Gleeman and The Geek podcast, co-hosted by @AaronGleeman and @TwinsGeek.
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Old friend Chris Paddack started Game 2 and closed out Game 5 of the Korean Series to win a championship with the Samsung Lions in the KBO.
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Tanner Swanson started his professional coaching career as the Twins' catching coordinator in the early days of the Derek Falvey era, but the Yankees hired him away in 2020.
nypost.com/2026/11/06/sports… The Yankees are losing a key member of their coaching staff, Tanner Swanson, who is joining the Mariners as their bench coach.
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New (free) podcast!
On the Twins' window to make much-needed moves before the lockout and the domino effects of Ryan Jeffers receiving the $23 million qualifying offer.
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I'm traveling to cover the GM Meetings in person for the first time because going independent is doing so well: aarongleeman.com/twins-notes…
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Fresh batch of Twins notes, including:
- Jeffers contract predictions
- Trimming the 40-man roster
- Qualifying offer scenarios
- Protecting from Rule 5 draft
Plus, a thank you for your support enabling me to cover the Twins in a way I never have before: aarongleeman.com/twins-notes…
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Twins notes: 40-man roster trimming, Rule 5 draft, qualifying offers, and the GM Meetings
Plus, contract predictions for Ryan Jeffers and how your support is enabling me to cover the Twins in a way I never have before.
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ESPN ranks Ryan Jeffers as the #14 free agent in this class and projects a three-year, $51 million contract: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/5035…
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Why the Twins made the $23 million qualifying offer to free agent Ryan Jeffers and what comes next: aarongleeman.com/why-the-twi…
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NEW: Why did the Twins make the qualifying offer to free agent Ryan Jeffers and what comes next?
Jeffers has a one-year, $23 million contract on the table, but will he accept it? There are three possible scenarios for the Twins and their longtime catcher: aarongleeman.com/why-the-twi…
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MLB Trade Rumors ranks Ryan Jeffers as the #9 free agent in this class and projects a four-year, $75 million contract: mlbtraderumors.com/2026/11/2…
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More roster housecleaning by the Twins:
- Jack Anderson was claimed off waivers by the Mets.
- Eric Orze was claimed off waivers by the Cubs.
After subtracting those two right-handed relievers, the 40-man roster is down to 37 players.
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We debate Ryan Jeffers' qualifying offer decision, and then answer mailbag questions, including stories about being walked off a job site and shots of Malort. (Not related, I swear.) patreon.com/Gleeman/posts/aw…
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Like every small-market team, the Twins want to copy the Brewers and Rays because of their success with low payrolls.
But emulating the Brewers and Rays requires a different type of investment, behind the scenes, and the Twins fall short there too.
More: aarongleeman.com/twins-mailb…
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New podcast!
@TwinsGeek shares stories from his World Series trip with Phil Miller, plus our reaction to the Twins' earliest 40-man roster housecleaning and a break down of the top free agent hitters they should target.
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As expected, Josh Bell is officially a free agent. League source tells me the Twins declined their side of his $10 million mutual option for 2027.
Bell now joins Ryan Jeffers, A.J. Minter, and Taylor Rogers as the Twins' departing free agents: aarongleeman.com/twins-depar…
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League source tells me the Twins declined their side of Joe Ryan's mutual $13 million option for 2027, as expected.
That simply means Ryan remains under team control for 2027 via arbitration, where he's projected to make around $9.6 million.
No change to Ryan's overall status.
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Anthony Banda was arbitration eligible, with a projected $2.3 million salary, but he's not expected back from lat surgery until mid-2027.
So this is basically the Twins non-tendering him early.
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Twins' offseason roster housecleaning has started.
Anthony Banda, Aaron Sabato, and Tristan Gray have been removed from the 40-man roster and are now free agents.
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My new Twins mailbag column includes:
- Copying the Brewers and Rays
- Behind on analytics + scouting
- Time for Pohlad action, not talk
- Prepping for 2028 rotation exits
- Non-tender + trade candidates
- Jeffers, Lewis, and Ryan realism
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MLB payroll isn't the only way to measure spending.
Unfortunately, beyond just shrinking payroll, the Twins are also way behind the Brewers, Rays, and other good teams when it comes to behind-the-scenes investment in scouting and analytics.
More on that: aarongleeman.com/twins-mailb…
