Matt Braun

Overview The 2005 Twins stick out in the team’s grand narrative. The 2000s were a broadly successful era for Minnesota: only six franchises won more regular season games over this period, and the elite talent gathered in the north flourished in a way unseen since the great teams of the 60s. But, ...

The promise of a finer future may hinder our relationship with the present.

Join us in argument as we count down the greatest Twins teams in history, as voted on by the Twins Daily writers. Today: the second-ranked team.

The post-World Series journey for the Twins had been strange. The magic wasn’t there in 1988, despite an improved record for the team, and the following two seasons saw a direct plunge into mediocrity. Frank Viola now played in New York, Bert Blyleven in California. No pitcher from the squad that...

What does Baseball Prospectus’s flagship projection system think of Minnesota’s hurlers?

The Minnesota Twins' ace is an extremely rare breed. Just how so may surprise you.

TRANSACTIONS LHP Aaron Rozek transferred to AAA St. Paul RHP Jeff Brigham placed on 7-day IL retroactive to April 6 with a left oblique strain (St. Paul) Saints Sentinel St. Paul 1, Nashville 8 Box Score Simeon Woods Richardson: 3 ⅓ IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K HR: Will Holland (1) Multi-hit games: N...

TRANSACTIONS No moves were made on Sunday. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 0, Indianapolis 5 Box Score Randy Dobnak: 4 1/3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K HR: None Multi-hit games: None The Saints were almost no-hit on Sunday. A glance at Eric Lauer’s immaculate pitching line tells you everything you need to k...

Box Score Chris Paddack: 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Home Runs: None Top 3 WPA: Chris Paddack (.364), Edouard Julien (.153), Willi Castro (.115) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) How powerful is this sausage really? The Twins are such a fascinating franchise; that such a sentence can be typed,...

Box Score Joe Ryan: 7 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K Home Runs: Carlos Santana (5) Top 3 WPA: Joe Ryan (.366), Jhoan Duran (.140), Carlos Santana (.091) Win Probability Chart (via FanGraphs) The game started quickly. Instead of the usual back and forth—the rhythm of minor nothingness that defines the s...