Otto von Ballpark

Jackson has a .452 BABIP. Seems more lucky than solid.

Do you have a source on the cash part? Edit: Nevermind! Dan Hayes at the Athletic. No specific amount yet, just a portion of next year’s salary.

Nope, no trades of 40-man guys after today. You can still put players on waivers, if we want to let another team claim him (and his salary).

Kremer actually can’t be sent to AAA anymore. Baltimore was able to send him down at the beginning of the season because he was still 60 days shy of 5 years service time (and with it the right to refuse an optional assignment). But he’s accumulated more than 60 days service already in 2026 (albeit most of it spent on the MLB IL).

I don't believe that Colon had any special appeal in 2005. That narrative, and his "Big Sexy" nickname, came much later, after his comeback in New York ages 38-43 As of 2005, he was a 32 year old former top 15 prospect who had only 1 all star appearance and 2 seasons of very downballot Cy Young votes in the first eight years of his MLB career.

Klein was already on the 40-man roster, and Bowman is not.

Would the Twins have been better served by trading Glen Perkins in 2011? In 2011, Perkins was a local boy experiencing his big league breakout in his first full relief season while his team sat around 6 games under .500 in late July, just like Varland in 2025. Both turned 28 those years, and although Perkins only had two years of club control remaining versus Varland's five, Varland is expected to have four years of arbitration eligibility and Perk ultimately gave up his first two free agent years in a modest extension that offseason. Perkins was very good for the Twins the next few years, becoming an all-star and marketable leader, although the Twins somewhat predictably failed to return to contention. We finally snuck in a wild-card chase just as Perkins began losing his effectiveness in the second half of 2015. It's often said that it's better to trade a player too early rather than too late, and the Twins appear to have taken that approach with Varland.

I believe Sabato would be eligible for minor league free agency after next season (2026).

I did not know that! According to this 2020 interview, Paddack ate Domino's. The Tigers share their owner with Little Caesar's.

And he could see a lot of time at 2B. From the Sunday Star Tribune Twins notes: Keaschall "is not expected to play any outfield this season, recovering from a forearm fracture, so he will be used as a second baseman and designated hitter."

The Tigers owe Maeda virtually all of that money, since they released him. The Yankees only pay him the minimum while he is on their roster (or presumably the AAA minimum while he is down there).

The bullpen usage chart suggests Travis Adams will be the primary pitcher today, and Noah Davis should make an appearance too. Adams had been throwing 50-68 pitches every ~5 days until the all-star break, but his usage has been irregular since -- 18 pitches in the first game after the break, then a season-high 83 pitches nine days later, and now ?? pitches today after 8 days rest. WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Ureña 0 0 0 0 69 69 Sands 13 0 20 0 21 54 Ohl 0 0 0 52 0 52 Topa 22 0 13 0 15 50 Funderburk 0 0 11 0 35 46 Davis 31 0 0 0 0 31 Tonkin 0 0 11 0 14 25 Ramírez 0 0 0 0 9 9 Adams 0 0 0 0 0 0

Good point! So far, the only other Pressly report that I found is that the Astros are "weighing the possibility" per Bob Nightengale. But if the alternatives are the Twins or retirement, I suppose Pressly can afford to wait and see if a better team loses a RP to injury in August.

Dan Hayes in the Athletic today details how Griffin Jax requested a trade after the Twins began dealing other players. Combined with the fact that Jax was later dealt only minutes before the deadline, this suggests that the Twins weren't entirely enamored with the Taj Bradley return, but the scales were ultimately tipped by the surprising Varland trade and Jax's own dissatisfaction.

A (perhaps predictable) tidbit from Dan Hayes today in the Athletic: