All Things 2026 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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howeda7 said:
Liam Hendriks. Taylor Rogers. If necessary, Ryan Pressly and LaTroy Hawkins.

The Twins might just contend for the 2019 AL Central crown...

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Glen Perkins is available. Same age as Verlander who is also back in the AL Central.
 



I know there's not much to get excited about, but I'm rooting hard for Hendricks to work out. That'd be a great story (until he's traded to a contender at the deadline).
 


Breakin' The Plane said:
Note to Ope: The Twins kinda sorta listened to your cheap beer suggestion. $2 beers Friday and Saturday (pregame only, I assume there's a limit).
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Cheers to Tom Pohlad! Literally. :drink:

Completely ripping apart the Twins BP in 2025. All forgiven.
 





GophersInIowa said:
Good plan. Let everyone get drunk before the game even starts. Then fans won't care as much that they're bad.
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I really don't think the Twins will be as bad as a lot of people think they will be.

They still have a really good starting rotation and whoever doesn't make that out of the young pitchers, will likely end up in the bullpen.

I don't think the lineup is any worse, and has the potential to get a lot better if the young hitters take the next step.

There's a ton of young talent on this team.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
I really don't think the Twins will be as bad as a lot of people think they will be.

They still have a really good starting rotation and whoever doesn't make that out of the young pitchers, will likely end up in the bullpen.

I don't think the lineup is any worse, and has the potential to get a lot better if the young hitters take the next step.

There's a ton of young talent on this team.
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If that's based on the assumption they keep Lopez, Ryan & Buxton, I agree being in shouting distance of .500 seems realistic.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
I really don't think the Twins will be as bad as a lot of people think they will be.

They still have a really good starting rotation and whoever doesn't make that out of the young pitchers, will likely end up in the bullpen.

I don't think the lineup is any worse, and has the potential to get a lot better if the young hitters take the next step.

There's a ton of young talent on this team.
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I'm not as optimistic but hope I'm wrong. The bullpen is going to be rough so the SP have to stay healthy. Otherwise it could be rough.
 

Ope3 said:
I agree being in shouting distance of .500 seems realistic.
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This type of outlook isn't going to sell a lot of tickets or get people in front of their TVs but I certainly appreciate your honesty.

I hope something magical happens because Twins diehards like you are long overdue for some sustained optimism and an actual financial commitment to win from the organization.
 

Slim Tubby said:
This type of outlook isn't going to sell a lot of tickets or get people in front of their TVs but I certainly appreciate your honesty.

I hope something magical happens because Twins diehards like you are long overdue for some sustained optimism and an actual financial commitment to win from the organization.
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If a team is at least in the .500 range, through the All Star break then there is also hope to be in the Post Season. It took 88 Ws (Guards) to win the AL Central (Tigers) and 87 Ws to make the Wild Card.

As a show of good faith, since I implored the Twins to lower the price of suds I pledge to go to 6 games in 2026. That's double what I did in 2025.
 



Ope3 said:
Cheers to Tom Pohlad! Literally. :drink:

Completely ripping apart the Twins BP in 2025. All forgiven.
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Ope3 said:
If a team is at least in the .500 range, through the All Star break then there is also hope to be in the Post Season. It took 88 Ws (Guards) to win the AL Central (Tigers) and 87 Ws to make the Wild Card.

As a show of good faith, since I implored the Twins to lower the price of suds I pledge to go to 6 games in 2026. That's double what I did in 2025.
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Gopher_In_NYC said:
Pedro’s 1999 AS start was the first time in history that the first three batters whiffed to start a game; his stuff was sooooo electric.

Arguably the two best innings ever thrown.

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Pedro's 1999 All-Star Game. Is there a better two-inning performance in Modern Baseball history?

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Carl Hubbell would like a word ;)

Carl Hubbell strikes out five Hall of Famers in succession at the All-Star Game | Baseball Hall of Fame

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Ope3 said:
I think I am good. My total number of beers consumed in 2026 is:

Two.

One of them was pretty large though. Pacifico silo at a concert back in January.
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Really taking dry January to the extreme, aren't you? ;) I'm about in the same boat as you--I might think early in the week that it'll be nice to cap the work week off with a beer and by the time Friday night arrives, I don't need any relaxants--being on the other side of 50 does have its benefits!
 

coolhandgopher said:
Really taking dry January to the extreme, aren't you? ;) I'm about in the same boat as you--I might think early in the week that it'll be nice to cap the work week off with a beer and by the time Friday night arrives, I don't need any relaxants--being on the other side of 50 does have its benefits!
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This proves there's a few people on here I'd like to meet and enjoy a Pryes along side.
 
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coolhandgopher said:
Really taking dry January to the extreme, aren't you? ;) I'm about in the same boat as you--I might think early in the week that it'll be nice to cap the work week off with a beer and by the time Friday night arrives, I don't need any relaxants--being on the other side of 50 does have its benefits!
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Yeah for well more than a decade now, it becomes a De Facto Dry January / February due to a pretty sparse social calendar, which is more than fine. Good reset with all the summer/fall stuff...golf, concerts, vacations, Gopher football, holidays...etc.

My second beer of '26 was a small gathering of friends having dinner before we went to the Gopher hockey game last week. I'm probably good until the Jason Isbell show coming up 1st week of March at the Armory.
 

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