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Simeon Woods Richardson

MIN Starting Pitcher #24

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Simeon Woods Richardson allowed two runs over five innings Monday in a loss to the Royals.

He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out two. Woods Richardson has shown himself over the last two years to be perfectly competent at pitching five innings at a time, but he just hasn’t demonstrated much upside beyond that, and given that the Twins have a mediocre offense and seemingly a well below average bullpen, pitching five solid innings at a time doesn’t figure to produce many wins. He’ll make his next start Sunday against the Rays.
Mick Abel

MIN Starting Pitcher #20

Mick Abel struggled out of the Twins’ bullpen on Sunday afternoon, giving up five runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings.

Abel struck out four batters on the day, but he also issued four walks. Rather than starting on Monday which was the expectation, the Twins turned to Abel to piggyback Bailey Ober in this one, coming on to start the fifth inning. It didn’t work out well. He gave up a run on an RBI double in the sixth inning, then the O’s piled on with three more in the seventh to take control of the game. On the plus side, he got 14 whiffs on 81 pitches on the afternoon, posting a CSW of 30 percent. He’ll likely make his first start at some point next weekend against the Rays now.
Bailey Ober

MIN Starting Pitcher #17

Bailey Ober wasn’t at his best in his 2026 season debut on Sunday, giving up three runs on four hits over four innings in a no-decision against the Orioles.

Ober walked one batter and struck out one in the contest. He cruised through the first three innings virtually unscathed, but things fell apart in the fourth. There, he allowed a pair of singles before serving up a game-tying three-run blast to Tyler O’Neill. Ober got just two whiffs on 56 pitches on the day, posting a CSW of 21 percent. His average fastball in the game was just 89.8 mph (-0.5 mph), still slightly down from where he sat during the 2025 campaign. He’s a tough one for fantasy managers to trust for next weekend’s start against the Rays.
Walker Jenkins

MIN Center Fielder

Walker Jenkins is leading off and playing center field for Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday.

Jenkins has been dealing with a hamstring injury, and the 21-year-old will play seven innings for the next week or so as he builds his strength back up according to Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Jenkins is among the best prospects in baseball and likely will make his MLB debut this summer.
Royce Lewis

MIN 3rd Baseman #23

Royce Lewis went 1-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base in Minnesota’s 4-1 win over the Orioles on Saturday.

Lewis had a great day at the plate to lead the Twins to a win on Saturday. He took Kyle Bradish deep for a two-run blast to give the team the lead in the fifth inning, then drew a walk and stole second before scoring in the seventh. The home run and stolen base in this one put Lewis’s high fantasy ceiling on display if he can manage to stay healthy.
Cole Sands

MIN Relief Pitcher #44

Cole Sands tossed a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to convert the save against the Orioles on Saturday.

Sands the call in the ninth inning to close out the game with a three-run lead. He worked around a walk, striking out two batters to secure the win and his first save of the season. Manager Derek Shelton has stated that save chances will be based on a meritocracy. If Sands can remain effective, he’ll remain in the mix for ninth-inning opportunities. Just don’t expect a consistent source of saves coming from the team this season.
Taj Bradley

MIN Starting Pitcher #26

Taj Bradley tossed 4 1/3 innings of one-run ball with nine strikeouts in a no-decision against the Orioles on Saturday.

Bradley struck out the first two batters in the first before giving up a hit and walking two to load the bases. He was able to escape the jam with his third strikeout. Two hits in the second inning would put the Orioles on the board with a run. Bradley would settle in to hold Baltimore to just the one run into the fifth. He struck out the first batter of the inning, his ninth of the game, and was done at 92 pitches. Bradley generated an impressive 15 whiffs while sitting at 97.4 mph on the fastball, up from his 96.2 mph average last season. It was certainly an encouraging start for the 25-year-old right-hander. He’ll look to follow it up against the Rays in Minnesota on Friday.
Drew Smith

MIN Relief Pitcher #62

Twins signed RHP Drew Smith to a minor league contract.

Smith latches on with Minnesota as organizational relief depth after failing to make the Nationals’ season-opening bullpen earlier this spring. The 32-year-old veteran tossed 5 1/3 scoreless frames with a 7/2 K/BB ratio in Grapefruit League action. It wouldn’t be surprising to see him operating in middle relief for the Twins at some point later this year.
Matt Bowman

MIN Relief Pitcher #51

Twins re-signed RHP Matt Bowman to a minor league contract.

Bowman winds up returning to Minnesota as middle relief depth after being cut loose to pursue other opportunities at the conclusion of spring training. The 34-year-old’s journeyman odyssey has resulted in 231 career appearances between a staggering seven different organizations at the major-league level since 2016.
John Brebbia

MIN Relief Pitcher #60

Twins signed RHP John Brebbia to a minor league contract.

There are few teams with a clearer path to relief innings than the rebuilding Twins. Brebbia heads to Triple-A St. Paul as emergency middle relief depth after failing to crack Colorado’s season-opening bullpen earlier this spring. The 35-year-old veteran posted an inflated 7.71 ERA across 22 appearances between the Tigers and Braves last year but has made 376 relief appearances in the big leagues since 2017.

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