Minnesota Twins Trade for Big League Bullpen Help
The Minnesota Twins have been hot of late, winning eight of their last 12 games, while taking two-straight series against American League playoff contenders in the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians.
Now 46-48 and on the edge of the AL playoff race, the Twins have done enough to convince Tom Pohlad and the front office that they should finally trade for some legitimate big league help in the bullpen.
Minnesota Twins trade for RHP Tommy Nance
On Friday afternoon, Alden Gonzalez and Jeff Passan (ESPN) are reporting that Minnesota has agreed to a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays for right-handed reliever, Tommy Nance, in exchange for single-A catching prospect Ryan Sprock.
NEWS: The Twins, in the thick of the playoff race and looking to beef up their bullpen, are acquiring RH Tommy Nance from the Blue Jays, sources tell me and @JeffPassan.
— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) July 10, 2026
#BlueJays are acquiring catching prospect Ryan Sprock from the Twins for RHP Tommy Nance, source confirms. @Alden_Gonzalez was on it.
— Mitch Bannon (@MitchBannon) July 10, 2026
The 2025 8th-round pick mashed in Single-A to start this year, leading the Florida State League in OBP before his promotion to A+ last week.
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Nance, 35, is a five-year MLB veteran who has appeared in 36 games this season for the Blue Jays, currently touting a 3.82 ERA, 4.20 FIP and 120 ERA+ in 33 innings pitched.
Last year in Toronto, Tommy Nance posted a 1.99 ERA in 32 regular season innings for Toronto, where he has pitched each of the past three seasons. Before that, he was with the Cubs and Marlins. His breaking stuff is absolutely nasty.
The Twins have acquired right-hander Tommy Nance from the Blue Jays, per @JeffPassan pic.twitter.com/obyKGrgIry
— (31- 51)(50-40) Anthony Ramirez (@Talkin2Tony) July 10, 2026
Grant Taylor's slider graded out at a 131 proStuff+ last night, the best breaking ball of the day. Tommy Nance was next at 127 with his curveball. Neither got a whiff, but the shape and stuff were there. pic.twitter.com/dqKcOfeja6
— Pitch Profiler (@pitchprofiler) July 6, 2026
Nance, a Long Beach, CA native, went undrafted out of Santa Clara University back in 2013. In his two-plus years of service time, Tommy has pitched 144 total innings, posting a career 4.25 ERA, 1.289 WHIP and 3.72 FIP.
While he isn’t the backend staple that the Minnesota Twins bullpen still needs, there is no doubt Tommy Nance makes this bullpen better. Of course, being it is one of the league’s worst so far this season, that didn’t take much.
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