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Twins started 2026 with a pair of moves, trading for Marlins first baseman Eric Wagaman and signing infielder Orlando Arcia. Neither is (hopefully) likely to play a significant role for the Twins in 2026, but will serve as veteran bench bats for a team that hopes to usher in a youth movement.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- Zach Koenig takes us waaaayyyy back to the sixth Twins season in 1966.
- Last week, James Fillmore celebrated the New Year by watching Eight Men Out. We’ve got Benched on deck this week!
- Matt Monitto looks back on 2025 and the season in Twins Territory.
- Zach has finished up round 10 of his list of the greatest Twins moments – look for Round 11 voting coming out this week!
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune looks back at 10 pivotal games from the 2025 Twins season.
- Aaron Gleeman at The Athletic looks at the impacts of adding Wagaman and Arcia to the Twins’ roster.
- Matthew Leach at MLB.com looks at why the Twins still believe in Royce Lewis’ ability.
In the World of Baseball:
- ESPN looks back at their favorite MLB games of 2025.
- Brian Murphy at MLB.com breaks down the best remaining free agents.
- After Munetaka Murakami signed with the Chicago White Sox, the two remaining Japanese stars on the international free agent market quickly signed as well, with Tatsuya Imai signing with the Astros and Kazuma Okamoto signing with the Blue Jays.
