Hoffman has failed 2 physicals back in 2025 so something to consider although I doubt the Twins will have an issue. Twins are definitely paying more for players that have performed well recently - Abreu and Hoffman.
Hayes is saying Twins taking on 2026 salary for hoffman salary tax reasons, Toronto taking on some of the salary for 2027. $5 million or a little more would even it out.
No they got gun shy after losing a couple games and Zoll may have finally talked some sense into Pohlad. I think Pohlad is effected by the boards, so the lack of love for the moves he has made.
Holy Sh*t Jeff Hoffman
He has 36 innings. We know you don't like him. No different than several didn't like Bradley last year. Its a bit of a gamble but its a fairly cheap one for an 18 year old international prospect.
You aren't catching the drift - Tampa was frustrated with Bradley didn't think they could get full potential so traded him for another player that was worth 20 million excess value. Baltimore is trading a player they view as a 5th/6th pitcher that they may have DFA'd at the end of the year. They are taking a true flyer on a kid that is more raw than Brandon Winokur was. I think the Twins see a #3 pitcher potentially in him for the remainder of this year and next. At the very least a pitcher than can eat a lot of innings.
This is a year to be a seller. I'm not that high on Reyes. I know its small sample size but he really struggled in A ball. Other than his size and decent hit tool in international league I don't see a major concern.