The Minnesota Twins have been considerably of a pleasing shock this season.
After ending final 12 months with 92 losses, the Twins weren’t anticipated to be a competitve crew. Instead, they discover themselves simply 4 video games out of first place in the AL Central and only a 1.5 recreation out of the third and ultimate Wild Card spot in the American League, albeit with a document of 44-47.
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Still, the Twins weren’t anticipated to be in a playoff race at this level of the season, however discover themselves able to make an actual push for the AL Central division title between now and the finish of the season.
And with Minnesota exceeding expectations to date, do not count on any huge adjustments to their roster forward of the MLB commerce deadline.
During an look on the Foul Territory podcast, MLB insider Bob Nightengale stated that he would not anticipate the Twins shifting any vital items, barring a collapse.
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“I believe they need to keep put and go for this factor…perhaps they do not need to commerce a Joe Ryan; they definitely aren’t buying and selling [Byron] Buxton, Buxton would not need to go wherever anyway,” Nightengale stated. “Do they commerce a Royce Lewis? We’ll see. But I believe proper now in the event that they keep the place they’re inside 5, 4 video games, I believe they keep pat.”
Since the begin of the offseason, gamers like Joe Ryan and Byron Buxton, as Nightengale alluded to, have been the topic of commerce rumors with the expectation that the Twins would enter a rebuild. That now would not look like the case.
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While Twins GM Jeremy Zoll got here out and stated the crew is not going to commerce Buxton, Ryan might be the finest participant on Minnesota’s roster that might generate at least just a little commerce buzz. Especially given previous curiosity from groups throughout the league in the right-hander.
Despite buying and selling perennial nearer Jhoan Durán and homegrown expertise Louis Varland throughout final 12 months’s deadline, the Twins seem to see themselves as contenders this season after Nightengale reported that they may maintain agency this time round.
This story was initially revealed by Athlon Sports on Jul 6, 2026, the place it first appeared in the MLB part. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.