Official: MN Twins Traded Carlos Correa for Nothing

When the Minnesota Twins traded nearly 40% of their roster at the trade deadline it seemed as though the team was looking to shed salary. That was later confirmed, and the most substantial move of all was dealing Carlos Correa.

The Pohlads will pay $10 million each of the next three seasons not to have Carlos Correa on their roster. That may wind up being the high-water mark among salaries on the team as well.

Of course a trade constitutes getting something in return. Because cash considerations would have been laughable for Correa, and a bag of balls doesn’t suffice, a player had to be involved in the transaction. Now that’s over too.

Matt Mikulski released by Minnesota Twins

For the Houston Astros to pay the majority of Carlos Correa’s remaining $62 million, the Minnesota Twins were going to get next-to-nothing in exchange. Matt Mikulski is probably a great guy, but the 26-year-old minor league pitcher represents exactly that in baseball terms. He was released last week.

When the Twins acquired Mikulski, they knew exactly what they were doing. He was a placeholder to represent the other side of the ledger in an obvious salary dump for a veteran star that had failed to perform.

Mikulski had signed with the Astros just a month before the trade and pitched in nine games at High-A Asheville. His time in the Twins organization lasted just six games and 5 1/3 innings. It went poorly to the tune of six runs (five earned) on 13 walks and just seven strikeouts.

Back in 2021 Mikulski was a second round pick by the San Francisco Giants. He never made it past High-A for the organization because of the same control issues. Now across 231 minor league innings, Mikulski owns a 6.1 BB/9. At this stage of his career, it might be time to just find a new path.

Ultimately though, no one can ever take away the trivia answer that Mikulski is. He will forever be remember as the guy that was traded for Carlos Correa. That’s a story for his grandkids someday.