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.
In addition to Jeffers, who figures to be one of the top free agents on the market, the Twins are also set to lose Josh Bell, A.J. Minter, and Taylor Rogers.
Plus, the Twins' plans at catcher and first base, early ABS challenge numbers and mastery, lockout-fueled timing, and what offseason content is coming.
Aaron and John talk about which of the Twins' key veterans will or won't be on next year's team, the end-of-season press conference with Tom Pohlad, Jeremy Zoll, and Derek Shelton, and what to expect this offseason before the lockout hits.
After a losing season, the Twins' leadership trio talked falling short of goals, next year's payroll, offseason priorities, winning back fans, and lockout scenarios.
Lewis is still only 27, and has two more seasons of team control remaining, but do the Twins still believe he's capable of being an impact hitter again?
Aaron and John talk about what's left for the Twins to play for during the final weekend, young players like Luke Keaschall, Connor Prielipp, and Walker Jenkins providing bright spots, Royce Lewis and Ryan Jeffers struggling down the stretch, and the end of the Alex Jackson saga.
Sabato made his Twins debut six years after they picked him in the first round of the 2020 draft and several years after ceasing to be considered a prospect.
Houston, the Twins' first-round pick in 2025, established himself as an MLB-wide top-100 prospect by showing more offensive upside than expected right away.
Aaron and John talk about the Twins limping to the finish line just like last season, trying to find glimpses of a brighter future with Walker Jenkins and Emmanuel Rodriguez, the outlook for Byron Buxton after hip surgery, and players who stepped up vs. dropped out of the team's long-term plans.
