In an early March Strib article they said they wanted to keep him stretched out as a starter. Doesn’t mean he won’t be in the bullpen sometime this summer though.
Last year we saw Pablo, Joe, Ober, SWR, Paddack, Festa, Matthews, Bradley, Ohl, Adams. I wasn’t trying to compare twins to other teams just saying that we are going to see our pitching depth on full display this summer.
Ober’s start today 3.17.26 per Gleeman:
Bailey Ober's average fastball velocity was down even more today vs. the Phillies.
Start #1 — 89.9 mph
Start #2 — 88.8 mph
Start #3 — 88.2 mph
Ober threw 58 pitches today and none of them cracked 90 mph. He also failed to record a strikeout and got just three swing-and-misses.
Ober will get some run in the short term, he’s earned it. Giolito also wouldn’t be ready to throw in a game for a while anyways. I read a Gleeman article that we haven’t used less than seven pitchers in 15 years. We are going to get a chance to see just about everybody on the twins prospect list at some point in 2026.
Opening day is 10 days away. Per MLB.com concussion requires a 7 day IL and then a structured return to play protocol. If he truly has a concussion, then I feel it is unlikely he’ll be on the roster for opening day. I’ve read Martin will be reevaluated on Wednesday.
Probably opens the door for Wagaman if they want another RH bat.
Happy Saint Paddy‘s day ☘️
Twins versus Phillies - Ober vs Luzardo
Lewis, R3B
BellDH
CaratiniC
Wagaman1B
Lee, BSS
Arcia, Or2B
OutmanCF
KreidlerLF
Fedko, KRF
Alas…Leach and Nightengale reporting:
Trevor Larnach scratched due to "left side soreness." He's considered day to day and will be re-evaluated tomorrow.
Feel like I will probably be in the minority on this site, but the Twins should try to extend Joe Ryan. Luzardo is a little younger but something like the 5yr, $135k he just signed.