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Rotoworld Player News

Brian Reith

MIN Pitching Coach

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Twins hired Brian Reith as their new pitching coach.

The 48-year-old Reith played 13 years of professional baseball, including three in the big leagues with the Reds as a reliever. He has spent the past five seasons as the pitching coach for Triple-A Durham in the Rays’ organization. This will be Reith’s first stint on a major league coaching staff, and it will be interesting to see what, if any, organizational approaches he brings over from Tampa Bay, where he coached current Twins starters Taj Bradley and Joe Ryan.
Chris Vallimont

MIN Relief Pitcher #75

Twins re-signed RHP Chris Vallimont to a minor league contract.

Vallimont, 29, worked mostly as a starter for Double-A Wichita this year, posting a 4.33 ERA and a 68/23 K/BB in 70 2/3 innings. He’s made one major league appearance in his career, getting two outs without allowing a run in a game for the Orioles in 2023.
Derek Falvey

MIN General Manager

Aaron Gleeman reports that former Twins general manager Derek Falvey turned down an interview request for the Athletics’ general manager job.

The A’s are prepping for their pending move to Las Vegas and looking for someone to guide the ship when they open their indoor stadium in 2028. So far, Ken Rosenthal and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reported that Philadelphia Phillies president of business operations Sam Fuld and Chicago Cubs assistant general manager Jared Banner are among the names being discussed. There are additional reports that Milwaukee Brewers assistant general manager Matt Kleine and Boston Red Sox assistant general manager Taylor Smith are also involved in the process, but it appears Falvey has taken himself out of consideration. A decision is expected to be made this week.
Byron Buxton

MIN Center Fielder #25

Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said, “The plan calls for Byron Buxton to rehab his hip until Christmas.”

Buxton underwent hip surgery on September 18th, so about three months of exclusive rehab makes sense. From that point on, he will begin baseball activities and start preparing for the season, if there is one. Buxton aggravated his hip injury in the middle of May and revealed later that his hip has been bothering him since 2021. He said doctors reassured him that his hip won’t be an issue for the rest of his career going forward, and he believes he will be ready for the start of spring training, but we’ll check back in after the new year to see how his rehab is progressing.
Zebby Matthews

MIN Starting Pitcher #52

Zebby Matthews has been diagnosed with a flexor pronator strain in his right elbow.

Matthews is expected to be ready for the start of next season, but it’s a variable that could potentially impact his availability. The 26-year-old continues to show flashes of fantasy potential, but struggled to an inflated 4.90 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 116/39 K/BB ratio across 130 1/3 innings over 23 starts this past season.
Walker Jenkins

MIN Center Fielder

Walker Jenkins will undergo surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow on Wednesday.

One of the top prospects in baseball, Jenkins hit just .226/.293/.393 with four homers, 10 RBI and one steal in 93 plate appearances over 26 games after receiving a late-season promotion to Minnesota. The 21-year-old former top-five pick should be a full-go at the start of spring training given the nature of the procedure, but fantasy managers should monitor his status throughout the offseason to ensure that he’s on track for the outset of the regular season.
Derek Shelton

MIN Manager

Twins fired pitching coach Pete Maki and assistant pitching coach Luis Ramirez.

Maki took over as the team’s pitching coach in July 2022, after Wes Johnson left the team midseason to take a job with LSU. Since then, the Twins rank 21st overall in ERA, including 25th this season and 24th last season. Maki has been with the organization since 2017. He started as the minor-league pitching coordinator before joining the MLB staff as bullpen coach in 2021. Injuries to Pablo Lopez, Mick Abel, David Festa, and others put the Twins pitching staff in a tough spot this season, and they will now find another voice to lead them.
Royce Lewis

MIN 1st Baseman #23

Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and also stole a base in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Rangers.

Lewis picked up his 16th stolen base of the season before padding Minnesota’s lead with an eighth-inning shot off Rangers reliever Cody Bradford. The 27-year-old’s future remains up in the air as Minnesota enters an offseason that is sure to be filled with changes after a late-season collapse left them out of the playoffs once again.
Dean Kremer

MIN Starting Pitcher #13

Dean Kremer allowed one run over seven innings in a win over the Rangers during Sunday’s season finale.

Kremer closed out the regular season with his second consecutive quality start, nearly blanking a Texas squad that needed to win their season finale to have any shot at the postseason. The 30-year-old righty pitched extremely well for the Twins after coming over from the Orioles at the trade deadline, posting a sparkling 3.48 ERA across 10 starts. He wraps up the year with a pedestrian 4.68 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 86/29 K/BB ratio across 90 1/3 innings.
Bailey Ober

MIN Starting Pitcher #17

Bailey Ober allowed six runs in five innings and took the loss against the Rangers on Saturday.

Ober gave up 10 hits, walked one and struck out five. He came out of the bullpen to get a save last week, but still lost his last three starts of the season. Ober finished 7-7 with a 4.47 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 96 strikeouts in 130 innings.