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LA Vikes Fan

Time To Make Some Big Changes and Audition Guys for The Rest Of 2026 After Today's Debacle

I freely admit that I was one of those guys clinging to the hope that this year's Twins could not only make the playoffs; they could actually win the Central Division! Well,  a 4-9 start to August and the unmasking of our deficiencies by getting swept at home by the Phillies has made the opposite point to me. We just aren't good enough, at least not with the current group. Our starting pitching is falling apart due to injury, and the offense is pretty futile. Doesn't leave one with much if any h
Fantasy GM

Jeffers for Hunter Greene Anyone?

Would you trade Ryan Jeffers for Hunter Greene? There is potential here!! While the Twins shoudl prioritize bullpen over rotation, this could be a decent trade.  WHile bullpen is a bigger need, our rotation isnt exactly world beaters. Joe Ryan is solid, but are his recent struggles and "arm fatigue" something to be concerned about? Taj  Bradley coudl actually be considered the potential new Ace of the rotataion if you buy into Ryan's struggles. Ober has been better in July, b
Fantasy GM

Are Twins pinching future pennies?

I was just talking with a "friend in the know". And now my distrust of the Pohlads went to a whole new level. Of course yes I am a conspiracy theorist!! and no none of these thoughts have been proven factual, or even accurate, BUT  when do we need provable facts to form opinions? I have always factored in the potential of a 2027 work stoppage/lockout when proposing hypothetical trades, and how a potential lockout would impact the cost of players under contract.  One thing I never thought ab
TwinsWyoming

If the Minnesota Twins went all in! Traded for Hunter Greene!

If the Minnesota Twins acquired Hunter Greene If the Minnesota Twins Went All-In: The Trade That Changes Everything The MLB trade deadline is always a game of calculated risks, but rarely do we see a move that bridges the gap between a desperate playoff push and a long-term championship window. For the Minnesota Twins, the 2026 deadline represents a crossroads. With a roster brimming with young talent and a front office feeling the pressure of a new collective bargaining landscape
Matt Talks Twins

What could the Twins do at the Trade Deadline?

We are now a week away from the 2026 MLB Trade Deadline and the Twins plans remain as unclear as possible. On the one hand, after beating the Athletics 11-8 on Sunday, the Twins sit 53-54 and only a game out of a playoff spot. Those factors give the Twins a 32.7% playoff chance (per Fangraphs) as they head into their day off on Monday. On the other hand, this is a Twins team that remains below .500 late into the season and still appears unlikely to make real noise in the postseason. Additionally
LA Vikes Fan

Three Trades I Want To See In The Next Week

We can all argue about how good this year's team is and whether we should buy or sell. I think the ceiling is about 85-86 wins, getting a wildcard or winning the division if Chicago and Cleveland tank, winning one playoff series, and then being quickly shown the door. I think the floor is 72 – 75 wins if we make no moves, have some injuries, and the pitching completely falls apart. I want to make the moves that get us the best chance to hit the ceiling scenario without hamstringing us in th
Blog jorgenswest

Ryan Jeffers, Sean Murphy and a Qualifying Offer

Wow! 23 Million! The Twins would be crazy to offer that contract. The Twins did not choose to extend Ryan Jeffers as he was entering arbitration. They could have at that point paying him a somewhat more than he would have received in his arb years and then probably getting a break on the early free agent years. I wondered how his salary from Arb through first year of free agency would compare to a catcher that signed an extension heading into their arb years. Here is a comparison to Sean Mu
LA Vikes Fan

Buy or Sell at the Deadline? Well, Where Are We Now Talent – Wise, Anyway?

There is an old very true saying that before you can decide what to do now to impact the future, you have to know where you are now in space and time. I think that before the Twins can decide whether to buy or sell at the deadline, or to do both in some measure, you have to have a sober, clearheaded view of what talent we have now and how we think it will perform in 2027 and 2028. I think we have a pretty good consensus on the 2026 roster. The ceiling is roughly 85 wins, a Wild Car berth or Divi
Fantasy GM

Should Twins think big on Mason Miller?

Random speculations indicate an option where the Padres may move Mason Miller in order to entice a team to take on Xander Bogaerts. Should the Twins consider this?? I say Heck Yes!!!  Now I think there is no chance in heck they actually WILL, but this is a move that actually makes a ton of sense!!  For multiple current and forward looking reasons. Reason #1: Pure baseball move the Twins biggest need is in the bullpen, so why not go for the big fish??!! Reason #2: By taki
Matt Talks Twins

Twins Bullpen Trade Targets

It's that time of year again - The weather is hot, the baseball is contentious, and the winds of trade are in the air!  This year, with a record of 49-49 and currently holding the 3rd AL Wild Card spot, the Twins appear to be taking on the role of contender. Like many of their American League foe, the Twins have a clear weakness on their roster, the bullpen. The group that was widely panned heading into the year has lived up to the fanbase's subpar expectations, ranking among the bottom 3 b
LA Vikes Fan

Twins Acquire Woo Suk Go For Bullpen . . . Seriously

The Twins just acquired a relief pitcher from the Tigers. His name is . . . wait for it .. Woo-Suk Go. I am not making that up. Pronounced ooh, suk go. Again, I am not making that up. Go is a 27 year old RH who came over in 2024 and struggled with the Padres and Marlins. He has rediscovered his form this year in the minors after the Tigers signed him and pitched well in AA and AAA. He has an assignment clause in his contract so the Twins have to put him on the 40 man, not sure if he has to
LA Vikes Fan

SWR DFA'D By Toronto - Should We pick Him Up For the BP?

In an interesting and perhaps ironic twist, Toronto just designated SWR for assignment. Since going to Toronto, SWR has pitched 10 innings in three appearances, 2 3 inning appearances and one 4 inning appearance. His line is 4 hits, 7 walks, and 5 strikeouts. Whip of 1.10, FIP of 4.20. Middle/long relief only, no saves or save opportunities. He did finish one game so that suggests he was the mop up guy in a blowout. So here's the question - Do you pick SWR up on waivers to return to Minneso
LA Vikes Fan

Who Should We Call Up Now For the Bullpen?

I’ve seen some interesting content here about position players ready for promotion, trading specific guys, and some potential position changes, but I don’t remember seeing much that solves the real problem for this year’s Twins – fixing the Bullpen. You hear talk about trading for relief pitchers at the deadline, but that’s going to be very expensive this year in terms of prospects and only has about a 50/50 chance of success. History is littered with trades for relievers that didn’t work out. I
Brandon's Blog

Is the bullpen Shaping up?

The bullpen was and still is the team's biggest wild card this season.  The Twins are trying more pitchers and giving chances to get outs and lately we seem to be getting more outs as our bullpen is beginning to take shape.   Taylor Roger 3.72 ERA after today's game 8 ER in 19.33 innings with 15 K's Banda 5.96 ERA though 2.84 ERA in last 14 outings with 4 ER in 12.33 innings and with 9 K's Orze 3.38 ERA over 24 innings 9 ER and 21 K's Kendry Rojas 1.26 2 ER in 14.33 innings a
Brandon

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Twins GFP

Time For Change

I joined this site over 14 years ago. It probably puts me pretty high on seniority list. At the time, I chose the Fire Dan Gladden moniker as a joke, albeit an honest one. I have not paid much attention to it until relatively recently… I do not know Dan Gladden. My opinions on him are strictly as a radio personality. Do I think Dan Gladden is a solid radio voice? No. Do I want the Twins to replace him? Yes. As a color guy he is tolerable. As a play-by-play, he is lost and has shown no impro
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Fantasy GM

Top Ten Twins Trade Target

OK I will not have 10, I just wanted to add another "T" word in the Title.  HAHA!! The eternal optimist can say we are just 1.5 games out of the playoffs right now, but the realist says there is just no way we remain in contention. This of course could make Joe Ryan pure trade bait. Not to mention probably THEE top starting pitcher in the trade market. The Twins should be able to command a top return from any team interested. He should be SO in demand that the twins should actually be the o
Blog jorgenswest

Jeffers and Catcher ERA

By my eyes I believed Jeffers is better at handling pitchers than Caratini. I would even said the difference is significant. I went to Fangraphs and Jeffers is a -1 for his cERA and Caratini is a +1. Yikes! My eyes must be way off. Sure enough Jeffers has a catcher ERA of 4.59 with Caratini at 3.88. Will the staff be in better hands with Caratini taking more of the load? Not satisfied I looked deeper to see if anything was skewing the data. Could it be one bad game? In my mind I trust Jeffe
On Target

2026 Road Trip

Since 2018 I’ve tried to take a minor league baseball road trip with friends every year. Originally the goal was to see every Twins minor league affiliate in one summer. Distances made that trip impractical, so we’ve usually settled for hitting a bunch of different minor league teams in a week or less. We’ve also added some major league games in. My lifetime totals are nine different MLB stadiums and 18 different minor league stadiums. (The worst stadium by far was the Twins former rookie league
Fantasy GM

QUICK!!! Is Royce Lewis Good?

What is your immediate knee jerk reaction to this question? I am thoroughly confused on the answer. I was absolutely sick of reading articles that stated things like... "Royce was off to s strong start before going on the IL". they would claim stats like .222/.378/.444 triple slash line and a +133 WRC+ to show how good he was.  He was 33% better than the average 3b????? I think of Royce as basically being a dumpster fire with an occasional HR.  he had a strikeout rate of 33%  12K
Fantasy GM

Revisiting Joe Ryan trade options

The early Twins success is now looking more like a mirage,  Did we really expect a team with a bunch of spare parts on offense would continue to rake? Now 5 games under .500 and being passed by the White Sox, it is clear we will be back in sell mode. I wish I was talking about the team here and not the players. Joe Ryan is obviously the #1 (and possibly only) quality trade chip. One of the best trade partners is lining up to be a perfect fit. The Texas Rangers are currently right at th
March To October

Trevor Larnach is very Comfortable Playing More Outfield

Minnesota Twins: With a new coaching staff Trevor Larnach expressed what he wanted and asked to play Left Field In a quote he said “My whole life I’ve played the outfield. I’ve never felt that I’m just a DH only, but the manager’s going to run his team how he runs his team,” “I’m just going to give him my two cents and my truth, and if he follows suit with that, then great. But I’m going to go down telling him, ‘Look, I’m not just a DH only.’ ” The coaching staff including manager Derek She
Greg Allen

Greatest Offensive Season for C in baseball history?

I’ve heard references to Cal Raleigh’s offensive season in 2025 being the greatest offensive season for a Catcher in Baseball History. I respectfully disagree. Cal Raleigh’s batting average, OBP, Slugging percentage and OPS were: Average- .247, OBP- .359, Slg - .589, OPS - .948 26 year old Joe Mauer had the greatest offensive season of any catcher in baseball. Average - .365, OBP - .444 Slg - .587 OPS 1.031 Despite all Raleigh’s Home Runs, Mauer lead in batting aver
On Target

The Twins Narrative

I’ve seen a lot of articles discussing the Twins where a narrative of the last three seasons seems to be repeated. I don’t believe the narrative is fully accurate. Let’s take a closer look at each season and I’ll explain what I mean. 2023: The narrative is that the Twins won our first playoff series in a long time. Then the Pohlad’s decided to make a massive payroll cut. And it’s left at that with implication being that “Cheap Pohlad's” was the cause. The part that no longer gets mentioned
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