https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/37/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/byron-buxton-does-his-best-superman-impression-jolting-the-twins-to-victory/Minneapolis – Byron Buxton rejoined the Minnesota Twins lineup in Seattle after they activated him off the IL on May 30, and he has done a bit of everything. He had his first-ever three-walk game, drove in five runs in Minnesota’s 10-4 victory over the A’s, and stole a couple of bases.   The only...22405Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-shouldnt-hesitate-to-turn-to-jonah-bride-as-a-reliever-in-blowouts/Because of recent injuries to Pablo López and Zebby Matthews, the Minnesota Twins find themselves in a pitching pickle.   The Los Angeles Dodgers just showed Twins manager Rocco Baldelli a way to get some relief. All the Twins have to do, when the time comes, is give up a little harder.   The sa...22402Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-should-the-twins-look-for-starting-pitching-depth/Just when the Minnesota Twins seemed to have eradicated the injury bug back… with some vengeance. This time, it went after this team's brightest and most consistent spot.   Starting pitching.   The Twins lost Pablo López to a shoulder injury for a few months last Tuesday against the Athletics. T...22401Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/a-quick-rehab-assignment-is-a-positive-sign-for-danny-coulombe/Minneapolis – Danny Coulombe has had a strong start this season. He has yet to give up a run in 17 innings of work over 20 relief appearances and has an impressive 31.1% strikeout rate with a 3.3% walk rate to complement it.   So it was a surprise when he said he had been pitching with a sore lef...22400Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-are-starting-to-put-the-puzzle-together-on-defense/The Minnesota Vikings kept most of last year’s defensive contributors in the building, while adding impact players like Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave. However, they will elevate Theo Jackson this season because they lost Camryn Bynum in free agency.   “It wasn’t easy to let go of Beezy,” Bria...22398Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-blowout-loss-overshadowed-a-subtle-thing-they-did-well/Minneapolis – Every team that goes on a winning streak inevitably faces regression. The Minnesota Twins have been 9-13 since their 13-game streak ended on May 17. Even more concerning? They’ve lost four of their last five, and three have been at Target Field.   The Twins continued to reel on Tues...22397Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brooks-lee-is-making-adjustments-quicker-and-starting-to-mash/On Sunday, the Minnesota Twins were looking for pitches in the upper half of the zone against Toronto Blue Jays starter Bowden Francis. Over half of his pitches are four-seamers, but he beats opposing hitters with a splitter (22.7%) and curveball (14%) down in the zone.   In the fourth inning of...22392Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-jalen-nailor-another-victim-of-fanbase-fatigue/Do you remember the excitement surrounding Jalen Nailor when the Minnesota Vikings first drafted him? It’s easy to forget nowadays, but the Nailor hype train was going full steam in 2022 before he logged a regular-season snap. Not even two months after the Vikings drafted him, Paul Allen said he’d...22388Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/jaire-alexander-or-jalen-ramsey-could-save-minnesotas-secondary/The Minnesota Vikings have done everything they can to ensure that J.J. McCarthy’s first year as a starting quarterback is successful. They have some of the NFL's best weapons and a defense that should be in the mix to be a top-five unit for the second consecutive year. They also upgraded the offe...22387Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/injuries-are-stress-testing-minnesotas-pitching-pipeline/On Thursday, the Minnesota Twins called up Travis Adams, a long reliever they took in the sixth round of the 2021 draft. Adams only threw fastballs and changeups at Sacramento State. However, after five years in Minnesota’s minor-league system, Adams throws six pitches: a four-seam fastball, sinke...22382Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-should-make-jaire-alexander-the-next-green-bay-to-minnesota-transplant/The Green Bay Packers stunned the NFL world on Monday morning when they announced they would release their two-time All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander. The move might not be shocking, because most fans and analysts have at least considered this a possibility. Still, the timing is a surprise.   Th...22378Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/royce-lewis-has-regained-his-feeling-at-the-plate/Minneapolis – The Minnesota Twins' lineup has experienced highs and lows this week. They raked up 26 runs, outscoring the Athletics by eight in the first three games of their series in West Sacramento.   However, they’ve only managed seven combined runs in their last two games. Meanwhile, the A’s...22374Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-long-can-travis-adams-last-as-a-multi-inning-releiver/For years now, the Minnesota Twins have been exceptional at finding fringe starters and turning them into lights-out relief weapons. From their bullpen aces like Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax, to exciting setup options like Louie Varland, Cole Sands, and Brock Stewart, virtually all of their top rel...22372Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/j-j-mccarthys-results-will-speak-for-themselves-next-year/There's palpable excitement around J.J. McCarthy.   The Minnesota Vikings’ quarterback of the future is showing out at OTAs and saying all the right things. In the short time fans got to see him on the field, he his impressive arm strength and anticipation. After becoming the highest-drafted Q...22371Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/brian-flores-must-accommodate-for-minnesotas-achilles-heel-again/Do you think Achilles ever changed his stance or his style of fighting to try and protect his heel?   In the Iliad, the hero Achilles' mother dipped him into the River Styx, rendering him invulnerable — except for his heel, where she held him. Later, an arrow that hit his infamous “Achilles’ heel...22369Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/travis-adams-is-riding-a-wave-of-excitement-after-getting-called-up/Minneapolis – Thursday, June 5, started as any other day for Travis Adams when he knew he’d have a long relief appearance for the Saints. Adams did his pre-game routines in the bullpen and settled in at his locker after having his pre-game meal.   Then his pitching coach, Jonas Lovin, approached...22367Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kirk-cousins-is-in-a-prison-of-his-own-creation/If you stumbled into TCO Performance Center the last few weeks, you'd notice that the Minnesota Vikings have a different energy. Players are ready to run through a wall for J.J. McCarthy, and they’re eager to finish the story coming off a 14-3 season that ended with a playoff loss in the Wild Card...22366Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-would-a-josh-metellus-contract-extension-look-like/Josh Metellus has been present at the Minnesota Vikings' OTAs but is not fully participating. Access Vikings' Ben Goessling that this may be part of Metellus' hold-in, who is in line for a new contract as he enters the final year of the extension he signed in 2023. Set to earn about $5.5 millio...22364Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tanner-schobels-call-up-altered-his-best-laid-plans/St. Paul – Tanner Schobel had a lot to look forward to this week. He was coming off a solid series with the Wichita Wind Surge against the Tulsa Drillers, where he hit a couple of home runs, and his girlfriend Gracie was coming from Tennessee to visit him on the Wind Surge’s road trip to Northwest...22360Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/are-the-vikings-turning-international-games-into-a-competitive-advantage/Some teams want to avoid playing in the NFL’s International Series. Coaches and players are creatures of habit. If they could design their own schedules, all 17 games would be played at noon Central time.   However, because the NFL aims to continually expand its global audience, teams must play t...22356Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/there-are-two-jorge-alcalas-in-minnesotas-bullpen/The Minnesota Twins have experienced inconsistent play as a team and from individual players to start the season.   Jorge Alcala embodies this rocky start.   Of all pitchers who have played in over ten games, Alcala’s 7.54 ERA is the worst on the team. However, these statistics are slightly misl...22354Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/patrick-winkel-is-hitting-his-way-up-minnesotas-catching-depth-chart/St. Paul – The Minnesota Twins' Triple-A catching depth has been tested this season. Diego Cartaya was 2-for-32 with 23 strikeouts in his first 10 games of the season before they put him on the development list for a month, and Jair Camargo has battled injuries and is on the 7-day IL with a right...22350Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/have-the-twins-maxed-out-trevor-larnach/Trevor Larnach’s career with the Minnesota Twins has always been challenging to gauge.   Minnesota drafted Larnach 20th overall out of Oregon State in 2018, where he led the Beavers to a College World Series championship. Larnach made the All-Tournament team with four other Oregon State alums, in...22347Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/pablo-lopezs-injury-opens-the-door-to-chris-paddacks-redemption-story/On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Twins received bad news when Pablo López was diagnosed with a teres major muscle strain in his throwing shoulder. The injury is the same one that ended Joe Ryan’s season a year ago and will keep Minnesota’s top starter out for two to three months.   That's not a...22346Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/minnesotas-defensive-line-room-is-crowded-in-the-best-way-possible/It's getting to be that time of year when seven-second clips of Minnesota Vikings players working out during OTAs raise people's hopes and expectations to another level.   I am one of those people.     In particular, Minnesota's defensive front four provides ample daydreaming scenarios, al...22343Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000