Minnesota Twins Reach Agreements on Non-Tender Deadline Day
The offseason is in full swing for Major League Baseball and the Minnesota Twins have plenty of work to do. They recently added a pair of prospects to the 40-man roster, and Friday was the deadline to tender contracts for arbitration eligible players. Derek Falvey spent some money.
Brock Stewart and Michael Tonkin back for Minnesota Twins bullpen
With the Friday deadline hanging over their heads, the Minnesota Twins had 11 players that were arbitration eligible. Each of them needed to be tendered contracts or sent to free agency. The first reports of confirmed agreements came in the form of bullpen arms.
Michael Tonkin, Twins agree at $1M
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 22, 2024
Hear Brock Stewart, #MNTwins agree at $870K. Can earn an additional $30K in incentives.
— Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) November 22, 2024
It’s not at all a shock that Stewart will return for the Twins. His $870k salary is barely above the league minimum, and he has been incredible when healthy. Unfortunately he threw just 15 2/3 innings for Minnesota last season. After another surgery, the hope would be that he is ready to go for 2025.
Minnesota will employ Tonkin on Opening Day for the first time since 2017. They claimed him off waivers in 2024 and sent him packing before grabbing him again down the stretch. $1 million is below his projection, and that’s hardly an egregious valuation for a guy that posted a 3.63 ERA across nearly 70 innings last season. He was among the players most uncertain as to whether they would be tendered a deal for 2025.
Minnesota Twins sign everyone else too
The only real question marks for the Minnesota Twins at the non-tender deadline were Tonkin and Justin Topa. The latter was acquired when Derek Falvey needed to shuffle funds and sent Jorge Polanco to the Seattle Mariners. When the dust settled on Friday, everyone eligible has a deal for the 2025 season.
We have made the following roster moves: pic.twitter.com/xwfZoUx4qU
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) November 22, 2024
Justin Topa threw just 2 1/3 innings for Minnesota last season after dealing with a knee injury that popped up during spring training. He has the ability to be a leverage reliever for Rocco Baldelli, and that’s a positive moving into 2025.
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Despite the Twins giving Willi Castro a contract, he still remains a potential trade candidate this offseason. Minnesota paying a utility player more than $6 million could be tough, and it’s something they carried last season in Kyle Farmer.
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