Gleeman and The Geek

Like every small-market team, the Twins want to copy the Brewers and Rays because of their success with low payrolls. But emulating the Brewers and Rays requires a different type of investment, behind the scenes, and the Twins fall short there too. More: aarongleeman.com/twins-mailb…

New podcast! @TwinsGeek shares stories from his World Series trip with Phil Miller, plus our reaction to the Twins' earliest 40-man roster housecleaning and a break down of the top free agent hitters they should target. patreon.com/Gleeman/posts/fr…

As expected, Josh Bell is officially a free agent. League source tells me the Twins declined their side of his $10 million mutual option for 2027. Bell now joins Ryan Jeffers, A.J. Minter, and Taylor Rogers as the Twins' departing free agents: aarongleeman.com/twins-depar…

League source tells me the Twins declined their side of Joe Ryan's mutual $13 million option for 2027, as expected. That simply means Ryan remains under team control for 2027 via arbitration, where he's projected to make around $9.6 million. No change to Ryan's overall status.

Anthony Banda was arbitration eligible, with a projected $2.3 million salary, but he's not expected back from lat surgery until mid-2027. So this is basically the Twins non-tendering him early.

Twins' offseason roster housecleaning has started. Anthony Banda, Aaron Sabato, and Tristan Gray have been removed from the 40-man roster and are now free agents.

My new Twins mailbag column includes: - Copying the Brewers and Rays - Behind on analytics + scouting - Time for Pohlad action, not talk - Prepping for 2028 rotation exits - Non-tender + trade candidates - Jeffers, Lewis, and Ryan realism aarongleeman.com/twins-mailb…

MLB payroll isn't the only way to measure spending. Unfortunately, beyond just shrinking payroll, the Twins are also way behind the Brewers, Rays, and other good teams when it comes to behind-the-scenes investment in scouting and analytics. More on that: aarongleeman.com/twins-mailb…

Deron Johnson, who was let go by the Twins last month, quickly finds a new home in the Mets' front office with Derek Falvey. nitter.cf/WillSammon/status/2115…

New podcast! First we talked about why the Twins are lagging behind teams like the Brewers and Rays for both analytics and scouting. And then we broke down which free agent relievers the Twins should target. In-depth, commercial-free Twins talk. Join us: patreon.com/Gleeman/posts/fr…

I ranked the best free-agent fits for the Twins to target this offseason, focusing on their biggest roster needs. 12 free-agent hitters the Twins should target: aarongleeman.com/twins-free-… 12 free-agent pitchers the Twins should target: aarongleeman.com/twins-free-…

New (free) podcast: Twins Offseason Preview Going position by position through the Twins' entire roster to break down their biggest offseason needs and predicting how much the front office will actually spend in free agency. aarongleeman.com/gleeman-and…

My view of the best free-agent hitters the Twins should target this offseason: aarongleeman.com/twins-free-…

I'll never forget being at @NickNelsonMN's wedding, with a table full of Twins fans, watching this Mitch Garver homer live on @TwinsGeek's phone propped up against a beer glass.

Mitch Garver is one of the best late-bloomers in Twins history. Didn't make his MLB debut until age 26. Had a monster 2019 season at 28 and another big year at 30. Ended up playing 10 seasons in the majors and earning $35 million. Also just a good dude. nitter.cf/MLB/status/21133386239…

Twins free agent targets: 12 hitter fits for a lineup losing two of its biggest veteran bats aarongleeman.com/twins-free-…

My view of the top dozen free-agent relievers — six right-handers and six left-handers — the Twins should go after if they're actually serious about fixing the bullpen: aarongleeman.com/twins-free-…

Twins free agent targets: 12 reliever fits for a bullpen that needs significant help (again) aarongleeman.com/twins-free-…