With the dust settling after Major League Baseball’s trade deadline, multiple outlets have taken a fresh look at their top prospect lists. Recently MLB Pipeline said the Minnesota Twins have the second-best system in the majors. That’s a good thing considering how much talent they just offloaded.

Royce Lewis, batting just .199 at Target Field, .175 in August, and .136 during this homestand, was robbed of a potential extra-base hit by A’s left-fielder Tyler Soderstrom in the sixth inning Thursday, and took it out on his headwear when he reached the dugout, pounding it several times against the bat rack in frustration.

Whenever he’s asked, Brooks Lee has dismissed the notion that moving around the diamond is a problem. He’s a ballplayer, Lee insists, and whether it’s second, third or shortstop, he’s fine. It’s a commendable attitude,

ESPN is in the final stages of conversations with MLB to air games and it will directly impact Minnesota Twins fans.

Ryan Fitzgerald, whom the Twins called up after the trade deadline in early August, and James Outman, acquired for Brock Stewart and called up last weekend, bear a striking resemblance to each other, so much so that the new Twins are often mistaken for each other, even within the clubhouse.

The Athletic reports that ESPN, if able to finalize the deal, would have "full rights to in- and out-of-market games for five teams," including the Twins starting in 2026. It would be a three-year agreement, keeping the Twins on ESPN through the 2028 season.

In a 4-2 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday night, the lasting image might be Twins reliever Génesis Cabrera punching his glove after giving up a go-ahead, two-run homer to Shea Langeliers to begin the 10th inning.

This is a major benefit for global sustainability goals. According to Science, about 2 billion tons of steel are produced around the world every year, contributing about 7% of polluting gas emissions. A large amount of this heat-trapping pollution comes from burning coal, a dirty energy source, in blast furnaces to produce the steel.