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SAT SUN MON TUE WED TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 0 0 14 14 Travis Adams 0 45 0 0 27 72 Tommy Nance 0 0 36 0 0 36 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 28 0 28 Mike Paredes 40 0 0 49 0 89 Kody Funderburk 0 14 16 0 22 52 Kendry Rojas 18 0 0 47 0 65 Jack Anderson 0 0 0 8 0 8 Andrew Morris 0 0 0 0 28 28

Get a win, get a split, and get the hell out of Cleveland.

FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Yoendrys Gómez 22 0 0 0 0 22 Travis Adams 0 0 45 0 0 45 Tommy Nance 25 0 0 36 0 61 Taylor Rogers 2 0 0 0 28 30 Mike Paredes 0 40 0 0 49 89 Kody Funderburk 0 0 14 16 0 30 Kendry Rojas 0 18 0 0 47 65 Jack Anderson 0 0 0 0 8 8 Andrew Morris 14 0 0 0 0 14

Well, this series is... well, it's happening. Is anyone surprised?

Well, it's basically now-or-nothing time. The Twins need to either get back to .500, or they need to sell. The good news is that in this critical game, you have your 14th-best option taking the mound. THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 22 0 0 0 22 Woo-Suk Go 0 0 0 23 24 47 Travis Adams 0 0 0 45 0 45 Tommy Nance 0 25 0 0 36 61 Taylor Rogers 0 2 0 0 0 2 Mike Paredes 0 0 40 0 0 40 Kody Funderburk 0 0 0 14 16 30 Kendry Rojas 0 0 18 0 0 18 Andrew Morris 0 14 0 0 0 14

A full slate of games in MLB today, a rarity for a Monday. Must be a post-ASB thing. Oh, and the start of a pretty big series for the Twins. No pressure. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 22 0 0 22 Woo-Suk Go 0 0 0 0 23 23 Travis Adams 0 0 0 0 45 45 Tommy Nance 0 0 25 0 0 25 Taylor Rogers 0 0 2 0 0 2 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 40 0 40 Kody Funderburk 0 0 0 0 14 14 Kendry Rojas 0 0 0 18 0 18 Andrew Morris 0 0 14 0 0 14

Getting a series win against the Cubs in Wrigley is an accomplishment, one that helps legitimize this team. TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 0 22 0 22 Woo-Suk Go 0 0 0 0 0 0 Travis Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Nance 0 0 0 25 0 25 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 2 0 2 Mike Paredes 0 0 0 0 40 40 Kody Funderburk 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kendry Rojas 0 0 0 0 18 18 Andrew Morris 0 0 0 14 0 14

This was a writers-only vote, the next public vote will be after the trade deadline. Ranked ProspectsWalker JenkinsVahn LackeyKaelen CulpepperEmmanuel RodriguezMarek HoustonRiley QuickEduardo TaitKendry RojasDasan HillHendry MendezGabriel GonzalezCharlee SotoCarson TinneyKhadim DiawBrandon WinokurBrett RenfrowQuentin YoungRyan GallagherJames EllwangerEthan Wachsmann

The only way you sign a catcher to that deal is if you're confident the bat will carry, which I am not about Jeffers.

Sweet Lou and Ol Gregg are joined by Tom Froeming to talk prospects and the Twins' second-half outlook. Tom makes a NostaThomas prediction for each AL Central team while Lou and Gregg try to figure out which Old Friends could return to Twins Territory at the deadline. Thank you for following along with the All-Star Podnanza! Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

Sweet Lou, Comrade Cody, and Ol Gregg are joined by draft guru JD Cameron to go over the Twins' 2026 Draft, including a breakdown of number 3 overall pick Vahn Lackey, a second catcher in Carson Tinney, and a high-octane arm barn. We create a pitcher version of a Big Dude Who Dings Dongs. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

Sweet Lou returns from vacation to have a gripefest with Ol Gregg. Tarps off, sideline reporters, large fans, left turns, MLB.tv ads on MLB.tv, and John Bonnes are all caught in the crosshairs. The listeners join in, and Gregg reads gripes about Gregg...from Gregg's wife? Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

Comrade Cody and Ol Gregg start off the Twins Off-Daily Podcast All-Star Break Podnanza with a player-by-player grading for all 47 players who have played for the Twins this season. Who gets an A, who gets an F, and who was bailed out by an Incomplete? And Gregg does a Plinkett voice. Listen using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twins-off-daily-podcast/id1741266056 Listen using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4tb78XlurcPTYYSsARdbD7 Listen using iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-the-twins-off-daily-podcas-167548600/ Listen using Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/nvclbt0w Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twinsdaily View full article

You did it at some point, just must have been awhile ago. :D

Day two is here! After a busy opening night in Philadelphia, the Minnesota Twins are back at the table today to work through the back half of the 2026 MLB Draft. This is the spot to follow along, react to the picks, and talk through the board together as the Twins fill out their class. How Day 2 Works The draft was trimmed to a two-day event for the 2026 cycle. Day 1 handled Rounds 1–4 on Saturday; Day 2 covers Rounds 5 through 20 today. That's the bulk of the picks, and it's where front offices get creative — mixing high-upside prep gambles, senior-sign value plays, and money-saving college seniors to make the bonus pool math work. Speaking of the pool: Minnesota came into the draft with a $16,929,600 bonus allotment, fourth-largest in baseball. Slot values across the board rose about 2.5% from 2025, and the Twins' Day 1 investment at No. 3 overall ($9.74M slot) means how they spread the rest of the money around today will be worth watching. Quick Day 1 Recap Before we get into Day 2, here's how the Twins opened things up: Round 1 (No. 3 overall): Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech. The 2026 Johnny Bench Award winner as the nation's top catcher, Lackey hit .397 with 20 homers and 78 RBIs this spring, and pairs plus power with strong defensive tools behind the plate. The area scout who recommended him was Jack Powell. He has also recommended Byron Buxton, Niko Goodrum, Akil Baddoo, Edouard Julien, Sawyer Gipson-Long and many other Twins players and prospects. Sean Johnson said, "We've never talked about Vahn Lackey being safe. we just think he's extremely talented... We just see tremendous upside and impact on our major-league team. Those are the things we probably woke up every day in the last couple of months thinking about him is how he can impact our major-league team and our organization more than the safety of it all." Round 2 (No. 43): Carson Tinney, C, Texas. A Notre Dame-to-Texas transfer with legit 70-grade raw power (22 HR, exit velos north of 115 mph) and a patient approach, though with some swing-and-miss in the profile. Trevor Brown was the area scout who recommended Tinney. Brown is also responsible for the signing of current Twins like Kody Funderburk, Andrew Morris, and Marco Raya, and prospects such as James Ellwanger and Dasan Hill, Sean Johnson talked to media after Day 1 was complete. "We take the best player on the board, and that's what we did. I think it's the first time it's ever happened. But we weren't trying to make history or not make history. It was just where we were at on the board; That's who were thought was the best player to take. We're excited to have both of them." Of Tinney, Johnson mentioned his exit velocities and huge power. He also talked about his arm and defense. It wasn't long ago (2018) that the Twins drafted Ryan Jeffers in a similar spot in that draft, and he was said to be an offense-first catcher. However, the Twins scouts believed all along that with development, he could be good. Is the same true for Tinney? "The raw ingredients are there. He can really throw. From everything we've looked at, his defensive stuff under the hood was solid. From the Combine, his background as a catcher, he's wired to really want to work at it and improve and take steps forward." Competitive Balance B (No. 74): Brett Renfrow, RHP, Virginia Tech. The 6-foot-3 Hokies starter sits 94 and has touched 97 while working at the top of the strike zone. He's got upper-80s slider and cutter. He also throws a pretty low-80s, over-the-top curve. He also has a changeup. What can the Twins pitcher development staff do with him? John Wilson is the legendary Twins scout that recommended Renfrow. He's been in the Twins organization for more than 35 years. He's responsible for current Twins David Festa and Cody Laweryson, and prospects like Kyler Fedko, Tanner Schobel, Xavier Kolhosser, Callan Fang, and Jonathan Stevens. One of his best draft picks was LHP Ryan O'Rourke. Sean Johnson: "Really fits our mold of college starter, really good strike thrower, full mix of pitches that we think we can enhance and optimize more once we sign him. Really good make up." Round 3 (No. 79): Ethan Wachsmann, RHP, Grandview HS (Colorado). The Twins first prep pick was this 6-foot-4 right-hander sits in the mid-90s but had touched triple digits at the Combine. He throws both a curveball and a slider. He has a commitment to Wake Forest. Will he follow in the footsteps of fellow Grandview alum Kevin Gausman by going to college (LSU), or wills the Twins find enough to meet his asking price? He was recommended by area scout Chandler Wagoner. He also recommended Luke Keaschall in 2023. Sean Johnson: "A player we scouted heavily. We had a lot of people going in and out of Denver this spring. He really checks a lot of the boxes for a high school pitcher. He's got a really tremendous body, and it's only going to get better. He's a very athletic kid with really good arm action. He's got multiple spin pitches. He's got a changeup that can be really good that's only going to get better once he uses it more in pro ball. Obviously up to 100 at the Combine. We don't try to overreact to what we see at the Combine. We saw him throw plenty hard this spring. He's committed to Wake Forest. It's a guy you could easily see going to Wake Forest and coming out the other side looking like a first-round pick. To get him in the spot we did feels like a real win for the room." Round 4 (No. 107): Tommy LaPour, RHP, TCU. A wide receiver and a wrestler in high school, LaPour stuck with his best sport and attended Wichita State for his freshman year. He went to TCU the next two years. At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, he is very strong and works with a heavy fastball that sits in the upper-90s. He also has reached triple-digits. He also has a mid-80s slider which can be good. He also has an upper-80s changeup. Like Renfrow, LaPour was recommended by area scout Trevor Brown. Sean Johnson: "LaPour probably goes in a little bit higher of a range on the board. A guy we liked coming into it. had a really good year last year. We tracked him back to Wichita State and high school. Football and wrestling background is interesting. He's a big guy, but he's athletic and we think he moves well. LaPour throws extremely hard, and he's got good pitch shapes to start. These are the guys that our player development really likes to work with." The Twins' Day 2 Picks Here's the slate Minnesota is working with today, along with the slot values attached to the early rounds: Round Overall Pick Slot Value 5 139 $536,900 6 168 $406,800 7 197 $319,600 8 227 $253,300 9 257 $215,400 10 287 $199,900 11–20 A key wrinkle for the late rounds: in Rounds 11–20, teams can spend up to $150,000 per pick without it counting against the bonus pool. Anything over that threshold gets deducted from the pool, which is exactly the lever clubs pull to chase a tougher sign late or to bank savings for an over-slot deal earlier in the day. View full article

I'd do what the Brewers do: trade him this offseason. Edit: I'll add the caveat that I *might* keep Ryan through 2027 depending how this season ends. The Twins need to regain public trust and trading away players is a move teams that the fanbase hates can't make without repercussion. The Twins are NOT in that situation, nor are they anywhere close to it. They need to throw olive branches to the fans at every turn until the stink of the past three years is washed away.

I'm not saying the Twins are bad at developing, but they're obviously one, and probably two, steps below the Brewers. Milwaukee has quietly become an absolute powerhouse of development.

To quote a Cubs fan I follow;: ”The Brewers have traded Freddy Peralta. Now they have 12 years of control of two new Freddy Peraltas.” Of course, this only works if you’re elite at targeting and development, which the Brewers are and the Twins are not.

By the way @Mortimerkenny21, we have a dedicated bullpen page. You can find a link in the resources section at the top of the forum index. https://twinsdaily.com/minnesota-twins-bullpen-usage-transactions-roster-moves/

The Twins are sneaking up on a .500 record again, which can only mean one thing: FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 14 0 3 17 Travis Adams 0 19 0 0 0 19 Taylor Rogers 0 12 0 0 17 29 Mike Paredes 81 0 0 0 0 81 Marco Raya 0 35 0 0 0 35 Kody Funderburk 21 0 0 0 0 21 Eric Orze 28 0 0 0 0 28 Andrew Morris 0 5 17 0 13 35