Confirmed: MN Twins Ready to Field Offers on Prized Trade Chip

The Minnesota Twins are getting ready for an upcoming offseason that feels primed for another salary-shedding overhaul, though the team officials have said little publicly about the organization’s plans over the coming months.

If the Twins do continue the roster deconstruction — a process that started after the 2023 season and accelerated at the 2024 trade deadline — it will be the ultimate betrayal, just months after Minnesota’s new minority owners were supposedly brought on to save the financial day.

By the time this MLB offseason heats up, the new partners should be ratified by the league, and the Pohlads MASSIVE debt should be mostly relieved. In theory, after shedding tens of millions in future salary by dealing Carlos Correa (among many others) at the deadline, the MN Twins should be in a better spot financially than ever before.

But instead of rallying the fanbase and trying to mend relationships, the Pohlad family seems intent on doing everything within their power to make every single fan in Twins Territory hate them with every fiber of their baseball being.

Minnesota Twins determined to trade Joe Ryan, apparently…

On Sunday night, the Star Tribune’s Bobby Nightengale Jr. wrote an article projecting what Minnesota Twins president Derek Falvey will do with every player on the 40-man roster, during the offseason. And when it came to Joe Ryan… well, Bobby is urging Twins fans to get your Joe Ryan goodbyes in now, while he is still here.

Joe Ryan, 29

The Twins’ top trade chip this winter thought he was traded in July after an erroneous social media post. The first-time All-Star had a 13-10 record and a 3.42 ERA in a career-high 171 innings, which included a second-half swoon.

Contract: Arbitration-eligible (second year)

2026 outlook: The Twins will listen to offers on Ryan, who could net a blockbuster trade. He’ll be worth it to a contender.

Bobby Nightengale – Star Tribune

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With expectations as low as they have been in 20 years, the Pohlads could reinvigorate the majority of this fanbase just by spending back to a number that rivals what they did last year. With a roster that currently comes in under $100 million, that would give Falvey $30+ million to play with.

Yet, the Minnesota Twins sound dead set on dealing away all of their most talented players, even AFTER they’ve already “right-sized the business“. Wasn’t that the goal of this entire things, since the offseason between 2023 and 2024?

Now that these new owners have saved the day and the Pohlads aren’t bouncing checks… weren’t were supposed to start building things back up. Instead, it sounds like they want to burn it all to the ground.

It's time for the Joe Ryan Experience pic.twitter.com/R6g9gNkkoV

— Twins.TV (@twinstv) June 8, 2025

It REALLY doesn’t have to be this way…

Why? You don’t need a business degree to see that the MN Twins are sitting on a unique opportunity, if the Pohlads can open their eyes and take advantage. Falvey could make a come of mid free agent signings this offseason, including a guy like Luis Arraez, and immediately get a lot of the fanbase back on board.

Naturally, that excitement would mean an increase in ticket sales leading up the season AND more Twins.TV subscriptions. But of course, the Pohlads are determined to dig a hole with this fanbase even deeper than before, which I didn’t think was possible. Seriously, how deep does a hole have to be before it caves in?

I’m not sure, but it appears they’re very determined to find out. Because if the Minnesota Twins are willing to trade Joe Ryan, why in the world would they hang onto Pablo Lopez? Hell, why would he want to be here?

Pablo López, 29

A frustrating season for the staff ace of the Twins. He pitched well, owning a 2.74 ERA, but he didn’t pitch enough. He made only 14 starts, his lowest total in five years, because of three stints on the injured list.

Contract: Owed $21.5 million in each of the next two seasons

2026 outlook: If the Twins don’t trade him during the offseason, he’ll make his fourth consecutive Opening Day start.

Bobby Nightengale – Star Tribune