Rocco Baldelli News Archive
News -- May 2024 (28)
- 5/14 Twins Daily: Why do the Minnesota Twins Hate Jorge Alcalá?:
Jorge Alcalá’s career with the Twins to this point has been filled with ups and downs--in terms of performance, in terms...
- 5/13 Twins Daily: Can the Twins Sustain Their Strikeout Rate Improvement?:
For baseball fans, strikeouts can be one of the game’s most frustrating aspects. Pitchers throw with ever-higher velocity and...
- 5/12 Twins Daily: Margot Misfortune Could Provides Keirsey Opportunity:
Byron Buxton has come out of the gate showing a level of availability that we haven’t seen in quite some time. Acting as a defensive...
- 5/12 Twins Daily: Blue Jays 10, Twins 8: Early Lead Falls Apart:
Box Score
SP: Simeon Woods Richardson 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 2 K (91 pitches, 61 strikes, 10 whiffs)
Home Runs: Carlos...
- 5/11 Twins Daily: Twins 3, Blue Jays 2: Joe Ryan Gem Fuels Yet Another Twins Win:
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),...
- 5/10 Zone Coverage: Will We Ever See Minnesota’s Bullpen At Full Strength?: Brock Stewart pitched twice against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field and twice at Guaranteed Rate Field in his last four...
- 5/10 Zone Coverage: The Twins Are Finally Getting the Best Version Of Max Kepler: If there were a word to describe Max Kepler’s career, it would be temptation. The 31-year-old has shown flashes throughout his...
- 5/9 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 6, Mariners 3: Hits Keep Coming:
Box Score
SP: Chris Paddack 5 1/3 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K (99 pitches, 70 strikes, 19 whiffs)
Home Runs: Carlos Correa...
- 5/8 Twins Daily: A Sausage Saved the Summer for Minnesota:
Last season, Cloverdale Foods partnered with Twins infielder Kyle Farmer for a promotional deal. While they may not be the household...
- 5/8 Twins Daily: Willi Castro’s Hard-Hitting Spring Proving Not to Be a Fluke:
The Twins’ offense stumbled out of the gate, with many vital contributors struggling to find consistency in the cold April weather....
- 5/8 Twins Daily: Mariners 10, Twins 6: Bullpen Blows Up:
Box Score
Starting Pitcher: Bailey Ober - 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (84 pitches, 58 strikes, 13 whiffs)
Home Runs:...
- 5/8 Zone Coverage: The Twins Created A Recipe For Success During Their Win Streak: The smell of the Rally Sausage still lingered in the Minnesota Twins clubhouse air on Monday night. The impressive 12-game win...
- 5/7 Zone Coverage: Will the Twins Bask In the Afterglow Of Their Winning Streak?: The Boston Red Sox ended the Minnesota Twins’ 12-game win streak on Sunday, ending an unexpected but welcome run of success. The...
- 5/6 Twins Daily: Is Ryan Jeffers Baseball's Most Underrated Catcher?:
As a catcher in the Minnesota Twins organization, you are held to high standards. Joe Mauer's accolades set a high bar at the...
- 5/6 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Stringing Wins and Stinging Losses:
Weekly Snapshot: Mon, 4/29 through Sun, 5/5
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Record Last Week: 5-1 (Overall: 19-14)
Run Differential Last Week: +5 (Overall:...
- 5/5 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 3, Red Sox 1: Pablo Shoves for 12:
Box Score
SP: Pablo Lopez 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K (99 pitches, 60 strikes, 19 whiffs)
Home Runs: Max Kepler(2)
Top...
- 5/4 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Stewart, Topa, Lewis: The Twins are baseball’s hottest team, as yesterday’s 5-2 win over the Red Sox extended Minnesota’s winning...
- 5/4 Twins Daily: Do the Twins Have One of Baseball’s Best Front Offices?:
Last week, The Athletic ranked MLB’s front offices, as voted on by 40 executives across the baseball landscape. As the piece...
- 5/3 Twins Daily: Brock Stewart Dominating the Path Less Traveled:
Since taking over as leader of the Minnesota Twins front office, Derek Falvey has largely pieced together bullpens for manager...
- 5/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Twins’ Quietly Elite Catcher: For years in Minnesota, the catching position was the strongest on the roster. Hometown kid and former No. 1 overall pick Joe...
- 5/3 Zone Coverage: The Twins Have Made Their Sausage: Somebody should eat the sausage! When the Minnesota Twins eventually lose, somebody should eat the rally sausage. Rocco Baldelli...
- 5/3 Twins Daily: It's Time to Make the Boston Red Sox Fear the Sausage:
The Twins get only two days off in May, and one of them is Thursday. After that, they begin a stretch of 13 games without a...
- 5/2 Twins Daily: BREAKING: Twins Name Rally Sausage As Team’s Third Hitting Coach:
In an unprecedented move, the Minnesota Twins are adding a fourth hitting coach to their uniformed squad, making it the meatiest...
- 5/2 Twins Daily: Twins Pitcher of the Month: April 2024:
As the Twins entered the 2024 season, big questions surrounded the starting rotation, while the bullpen appeared to be an area...
- 5/2 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Orioles, Buxton, Matz: As the 2024 regular season continues, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 5/1 Twins Daily: Twins Daily Hitter of the Month - April 2024:
Rocco Baldelli was going to have a different look for his team this season after starting pitching departures in the form of...
- 5/1 Twins Daily: Reviewing the Bullpen Hierarchy With Two Late Inning Arms Returning:
Things looked bleak for the Twins as the team left Fort Myers a little over a month ago. Jhoan Durán, Justin Topa, and Caleb...
- 5/1 Twins Daily: Make it Official! Twins 6, White Sox 5: Sausage Kings of Chicago:
Box Score
SP: Simeon Woods Richardson
Home Runs: N/A
Top 3 WPA: Manuel Margot 0.217, Jhoan Durán .206, Trevor Larnach 0.194
Win...
News -- April 2024 (45)