Tag: 2025 Minnesota Twins

What the heck ails the Twins?

Rocco Baldelli

What is going on with our Minnesota Twins? They are only 22 games into the 2025 season and it is already no fun to watch this team play ball. A 7-15 record after 22 games? This team is better than that, I am not saying they are one of the upper echelon teams but they are better than 7-15.

So what ails this team? This past off-season they were bragging about having one of the best bullpens in baseball and so far they look like they have one of the worst bullpens. Hopefully that will will straighten itself out soon but it had better happen soon. What about the hitting? I would rate it between dismal and pathetic, they don’t seem to have anyone that can consistently knock in runs, but then again they have not had one of those players in years. Both of these things could be blamed on the Twins front office and ownership but with the Twins for sale I don’t see the Pohlad’s jettisoning Derek Falvey at his point. So the obvious move is to fire the manager and show the remaining Twins fans that the Twins are still trying to win. Perception is reality after all.

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MLB teams revenue versus payroll

An interesting chart showing how much revenue each MLB team generated in 2024, and how much of that is going towards their payroll in 2025. I borrowed this chart Brooksgate off of X.

Revenue data calculated by Forbes and Payroll Data comes from Spotrac.

The chart indicated that the Minnesota Twins fall right in the middle of the pack which seems to be where the Twins have stated over and over that they want to be. The Kansas City Royals rank 9th, the Detroit Tigers are 12th, The Cleveland Guardians are 25th and the Chicago White Sox are 29th.

I find it interesting that the luxury tax of $150 million paid by the Los Angeles Dodgers is more than the 2025 payroll for 10 teams or 33.33% of all the MLB teams. Not exactly an even playing field!

Sticky: Twins.TV

Xfinity/Comcast subscribers will be able to watch Twins games on channel 1261. DirecTV and DirecTV Stream customers will get games on channels 668-3 (satellite) and 668 (streaming), respectively.

Spectrum will have Twins games on channels 428 or 468, or 319 in Wisconsin.

Midco will have games on channel 638.

Other TV providers that have agreed to carry Twins games:

  • BEVCOMM
  • Consolidated Telcom
  • Consolidated Telephone Company (CTC)
  • Dickey Rural Services
  • Gardonville Cooperative Telephone
  • Halstad Telephone Company
  • Interstate Telecommunications Company
  • MLGC
  • North Dakota Telephone Company
  • Northwest Communications Cooperative
  • Paul Bunyan Communications
  • Red River Telephone
  • Reservation Telephone Company
  • Runestone Telephone
  • SCI Broadband
  • Sjoberg’s Cable
  • Tremolo Communications
  • United Telephone Mutual Aid
  • Venture Communications
  • West Central Telephone Association
  • Wikstrom Telephone Company

Where and how to watch the Minnesota Twins in 2025.

MLB, cable companies reach deal to broadcast Twins games
Twins broadcasts remain unavailable on major television providers

Bet the farm on it

My buddy here has assured me that his picks this season are right on the money. After months of study, research, computer analysis and a long conversation with the Woonsocket Rocket himself, the prediction for the 2025 American League Central Division is right here.

As a bonus he is throwing in another sure bet and that is that the Los Angeles Bums (Dodgers) will NOT be winning the World Series in 2025. He is not going to tell you the actual winner but he has a couple clues for you on who will win, it will be an American League team but no, it will not come from the AL Central. Alright, one more clue, it won’t be from the AL East either.

Enjoy the baseball season everyone!