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Grading the Twins’ trade deadline

The Twins came into the trade deadline with three clear goals: improve the bullpen, rotation depth, and find a way to get into the playoffs. With the Tigers, Royals, and Orioles pivoting to sell mode, the path became clearer for GM Jeremy Zoll and owner Tom Pohlad, even if the playoff odds don’t yet reflect […]

Twins land Jeff Hoffman in 4 player trade with Blue Jays

The Minnesota Twins are adding another arm to their pitching staff after a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays just before Monday night’s deadline. As reported by baseball insider Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Twins have acquired right-handed pitcher Jeff Hoffman from the Toronto Blue Jays. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are getting lefty pitcher Dasan […] The post Twins land Jeff Hoffman in 4 player trade with Blue Jays appeared first on ClutchPoints .

BREAKING: Twins acquire Jeff Hoffman from Blue Jays

After sending one of their best relievers to Toronto at last year’s trade deadline, the Blue Jays have returned the favor in 2026. Former All-Star closer Jeff Hoffman is heading to the Twins in exchange for prospects Dasan Hill, John Klein, and Dameury Pena according to The Athletic. Hoffman is under contract for next year […]

Blue Jays Trade Jeff Hoffman To AL Team

The Toronto Blue Jays kept their busy deadline day going, this time moving on from a reliever tied to one of the most painful moments in franchise history. Per Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Minnesota Twins are acquiring right-hander Jeff Hoffman in a trade with Toronto. Per Ben Nicholson-Smith and Shi Davidi of Sportsnet, the deal is finalized, with Minnesota sending three minor leaguers back to Toronto. The return is left-hander Dasan Hill, right-hander John Klein, and infielder Dameury Pena. ...

Jeff Hoffman Traded To The Twins

Jeff Hoffman is off to the Twins. No word yet on on the return. Going the other way are lefty Dasan Hill, righty John Klein and infielder Dameury Pena. Hill is a 20-year-old, LHP, he is #7 on MLB Pipeline’s top Twins prospect list. They say: The Twins were thrilled with how Hill acclimated to […]

Padres Looking Into Market For Left-Handed Bats

The Padres are trying to add a left-handed bat in the next two hours. Jon Heyman of The New York Post reports they’ve had discussions with the Twins about Trevor Larnach. Heyman also linked them to a pair of potential Cardinals’ trade candidates, Alec Burleson and Lars Nootbaar. Dennis Lin of The Athletic similarly reports that the Friars […]

Monday Morning Minnesota: The “Going For It” Edition

The Twins actually put their money where their mouth was, making a couple of trades last week that involved sending out prospects to bring in veteran pitching help. AJ Minter and Dean Kremer are the new additions to the squad, and while these aren’t the most earth-shaking transactions, they are something. It remains to be […]

Breaking down the Mets’ return for A.J. Minter

A.J. Minter was the first of the Mets’ rental relievers to get dealt, heading to Minnesota for two infield prospects. Neither are fantastic on-field pieces, but both have some level of name ID. Billy Amick is the bigger name across baseball more broadly. A 23-year-old R/R corner infielder, Amick was selected in the 2nd round […]

Mariners 7, Twins 6: Breaking Zeus’s Law

In director Christopher Nolan’s epic film The Odyssey—currently still dominating theaters near you—the concept of Zeus’s Law is front and center. It states that hosts must welcome travelers with food and shelter in exchange for similar treatment from others. This weekend, the Seattle Mariners did not observe Zeus’s Law—instead playing the Robert Pattinson role—taking two-of-three […]

Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

The Milwaukee Brewers are set to host the Pittsburgh Pirates to begin a seven-day, seven-game homestand, as they’ll take on the Pirates for four games before welcoming their interleague rival Twins over the weekend. The trade deadline will also have come and gone by the time this series begins, as the deadline is set for […]

55-58: Chart

Mariners 7, Twins 6 The maxxing meme: Andrés Muñoz, -0.23 WPAChilin’ out, maxin’, relaxin’ all cool: George Kirby, +0.35 WPA; also Henry Game Thread Comment of the Day And adding this one from the chart comments because I guffawed

Mariners Game #113 Preview and Discussion: 8/2/26, Twins at Mariners

I try not to dwell on negative emotions, especially anger and especially about things like baseball that are ostensibly sources of joy for me. But I confess that this morning, I find myself raging about Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers, overwhelming any emotions I have about the Mariners trading Luis Castillo to the White Sox. […]

Game 113: Twins at Mariners

First Chuck: 3:10 PM (new anthem each week!) The Tube: Twins.TV The Dial: Treasure Island Baseball Network Spies ‘R Us: Lookout Landing Earlier this month, news came from the Star Tribune that longtime columnist Jim Souhan would be sharpening his last pencil—clacking his last typewriter—pecking his final keyboard—tapping his final device. Whatever metaphor you’d like […]

Astros Owner Reportedly Nixes Trevor Larnach/Bryan Abreu Trade

The Twins and Astros agreed to a trade that would have seen outfielder Trevor Larnach swapped for right-hander Bryan Abreu but Astros owner Jim Crane blocked the deal. Michael Marino first reported the non-deal and Bobby Nightengale of the Minneapolis Star Tribune confirmed Marino’s framing of events as accurate. It would have been an interesting […]

MLB rumors: The Giants trade Astros would like to make after nixing Twins deal

With the Houston Astros preparing ahead of the trade deadline on Monday evening, there has already been some activity behind the scenes in the clubhouse. As rumors will surround the Astros, this MLB insider gives insight into a trade that was about to happen that the team axed last-minute, and the one player on the […] The post MLB rumors: The Giants trade Astros would like to make after nixing Twins deal appeared first on ClutchPoints .