The Twins are one of several “bubble” teams in the league, and they may not yet know if they will buy, sell or do a combination of the two by the July 31 trade deadline. It was a peak and valley season for a twin club that started with a 4-11 record before winning 13 straight and then lost for more than three months from June 9-18 from June 9-18.
Minnesota is a fascinating team because if the twins choose to sell, the twins will have some very interesting rents, but if they decide to push for the controversy, they will also have a deep and talented farm system. They were four games of Wildcard, with the second half opening in a series that went against the Rockies, the Dodgers and the Nationals. All uncertainty about the deadline depends on the background of the ownership group, which has explored potential sales for the team over the past 24 months, which has cut wages in the past 24 months.
Record: 47-49 (playoff probability is 23.6% per fan)
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Purchase mode
Potential demand: start pitching, backup receiver, another bat, another reliefer
By early June, the twins ranked among the best pitchers in the game. Minnesota pitchers lead the pro with walking ratio, K-BB%, FWAR and Siera while ranking in the top five in strikeouts, ERA and FIP. Top launcher Pablo Lopez On June 3, he fell down with his tense refined muscles and the pitcher quickly began to disintegrate. prospect Zebby Matthews A few days later, he hit the injured roster, although he expected to return soon after the All-Star game. Stable veteran Bailey Ober Trying to inflict catastrophic home run trouble through a hip injury and then eventually land on the injured list. Several brief starts in the rotation of snowballs caused huge losses to the bullpen.
Joe Ryan Leading the twin staff without Lopez and Ober. prospect David Festa Otherwise, there are already a pair of horrible starts (eight times per person) and seven good starts. The fifth first release Chris Paddack Struggled. Simeon Woods Richardson Picked after a bad stretch earlier this season, but offered much-needed quality over his last six games: 30 2/3 innings, 1.47 ERA. He was in the 3.95 ERA this season (although there were 4.40 FIP and 4.65 Siera).
The twins can still use more stability in the rotation. Paddack was underperformed and was a free agent at the end of the season. Festa and Matthews are the top 100 prospects ahead of their debut, but continue to be inconsistent. Lopez and Ober were injured. Even Ryan, the head of the current employee, missed the last two months of the 2024 season due to injury. Minnesota is unlikely to get someone who is particularly well-paid — the salary limit hit rate is still not high among potential sales of the team and potential sales of the offseason — but there are options to consider.
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