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Willi Castro is currently on a roll. He has essentially doubled his batted average, halved his strikeout rate and continued to play good defense all over the field. With the injury to Byron Buxton, there has been discussion whether Willi should become the primary center fielder in Buck's absence....

Some thoughts from me--a contrarian old guy who has followed the Twins since they moved from Washington: Did you know? Playing the Immaculate Cube has educated and entertained me to a significant degree. I have tried to use as many Twins and ex-Twins as I can find in filling out the cube. Was the...

It’s to chew bubblegum and destroy right-handed breaking balls. And he’s all out of bubblegum.

Sweeping sliders have swept (sorry, sorry) across the league. Why do analytically savvy teams seem to like them so much, and what are their limitations?

Forget everything you think you know about pitch usage. Or, well, remember most of it, but Cimber is bucking the trend and thriving.

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April 16, 2021 Scan the WAR leaderboard, and you’ll find some expected names: Ronald Acuña Jr. atop the list with 1.5; Mike Trout comfortably in the top three; Vladimir Guerrero Jr. bashing his way into the top five. Yet nestled in at No. 9 with 0.8 WAR, wedged between a pair of Dodgers, is one of the bigger surprises of the season so far: Orioles centerfielder Cedric Mullins. Thursday’s pair of 0-fers in a doubleheader against the Mariners snapped an 11-game hitting streak to start the y...