So you've watched every one of these HBP by Twins pitchers and your takeaway is nothing to see here? Why am I not surprised.
yainer, calm the fug down man. just because you're the DH doesn't mean you swing at every damn thing.
Yanier doesn't have the plate discipline to be in the middle of the order protecting anybody but there's not a lot of options with Tucker out. Yanier has hitting talent but his free swinging is frustrating.
I don't know why you're not surprised, but the answer to your 1st question is yes. I just don't see any intent or reason behind it. If you want to hit a guy you don't throw it at his ****ing knee and react like the Twins guy did. Yordan's a big dude, there's lots of easier places to hit him.