The Twins kicked off the week with a surprising trade of former top prospect Edouard Julien and reliever Pierson Ohl for minor leaguer Jace Kaminski, who had missed all of 2025 with Tommy John surgery. They ended the week with a bombshell announcement that POB&BO Derek Falvey and the team were parting ways. While the move in a vacuum may not have been surprising, the timing of the move, considering pitchers and catchers report in a couple of weeks to spring training, was quite suspect. Now, the relentless pursuit of new heads of baseball and business operations begins.
The Past Week on Twinkie Town:
- Check out The Feed, where you can add your discussions about the Twins!
- We’re starting a new segment called Daily Questions! Provide your opinion on the Twins and debate with the community!
- Zach Koenig looks at the 2026 MLB HOF class.
- Matt Monitto provides his thoughts on Tom Pohlad’s comments on current events in the Twin Cities.
- We’re onto Round 14 of Zach Koenig’s Greatest Twins Moments and Performances list.
- James Fillmore recaps the most recent Twinkie Town movie night, Benched. We’ve got the Rookie coming up on Friday.
Elsewhere in Twins Territory:
- Aaron Gleeman at The Athletic reads between the lines of Derek Falvey’s exit interview with local media.
- Bobby Nightengale at the Star Tribune profiles the new (interim) head man of the Twins, Jeremy Zoll.
- Chris Schad at Zone Coverage looks at the impact of the shortened 2020 season on Derek Falvey’s legacy.
- Betsy Helfand at the Pioneer Press evaluates Derek Falvey’s track record as the Twins’ POBO.
In the World of Baseball:
- Eugenio Suárez, who hit 49 homers last season in Arizona and Seattle, is returning to Cincinnati on a one-year, $15 million contract.
- If you’re looking for some light reading, Shohei Ohtani is releasing a new children’s book about his dog. Seriously, what can’t this man do?
- Thomas Harrigan at MLB.com identifies seven players with more prominent roles this year due to roster changes.