All Things 2026 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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I will be at spring training March 11th. I threw in high school so maybe I could fill in. I might be able to get to 50 or so still.
 




howeda7 said:
One or the other. They supposedly already had $$ to spend and I'd assume some of Pablo's $22 million is covered by insurance.
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Lopez previously had Tommy John surgery back in 2014.

Was he even insurable?
 

Ope3 said:
Lopez previously had Tommy John surgery back in 2014.

Was he even insurable?
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I would assume so. I think a pitcher who's already had TJS is actually less likely to need it. Plus 12 years ago.
 

howeda7 said:
Possible but not probable. Let's not be such fatalist Minnesota sports fans.
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Given Buxton's track record for more than a decade now and playing the odds because he was relatively healthy 2024, "probable" is optimistic for damn sure.

It's probably 50/50 at best he gets back from the World Baseball Classic unscathed.
 

Ope3 said:
Given Buxton's track record for more than a decade now and playing the odds because he was relatively healthy 2024, "probable" is optimistic for damn sure.

It's probably 50/50 at best he gets back from the World Baseball Classic unscathed.
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I'm not really worried about trading Buxton. They can. But the return will likely be underwhelming.

Jeffers is a free agent after 2026 and Ryan after 2027. Those are the main ones to move in July.
 

howeda7 said:
I would assume so. I think a pitcher who's already had TJS is actually less likely to need it. Plus 12 years ago.
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Lopez himself said he beat the odds by lasting 10+ years for the type of ligament replacement he had.

Usually it only lasts 7-8.

If he knew that, I would think the insurance companies do as well.
 

Ope3 said:
Lopez himself said he beat the odds by lasting 10+ years for the type of ligament replacement he had.

Usually it only lasts 7-8.

If he knew that, I would think the insurance companies do as well.
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Possible. I've never heard of TJS making a pitcher uninsurable. If it did, half the league would be excluded.
 

howeda7 said:
Possible. I've never heard of TJS making a pitcher uninsurable. If it did, half the league would be excluded.
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From Skor North, the procedure Lopez had it was transplanting a material from his hamstring into his elbow. Maybe that's different, I don't know. I thought it was usually from one's opposite wrist.

It could be half the league is uninsurable, or at a cost that it makes it highly prohibitive.
 

In any event, they can afford Giolito if they want him. I think going that route and seeing how the first half plays out is smarter than having MLB's first ever February fire sale and getting $0.60 on the dollar plus nuking your fan base/PR even lower than it already is.
 

howeda7 said:
In any event, they can afford Giolito if they want him. I think going that route and seeing how the first half plays out is smarter than having MLB's first ever February fire sale and getting $0.60 on the dollar plus nuking your fan base/PR even lower than it already is.
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I think that is what they will do as well.

However, if another team with World Series aspirations suffers an injury to either their their ace or #2 starter in Spring Training and makes a solid pitch for Joe Ryan, it would be tempting.

Probably prudent.

Fan base is already nuked beyond anything that holding on to Joe Ryan for a few extra months can repair.
 
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