Day 2 Wrong guesses: AC/DC Cranberries Journey Next hint: they have been, or were, active for less than 10 years One kid yelled out U2 at this point, which, what? I guess add it to the list

Ever since I left Florence I’ve been kicking myself over statues that I should have bought but decided not to. You can’t buy them anywhere online in the states. I got a couple but there are a handful more that I wish I grabbed

If the Twins are in the business of taking on some starting depth via trade, this is a good scan of the landscape

Lou Hennessy, Gregg Masterson, and Brock Beauchamp react to the devastating news that Pablo Lopez has torn his UCL and will miss the 2026 season.

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*Michelangelo Buonarroti climbs down after finishing The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel* Pope Julius II: "You're my favorite creative, but could you do something about the nudity in this content? The algorithm flags corn. We want as much engagement with this as possible."

We’re playing a game in class called “whose CD is in Dr. Masterson’s car” and if they get it right by the end of the semester they get extra credit on the exam. They got their first 3 guesses today. It went 1) Green Day 2) Weezer 3) …Phish I’m so proud to come off as a Phish guy, but nope.

Just made a comment in the Twins subreddit. How long will it take for me to be banned for not being wholesome Chungus

If you aren’t subscribed to Limestone Pipeline, you’re missing out. @jdcameron.bsky.social and @tftwins.bsky.social are currently going through their top 20 prospect list, and it’s great material.

It’s so nice that Twins fans don’t have to pretend to be enamoured with Carlos Correa’s presence anymore but it does make a lot of yall out to be two-faced little street urchins

Can someone who knows baseball better than me explain why Castellanos has never played first base? He was a third baseman for 4 years, and then he was the worst right fielder in baseball. How much worse could he have been back on the dirt at an easier position?

With Kowar being waived, we are still at a spot where the only righty reliever with any MLB experience the Twins have added to the 40-man roster this offseason is Eric Orze

JZ is on the board!

Anthony Banda might be the best pitcher in the Twins’ bullpen and they just acquired him for international bonus pool money

Please excuse the uncharacteristic optimism but I think projection systems having the Twins as a high-70s team and Vegas having them in the low 70s speaks to how the narratives and vibes around this team have skewed its evaluation. Still not good!

In case you’re wondering how Twitter’s going, I just said Cleveland’s rotation will be between the ages of 26 and 27 because Cantillo (26) is the youngest and Allen (27) is the oldest. A man, in apparent earnestness, said “You conveniently left out the ages of the other 3”

I believe Hendriks is washed. But similar to Robertson, if he has any juice left, even a couple months, I like him as an elder statesman in the pen.

Twins 2026 Bullpen Liam Hendriks Taylor Rogers Danny Coulombe Jorge Lopez Zack Littell Fernando Rodney Cole Sands JC Romero Joey Gallo

GREGGSTRADAMUS

My haircut lady today said she likes playing Pressure Washer Simulator. I said “oh that’s cool.” At the time, I wasn’t aware that I had just invited her to speak for 26 minutes straight about Pressure Washer Simulator

I assume this gives us some sort of benchmark for Michael Kopech but means nothing for Trevor Larnach

Hamate bones wouldn’t be cursed if they didn’t uncover the nakedness of their father in the tent.

The funniest complaint about prospects is when fans are like “I’m sick of prospects with potential! Give me a prospect who’s good!” as if the definition of prospect isn’t “has potential” and when they’re “good” they’re no longer a prospect.

GREGG MOCK TRADE PHILLIES GET Joe Ryan TWINS GET Nick Castellanos (show the people you’re willing to spend, Tom) Aidan Miller Some other guy

All true American Patriots are logging into YouTube now to watch K’naan’s Wavin Flag performance from the 2010 World Cup

Cody and I had a horseshoe theory moment where we both said we hated the movie Miracle. Me it was because it was about hockey which isn’t even a real sport (it takes two pansy sports figure skating and soccer and combines it) and he doesn’t like it because it makes the communists the bad guys

I wanna say that even though the Twins Off-Daily Podcast had Goldschmidt on the offseason blueprint, I was actually overruled in every single suggestion I made. Goldy wasn’t my idea. I think we’re far enough along that I can say that.

ICYMI: We discussed the Derek Falvey exit, Tom Pohlad, my ineptitude at 2K26 on the Nintendo Switch, etc.

Saw Zebby’s heat maps in this and, uh, is it normal for your average fastball to be thrown right down the dick?

I know that this is because I’m a vain SOB, but man do I hate it when an article I write that requires little creativity or critical thinking performs well

I wanna vouch for what Aaron and John said about Stu’s knowledge of small towns. When I first met him (and I don’t know why it came up) I mentioned my small obscure SD hometown and without missing a beat he said “Great Pizza Ranch there” and he was, sadly, correct.

Who makes the cut? Who is in St. Paul? Where is James Outman? And what does this mean for Trevor Larnach?

Chat am I cooked?

Last week Comrade Cody named Bowman as someone who won’t be attending TwinsFest I look forward to the Twins adding Genghis Khan next

Honestly, Colorado was my pick for where Julien would end up this offseason. But Ohl on the other hand, that’s something I find interesting. Can someone smarter than me tell me what his changeup will do at altitude?

What does this mean for Luis Arraez

You’re not gonna believe this, but Kaminska is a tall college righty picked in the middle rounds in 2023

You know what, if every single commenter missed the point of the article, it’s on me, not them

Many commenters vying for the I Didn’t Read The Article award Why Taylor Rogers’s tacit knowledge (late inning experience) is especially relevant in this bullpen, with social science studies to back it up.

What questions do you have for the off-daily crew? We’ll be live at 8 PM CT tomorrow night!

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Ol Gregg did rare satire yesterday Twins Expending a Ton of Effort to Avoid Just Giving Isiah Kiner-Falefa 5 Million Dollars

Oh fuck me

It’s probably worth noting the Twins also protected Travis Adams from the Rule 5 Draft last offseason but left Pierson Ohl unprotected

Meatball sports fans and political activists converge on this stupid take: This Shit Wouldn’t Fly In Philly

Twoke Daily am I right!!!!

This is what you’re missing over on Twitter btw

Ohl is a big surprise—assumed he’d be like 6th in the current bullpen hierarchy. Despite all the uncertainty in the bullpen, the Twins only have 19 pitchers on the 40 man, 5 of whole have never pitched in the majors.

Twins sign literally any 2M reliever: “lol more bargain bin hunting … plan the parade!!!! cheap pohlad” Twins sign a 2M reliever who used to play here: “WOW! This is a incredible move! I’m starting to have more confidence in the front office!!”

Gregg at his most reactionary and Doomerist