The 10 Biggest Questions the Twins Must Answer This Offseason

[Cody Christie]

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The Twins have reached the end of another disappointing season, which means that fans' attention has shifted toward the offseason. It'll be an even more uncertain winter than usual, with the team staring down big questions about everything from individual roster moves to the wide-angle view of the organization and its operation. The Twins entered 2026 hoping to compete; eventually became buyers at the MLB trade deadline; and still find themselves watching October baseball from home. That leaves Jeremy Zoll and the rest of the front office with a lot of work to do.

Of course, some of the big questions the team faces aren't even about things within their control. Let's consider the 10 biggest sources of intrigue and uncertainty this winter, starting with one of those big questions the team itself doesn't get to answer.

1. How Will the Lockout Impact the Winter?

The looming lockout is the giant question hanging over the entire offseason. A work stoppage could freeze transactions, delay free-agent activity and push important roster decisions into the new year. However, the last time this situation cropped up (in 2021), teams made a flurry of moves prior to the December 1 expiration of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

It could also make an already complicated offseason even more difficult for a Twins organization that needs to determine what direction it wants to take. If the offseason is shortened, every decision becomes more important—and must be made faster, with imperfect information.

2. Is Joe Ryan Untradeable?

A year ago, this would have been an easier question. Ryan entered 2026 as one of the most valuable trade pieces on Minnesota's roster. His performance, contract and age made him an attractive target for teams looking for controllable starting pitching. But injuries and a disappointing second half have changed the conversation.

Ryan's value has all but evaporated. That doesn't mean the Twins should trade him, but it does mean they have a more complicated decision to make. Do they bet on Ryan bouncing back, or do they consider selling while he still has a full year of team control? The answer could shape the entire rotation.

3. What Happens With Byron Buxton?

Buxton's 2026 season ended with another hip injury and surgery. The Twins now have to build their offseason around the expectation that their star center fielder will return for 2027—but guard themselves against the risk that he's neither ready for Opening Day, nor able to stay on the field even after he returns. Buxton was an All-Star before the injury, hitting 25 home runs in 93 games. But availability remains an unavoidable part of the conversation surrounding him.

The Twins need to determine how they will use him, how much center field he should play, and how much protection they need behind him. The organization cannot simply assume everything will be fine. It needs insurance, at the very least.

4. Is Royce Lewis Part of the Long-Term Plan?

This might be one of the most uncomfortable questions on the list. Lewis has shown flashes of potential, but his development has been interrupted by injuries and his production has been inconsistent. The Twins also need to determine where he fits defensively and how they can maximize his offensive potential.

Is he a cornerstone? Is he a player they should move, while another organization might still see significant upside? Or is he simply a player who needs another opportunity? The answer could determine how Minnesota approaches several other positions.

5. What Is the Long-Term Plan for the Rotation?

The Twins have plenty of arms. That doesn't necessarily mean they have a finished rotation. Taj Bradley, Pablo López and Ryan are penciled in at the top of the rotation. Zebby Matthews, Connor Prielipp, Mick Abel, Kendry Rojas and other young pitchers provide options. But the Twins need to decide if they keep Bailey Ober and Dean Kremer.

Minnesota needs to determine which young pitchers are legitimate long-term starters; who could transition to the bullpen; and where additions are necessary. A rotation cannot be built entirely around potential.

6. Is the Bullpen Good Enough?

This was a question entering last offseason, and it remains a question entering this one. Minnesota has already cycled through plenty of relievers, and the bullpen has undergone significant turnover over the past two seasons. The organization needs to determine whether it has enough late-inning options or whether another significant investment is required.

A competitive team needs reliable relief pitching. The Twins have spent enough time trying to patch this area together. At some point, they need a more sustainable solution. Minnesota has avoided spending on the bullpen in recent offseasons, but it might be time to change that trend.

7. What Happens at Catcher?

Ryan Jeffers is heading for free agency and will almost certainly move on, so the position still deserves plenty of offseason attention. Minnesota can make him the qualifying offer and hope he stays for one more year, but it's unclear either whether they'll do so or whether he'll accept it if they do. Victor Caratini is under contract for next season and is owed around $10 million. He hasn’t played like a starting catcher and he is one of the league’s worst catchers at controlling the run game. The Twins need an upgrade behind the plate. 

8. How Aggressively Will the Twins Spend?

This might be the biggest baseball question of them all. The Twins have spent significantly less in recent seasons, with payroll dropping $60 million from its 2023 level. The organization also has several holes that cannot realistically be filled exclusively through internal promotions.

How much money will be available? Will the Twins return to a payroll closer to previous levels? Will they make targeted additions? Or will financial restraint continue to dictate their offseason? There is a massive difference between adding a few complementary pieces and aggressively attacking the free-agent and trade markets. The Twins need to show what their intentions are.

9. Is the Pohlad Ownership Situation Changing?

The Twins' ownership picture remains an important part of the franchise's future. The Pohlad family announced in 2025 that it would remain the principal owner while adding two limited partnership groups. Tom Pohlad took over for Joe Pohlad and there were changes to the team's business side this year. 

That doesn't necessarily mean there will be dramatic changes to the way the organization operates this winter. But whenever ownership structure changes, questions about resources, decision-making and long-term strategy naturally follow. After another frustrating season, Twins fans will want to know what ownership's vision looks like moving forward.

10. What Can Jeremy Zoll Do With His First Full Offseason at the Helm?

This is the biggest baseball test of Zoll's tenure. Zoll has been involved in the Twins' front office for years and was given the top baseball operations role when Derek Falvey left last winter. But this is different. This will be the first offseason in which Zoll gets to fully shape the roster as the organization's primary baseball decision-maker. He's already experienced a trade deadline as the person in charge. Now comes the harder part: constructing an entire roster.

The Twins need pitching. They need clarity in the infield. They need to figure out the bullpen. They need depth. And they need to decide how much they believe in the current core. Zoll's answers will tell us a lot about what the next era of Twins baseball is going to look like.

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How will the Twins answer these questions? Would you add other questions to the list? Leave a comment and start the discussion.

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[LastOnePicked]

Have we ever heard anything from these "limited partners"? I don't expect a weekly podcast or anything, but maybe just a single press conference in which they introduce themselves and talk about their interest in the team and  thoughts for the future might be a nice idea.

Instead, I think these are just Pohlad buddies who bailed them out of debt and are just waiting for a payout after a future sale.

[MN Brian]

Doesn't it seem like #10 should be "Will Jeremy Zoll keep his job?"?  Personally I feel that Tom will want to choose his team, not inherit it from his brother.  Business leaders typically give themselves 6-12 months to learn the ropes, then choose their team.

[HarmonK03]

11 minutes ago, LastOnePicked said:

Have we ever heard anything from these "limited partners"? I don't expect a weekly podcast or anything, but maybe just a single press conference in which they introduce themselves and talk about their interest in the team and  thoughts for the future might be a nice idea.

Instead, I think these are just Pohlad buddies who bailed them out of debt and are just waiting for a payout after a future sale.

You usually don't hear from limited partners, look at the Wolves, one of their limited partners who nobody knew are taking a controlling interest.

[Andy MacPhail]

Great points, a small book could be written, trying to answer all your questions? I'll just comment that Twins needs someone who can drum up interest on players who we want to trade. Teams who are interested, know if they wait, they can pick them up on the cheap. That's why Twins don't like to trade, they prefer signing FAs to fill our needs.

Twins should have traded Ryan, Jeffers & Larnach in the offseason or deadline but IMO, they couldn't get enough for them. In the offseason, Padres desperately needed pitching, we could have picked up soon MLB-ready Salas (potential elite catcher) & some very good RPs for Ryan. Shortly into the season, Yankees were desperate for catching, we could have traded Jeffers for at least one young promising SP. There were a few teams that could really use Larnach (8,2 BTV) at the deadline, the best we could do was Bryan Abreu (-0.6 BTV) & that was nixed by the owner. There is still interest in Ryan, but I don't think the Twins can come up with a satisfactory trade in the offseason or deadline. Twins (creative) wait & see approach doesn't work; they need to be more proactive. To find someone like that isn't easy. But it'll answer a lot of our questions.

[bean5302]

CBA negotiation results.

Who heads the front office?

Strategy for the offseason before the seemingly inevitable lockout.

Those are honestly the only questions I think are a big deal. Joe Ryan has no significant trade value as in he's not bringing back elite prospects, but he may bring back an org #4-6ish type or a couple #8-15ish types. He's not "untradeable." Most teams would want Ryan in their rotation, they're just not going to pay much to get him because he'll be making at least $12MM and he only has 1 year of control left. Royce Lewis looks like a replacement level player at this point, at least for the Twins. I'd think he's probably even a non-tender candidate at this point, though this front office tends to hoard such players creating roster logjams and inflexibility. "Long Term" rotation strategy isn't too much of problem when Ryan and Lopez have only 1 year of control left. Lopez should be on target for opening day, barring any (normal) setbacks, but he's coming off an injury plagued 2024 on the wrong side of 30 with significantly declining peripherals. The "long term" plan will probably be decided by the CBA.

[MackMan]

1. The eventual lockout, I think, will impact smaller market or more homegrown teams than others that have built up their teams through Free-Agency. I'm not saying it's going to affect all teams equally, but I just feel as if our team is going to be a little more hampered with our top prospects starting to graduate to the 40-man roster and being unable to get organizational meetings, training, and Rehabbing.

2. I wouldn't say he is Untradeable, just he'd get less of a return for him now. Especially now that he has just 1 season left until FA AND his proven history of falling off after the AS break. Now, I don't know how much of that is due to the fact he has dealt with injuries after the AS break that he refused to tell anyone about or refused to come out of the games. But he is tradeable, I just don't think we'd get the return we would like for him. 

3. The team is going to need to have a very serious conversation with him about expectation moving forward. He not our everyday CF anymore. Jenkins and Emma have proven that. They are ready. The biggest thing we need to address, is he willing to change positions, willing to DH a little more, or is he willing to waive that no-trade clause. 

I doubt he'll waive his clause. Which leads me to thinking he is going to be playing either RF or LF more often than CF. Now how does that hinder our other players? Quite a bit I think. Keaschall is starting to find himself and needs the offseason to learn the OF positions. Especially if they want to keep his bat in the lineup. He is going to need regular playing time to learn them and utilize what he's been working to better himself and the team. 

4. He cannot be part of our long-term planning. His bat is not what we need for a 1st baseman. I am okay with his defense, but if he want's to stick around this team, he needs to figure that bat out. He just looks like to squirrely up there. There is way to much movement from his upper half and his lower half. Every single swing his back foot is moving away from his body (closer to the outer part of the batters box). He has 0 foundation for his swing. But sadly, when he is being consistent and his mechanics all come together, he is able to shoot the ball the other way, up the middle and even tap into his power a little bit. So going to back #1, he needs to be able to work with some hitting coaches to refine what he has to better himself and the team in the long run. 

5. Our long-term rotation plans are hard to see. We don't really have any promising pitching coming thru the pipeline as their all graduating to the Big Leagues. Personally, I think we keep the development train where its at, and see who separates themselves from the pack. Those that show they are taking the next step get the rotation spot and those that don't either get AAA or BP time. Ober looked good during his small sample size, and Kremer has been more consistent since coming over to MN. Now, we might those 2 to start the season as starters and potentially transition to the BP once Lopez, Festa, and Abel show they're ready to get back into game. Taj, Ryan, Zebby, and Prielipp have shown they have the stuff for the rotation, but we need to figure out who is going to be best served in what spots moving forward. As it stands, Lopez, Ryan, Kremer, and Ober are our veterans who need to be able to help the younger players see and make changes based on their experience.

6. The BP is on the cusp of being average. If we can tighten a few things and maybe trim the fat just a bit, I think we might have a place for everyone. It is definitely going to be a change if we have to transition some players. 

7. Catcher is going to be difficult. We have to 2 young prospect catchers coming through the minor league system in Lackey and Tait. Now we are blessed that one is RH hitting and the other is LH hitting so they could potentially platoon each other if need be. The issue is going to be do we sign a FA long term, resign Jeffers long term, or play our hands they way they are now. Personally, I think we give a QO to Jeffers, hoping he signs, and then split our attention between a few different stop gap options for our catchers. I don't have a particular catcher in mind as I am unfamiliar with who will be on the market this winter, but we are in a weird place for catching.

8. I think we'll end up spending about the same as previous years unless we can find a SP or 1st baseman that is willing to come to a team that may be a year or 2 away from really being able to compete regularly. 

9. I don't much of what is changing up there is going to make a huge different either way for the organization. The Pohlad's have shown they'd rather stay the course and hope for the best than be aggressive and make changes. Their most aggressive move(s) in the last 6 years have been the big contract to Donaldson, whom they ended up trading just to shed that contract, and the 2 big contracts to Correa who opted out after year 1 the first time, and then traded and are now eating some of the contract the 2nd time around. So I doubt anything huge is gonna happen. 

10. I think he is actually doing a pretty good job with what has had to work with this season and how things have shaken up. I'm sure losing Pablo wasn't on his bingo card when he took the reigns. He knew what he was coming into. A team that was in the process of small rebuild/retool right before a huge CBA, changing managers, and a lack of support from the fans. I think if we can avoid a lockout, he is setting the team up for a long-term build up to success. We've got the tools, we just need to results. 

[LambchoP]

I think we are close to competing as long as our young players contribute at a good level. We need a legit power hitting first baseman to replace Lewis. Need a closer, a lhrp and maybe one good SP.

A rotation of Lopez, Ryan, Bradley, Kremer, Abel/Prelipp/Rojas looks legit.

Zebby and Festa should help the pen. 

 

 

[NYCTK]

Question #9 is Issue #1. 

Until the Pohlads sell the team, this organization is doomed to failure. While other franchises are selling for ~30% over their estimated values, the Twins are such a toxic asset the Pohalds couldn't find a buyer at their asking price. 

Tom Pohlad actively hurt this organization with his efforts to sell more tickets. And he did such a bang-up job that attendance hit it's non-covid low since 2000. Good work Tom! 

 

[Rufus]

 

why is it assumed that throwing money at the payroll in linear?  If that was true the Mets would be winning World Series and the Guardians, Rays and Brewers would be amongst the dregs of baseball.  

 

 

[wesnewy]

Does Royce Lewis even want to be part of the Twins long term plans?

[Patzky]

The team has taken one rather surprising action, announcing that pitching coach Pete Maki will not return in 2027.

[Sampson5]

So your telling me a 2nd half of injuries effecting his performance just magically made Joe Ryan a undesirable trade asset lmao I promise you team will still line up to aquire a starter coming off a 3.8 era maybe price isn't as insane as could of gotten at the deadline this year . Personally think over is the guy who's moved to open up a rotation spot if they trade either Pablo or Ryan it's at the deadline if they end up sellers which also allows them to rebuild value by proving they are healthy again 

[bjorks]

Maki and his assistant are d-u-n. I didn't mind Maki, what's the saying, hard to make chicken salad out of chicken poop?  

[HarmonK03]

2 hours ago, MackMan said:

10. I think he is actually doing a pretty good job with what has had to work with this season and how things have shaken up. I'm sure losing Pablo wasn't on his bingo card when he took the reigns. He knew what he was coming into. A team that was in the process of small rebuild/retool right before a huge CBA, changing managers, and a lack of support from the fans. I think if we can avoid a lockout, he is setting the team up for a long-term build up to success. We've got the tools, we just need to results.

Zoll was not a passive bystander in the roster construction this offseason or past seasons.  His roster decisions leave a lot of questions of whether he is capable of being the top voice.  

He is as much of the problem as Falvey was and needs to be replaced.

[JADBP]

OMG...now the Twins just fired Pete Maki.  He was NOT the problem.

Despite the Twins badly underperforming in both Starting and Relief pitching, look what he had to work with!  This is total nonsense on Zoll's part! 

Zoll started the season with Ryan, Ober, Woods-Richardson, Taj Bradley and Mick Abel, after losing Lopez for the season.  They soon lost Abel.  SWR had nothing and was given back to Toronto.  Bailey Ober was down weak all season.  And Abel started 3 games.  Yeah....what was Pete supposed to do with this staff?

Nor did Zoll bring the relief staff back up to anything worthwhile in the off-season after the total dump of the relief pitching staff.  He then brought in nothing but castaways all season long.  He finally swapped a very, very good SP Prospect for RP at the trade deadline, but honestly, the Twins were cooked in the RP department pretty much all season long.

And this is Maki's fault?  Gimme a break!  This is the same thing that Falvey does after a horrible season....fire (blame) some coaches.  Maki was a fine coach.  

[Nashvilletwin]

These may be the ten biggest questions, but the answers are easy and straightforward.

1. Lockout Length.  If the owners stick to their guns on a cap, then the lockout will last until the ASB.

2. Ryan.  Trade him, but they won’t  - at least until the trade deadline.  BTW, that goes for Lopez too.

3. Buxton.  Primary DH and #4 OF.

4. Lewis.  Lewis is (correctly) not in the long range plans, but he might stay one more year.

5. Future Rotation.  Bradley, Prielipp, Abel, Matthews, and Rojas (and maybe Morris still) all could be long-termers.  Lopez and Kremer are not.

6. Bullpen.  No, the BP is not good enough. Need two - three additions for ‘28 and beyond.

7. Jeffers.  Re-sign Jeffers.  #1 priority. Not even close.

8. Spending.  After Jeffers they will keep their  powder pretty much dry until the next off-season.

9. Pohlads.  Not until the CBA is finalised; then things will heat up again.

10. Zoll.  Hire me as Assistant GM with full control over the roster.  Otherwise, retire.   Seriously, all JZ needs to do is follow #1-8 above and he will have the best off-season imaginable.

 

[sweetmusicviola16]

Payton Tolle and Franklin Arias. SMH

[jkcarew]

Buxton's 2026 season ended with another hip injury and surgery. The Twins now have to build their offseason around the expectation that their star center fielder will return for 2027—but guard themselves against the risk that he's neither ready for Opening Day, nor able to stay on the field even after he returns.

 

 

Yes. Similarly to the way one might guard themselves from the “risk” of getting wet when jumping into the ocean. The ocean could evaporate between the time you leave your feet and you land. So, why plan on getting wet?

[Coach]

If Ryan and Lewis can regain their mojo, how great would that be?

[Major League Ready]

3 hours ago, NYCTK said:

Question #9 is Issue #1. 

Until the Pohlads sell the team, this organization is doomed to failure. While other franchises are selling for ~30% over their estimated values, the Twins are such a toxic asset the Pohalds couldn't find a buyer at their asking price. 

Tom Pohlad actively hurt this organization with his efforts to sell more tickets. And he did such a bang-up job that attendance hit it's non-covid low since 2000. Good work Tom! 

 

I was never of the opinion that the Pohlad's are Issue #1 but I am with you now.  My guess is that they are waiting to sell, hoping the new CBA includes far more revenue sharing which would significantly increase the value of the franchise.  This new CBA will be a very good thing for us as fans if the revenue gap is diminished and the Pohlad's cash out.

[Major League Ready]

1. How Will the Lockout Impact the Winter?  I fear it could be long.  The players have been very against any cap and I am not sure the floor will appease them.

2. Is Joe Ryan Untradeable?  No.  He just lost a ton of value.

3. What Happens With Byron Buxton?  He plays more corner OF but I don't see him DHing a bunch if he is healthy.  Why would they play Keaschall in the OF and DH Buxton?

4. Is Royce Lewis Part of the Long-Term Plan?  I hope not unless it's a bench role and even then, it's time to move on.

5. What Is the Long-Term Plan for the Rotation?    Bradley / Abel / Matthews / Prielipp / Rojas

6. Is the BP good enough?  God no!

7. What Happens at Catcher?  Good question.

8. How Aggressively Will the Twins Spend?   It would make sense to spend on one of the top free agent  1B and a coupe good RPs.  I very much doubt we see much beyond those additions.  

9. Is the Pohlad Ownership Situation Changing?   If the CBA adds significant revenue sharing, the franchise value goes up significantly.  That's the surest way they cash out.

10. What Can Jeremy Zoll Do With His First Full Offseason at the Helm?  Hope they bring in a PBO that knows how to build a contender.

[Road trip]

These are all valid questions, but they are tactical 2027 questions, not strategic long term questions.  I'm afraid that you could fix or find solutions to several of them (Buxton, Lewis, Ryan, etc), but win 75-80 games again next year, and the year after that, and the year after that.

Rather, I'd prefer ownership and front office ponder the following:

1. What is the next realistic window of opportunity?  I would suggest that it is very unlikely the Twins will be ready to contend seriously in 2027.  Others may feel differently.  Answering this question determines who you sign over the winter, who you trade, and how you plan for the next trade deadline.

2.  Should defense be taught differently in the minors?  Should players spend time learning the fundamentals of a single position they can "stick" at in the majors, or are they going to continue to value and teach versatility, moving guys all over the diamond after arriving in MLB?

3. Will players continue to be taught to pull the ball to generate maximum power, or should they be taught towards a "hit to all fields" philosophy to generate more balls in play and higher batting averages?

4. Does baserunning matter?  Are stolen bases now undervalued (both acquiring and preventing) by the franchise relative to the rest of the league?  Should that change?

5. How should young pitchers be handled to best generate high performance and minimize injury?  (I know, this is a moving target for all of MLB, but the Twins results indicate that they really struggle with this).

6. Is platooning really enough of a competitive advantage to justify the roster space required?

7.  Depending on the answer to #1, will the Twins commit to the next generation core of Jenkins, Culpepper, Taj, and whatever other under the age of 27 players they think can be the next batch to build around?  Will they commit to living with the struggles young players inevitably have for a year or two?  Or are they going to sign more 30+ year-olds hoping to catch "bounce back" seasons, and then build line-ups around them?

[MeleMouth]

#1 question: are we still rebuilding and competing simultaneously?  

#2 question: what is our budget?

#3 question: who's running the team?

#4 question: is our goal winning the AL Central, sneaking into a wild card, being a dominant team, or preparing for next year?

The Twins have usually kept their answers to these questions flexible and nebulous. You know the old cliche about insanity?

[mike8791]

Sure, there will be a lot of questions on lineups, the pen and rotation but they will pale in comparison to the two really big questions:

1.  What will be the budget for 2027?  Will Tom put his money where his mouth is?  Will the CBA set a floor for spending in 2027?

2. Who will control player moves going forward? Should Zoll be dumped for a more experienced, agressive GM who, unlike the previous regime of Falvey/Zoll, will have a realistic plan for long term contention and have the cajones and ownership approval to implement his strategy?

The rest is just window dressing.

[sweetmusicviola16]

I would like to see Zoll removed and sent packing.  He's not an answer. His regime is 48 games below .500 over the last 6 seasons. But do we replace him with someone else the Pohlad's choose? This ownership has 4 PO seasons out of the past 16. These are the two main issues the franchise is facing.

[soyouresayingtheresachance]

1. Won't know until it happens. It will cause issues for smaller market teams more than high budget teams. 

2. I dont think he is untradeable, however I dont think it would be wise to trade him at this time. Unless, of course, a team is willing to overpay. Waiting until the trade deadline, hoping he has another great 1st half of the season, would be a better option. 

3. Jenkins is our CFer of the future. If Buxton isnt ready, Jenkins plays there. 

4. No. He should not be part of the future. His time with us should be over. 

5. The Pablo question is just as big as the Buxton question, IMO. I dont see how we can count on him to pitch this season. I can't think of a single example when a pitcher came back from a 2nd major elbow surgery and immediately looked like his former self. More often than not, that Ace ability never comes back. With that said, he's obviously going to get a chance to defy the odds. Im not putting him anywhere but as a 5th starter until he can show he's back. 

Unfortunately thats where we have a problem. Most of our pitchers are #5 guys. Taj and Ryan put up #3 starter numbers this season.  We need an Ace. I would look at signing Michael King or Sonny Gray to lead our rotation. Taj #2. Ryan #3. Prielipp #4. Pablo #5. If Ryan is traded then I'd add Kremer to the rotation. Mick Abel would be the next man up after that. I'd also look into an extension for Taj. 

6. No. The BP is not good enough. We need a Closer. My choice would be to sign David Bednar for that role. Hoffman gets the 8th. After that is up for grabs. We have some guys in house to fill those spots like Gomez, Adams, Morris, Funderburk, Rojas, etc. 

7. The obvious answer is giving Jeffers the QO. If a deal is not possible with Jeffers, I'd go after Tyler Stephenson and use Jackson as the backup. Trade Caratini. 

8. If Tom wants to prove to fans he is serious, he'll spend quite a bit. We have some positions that need to be filled. The team needs to make moves that raise the ceiling instead of the floor. We need a Closer, an Ace Starting Pitcher, a consistent big bat cleanup hitter that can play a competent or better 1B and we need to address our Catching situation. 

9. There were rumors that the team may be put up for sale again after the new CBA. Not sure if that will happen or not. 

10. Zoll needs to put his mark on the team. He needs to make the moves that will take us back to the heights of 35 years ago. 

[LastOnePicked]

4 hours ago, Coach said:

If Ryan and Lewis can regain their mojo, how great would that be?

Very great. And very unlikely.

Plenty of track record at this point for both of them. Lewis has lost plate discipline and Ryan is not durable.

[HarmonK03]

53 minutes ago, soyouresayingtheresachance said:

10. Zoll needs to put his mark on the team. He needs to make the moves that will take us back to the heights of 35 years ago. 

Zoll is Falvey 2.0, he has shown that with many of his moves.  If he is in charge I wouldn't expect anything to be much different.  So hopefully Zoll is gone, but it should have been announced today.

[Derojo]

The Twins have more pitcher and position player talent in the minors than they have had for a long, long, time. Catcher is the most significant need, and finding a first baseman that can field and hit is second. Everyone points out the bullpen, but the Twins actually have too many pitchers to play them all at this point. Hoffman and Nance will be back along with much younger arms. The future looks bright. It certainly looks much better than the Vikings QB situation. That's a real problem.