ESPN Floats Byron Buxton to MLB’s Anti-Twins

The Hot Stove season is unlikely to turn on this year for the Minnesota Twins, but they certainly could be involved as sellers. The reality is that Derek Falvey is likely to be limited on payroll, and he could need to shed more pieces as well.

Minnesota traded Carlos Correa in a pure salary dump. They are apparently exploring a move of Joe Ryan in effort to clear more of the Pohlads debt. A further way to do that would be dealing Byron Buxton, and he should have no shortage of suitors if that winds up happening.

New York Mets could come for Byron Buxton

It seemed like a possibility that the Byron Buxton could waive his no trade clause if the Atlanta Braves came calling. Instead if looks like the Minnesota Twins trying to destroy his loyalty, and Buxton may simply want to go anywhere that cares. The New York Mets are basically the opposite of Minnesota and ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle sees the fit.

The Mets need at least one everyday outfielder, so Tucker and Bellinger make sense. If the Twins are willing to part with Byron Buxton, he would look good in center field.

Bradford Doolittle – ESPN

Minnesota signed Buxton to a seven-year, $100 million contract. The Pohlads lucked out and didn’t owe him millions in incentives after he inexplicably finished outside the top ten in MVP voting. He is still owed north of $15 million each of the next three seasons, and the Twins would love to see someone else pay that.

Buxton will be 32 years old next season. However, he played 126 games in 2025 and posted a .264/.327/.551 slash line. His 35 home runs were a career-high, and he swiped 24 bags without being thrown out as well.

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Byron Buxton records the first @Twins cycle since 2019 and the first cycle at Target Field! pic.twitter.com/x4RWPNIMpf

— MLB (@MLB) November 25, 2025

New York has the firepower to get a deal done as well. Steve Cohen certainly doesn’t care about adding to the payroll, and their prospect pool is robust. Pitchers Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sproat could all be of interest to the Minnesota Twins. Hitters Carson Benge and Jett Williams are near-MLB ready as well.

It would be extremely disheartening to see the Twins basically force a fan-favorite that wants to be here out. They seem destined to do it though, so understanding that it may happen is a reality we need to wrestle with.