https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/327/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-jarrett-culver-and-without-dario-saric-the-timberwolves-are-changing/The night started with the Minnesota Timberwolves in discussions with the New Orleans Pelicans to acquire the No. 4 pick in Thursday evening's draft. There was a bidding war for that pick; one that ultimately saw the Atlanta Hawks come out victorious. New Orleans was demanding the Wolves include R...6832Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/demystifying-tyler-duffeys-slider/PITCHf/x says Tyler Duffey throws a slider.   So does the board that lists pitch type and velocity at Target Field.   Depending on who you believe, Duffey throws the pitch about 12 percent of the time -- a not insignificant amount when considering the rap on him as a starting pitcher is that he...6829Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-timberwolves-opportunity-cost-of-trading-up/So...why exactly are the Timberwolves trying to trade up for the fourth pick?     On the surface, it makes some sense. Even beyond the notion that trading up is sexy, and that making a splashy move would go a long way in the public opinion of the new front office regime, there is certainly...6826Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-state-of-the-wild-prospect-pool/Friday evening NHL commissioner Gary Bettman will step to the podium in Vancouver -- amidst a sea of boos, no doubt -- and will open the 2019 NHL Draft.     For the first time since 2012, the Minnesota Wild possess picks in rounds one through three, and more importantly hold a pick in every rou...6824Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-playmakers/This is the third in a series of pre-draft articles about the Minnesota Timberwolves biggest needs heading into the 2019 season. Check out the first two, which focused on prospects who excel as shooters and defenders. Just days before the 2019 NBA draft, it’s safe to assume that Gersson Rosas an...6823Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/would-the-minnesota-wild-draft-a-goaltender-in-the-first-round/With a pretty barren prospect cupboard, Paul Fenton can go just about any way he so chooses in the upcoming NHL Draft. Last year, Fenton put a strong emphasis on forwards outside of his first-round pick – used on defenseman Filip Johansson – and those forwards came with high offensive potential. S...6822Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-less-actually-more-when-it-comes-to-playing-time-behind-the-plate/It’s only natural for a baseball player to want to play every day. It’s ingrained in our ballplaying brains from the first day we see our name on a lineup card.   But is it productive to play that often? That’s an especially apt question when it comes to the position of catcher.   “I know it mat...6821Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-should-the-minnesota-twins-all-stars-be-this-year/The Minnesota Twins have not had more than three All-Stars since avoiding contraction and winning the AL Central in 2002. This year they have a player receiving votes at every position, and could potentially have more than three players representing them at the Midsummer Classic in Cleveland given...6818Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/e3-nintendo-and-square-enix/  Naylor and George break down more of the E3 2019 presentations. Nintendo has exciting reveals from Smash, Zelda, Animal Crossing, and Pokemon. Square Enix announces some new IPs, a Final Fantasy 7 remake and a new Avengers game.   In this episode: Nintendo [3:00] Pokemon Sword and Sh...6816Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/looking-back-at-the-minnesota-wilds-2018-draft-picks/Friday will mark the second draft in the Paul Fenton era of the Minnesota Wild. As we gear up to break down the newest batch of Wild prospects that are selected over the weekend, let's take a look back to one year ago when Fenton was in charge of his first draft as Wild general manager.   The fol...6815Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/joe-mauers-jersey-retirement-is-a-reminder-of-his-greatness-the-limitations-of-one-player/Byron Buxton wore No. 7 at multiple stops in his minor league career, including at Cedar Rapids and Chattanooga. Upon arriving in Minneapolis in 2015, he chose 25 because it added up to seven.   No. 7, of course, was being worn by teammate Joe Mauer.   Mauer said it was assigned to him when he w...6809Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/notebook-prince-night-joe-mauer-weekend-bullpen-switch-and-more/The Minnesota Twins face a unique challenge as they welcome the Kansas City Royals to Target Field for a three-game set starting with Prince Night and culminating with Joe Mauer's jersey retirement ceremony.   The Royals aren't a particularly adept offensive team, but they can really run when the...6808Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/ferrell-wilds-biggest-problem-is-not-easily-fixed/As the Minnesota Wild officially get underway in their offseason following the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final Wednesday evening, they have one problem looming large to address on their roster.   The lack of scoring.   Between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, Minnesota combined to have the s...6803Thu, 13 Jun 2019 08:35:02 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-defenders/After registering 11 fewer wins last season than they did a year before, the Minnesota Timberwolves enter the summer of 2019 with myriad shortcomings upon which to improve.   For the fifth consecutive campaign, they finished 24th or worse by defensive rating and 26th or worse by 3-point attempts...6795Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/warne-out-nelson-cruz-credits-mariners-manager-scott-servais-for-career-resurgence/It’s early August 2006.   It’s deep in the dark bowels of the Metrodome, near the right-field tunnel where Minnesota Vikings players came thundering out before each of their games.   Yes, the same corner that housed the inflatable milk jug that became part of Minnesota Twins lore near the end of...6792Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-patrick-beverley-would-make-sense-on-the-timberwolves/The Minnesota Timberwolves need a lot more, and they have limited resources to address those needs this summer. Almost any assessment of the incumbent pieces on the roster suggests there are three types of players that they simply own too little stock in: defenders who can excel in execution withi...6791Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-minnesota-wild-year-end-player-review-mikko-koivu/Mikko Koivu Age: 36 Position: Center 2018-19 Stats: 8G-21A-29P Contract Status: Signed for one more season through 2020 ($5.5 million AAV) 2018-19 marked the 14th season for Koivu in the NHL, all of which have come with the Wild. The season also marked the beginning of a new two-year con...6789Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/e3-microsoft-bethesda-ubisoft-ea/  E3 2019 is here and Naylor, George, and Tom are excited to talk about all the new offerings from Microsoft, EA, and Ubisoft. Justin pops in to talk the upcoming release of Gears 5, and T-Wolves Gaming.       In this episode: Microsoft and Project Scarlett [2:00] Gears 5 and Cyberpun...6787Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/road-report-what-we-learned-from-the-twins-taking-two-of-three-in-detroit/The Minnesota Twins took two of three games in Detroit against the Tigers, and finished the road trip with a strong 6-4 record. Now, they'll head home and turn their attention to the visiting Seattle Mariners, but first, let's take a look back at what we learned over the three previous days at Com...6785Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/with-their-hot-start-why-have-the-minnesota-twins-yet-to-induce-confidence/It’s easy to forget that Minnesota Twins starter Martin Perez had a 2.95 ERA before he was tagged with six runs and couldn’t get out of the third inning in a 14-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Blake Parker’s 1.11 WHIP in May doesn’t mean much when he blows a save against the Cleveland Indians and wa...6784Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/colorado-rapids-1-minnesota-united-0-five-quick-takeaways/It was the icing atop a rotten cake.   Minnesota United lost their third straight game after being defeated 1-0 by the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. The Rapids sit amongst the lowest in Major League Soccer's standings, but were still able to quell playoff-hopeful Minnesota with relative ease...6781Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/lynx-honor-whalen-with-jersey-retirement-fall-short-to-sparks/For over two decades, including for over half of her 15-year WNBA career, Lindsay Whalen gave the entire state of Minnesota and the Minnesota Lynx everything she had on and off the basketball court.   That led to endless wins, accomplishments, accolades and -- yes -- eventually championships.  ...6780Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2019-minnesota-wild-year-end-player-review-zach-parise/Zach Parise Age: 34 Position: Left Wing 2018-19 Stats: 28G-33A-61P Contract Status: Signed for six more seasons through 2025 ($7.53 million AAV) There was a great deal of uncertainty around Zach Parise entering the 2018-19 season. The year before, Parise underwent a procedure on his back...6776Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/can-dangelo-russell-be-part-of-gersson-rosas-plan-for-aggression/  The Minnesota Timberwolves popping up in a report that details interest in the services of restricted free agent point guard D'Angelo Russell is a splash. But in the deconstruction of what the franchise's financial reality is and through the vision Gersson Rosas has laid out for the team he no...6767Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesota-timberwolves-draft-prospects-shooters/  After registering 11 fewer wins last season than they did a year before, the Minnesota Timberwolves enter the summer of 2019 with myriad shortcomings upon which to improve.   For the fifth consecutive campaign, they finished 24th or worse by defensive rating and 26th or worse by three-point a...6766Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000