{"id":640233,"date":"2026-03-24T05:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/640233\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T05:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:30:19","slug":"minnesota-twins-bailey-ober-makes-adjustment-during-final-spring-training-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/640233\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota Twins\u2019 Bailey Ober Makes Adjustment During Final Spring Training Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/roundtable.io\/sports\/mlb\/twins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Minnesota Twins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Minnesota Twins&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Minnesota Twins<\/a> are closely monitoring Bailey Ober as he wraps up spring training, especially given how important he will be to their rotation in 2026. With right-hander Pablo Lopez sidelined for the season, Ober is expected to take on a much larger role, making any signs of improvement late in camp especially encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Ober is coming off a disappointing 2025 season in which he posted a 5.10 ERA with a 6\u20119 record across 27 starts. He struck out just 120 batters in 146 1\/3 innings, a noticeable drop in effectiveness compared to his previous two seasons. In both 2023 and 2024, Ober had established himself as a reliable arm with a sub\u20114.00 ERA, making last year\u2019s regression one of the reasons the Twins struggled and ultimately reshaped their roster at the trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>That context made his velocity trends this spring particularly concerning until his final outing. Ober\u2019s average fastball velocity this spring: Start No. 1 \u2014 89.9 mph. Start No. 2 \u2014 88.8 mph. Start No. 3 \u2014 88.2 mph. Start No. 4 \u2014 89.6 mph. Start No. 4 came Monday, marking a noticeable uptick after a steady dip (h\/t Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic).<\/p>\n<p>The increase in velocity during his final spring training appearance is a positive development for both Ober and the Twins. Earlier in camp, the downward trend raised questions about his effectiveness heading into the season. For a pitcher who relies heavily on command and deception rather than overpowering stuff, even slight dips in velocity can have a significant impact.<\/p>\n<p>Now, seeing that number climb back up suggests Ober may have made an adjustment, whether mechanical or physical, just in time for Opening Day. That is a crucial development for a Twins team that did not make major additions to its pitching staff following last year\u2019s sell\u2011off and is relying heavily on internal improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old has spent his entire MLB career with Minnesota after being selected in the 12th round of the 2017 Draft. With free agency still a couple of seasons away after 2028, he remains under team control, but his long\u2011term future could depend heavily on how he performs this year.<\/p>\n<p>If Ober can return closer to his 2023\u20112024 form, he could stabilize the rotation and even reestablish himself as a valuable trade or building piece. For now, his late spring adjustment offers a much\u2011needed reason for optimism in Minnesota.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Twins are closely monitoring Bailey Ober as he wraps up spring training, especially given how important&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":640234,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2388],"tags":[30986,760,5,822,60,3190,4,1997,148],"class_list":["post-640233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-twins","tag-aaron-gleeman","tag-bailey-ober","tag-baseball","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-twins","tag-minnesotatwins","tag-mlb","tag-pablo-lopez","tag-twins"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116282512278448585","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=640233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/640233\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/640234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=640233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=640233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=640233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}