It was well-known that the Minnesota Twins were going to be sellers, but nobody could have anticipated the lengths they would go, which was by selling off 11 of their players, and even a couple of guys that are controllable past this season.
Since June 15th, the Twins are 15-23, and have played like the worst team in MLB, and have played themselves right into the seller’s market. The biggest name moved was no doubt the closer Jhoan Duran, who was moved to the Philadelphia Phillies. Chris Paddack was originally the first domino to fall, and after that, it was a flurry of moves by the Twins front office. The most shocking move was Carlos Correa being traded to the Houston Astros.
What Other Moves Did the Twins Make?
As noted, the Minnesota Twins completely revamped their roster after what has been a terrible last month and a half of baseball. However, the players they moved will certainly make a profound impact on their other teams.
Here is the full list of players the Twins traded, and where they went:
Correa to the Houston Astros, Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, Griffin Jax to the Tampa Bay Rays, Willi Castro sent to the Chicago Cubs, and Danny Coulombe was moved to the Texas Rangers. Paddack’s new home is with the Detroit Tigers. Harrison Bader also went to the Phillies, Ty France was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays, Brock Stewart was moved to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Louis Varland also landed with the Blue Jays, and Randy Dobnak was sent over to the Tigers with Paddack. That’s eight different teams that became beneficiaries of a Twins player.
Essentially, the only two players NOT traded by the Twins were Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton. However, despite giving up so much of their current roster, the Twins officially hit the reset button and got A LOT of prospect capital in return. Several of the players who moved were on expiring contracts, but the controllable guys that were traded made shockwaves across the league. Those players were Correa and Duran, notably.
Twins Deadline Grade
Despite their complete fire sale of pretty much every important piece on their roster, the Minnesota Twins did still receive a B by The Athletics’ Jim Bowden for their trade efforts:
“The Twins did an excellent job of selling, especially with their return for Jhoan Duran. Mick Abel, 23, has a chance to develop into a top-of-the-rotation starter once his command and control improve, and Eduardo Tait, 18, is one of the best power-hitting catching prospects in the game. They were able to shed a lot of payroll while also adding significant talent to the farm system, which sets the organization up for future success and its eventual sale.”
It was an unexpected number of deals, but for a team that lacked direction this year, and likely would have lost many players this offseason, it makes sense to try and get whatever prospect capital you could with so many other teams in baseball believed to be contenders.
Detailing Minnesota Twins’ Fire Sale at 2025 Trade Deadline