Anthony DeSclafani News Archive
News -- April 2024 (25)
- 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Woods Richardson, Varland, Headrick, Lee: The Twins optioned right-hander Louie Varland to Triple-A St. Paul yesterday, creating a vacancy in the rotation in the process....
- 4/23 Prime Time Sports Talk: The Minnesota Twins’ Struggles Continue: The struggling Minnesota Twins have seven wins and 13 losses after this past Sunday’s game. Although it is early in the season,...
- 4/23 Twins Daily: Twins Lack Starting Pitching Depth Behind Louie Varland:
The Twins’ front office wanted to follow a similar plan to last season regarding the starting rotation. In 2023, Bailey Ober...
- 4/22 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Option Louie Varland, Select Ronny Henriquez: The Twins announced a series of moves today, activating outfielder Max Kepler from the injured list and selecting the contract...
- 4/22 Twins Daily: The Front Office's Investments in Veteran Depth Are Not Paying Off:
It was striking to everyone – including him – that the Twins decided to tender a contract to Kyle Farmer this year, making him...
- 4/20 Twins Daily: What Are the Return Timetables for Injured Twins Stars?:
The Twins have been without several key players in the early going, and it's clearly taken a toll on their performance. While...
- 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Which Hot Or Cold Starts Are For Real?: The 2024 season is just a few weeks old. There’s still a lot of time for narratives to shift and plenty of exciting or deflating...
- 4/18 Zone Coverage: How Can the Twins Rediscover Their Positive Vibes From Last Year?: The vibes were immaculate at Target Field last fall. The Minnesota Twins had won a playoff game and a playoff series and had taken...
- 4/17 Zone Coverage: Minnesota’s Lack Of Pitching Depth Is A Blessing and A Curse For Louie Varland: Fans of the Minnesota Twins were underwhelmed coming into the 2024 season. Their payroll cuts squashed the high of breaking a...
- 4/15 Twins Daily: Could Simeon Woods Richardson Take Louie Varland's Spot in the Twins Starting Rotation?:
Twins 20th-ranked prospect Simeon Woods Richardson made his second career start against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park...
- 4/13 Through The Fence Baseball: The odyssey of a Cy Young award winner Robbie Ray: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At the advent of the 2017 National League Division series, Los Angeles Dodgers’ manager...
- 4/10 Just Baseball: More Aces Go Down as Spate of Elbow Injuries Continues: Welcome to the Just Baseball injury report, your one-stop shop for the most important injury news and updates around baseball....
- 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Place Nick Pivetta On IL With Right Flexor Strain: 12:20 pm: Pivetta’s flexor strain is mild, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow tells reporters (including Pete...
- 4/8 MLBTradeRumors: MLB, MLBPA In Dispute Over Pitch Clock’s Impact On Injuries: One of the unfortunately defining storylines of Spring Training and the first couple weeks of the regular season has been the...
- 4/6 The Report On Sports: Minnesota Twins’ Top Prospect Walker Jenkins Exits Game Due to Injury: The Minnesota Twins are facing a relentless onslaught from the injury bug, leaving their roster depleted and their prospects for...
- 4/4 Zone Coverage: Do the Twins Already Have To Address Their Starting Pitching Depth?: A week ago, there were plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the Minnesota Twins. Royce Lewis, Byron Buxton, and Carlos Correa...
- 4/3 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: The Twins idled their way through much of the offseason as the front office navigated payroll limitations before eventually making...
- 4/3 Twins Daily: Brewers 3, Twins 2: Rally Runs Short for Minnesota:
Box Score
SP: Louie Varland - 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (89 pitches, 52 strikes, 11 whiffs 12.4%)Home Runs: NoneBottom...
- 4/2 Brewer Fanatic: Series Preview: Minnesota Twins @ Milwaukee Brewers, 4/2-4/3:
A one-hitter on Opening Day against a star-laden lineup is an undeniably impressive opening salvo for the Brewers to have fired,...
- 4/2 Twins Daily: Do the Twins Young Starting Pitchers Lack the Platoon Advantage?:
Teams always strive to find small advantages to gain an edge over a 162-game season. Some teams utilize openers, while others...
- 4/2 The Report On Sports: Toronto Blue Jays Trade Tanner Morris to Minnesota Twins Amid Injuries: The Minnesota Twins are encountering a tough start to their season as injuries test the depth of their roster. The woes began...
- 4/1 Twins Daily: What Does the Rotation Depth Chart Look Like After Louie Varland?:
Starting pitching is an interesting area for the 2024 Twins. On the one hand, they've got admirable talent packed into the starting...
- 4/1 Twins Daily: Why You Shouldn't Lump Anthony DeSclafani In With Other Injured Twins Pitching Acquisitions:
On Saturday, the Twins announced that Anthony DeSclafani will miss all of the 2024 season (and some of 2025) after undergoing...
- 4/1 Twins Daily: Week in Review: Series Win and a Serious Loss:
Weekly Snapshot: Thurs, 3/28 through Sun, 3/31
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Record Last Week: 2-1 (Overall: 2-1)
Run Differential Last Week: -4 (Overall:...
- 4/1 Zone Coverage: Have the Twins Given Themselves Enough Margin For Error Early In the Season?: On March 2, Bailey Ober retired nine of the 10 batters he faced in a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies. According...
News -- March 2024 (49)