All Things 2025-26 Minnesota Twins Off-Season Thread

[howeda7]

Vazquez open to returning to the Twins.

Christian Vázquez will be a free agent; are the Twins interested in re-signing him?

A veteran catcher known for his strong defense stayed with the team during the trade deadline because of his bulky salary.

www.startribune.com

Close the door. Move on with life Christian.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Close the door. Move on with life Christian.

Around $4M for part time work, plus increasing your MLB pension?

 

[howeda7]

Around $4M for part time work, plus increasing your MLB pension?

Fine. Sucker some other team into that deal. His choice will be to retire or play for the veteran minimum unless Falvey falls for it.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Fine. Sucker some other team into that deal. His choice will be to retire or play for the veteran minimum unless Falvey falls for it.

The number comes from the article I posted on it, mss as king the comp between him and Austin Hedges, another veteran backup who had a $4M salary last season.

Obviously they should sign him to as low as possible, but a decent defender who hits .200 or less isn’t likely going to be had for league minimum.

So

FWIW, I would like someone different as he’s been here long enough

 

[howeda7]

The number comes from the article I posted on it, mss as king the comp between him and Austin Hedges, another veteran backup who had a $4M salary last season.

Obviously they should sign him to as low as possible, but a decent defender who hits .200 or less isn’t likely going to be had for league minimum.

So

FWIW, I would like someone different as he’s been here long enough

Hedges isn't worth $4 million either. Ridiculous. Pereda was better than Vazquez and he was making the minimum.

$30 million over 3 years to produce a negative net WAR.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Hedges isn't worth $4 million either. Ridiculous.

Inflation

Pereda was better than Vazquez and he was making the minimum.

Relaying the opinion of Gleeman. I watched zero games after the break snd pocketed $25 month for no MLB TV subscription

$30 million over 3 years to produce a negative net WAR.

No one’s disputing that’s rancid

 

[Unregistered User]

Angels hire Kurt Suzuki as manager

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Here come the LA hats and car flags.

 

[gophersfan]

 

[gopher7]

This is a stretch, but I'm wondering if anyone remembers who the umpire was from probably the 1980s - 1990s who, when calling strike 1 or 2, used to raised his arm straight up in the air and make what appeared to be draing a cursive capital H with his hand?

 

[Slim Tubby]

This is a stretch, but I'm wondering if anyone remembers who the umpire was from probably the 1980s - 1990s who, when calling strike 1 or 2, used to raised his arm straight up in the air and make what appeared to be draing a cursive capital H with his hand?

I'm fairly certain it was this guy:

 

[7Gopher7]

I'm fairly certain it was this guy:

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Strike?

 

[Slim Tubby]

Strike?

Thigh cramp.

 

[BleedGopher]

Shooter chimes in:

The Minnesota Twins need a manager. Derek Falvey, the guy responsible for the hiring, and Torii Hunter, the popular former Twins star, chatted last week.

Hunter, 50, emphasized he has not been interviewed for the job.

“I guess they’re slow-rolling the process right now; I’m just sitting waiting,” Hunter told the Pioneer Press. “If the opportunity presents itself, then it would be something I would look into, think long and hard about. I have a Ph.D. in baseball, and I grew up in that organization.”

For a lot of reasons, Hunter, who was a finalist for the Angels’ job, would seem the people’s choice in Minnesota to succeed Rocco Baldelli, fired at season’s end.

“Now it’s about a conversation to see where they’re headed, what their thoughts are, and then I’m pretty sure they’re going to see what I want to do with the team, who I’m going to bring aboard, my staff,” Hunter said.

Hunter already has had conversations with the staff he would bring if hired. He declined to reveal them.

“They’re all on board except one,” he said from his home in Prosper, Texas. “We’re still working on that one. I don’t want to say anything because somebody might scoop them up.”

Charley Walters: Torii Hunter talked to Twins about managerial job but wasn’t interviewed

The Minnesota Twins need a manager and former player Torii Hunter is open is an opportunity presents itself.

www.twincities.com

Win Twins!!

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Shooter chimes in:

The Minnesota Twins need a manager. Derek Falvey, the guy responsible for the hiring, and Torii Hunter, the popular former Twins star, chatted last week.

Hunter, 50, emphasized he has not been interviewed for the job.

“I guess they’re slow-rolling the process right now; I’m just sitting waiting,” Hunter told the Pioneer Press. “If the opportunity presents itself, then it would be something I would look into, think long and hard about. I have a Ph.D. in baseball, and I grew up in that organization.”

For a lot of reasons, Hunter, who was a finalist for the Angels’ job, would seem the people’s choice in Minnesota to succeed Rocco Baldelli, fired at season’s end.

“Now it’s about a conversation to see where they’re headed, what their thoughts are, and then I’m pretty sure they’re going to see what I want to do with the team, who I’m going to bring aboard, my staff,” Hunter said.

Hunter already has had conversations with the staff he would bring if hired. He declined to reveal them.

“They’re all on board except one,” he said from his home in Prosper, Texas. “We’re still working on that one. I don’t want to say anything because somebody might scoop them up.”

Charley Walters: Torii Hunter talked to Twins about managerial job but wasn’t interviewed

The Minnesota Twins need a manager and former player Torii Hunter is open is an opportunity presents itself.

www.twincities.com

Win Twins!!

Would be interesting, but no managerial experience, is disconcerting.