...
Twins officials valued Justin Topa far more than DeSclafani in the Polanco trade, seeing the 33-year-old right-hander as a viable high-leverage bullpen option after he posted a 2.61 ERA and 2.97 ...
Injuries and inconsistency have created opportunities for internal reinforcements. Here are some Twins prospects who might be able to seize those chances.
The Twins went 70-53 to start the season and, in those 123 games, their bullpen pitched to a 3.84 ERA (12th in baseball) and was tenth in the league in win probability added (plus-3.41).
The left-hander, who is in the first year of a four-year, $72 million deal, has struggled plenty in his first season in Los Angeles.
Bailey Ober's breakout season has led to him pitching a career-high 113⅔ innings this season as of mid-August. Kenta Maeda has pitched exceptionally well coming off Tommy John surgery.
The Twins ranked just 20th in major league baseball with an average of 4.13 runs per game over games in August and September and 22nd with a .684 OPS. The Twins ranked eighth and sixth in MLB in ...