All Things 2026 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Ope3 said:
When I made the comment about starting to track Lee's Career WAR by hitting the -0.3 threshold, I honestly thought it would take at minimum "months". That was on 4/25/26.

He did it within "weeks". Less than 3 to be exact.
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Amazing😃.

Are you officially officiating as of now?

Pretty cool that Brooks has responded so dramatically with Culpepper nipping at his heels; will serve him well, wherever else his baseball journey takes him besides MN.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Amazing😃.

Are you officially officiating as of now?

Pretty cool that Brooks has responded so dramatically with Culpepper nipping at his heels; will serve him well, wherever else his baseball journey takes him besides MN.
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Game on.
 












GophersInIowa said:
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My bad, I caught the wrong Santana graphic flipping back to the Wolves game. Misread it as "First since 2007 / Santana" not 2017. Thus I attributed the feat to the incorrect Santana.

Thanks for the update. I Edited my post.

I was puzzled how Johan, usually with strong K stats could keep it under 100 pitches, though Ober did get 7 tonight.
 
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Gophers1992 said:
I still maintain that Carlos Silva throwing a complete game with 74 pitches might be one of the least likely occurrences we see in any sport for the rest of time.
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Strikeouts are boring. Besides that, they fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.

- Crash Davis to Ebby LaLoosh
 



Gophers1992 said:
Also referred to as a Maddux.
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Huge bonus to give this Bullpen a night off.

Also sidenote, not the Maddux being referenced, but brother Mike is a sneaky useful Immaculate Grid player.

9 different franchises: Phillies, Dodgers (x2), Padres, Mets, Pirates, Red Sox, Mariners, Expos (Nationals) & Astros.

Sub 3.00 Season ERA with Philadelphia & San Diego.
 
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Ope3 said:
My bad, I caught the wrong Santana graphic flipping back to the Wolves game. Misread it as "First since 2007 / Santana" not 2017. Thus I attributed the feat to the incorrect Santana.

Thanks for the update. I Edited my post.

I was puzzled how Johan, usually with strong K stats could keep it under 100 pitches, though Ober did get 7 tonight.
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Thinking it was Johan instead of Irv is beyond, makes the most sense ever😃
 
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The Jeffers Dilemma is going to be interesting -

There are very few decent catchers, especially in the AL - from what a I’m hearing.

He’s elevated his game offensively, great with the ABS, still can’t throw anyone out. Caranti shouldn’t catch more than he already does and we really have a capable replacement in Triple A.

My biggest concern is I don’t want to impeded the progression of our young guns and pitchers, from what I’ve gathered, like throwing to him. He’s also a Scott Boras client.

Do what do you all think?
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
The Jeffers Dilemma is going to be interesting -

There are very few decent catchers, especially in the AL - from what a I’m hearing.

He’s elevated his game offensively, great with the ABS, still can’t throw anyone out. Caranti shouldn’t catch more than he already does and we really have a capable replacement in Triple A.

My biggest concern is I don’t want to impeded the progression of our young guns and pitchers, from what I’ve gathered, like throwing to him. He’s also a Scott Boras client.

Do what do you all think?
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Think he has to hold the fort down for a couple more years until Tait is ready. Not sure how that looks or happens though.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
The Jeffers Dilemma is going to be interesting -

There are very few decent catchers, especially in the AL - from what a I’m hearing.

He’s elevated his game offensively, great with the ABS, still can’t throw anyone out. Caranti shouldn’t catch more than he already does and we really have a capable replacement in Triple A.

My biggest concern is I don’t want to impeded the progression of our young guns and pitchers, from what I’ve gathered, like throwing to him. He’s also a Scott Boras client.

Do what do you all think?
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Always a huge red flag when you see Boras's name mentioned.
 

TNGophfan said:
Think he has to hold the fort down for a couple more years until Tait is ready. Not sure how that looks or happens though.
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I wish as I like his game overall, he’s a good dude and likes being a Twin.
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Always a huge red flag when you see Boras's name mentioned.
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Thus bums me out. As I just discovered it today and he’s in line for a sizable contract and good for him, he’s earned it and improved.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
The Jeffers Dilemma is going to be interesting -

There are very few decent catchers, especially in the AL - from what a I’m hearing.

He’s elevated his game offensively, great with the ABS, still can’t throw anyone out. Caranti shouldn’t catch more than he already does and we really have a capable replacement in Triple A.

My biggest concern is I don’t want to impeded the progression of our young guns and pitchers, from what I’ve gathered, like throwing to him. He’s also a Scott Boras client.

Do what do you all think?
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Not much of a dilemma. They pretty much have to trade him in July. Giving him 4/$100 million or whatever it would take doesn't make sense if they think Tait stays as a catcher.
 

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