https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/122/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-can-royce-lewis-reasonably-do-to-give-the-twins-a-boost/The Minnesota Twins have been in need of some help over the past week. They are inconsistent at the plate, leaky in the bullpen and have shown a tendency to turn games they should win comfortably into excruciating losses.   But the biggest reason for concern may be the overall vibe of the team. S...16339Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-offense-is-broken/Minnesota Twins fans have been wondering for nearly two decades what it would cost to get consistently good starting pitching on their team. Turns out, all it costs is losing any kind of offensive momentum. Minnesota’s offense has been underwhelming to start the season. A 57.3 fWAR may be 11th in...16337Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/will-the-wolves-take-advantage-of-the-extra-two-way-spot/There is no shortage of talent in today's NBA. Players have many many ways they can use in an effort to stand out from the crowd, but it is still a difficult role. The NBA introduced two-way contracts in the 2017-18 season to allow teams to keep a player on the roster for emergency use, depth, and...16336Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/marco-rossis-world-championships-a-good-sign-for-his-future/The IIHF World Championships aren't attracting a ton of top talent this year, but some notable names are playing for their countries right now. Team USA is relatively loaded with Alex Tuch, NHLers in Conor Garland and Scott Perunovich, and top prospect Cutter Gauthier. Team Canada has MacKenzie...16335Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-just-indicated-they-are-willing-to-trade-into-the-lottery/Every year around April or May, NBA fans begin to look forward to the draft. It’s fun to speculate about which players would be the best fit for your team, and who has the most raw talent at the spot they draft. Naturally, everyone debates if their team should take a swing on a player with a ton o...16330Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-will-brian-flores-mix-and-match-minnesotas-cornerbacks/The Minnesota Vikings’ cornerback situation was not very good last year.   An aging Patrick Peterson played fairly well considering the expectations, but the rest of the room struggled mightily. Chandon Sullivan was consistently disappointing. Andrew Booth spent the whole season hurt and on the s...16329Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-vikings-do-enough-to-address-the-cornerback-room/After having a bottom-three defense for the third consecutive year, the Minnesota Vikings have nearly completed an overhaul of the entire unit. Long gone are the days of the vaunted Mike Zimmer-led defense. Now that Anthony Barr and Eric Kendricks have departed, the defense is entirely unrecogniza...16328Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jake-middleton-is-the-most-interesting-man-in-minnesotas-defense-corps/Jake Middleton is one of the coolest players to ever suit up in the Minnesota Wild’s forest green. On top of his play on the ice, his aura is captivating. His mustache is well-known throughout the State of Hockey as well as the . Among professional hockey players, Middleton's humble roots are...16326Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-twins-be-more-invested-in-buxtons-peaks-or-his-longevity/The Minnesota Twins often have to ask specific questions of their players whom they suspect are injured. Tyler Mahle tried to pitch through shoulder soreness last year. Jorge Polanco refuses to come out of the lineup. Nick Gordon fractured his shin in Los Angeles but finished his at-bat.   "I wis...16325Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-ryans-analytics-backed-approach-is-perfect-for-his-unique-personality/There’s so much to love about Joe Ryan. Minnesota Twins fans are well-versed in his quirks and affability. Followers of the “Joe Ryan Experience” namesake are familiar with the Grateful Dead-loving, mustache-sporting, bicycle-operating nature of the ascendant California-born pitcher. You may be fa...16324Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-case-for-and-against-moving-kat-this-summer/The Minnesota Timberwolves drafted Karl-Anthony Towns to be their cornerstone of the future. Towns averaged 10.3 points and 6.7 rebounds through 39 games with the Kentucky Wildcats, earning him the honor of being selected as the first pick in the 2015 draft. He was one of the best back-to-the-bask...16322Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-defines-success-for-the-2023-minnesota-vikings/At this time last year, the goal was clear for the Minnesota Vikings.   The Vikings escaped Mike Zimmer’s reign of terror and they were looking for someone that could get more out of the roster. Minnesota moved heaven, earth, and salary cap space to bring everyone back. The result? A 13-win seaso...16318Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-were-ant-and-a-rod-talking-about-courtside-in-miami/Anthony Edwards was adjusting his hair when a reporter asked him about Alex Rodriguez two years ago. After a loss to the Brooklyn Nets on April 13, Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic asked Edwards if he was an A-Rod fan growing up.   “A fan? Who is he?” Edwards replied sheepishly.   “The baseball p...16317Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/next-season-could-be-make-or-break-for-jared-spurgeon/The Minnesota Wild are Jared Spurgeon's team. The captain isn't just the longest-tenured member of the Wild, making his NHL debut on November 29, 2010. He's been a foundational piece for the franchise, and they've treated him as such in the Bill Guerin Era. When Guerin took over as general mana...16316Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-do-the-twins-fix-their-longstanding-bases-loaded-issues/It happened again on Sunday. The Minnesota Twins had an opportunity to take the lead against the Angels with one out and the bases loaded, and they didn’t cash in. First, Ryan Jeffers struck out, then a pitching change, then Joey Gallo also struck out.   On their latest road trip to the west coas...16315Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-took-bud-grants-biggest-piece-of-advice-to-heart/Kevin O'Connell remembers Bud Grant telling him to have a short memory after one of their weekly meetings at the Minnesota Vikings facility in Eagan. Naturally, that message came after a loss. But O’Connell said Grant told him that regularly, even as the Vikings got out to an 8-1 start. Especially...16312Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wild-may-have-to-downsize-their-grit/The Minnesota Wild don’t have much cap space, and enter the offseason with myriad players competing for the same spots in the lineup. Currently, Ryan Reaves, Marcus Foligno, and Brandon Duhaime occupy the “enforcer” or “goon” role. The Wild have $8,234,745 in cap space to work with this offseas...16309Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/potential-coyotes-relocation-evokes-wacky-history-for-wild-fans/Great rivalries always include three things: passionate fans, geographic proximity, and bad blood. Throw in a literal border crossing -- not just across state lines, but from the U.S. to Canada -- and you can see why the Winnipeg-Minnesota rivalry is so legendary and historic. That legacy lives...16306Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-got-off-to-a-better-start-last-year-should-we-be-concerned/The 2023 Minnesota Twins are off to a solid start to the year, with a 3.5-game lead in the AL Central a little over a quarter of the way through the season. The 2022 Twins had a very similar start to the season to this year’s team. At this point in 2022, they had a 28-18 record and a 5-game lead i...16305Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/should-the-twins-have-held-onto-gio-urshela/The Minnesota Twins didn’t trade Gio Urshela for Kyle Farmer, but they made the two transactions almost simultaneously. They traded Urshela, 31, to the Los Angeles Angels on November 18, hours before the 6:00 pm deadline for offering arbitration-eligible contracts. In return, they got Alejandro Hi...16303Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/did-the-vikings-benefit-from-extending-dalvin-cook-compared-to-the-rest-of-the-2017-draft-class/The 2017 running back class will go down as one of the greatest in NFL history. What began as a pair of generational talents at the top turned into a deep pool of talent that has staying power even as the position’s value has declined.   Entering next season, 11 players from this class are curren...16301Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brandon-duhaime-deserves-more-credit-and-a-new-contract/There’s plenty of talk surrounding the Minnesota Wild and their underrated players. But there is one player so criminally underrated that he usually doesn’t even enter the conversation. Brandon Duhaime has been slowly developing into a noteworthy player, but his string of injuries last season ma...16299Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-wolves-should-explore-a-scoot-henderson-trade/It’s NBA draft season, and for the first time in a generation, this isn’t the most important month on the Minnesota Timberwolves' calendar. As things stand, 2023 will be the third straight draft that the Wolves won’t have a lottery pick. They attached what became the 7th pick in 2021 to Andrew Wig...16296Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-much-regression-should-we-expect-from-the-vikings-this-year/Fraudulent was the word people most commonly used to describe the 13-win Minnesota Vikings during the 2022-23 regular season.   Coming off two .500 seasons, experts projected the Vikings to be a middle-of-the-pack team again last year. But after in the midst of what would become a 13-4 campaign,...16295Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/which-former-twins-prospects-are-thriving-in-2023/The Minnesota Twins made some bold moves at the trade deadline last year. They were the type of acquisitions that move a team’s needle from “fringe contender” to “all systems go” before the playoffs. The effort was there when it came to taking a chance in the buyer’s market, but the execution fell...16293Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000