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The Dodgers need SP. Snell, Glasnow and Ohtani are all out. Yamamoto and Wrobleski have been really good. At the moment, they don't have three quality SP for the playoffs. I'm know people complain about everything. How did the Kyle Tucker signing work out this off-season?

The Twins bullpen has a 2.86 ERA since June 30, the sixth best in MLB. The Twins bullpen ERA this month was the best since the first month of the 2024 season.

I'd rather have Kendry Rojas and Alan Roden then Louie Varland. I'd rather have Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel than Jhoan Duran. They already have Andrew Morris, which quickly developed into a great bullpen arm. They got Gomez for nothing. They have shown it's quite easy to restock a bullpen with quality arms. The Twins have a 2.74 bullepn ERA since June 30. That's a full month, 92 innings. Fifth best in baseball. The days/months of having the worst bullpen in baseball is over.

I'd rather have Kendry Rojas and Alan Roden then Louie Varland. I'd rather have Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel than Jhoan Duran. They already have Andrew Morris, which quickly developed into a great bullpen arm. They got Gomez for nothing. They have shown it's quite easy to restock a bullpen with quality arms. The Twins have a 2.74 bullepn ERA since June 30. That's a full month, 92 innings. Fifth best in baseball. The days/months of having the worst bullpen in baseball is over.

Astros and Twins had agreed to a trade that would've sent Bryan Abreu to Twins for Trevor Larnach before Astros Owner Jim Crane "nixed" the trade, I do like Larnach and the improvements he has made this season, but even if this trade doesn't go through, hopefully it means the Twins aren't done adding pitching. Abreu has been really good for a while. 2.28 ERA in 71 innings last season with 105 K's. I'd pull the trigger. He has a 1.45 ERA since June 4. 23 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings. I would really like that trade for the Twins.

Abreu has been really good for a while. 2.28 ERA in 71 innings last season with 105 K's. I'd pull the trigger. He has a 1.45 ERA since June 4. 23 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings. I would really like that trade for the Twins.

Abreu has been really good for a while. 2.28 ERA in 71 innings last season with 105 K's. I'd pull the trigger. He has a 1.45 ERA since June 4. 23 strikeouts in 18 2/3 innings. I would really like that trade for the Twins.

Astros and Twins had agreed to a trade that would've sent Bryan Abreu to Twins for Trevor Larnach before Astros Owner Jim Crane "nixed" the trade, I do like Larnach and the improvements he has made this season, but even if this trade doesn't go through, hopefully it means the Twins aren't done adding pitching.

Astros and Twins had agreed to a trade that would've sent Bryan Abreu to Twins for Trevor Larnach before Astros Owner Jim Crane "nixed" the trade,

At this point, I'm more concerned about adding a starting pitcher. Who knows what is wrong with Joe Ryan. Connor Prielipp is at 90 total innings. I "think" he should be fine the rest of the year. 100+ innings should be manageable. He threw 82 last year. Taj Bradley is their best SP right now. Ober and Zebby have been up and down. Kendry Rojas has looked good in the 3-4 innings they give him. One additional injury and things could get messy. Adding Robbie Ray would be my preferred choice.

I guess Tommy Nance was been ok since getting him from Toronto. Yoendrys Gómez has been plenty good since being picked off the scrap heap from Tampa Bay. I's sure A.J. Minter will be fine. This year, they seemed to have figured it out.

Travis Kriens/KORN News Radio Sports Director https://kornradio.com/sports/twins-fans-need-to-take-a-breath-july-isnt-the-time-to-declare-the-season-over/ The reactions over the last few days would make you think the Minnesota Twins were playing Game 162 instead of Game 110. Every pitch against Kansas City seemed to carry the weight of October. Every loss was treated like the season was slipping away. Every trade rumor became evidence that the organization either had to buy everything or sell everyone. Take a breath. There are still 52 games remaining. That’s not a handful of games. That’s nearly one-third of the season. Yes, the trade deadline is Monday. Yes, the Twins are in the middle of an important stretch. But one game, or even one series, is not going to define whether Minnesota reaches the postseason. The Royals series was the perfect example. The Twins won two of three, but they didn’t exactly play great baseball. They were shut down by former Twin Randy Dobnak one night. They were nearly no-hit until the seventh inning Thursday before Kody Clemens hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the ninth to complete an improbable 4-3 victory. Was it exciting? Absolutely. Would a loss have ended the season? Not even close. That’s where the conversation has gotten out of balance. People want every game to be a referendum on whether the Twins should buy or sell. That’s simply not how a 162-game season works. Consider where Minnesota has been. On June 30, the Twins were three games out of an American League Wild Card spot. One month later, on July 30, they’re just one game back. A full month of baseball. Thirty days. And they’ve only gained two games. This after winning 10 of their past 13 series. That’s the nature of a season when nobody is running away from the race. The Twins haven’t gone on a 10-game winning streak. They haven’t suffered a 10-game collapse, either. They’ve hovered around .500 because that’s who they’ve been. Every time they start to build momentum, they cool off. Every time it looks like they’re fading, they respond. That makes every individual loss feel bigger than it really is. National media haven’t helped. ESPN framed Minnesota as a team walking a tightrope, suggesting a rough few days could make buying at the deadline look foolish. That’s the national perspective, but it overlooks the reality of the American League standings. The Twins are still one game behind Cleveland for the final Wild Card spot. One. Not six. Not eight. Not 10. One. That’s why general manager Jeremy Zoll said earlier this week the Twins intended to buy. Hours later, Minnesota backed that up by acquiring veteran left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the Mets to strengthen a top 10 bullpen based on ERA over the past month. All of a sudden, the Twins weakness has become a strength. Is Minter the missing piece? Probably not. Is he a sensible addition for a club trying to improve without sacrificing its future? Absolutely. It’s also a reminder that buying doesn’t have to mean emptying the farm system for a blockbuster. The Twins can add where they need help while remaining disciplined. They can still explore trades involving Ryan Jeffers or Trevor Larnach if those deals make the major league club better today and tomorrow. Those conversations don’t automatically signal a sell-off. That’s the nuance that often disappears this time of year. Now comes a nine-game road trip beginning in Seattle before stops in Kansas City and Milwaukee. Could the Twins play poorly? Of course. Could they go 6-3? Just as easily. And if they lose Friday in Seattle? Guess what? It counts exactly the same as every other loss this season. The opponent’s record doesn’t make the defeat worth two games. Losing to a last-place team like Kansas City doesn’t suddenly end your playoff hopes. That’s why it’s dangerous to assign season-defining importance to every game played in late July. The standings don’t support it. The calendar doesn’t support it. The schedule certainly doesn’t support it. There are still 52 opportunities left to change the story. Baseball seasons are marathons that often feel like sprints in the social media era. Every game becomes an emergency. Every series becomes a crossroads. Every trade rumor becomes a crisis. Sometimes the smartest response is also the simplest. Stay calm. The Twins are still in the playoff race. And that’s all that really matters right now.

Any Yankees trade to beings with Volpe is an automatic disqualfier for obvious reasons. Pitching, pitching, pitching. How hard is it to look at a team's top 10 prospect list and send at least one of those guys to the Twins? They are not looking for hitters or position players. They are set and in fact have a huge log jam of guys.

Travis Kriens, KORN News Radio Sports Director https://kornradio.com/sports/the-national-media-still-doesnt-understand-the-minnesota-twins-trade-deadline-situation/ The national baseball media has a Minnesota Twins problem: They don’t actually know how to cover the Twins. Every year around the trade deadline, the same thing happens. Analysts start throwing out names, predicting moves and discussing potential trades, but when it comes to Minnesota, the coverage often feels disconnected from reality. The August 3 trade deadline is approaching, and the biggest names being mentioned as potential Twins trade chips are players who aren’t going anywhere. The most obvious example is Byron Buxton. Buxton has said multiple times he wants to stay in Minnesota. The Twins have shown no indication they are looking to move him. Yet, national analysts continue to bring him up as if a trade is a small possibility. The same goes for starting pitcher Joe Ryan. Ryan is under contract beyond this season and remains one of the most important pieces of the Twins’ future. Trading him would make little sense for a team that still believes it can compete. Then there is catcher Ryan Jeffers, a more realistic trade candidate because he becomes a free agent at the end of the season. But even that possibility has become less likely as Minnesota has climbed back into contention. The Twins enter Wednesday at 54-54 after a walk-off victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night. They are just a half-game behind Cleveland for the final American League Wild Card spot and only two games behind the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central race. This is not a team preparing for a teardown. Minnesota has been one of the best offensive teams in baseball, leading the American League in runs scored for much of the last month. The bullpen has also quietly stabilized, posting a 3.23 ERA since July 1, the 10th-best mark in Major League Baseball during that stretch. Yet the national conversation continues to focus on who the Twins might trade away instead of who they should be adding. That is the frustrating part. ESPN’s Jeff Passan recently discussed potential trade candidates and suggested the Twins have not been playing well lately. Hello. He ignores the fact Minnesota has won five of its last six games and has put itself right back into the playoff picture. So, what exactly are we doing here? The narrative seems to be stuck on last year’s trade deadline, when Minnesota made significant moves and many assumed the franchise was entering a rebuild. But that does not match the current reality. The Twins are not a perfect team. They have flaws. Every contender does. But this is a team that is within striking distance of a division title and a playoff spot. Instead of constantly asking whether Minnesota will trade Buxton or Ryan, maybe the conversation should be about what the Twins actually need. Could they use bullpen help? Absolutely. Could they add another starting pitcher? Probably. Those are the areas where Minnesota should be looking. Even when trade ideas are floated, national analysts often suggest players at positions where the Twins already have depth or promising young talent. It shows a lack of familiarity with the organization and its roster construction. Nobody expects every national baseball analyst to watch every Twins game. But this is their job, especially during the most important stretch of the baseball calendar. The Twins deserve better coverage. If the national media wants to discuss Minnesota at the trade deadline, they should start with the team that actually exists. Not the team they assume is still stuck in last year’s story. Do better. Or at least do the homework before talking about it.

Certainly some talented guys in the bullpen, but they still had a 4.42 ERA, 23rd best in MLB.