Minnesota Twins Make Unprecedented Amount of Roster Moves
With the 2025 MLB trade deadline in the rearview mirror, it’s now on Rocco Baldelli to get the Minnesota Twins focused back on the field. That starts on Friday night in Cleveland against the Guardians.
At 51-57, the Twins still have 54 games to play in the regular season. They aren’t going to make the playoffs, but they still have to field a team (likely against the Pohlad’s better wishes).
After dealing away 11 players, ten of which were on the big league roster, the minor league system had to be shuffled. Thankfully the St. Paul Saints are in Toledo, just a two-hour drive, and a gaggle of their talent is headed to Progressive field.
Rocco Baldelli gets nine players to fill out MN Twins active roster
The Guardians are still going to take the field on Friday night against the MN Twins, and that means Baldelli needs a 26-man roster. That requires a significant amount of maneuvering, but at least the incoming Saints could carpool.
| Name | Position | Former Team |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard Julien | 1B/2B | St. Paul |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | 2B/3B/SS | St. Paul |
| Austin Martin | UTIL | St. Paul |
| Erasmo Ramirez | RHP | St. Paul |
| Alan Roden | OF | Toronto |
| Travis Adams | RHP | St. Paul |
| Pierson Ohl | RHP | St. Paul |
| Jose Urena | RHP | St. Paul |
Martin will be making his 2025 Twins debut. He was left off the Opening Day roster, and injuries cost him multiple opportunities for a promotion early on. In 32 games for St. Paul Martin has hit .319/.431/.398. He doesn’t hit for power, and he isn’t stealing bases, but he’s worked as a slap-hitting utility player.
The MN Twins demoted Julien after a poor start to the season. It took a while for him to get going at Triple-A. Over his last 43 games though, he is batting .320/.432/.582 with 10 homers. He’s still got a good command of the strike zone, and appears to be a bit more aggressive.
Adams and Ohl are quick returned after both were recently optioned. They are joined by veteran pitchers Erasmo Ramirez and Jose Urena making their Minnesota Twins debuts. Urena and Ramirez needed their contracts to be purchased and added to the 40-man roster.
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Taj Bradley was assigned to the St. Paul Saints roster. He will likely slot into the starting rotation for Minnesota at some point in the not-so-distant future. Bailey Ober should join him, and likely beat him there.
The only new face to come from outside the organization is Alan Roden. A former third round pick for Toronto, Roden has played 43 games as a rookie this season. He owns a .204/.283/.306 slash line with one home run and a 24/8 K/BB.
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