Aaron Gleeman

My latest Twins stuff:

Opening Day roster projection: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Emmanuel Rodriguez prospect profile: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Interview with new manager Derek Shelton: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

New podcast hot off the presses: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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My latest Twins stuff:

Opening Day roster projection: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Emmanuel Rodriguez prospect profile: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Interview with new manager Derek Shelton: www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

New podcast hot off the presses: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Twins — and their logjam of left-handed hitters — will face a left-handed starting pitcher Opening Day in Baltimore.

New (free) podcast!

On the Twins' spring roster battles, why Ober's velocity is worrisome, Matthews vs. Abel, lefties vs. righties, and Kyler Murray's baseball career.

🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5fnA...

💻YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS7g...

Opening Day in two weeks, so we're back with our best deal ever: 20% off a yearly Patreon subscription.

Join our private club for Twins talk and get 2.5 months free. Also works to switch from monthly to yearly.

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Twins roster projection 3.0: Weak spots, logjams and dart throws 2 weeks from Opening Day (Gift Article) Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes piece together the 26-man roster from a disjointed group, with a handful of spots very much up for grabs.

Twins roster projection: Weak spots, logjams, and dart throws two weeks from Opening Day

Quite a few changes to the rotation and bullpen since our last projection, plus some thoughts on why other changes are seemingly needed.

Unlocked for anyone to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Danny Coulombe pitched well for the Twins before being traded at the deadline. But he's also 36, with injury question marks.

Will be curious to see how Coulombe fares this season compared to the various other left-handed relievers the Twins added instead.

Mark DeRosa and Team USA get their WBC reprieve. Now they need to take advantage Team USA advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals thanks to Italy's convincing win over Mexico.

Sounds like Joe Ryan is planning to join Team USA for the World Baseball Classic if they advance beyond Friday's game vs. Canada.

@ken-rosenthal.bsky.social reports Ryan "could be in play in some capacity for the championship game."

www.nytimes.com/athletic/711...

Bailey Ober made his second spring start today vs. the Red Sox and his fastball averaged 88.8 mph.

He threw 53 pitches and only one cracked 90 mph.

Twins roster projection 3.0: Weak spots, logjams and dart throws 2 weeks from Opening Day (Gift Article) Aaron Gleeman and Dan Hayes piece together the 26-man roster from a disjointed group, with a handful of spots very much up for grabs.

Twins roster projection: Weak spots, logjams, and dart throws two weeks from Opening Day

Quite a few changes to the rotation and bullpen since our last projection, plus some thoughts on why other changes are seemingly needed.

Unlocked for anyone to read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...

Aaron's Solo Mailbag | Gleeman and the Geek Get more from Gleeman and the Geek on Patreon

New podcast!

@johnbonnes.bsky.social is driving back from Fort Myers, so I opened up the mailbag for a rare solo episode answering listener questions about the Twins, the podcast, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Fun show, assuming you have a high tolerance for me. www.patreon.com/posts/aarons...

It's important for beat writers to update each other on important news when they're away from spring training.

Twins prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez’s rare skill set fuels big questions, bigger upside Rarely has a Twins prospect this close to the majors had a wider range of potential career outcomes than the 23-year-old Rodriguez.

In my 20 years writing about and ranking Twins prospects, they've never had one this close to the majors with a wider range of potential career outcomes than Emmanuel Rodriguez.

Rodriguez's rare set of extreme skills fuels big questions and bigger upside: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Twins prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez’s rare skill set fuels big questions, bigger upside Rarely has a Twins prospect this close to the majors had a wider range of potential career outcomes than the 23-year-old Rodriguez.

Emmanuel Rodriguez is one of the best, most intriguing, and hardest-to-project Twins prospects in my 20 years writing about their farm system.

My in-depth look at Rodriguez and why his uncommon mix of extreme skills fuels big questions and bigger upside: www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Twins' latest round of spring cuts:

OF Emmanuel Rodriguez
OF Gabriel Gonzalez
OF Hendry Mendez
C Patrick Winkel
LHP Connor Prielipp
LHP Kendry Rojas
RHP John Klein
RHP Andrew Morris
RHP Marco Raya

No surprises. Basically sending many of their top prospects to minor league camp.

Byron Buxton is back in Team USA's lineup and playing center field tonight after being hit on the elbow by a pitch Friday.

Ranking the Post-Hype Group | Gleeman and the Geek Get more from Gleeman and the Geek on Patreon

New podcast!

We've talked a lot about the importance of "post-hype prospects" for the Twins this season and new manager Derek Shelton agreed.

So today we discussed all nine players, looking at their 2026 outlooks and odds of staying in the future plans.

www.patreon.com/posts/rankin...

Lucas Giolito (#30) and Michael Kopech (#50) are now the only unsigned players ranked among @theathletic.com's top 50 free agents: www.nytimes.com/athletic/677...

Justin Topa has a 30.38 ERA this spring, allowing nine runs and recording eight outs.

Twins mailbag: Byron Buxton’s future, $2 beer, ABS strategy and deadline dividends (Gift Article) Plus expectations for Brooks Lee, hanging onto Trevor Larnach, front office approach changes and an outfield trio worth dreaming on.

I made my new Twins mailbag column free for anyone to read:

- Byron Buxton now, later
- Trevor Larnach still here?
- Trade deadline dividends
- Any front office changes?
- Brooks Lee expectations
- ABS challenge strategies
- Everyone loves $2 beers

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Christian Vázquez, a free agent after finishing a three-year, $30 million contract with the Twins, has signed a minor-league deal with the Astros.

Vázquez won a World Series with Houston in 2022. Now at age 35, he'll compete for the backup catcher job behind starter Yainer Diaz.

I'm curious to find out if pitchers have a worse-than-expected performance on the pitch directly following a challenge that overturns a strike.

Wonder if their natural emotional reaction will lead to a worse quality of the next pitch.

Lots of side aspects of ABS to learn about.

Bailey Ober's average fastball velocity vs. the Braves tonight:

First inning — 90.4 mph
Second inning — 89.5 mph

He averaged 89.9 mph overall and topped out at 91.1 mph.

New (free) podcast!

On the national view of the Twins, Keaschall in the outfield, Roden vs. Outman, what's riding on Brooks Lee, and making sense of an elderly bullpen.

🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5Nzf...

💻YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgYd...

Twins mailbag: Byron Buxton’s future, $2 beer, ABS strategy and deadline dividends Plus expectations for Brooks Lee, hanging onto Trevor Larnach, front office approach changes and an outfield trio worth dreaming on.

My new Twins mailbag includes:

- Byron Buxton's future outlook
- Trade deadline dividends soon
- Expectations for Brooks Lee
- ABS challenge strategy/value
- Hanging onto Trevor Larnach
- Front office approach changes
- Most popular move since 2023

www.nytimes.com/athletic/708...

Twins top 40 prospects for 2026, led by Walker Jenkins, Kaelen Culpepper and Emmanuel Rodriguez Trade deadline pickups help the Twins rank among MLB's best farm systems and most of their top prospects are on the doorstep of the majors.

Just to be clear: I'm not responsible for The Athletic's farm system rankings.

I cover/rank only the Twins' prospects by writing my annual top 40 list, which you can read here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/682...