https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/page/44/?d=4WordPress Posts: WordPress Postsenhttps://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-are-battling-murphys-law-to-start-the-season/It’s the type of conundrum no team wants to face at any point in the season. However, the Minnesota Twins are battling against an adage that has stood the test of time.   Murphy’s Law is known to many as “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”   It’s fair to argue that Minnesota’s season has...21742Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-long-will-the-twins-stick-with-the-sheriff/It was a showdown at high noon at Target Field. (Technically, it was 1 p.m.) Chris Paddack took the mound for the Minnesota Twins and looked to clinch a series victory over the Houston Astros.   A former top prospect in the San Diego Padres organization, Paddack was expected to be in this moment....21737Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/tyler-booker-can-correct-minnesotas-ed-ingram-mistake/Tyler Booker is Alabama’s 325 lb. guard and first-round draft prospect. He’s also a punisher. His magnum opus is playing through the whistle. With impressive speed for his size, running a 5.3 40-yard dash, his ability to get to the inside seal on zone concepts would benefit the Minnesota Vikings t...21734Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-vikings-must-continue-investing-in-their-offensive-line/Kevin O'Connell took the podium moments after the Minnesota Vikings season ended. A 14-3 season ended abruptly as the offensive line was dominated in a playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams. He had just watched the Rams sack Sam Darnold nine times, and O’Connell was fuming in a way that would make...21728Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-must-reclaim-the-margin-of-error/There was a moment in the Minnesota Twins home opener where you could have convinced yourself that they had beaten the math. That the sweep in St. Louis was fluky. Martín Pérez pitching six scoreless on the South Side is an anomaly.   The Houston Astros are a machine. They’re built like a TI calc...21721Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/kevin-oconnell-is-putting-himself-first-in-the-aaron-rodgers-saga/In 2008, former ESPN host Trey Wingo was interviewing former Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson on their draft broadcast when the New England Patriots took Kevin O'Connell in the third round.     “Right now, Aaron’s our quarterback going forward,” Thompson said. “The ‘what if’ game...21718Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/carlos-correas-first-hit-said-everything-about-his-early-slump/Carlos Correa raised both of his arms to the heavens as he ran to the first-base bag, expressing one of the strongest reactions possible to a weak single to right field.   After starting the season 0-for-18, including a 104 mph liner to center caught for an out in his first at-bat Wednesday after...21713Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-saints-rotation-is-already-living-up-to-expectations/It had to happen at some point, but the St. Paul Saints' pitching staff finally surrendered a run in the bottom of the eighth inning in their third game.   That’s 25 consecutive innings of scoreless baseball from a pitching staff with some of the highest expectations in Triple-A as they set a new...21712Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/harrison-smith-is-chasing-a-ring-in-a-way-only-he-can/The Minnesota Vikings were aggressive in free agency, addressing holes across the roster. They signed linemen on both sides of the ball, traded for Jordan Mason to bolster the running game, and added Isaiah Rodgers to the secondary. But one move stood above the rest, even if it involves a familiar...21708Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/have-minnesotas-hitters-been-unproductive-or-unlucky/The Minnesota Twins have struggled to get runners across the plate in their first five games this year. They’ve only scored 14 runs through the first stretch of games, which hasn’t been good enough for a team hoping to erase memories of the 12-27 stretch in their last 39 games of the season last y...21705Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/its-getting-late-early-in-twins-territory/Rocco Baldelli pulled Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton after four innings in the Minnesota Twins’ 9-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday. The loss dropped the Twins to 0-4 for the fifth time since they moved to Minnesota in 1961. It was the earliest Correa remembers a manager pulling him from a...21695Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/who-should-vikings-fans-be-rooting-for-in-the-ufl/Football fans nationwide are looking for any glimpse of football they can get in the offseason. Besides the draft and waiting for Aaron Rodgers, among other stars, to decide where to go or whether it's time to call it a career, football fans need their fix.   Those are the people the United Footb...21694Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/malaki-starks-would-offer-too-much-value-for-the-vikings-to-trade-down/It's a bit tough to engage fully with Mock Draft Season in Minnesota, at least in 2025. Every time you read...   Pick 24 (Minnesota Vikings):   ...it feels almost dishonest. That's not the fault of the mock drafters, of course, but every Vikings fan knows Minnesota has to trade down. They have f...21691Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/the-twins-are-entering-the-twilight-zone/Bailey Ober experienced a Twilight Zone-like time loop in St. Louis on Sunday.   A year after giving up eight runs and recording four outs against the Kansas City Royals in his first start a year ago, Ober gave up eight runs and produced eight outs on the other side of Missouri. The St. Louis Car...21675Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/is-kwesi-adofo-mensahs-process-working/In just over a couple of months, J.J. McCarthy will have plenty to prove. The starting quarterback position is up for grabs. If he thrives, he can take his throne as the prince that was promised with the 10th-overall pick in last year’s draft. If he fails, Kevin O'Connell will have Aaron Rodgers o...21672Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/how-far-can-the-vikings-stretch-oconnells-quarterback-whispering-abilities/Imagine if someone told you in 2010 that the quarterback you saw the New York Jets unceremoniously cut during the Antonio Cromartie Hard Knocks season would go 34-17 in his first three seasons as the Minnesota Vikings head coach.  It wouldn’t be the first time a mediocre player became a great...21671Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/david-festa-hasnt-skipped-a-beat-as-the-saints-win-opening-day/St. Paul – David Festa knew he’d have a longer leash on his pitch count and innings limit this Opening Day compared to a year ago. So he did his best to be the most efficient he could for his first start of the season as the Saints hosted Opening Day Friday night.   “I don’t know what my first-pi...21667Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/why-is-the-national-media-still-pushing-the-rodgers-to-minnesota-narrative/The saga between the Minnesota Vikings and Aaron Rodgers will not die. One week after the Vikings seemingly closed the door on an unholy alliance, Rodgers slinked his way through the Pittsburgh Steelers facility and right back into Kevin O'Connell's ear.   The past week didn’t do anything to calm...21665Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-if-the-twins-had-re-signed-sonny-gray/Somewhere in the ether of time and space, there’s an alternate universe where Sonny Gray re-signed with the Minnesota Twins after their highly successful partnership concluded in 2023.   Instead, the club got to see their former ace in this season’s first game of the regular season. Neither side...21662Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/free-swinging-luke-keaschall-is-ready-to-go-off-in-st-paul/The strength of the St. Paul Saints’ rotation was the talk around CHS Field on media day. Many said they could go up against several MLB teams' rotations. However, their big hitters will help them on the other side of the field, especially Emmanuel Rodriguez, Austin Martin, and newly-minted Triple...21654Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/constructing-the-perfect-trade-back-scenarios-for-kwesi-adofo-mensah/Every draft season, being the absolute lunatic that I am, I have a ritual the week before the draft.   I watch the 2014 Kevin Costner instant classic Draft Day.   Draft Day is one of my favorite bad movies of all time. Its plot is nonsense, and most of the movie feels like bad NFL GM cosplay, bu...21653Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/2025-vikings-mock-draft-tracker/The Minnesota Vikings did a great job addressing their needs in free-agency by bringing in several marquee players at positions of need. They’ve answered all the big questions about what the team will look like, which leaves them in an ideal position heading into the draft. With that in mind, let'...21651Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/maxwell-hairston-would-bring-a-different-element-to-minnesotas-secondary/With the brunt of free agency in the rearview, the NFL world’s collective gaze has shifted to April’s draft. The Minnesota Vikings currently hold a league-low four picks. While they may acquire more, their half-empty war chest is less of an issue than it would be for most teams.   Minnesota's fro...21645Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/what-does-a-successful-j-j-mccarthy-season-look-like/21644Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000https://wolvesdaily.com/news-rumors/front-page/where-minnesotas-top-30-prospects-from-2023-will-start-their-season/Two years ago, most of these players were itching for their first major league opportunity. Eleven of the Minnesota Twins' top 30 prospects per MLB Pipeline have done so since then, but many are still waiting to make their MLB debuts.   Let’s look at Minnesota’s top 30 prospects and where they’ll...21643Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000