All Things 2026 Minnesota Twins In-Season Thread

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Gopher_In_NYC said:
Sure it does, it measures productivity.

Just thought you’d like to put a small wager to back up your opinion; as usual Tiood County 🐶 can’t hunt in Douglas County🤠
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What are the odds both us and this website all outlive Rojas' career? OK Deal $25. Spoof will still be here and have it on his spreadsheet if nothing else.
 


Ope3 said:
I thought Buxton, starting on 1st, was going to chase Keaschall down ahead of him.
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TNGophfan said:
Yep. He was on his heels. Scored easily from first. Love to get a speed reading and time from 1st to home.
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Shelton had the same thought:


“The thing I was most worried about was he was going to pass Keaschall,” manager Derek Shelton said after the Twins completed their 5-3 win at Rate Field.

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Article also makes it seem like the primarily DH thing will continue to for a bit longer.
 

Ope3 said:
Shelton had the same thought:


“The thing I was most worried about was he was going to pass Keaschall,” manager Derek Shelton said after the Twins completed their 5-3 win at Rate Field.

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Article also makes it seem like the primarily DH thing will continue to for a bit longer.
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last night’s W broke a seven game losing streak to the South Siders
 

Some good insights from Matthew Leach’s article about Lee moving to third. I’m glad that Lewis Will likely have to stay down in St. Paul for awhile - no need no matter what he’s hitting until the AS break at the earliest.

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Lee taking shift from short to third in stride

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The decision is a layered one, and it suggests a few different things about the short- and medium-term future of the Twins’ infield. For one thing, it’s an indicator that Lewis’ stay in the Minors will likely not be short. When Lewis went on the injured list earlier this year, Lee didn’t move. The organization would almost certainly not bother moving its starting shortstop if it was only expected to be for a few days or even a couple of weeks.

Additionally, it conceivably opens the door for one of the team’s top prospects. Kaelen Culpepper, the organization’s No. 2 prospect and No. 39 on the MLB Pipeline Top 100, is primarily a shortstop – though ironically some scouts view his long-term future as being at third.

Culpepper is having a solid though not spectacular start to his first season at Triple-A St. Paul, hitting for power but a relatively low average. If the club viewed him as ready, he’d probably already be on the roster, but the hope is that he isn’t far. And with Lee already moved, if they decide Culpepper’s time has arrived, they can call him up without moving either player.
 




This team is so damn helpless at the plate.........it's soccer like
 

kg21 said:
This team is so damn helpless at the plate.........it's soccer like
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They were second in the AL in runs going into the Chicago series, consistently has been the downfall,

The lineup doesn’t have a ton of depth either and egtn you lose Jeffers who was producing as an All Star level before getting hurt and Keaschell hasn’t built on his rookie year, you’ve got issues.

Deeper Thoughts🥸
 





howeda7 said:
Career WAR update :

Varland 3.1

Rojas: 0.6
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Does Varland's +1.4 Career WAR with the Twins get factored in?

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That would cut the gap to a differential of +1.1 WAR between the two.
 




Ope3 said:
Does Varland's +1.4 Career WAR with the Twins get factored in?

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That would cut the gap to a differential of +1.1 WAR between the two.
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I was being generous and just said career WAR as I’m betting on the second coming of Johan😍
 







A bit off topic but former Gopher Max Meyer is finally healthy and is off to a great start for Miami. 2.52 ERA in 11 starts.

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Gopher_In_NYC said:
It was a great show and TV was just fun then.
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Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology.


Back in the day $6 million seemed like ungodly dough. Now instead of Steve Austin, that coin gets you Austin Hays of the White Sox.

A decent player. Far from Bionic.

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That is his actual 2026 salary by the way.

Righteous bucks.
 

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