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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Klein was already on the 40-man roster, and Bowman is not.
  2. Otto von Ballpark
    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.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    I believe Sabato would be eligible for minor league free agency after next season (2026).
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    I did not know that! According to this 2020 interview, Paddack ate Domino's. The Tigers share their owner with Little Caesar's.
  5. Otto von Ballpark
    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."
  6. Otto von Ballpark
    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).
  7. Otto von Ballpark
    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
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    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.
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    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.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    A (perhaps predictable) tidbit from Dan Hayes today in the Athletic:
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Are you referring to the Prospect Promotion Incentive? It appears Keaschall has lost eligibility already due to his time on the MLB IL. Rodríguez would be eligible, but in addition to making the opening day roster with rookie eligibility next year, he would either need to win the Rookie of the Year award, or have a top-3 league MVP finish within his first 3 seasons, in order for the Twins to get an extra draft pick.
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    Abel and Bradley both officially optioned now too. Unless we lose another active player to waivers/IL/etc., Bradley can't be recalled until August 8 (due to the 15 day minimum for pitchers), so he will likely make at least one start for St. Paul. Still one spot open for tonight...
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Outman has been on the Dodgers bench the past month, playing sparingly, so perhaps they want him to knock the rust off in AAA for a bit (and try to get his AAA K% down from 30.3% before testing him against MLB competition again?).
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    8 of 9 have just been announced: Minnesota Twins activated LF Alan Roden. Minnesota Twins selected the contract of RHP José Ureña from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins selected the contract of RHP Erasmo Ramírez from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins recalled CF Austin Martin from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins recalled 2B Edouard Julien from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Pierson Ohl from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins recalled RHP Travis Adams from St. Paul Saints. Minnesota Twins recalled 3B Ryan Fitzgerald from St. Paul Saints.
  15. Otto von Ballpark
    He didn't even address you as "The Great"?
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Is there a looming Rule 5 protection crunch? They now have 5 open spots on the 40-man, will be 4 after Keaschall is activated (then 3 when López is activated), but there is still some filler there that can easily be cut as needed too.
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    While not mentioned at the MLB official site, I believe the rules do allow this. From the Cub Reporter - Restrictions on Optioning/Recalling Players to/from the Minors (emphasis mine): EXCEPTIONS: The player is traded or claimed off waivers, is recalled as the extra man for a doubleheader (second game of the doubleheader only if two games were scheduled after a postponed or suspended game from the previous day) or other circumstances, is recalled to replace a player on the MLB Active List (26-man roster) who is traded, claimed off waivers, or placed on the MLB Injured List, Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List, Paternity Leave List, or Restricted List (but only pursuant to a suspension or administrative leave resulting from a violation or possible violation of the joint MLB-MLBPA JDV policy or a suspension resulting from a violation of the joint MLB-MLBPA JDPTP policy), or is recalled and then optioned back to the minors prior to a game being played where the game is postponed or cancelled.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    That seems like the most likely path, if this were to actually happen, given the Astros desire to stay under the luxury tax threshold and the Twins likely desire to not simply send a ton of cash. Cristian Javier or Lance McCullers Jr. could be additional salary dump options for the Astros. FWIW, all three (Walker, Javier, and McCullers) have some kind of limited no-trade protection -- no idea if that includes the Twins.
  19. Otto von Ballpark
    Players in DFA limbo during the season already earn MLB salary AND service time, while no longer reporting to the team. Even for a minimum-salary player like Blewett, that's ~$4153 per day just to stay at home, plus the future pension benefits. (According to this financial advisor, Blewett's current $6,875 annual pension at age 62 will jump to $27,500 if he can reach 172 days of service time. He entered the year with 102 days and is now up to 121, thanks to both roster and DFA time.) With a 48 hour waiver period, plus the $1,200 to $2,200 reassignment bonus mentioned in the article, there is already an effective minimum $10k waiver claim bonus. And as others have alluded to, Blewett owes his entire MLB career so far to roster churn. Reducing roster churn will simply reduce Blewett's MLB career.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Not on Bluepeak either. Tough break for folks in assisted living facilities with these TV providers!
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    The speculated Twins.TV pricing is now official: $20 per month, or $100 for the season.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Got it. Yes, that is true. You can bundle both packages for $200 for the season, if you need it. Or just add one for a month as needed. I recommend all baseball fans pick up a MLBTV subscription during the T-Mobile opening week promotion. Free if you or someone you know has T-Mobile, or ~$10 to pick one up from a T-Mobile customer in the Slickdeals forum.
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    MLB.TV will not be necessary to watch the Twins games locally. You'll only need the Twins.TV package. You can optionally add/bundle that with MLB.TV if you want to watch non-Twins games too.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    This from the article is incorrect. Out-of-market fans just needed MLBTV like before, no Padres.TV (or Twins.TV) necessary.
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    Last summer, the commissioner said the Padres had 40,000 subscribers to their streaming package, and that was the highest of the MLB-broadcast teams at that time (San Diego, Arizona, and Colorado). Even assuming those are all full-season subscribers: 40,000 * $100 = $4 million The team likely earned a bit from their cable and satellite partners too, but -- that's not much money in the pro sports world! By comparison, the Twins earned $53 million from Bally in 2023, and reportedly around 80% of that (~$42 mil) in 2024. Edit to add: good analysis from a few months back: https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/minnesota-twins/will-twinstv-save-the-twins-a-look-at-the-financial-future-r17197/
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