Taking stock of the Twins' highs and lows at the season's midpoint, and looking ahead to their chances of avoiding the same second-half fate as last year.
April performances are the foundation on which entire seasons are built, but they can also skew perceptions and mask noteworthy turnarounds.
Taking stock of the Twins' highs and lows at the season's midpoint, and looking ahead to their chances of avoiding the same second-half fate as last year.
April performances are the foundation on which entire seasons are built, but they can also skew perceptions and mask noteworthy turnarounds.
Abel's latest setback came on the verge of rejoining the rotation; Wallner is doing his best Royce Lewis impression at Triple-A, but will it convince the Twins?
Highlights include going 82-0, comfort at Brasa, old friends, Twins attendance, rescheduled giveaways, KAT champion, rooting for Nebraska, and Better Days.
How the Twins got their best reliever off the scrap heap for cash considerations and why the 26-year-old journeyman might be for real.
Plus the Twins' injuries in league-wide context, Marek Houston's glove, Connor Prielipp's workload, bullpen blues, and the value of cash considerations.
Culpepper has been extremely good for a 23-year-old at Triple-A and the Twins' shortstop situation has been a season-long weakness.
Once considered a two-player draft, it's now a trio of top prospects with Lackey joining Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson.
Aaron Gleeman has been covering the Minnesota Twins for over 25 years. He co-hosts the Gleeman and The Geek podcast and was previously senior writer at The Athletic, editor-in-chief at Baseball Prospectus, and senior writer at NBC Sports.
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