The only major Twins news from this past week was the team agreeing to 2026 arbitration terms for all players except Joe Ryan. Ben Jones has more on what this means for the 2026 payroll along with the outlook
for Ryan’s status.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- Zach Koenig wrapped up Round 11 in his list of the greatest Twins moments in history.
- In honor of the Twins signing former player Oswaldo Arcia’s younger brother, Orlando Arcia, Matt Monitto takes us back to when the Twins had another set of brothers who coached in the organization.
- After taking us to 1966, Zach Koenig looks back to 1976 in Twins history.
- James Fillmore switched up TwinkieTown Movie Night and recaps Mr. Baseball! We’ve got Alibi Ike on deck this Friday.
- We’ve got another Rival Roundup from Brandon Brooks, filled with arbitration news.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press talks with Josh Bell about the decision to come to Minnesota.
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune reviews the top-10 prospects in the Twins organization.
- Lou Hennessy at Zone Coverage looks at the available free-agent options to shore up the Twins’ bullpen.
- Byron Buxton has been added to the Team USA roster for the World Baseball Classic.
In the World of Baseball:
- The Detroit Tigers and Tarik Skubal were $13 million apart in their arbitration negotiations. Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic looks at how this case could change the system.
- There were a number of big-name transactions last week:
- The Marlins traded starting pitcher Edward Cabrera to the Cubs for a prospect haul highlighted by top-100 prospect Owen Caissie.
- The Cubs then also added another game-changing player to their roster, signing Alex Bregman to a 5-year, $175 million contract.
- Kyle Tucker, Bo Bichette, and Cody Bellinger are the biggest free agents still unsigned.
- Jim Duqette at MLB Network Radio is reporting that Tucker has met with the Blue Jays, Dodgers, and Mets.
- Buster Olney at ESPN is reporting that the contract negotiations between the Yankees and Bellinger are paused, with the Yankees’ offer at five years at $30 million a year. The 30-year-old outfielder is reportedly looking for a deal with longer term and a higher AAV.
