Starting pitcher Pablo Lopez, who has won 31 games over three seasons for the Twins, including a 15-10 mark in 2024, and who played a huge role in snapping the club’s long playoff drought, is effectively gone after it was announced he will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the entire 2026 season. Some might... Continue Reading »

Man oh man oh man oh man… what is happening to this team? I say that after reading a recent MLB.com story about Twins executive Derek Falvey and his “expectation” that the Twins’ two best pitchers — Pablo Lopez and Joe Ryan — will be part of this team next season. Here’s the money quote... Continue Reading »

The Twins won the finale over the Cleveland Guardians and they did it again Tuesday with a 4-1 win on the road against the Texas Rangers. Starting pitching Daniel Zebulon Matthews bounced back in a huge way after he had a terrible outing against the New York Yankees. Zebby allowed just a run, a first-inning... Continue Reading »

The Cleveland Guardians improved to 14-4 this month after a 6-2 win over the Twins, who coughed up four runs late in Friday’s game, extending an unfortunate but perfectly understandable trend. In other words, this is what happens when you get rid of your most talented relievers at the trade deadline. Combine the Guardians’ win... Continue Reading »

Which would you rather focus on? Kody Clemens’ three home run night, Kid Keaschall’s game-winning sacrifice fly or another off night for the Twins’ bullpen? Despite the fireworks, it’s hard to look past the state of this team’s relief corps. And all of its problems land squarely on ownership and management. Is this what they... Continue Reading »

Despite a quality start from the long-absent Pablo Lopez, the offense fell flat and the Twins extended their losing streak to five games after a 2-1 loss to the Royals on Friday. In his return to the mound, Lopez made a very Lopez-like outing. He got into a little trouble early, then settled down to... Continue Reading »

The Twins aren’t out of this thing just yet. Check the ledger: Back to back series wins over the Rays and Cubs and a Game 1 win over the Pirates. In fact, the Twins should sweep the Bucs and the terrible Rockies on the other side of the All-Star break to make it a six-game... Continue Reading »

The Twins have been outscored 46-16 over their last four games — all losses, of course — including Monday’s 11-2 defeat to the M’s in Game 1 of a four-game series. The problem begins with starting pitching. With Pablo Lopez and Daniel Zebulon Matthews sidelined by injuries, the Twins have had to rely on a... Continue Reading »

The Twins salvaged the finale of their three-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays, getting key contributions from their No. 6 through No. 9 hitters in the lineup for a 6-3 win on Sunday. The Twins had 12 hits and Willi Castro, Ty France, Brooks Lee and Christian Vazquez had eight of them, including back-to-back... Continue Reading »