2024 Twins

[Just Regular]

A big homestand for them starts this afternoon as a doubleheader with the division leading Guardians kicks off a 4-game series followed by a Royals visit.     Alex Cobb listed for CLE one of the games in his AL return.

Should we continue to win zero games without 6 or more runs as has been the case for a month, it will be a wildcard or nothing and MIN-CLE-KCR are likely opponents.

Royce Lewis' career on a very slow roll has been tantalizing.    He combines the 1-1 pedigree of Jackson Holliday, the per game performance of Gunnar Henderson, and the health track record of Jacob deGrom.

Carlos Correa looks like the rest of his career may involve fasciitis management.     He took some downtime around the All-Star break.     This homestand seems like a natural return point to keep pushing through the pain, but no transaction yet.     His return may or may not involve a Brooks Lee option.    Lee is a top prospect in Coby Mayo's ballpark, and entering today he is at about 40 active roster days and 100 at-bats.

The top of their pitching staff is fierce.     A 3-game ALWC series, Pablo, Joe Ryan, Ober, Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax can probably do almost all of it, though Ryan did exit his last turn after 2 innings with triceps tightness.

The Twins will be the Orioles opponent in Games 160-162 following the huge Yankee Stadium series the final week.