With the Super Bowl last night, baseball season has officially begun! Jeremy Zoll moved quickly to make his mark on the Twins after Derek Falvey left the organization. So far, Zoll has signed Matt Bowman, Eduardo Salazar, Jackson Kowar, David Bañuelos, and, just announced today, Gio Urshela. While none of them are on the 40-man roster, at least it’s something? Feel free to set your own over/unders on how many combined games these guys play with the Twins this season.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- We’re starting a new segment called Daily Questions! Provide your opinion on the Twins and debate with the community!
- We had a busy night with the TwinkieTown Movie Night featuring The Rookie! We’ve got Moneyball coming up this Friday.
- Zach Koenig flashes back to 1996 in Twins history.
- Matt Monitto gives an inside look into the Twins front office’s hopes and dreams for a bullpen full of Rogers.
- We’re onto Round 15 of Zach Koenig’s Greatest Twins Moments and Performances list.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Dan Hayes at The Athletic provides the classic “now you tell us” look into the relationship between Falvey and the Twins
- Theo Tollefson at Zone Coverage suggests three right-handed relievers the Twins could still sign this offseason.
- Matthew Leach at MLB.com provides the five storylines that he’s watching at spring training.
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune found a fun connection between the Twins and the Super Bowl.
In the World of Baseball:
- The last few major dominoes fell in free agency last week:
- Marcell Ozuna moves to Pittsburgh on a one-year, $12 million deal
- Framber Valdez signs with Detroit for three years, $115 million.
- There were also a few trades that went down:
- Brendon Donovan was traded to Seattle
- Caleb Durbin was traded from Milwaukee to the Red Sox for a package that includes Kyle Harrison, who was previously acquired in the Rafael Devers trade.
- Buster Olney and Jeff Passan at ESPN reflect on the lessons they learned this offseason.
- Tarik Skubal won his arbitration case against the Tigers, setting a new record for a contract earned in arbitration at $32 million. According to Fangraphs, this means that the Tigers payroll will be at least double the Twins 2026 payroll.
- Andy McCollough at The Athletic remembers speedster Terrance Gore, who unfortunately passed away last weekend.