Former Twins. Where are They Now? 2025 Edition

[stringer bell]

1 minute ago, SteveLV said:

Gray gets to pitch for a contender.

Cardinals had to pay $20M of his remaining contract and got a 26 year old RHSP with an ERA north of 5 and a decent looking Lefty prospect in high A ball.  

Not an overwhelming return for Gray.

Have no idea if this takes the Red Sox out on a potential Ryan trade....

Don't want to get too far off topic, but Ryan compares favorably to Gray in results in the last two years, he's six and a half years younger and will cost considerably less than Gray for the two years of team control. Ryan certainly has much more trade value.

[Dave Borton]

3 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Good for Gray. The Rose Hose are a much better bet to contend than the Cardinals. It also probably diminishes Joe Ryan to the Red Sox trade talk.

Another one of those back-loaded contract. Gray earns $31MM 2026. I had forgotten those terms.

Not quite sure what Dodgers are going to do when those chickens come home to roost.

[stringer bell]

Jonah Bride signed a minor league contract with the Rangers. 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/rangers-jonah-bride-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html

[ashbury]

40 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Jonah Bride signed a minor league contract with the Rangers. 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/rangers-jonah-bride-agree-to-minor-league-deal.html

With Semien just traded, I suppose there is opportunity if Jonah decides 2026 is the time for another career year like he had with Miami.

Also, with the Rangers having non-tendered Jonah Heim, they may feel deficient in the below-the-radar category of Players Named Jonah, which the Twins seem to have given up on.

[stringer bell]

1 hour ago, ashbury said:

With Semien just traded, I suppose there is opportunity if Jonah decides 2026 is the time for another career year like he had with Miami.

Also, with the Rangers having non-tendered Jonah Heim, they may feel deficient in the below-the-radar category of Players Named Jonah, which the Twins seem to have given up on.

Out of the Jonah competition, but the Twins have both of the guys named Kody in MLB history.

[Doctor Wu]

18 hours ago, stringer bell said:

As long as I'm on this thread, former Twin Scott Blewett signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals. He's mostly pitched well in his few chances in the majors.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/cardinals-sign-scott-blewett-to-minor-league-deal.html

Yes, he has. He's one of those puzzling pitchers that bounces from team to team each season, but puts up good stats when he gets the chance. 

[ashbury]

12 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Out of the Jonah competition, but the Twins have both of the guys named Kody in MLB history.

On a related note, Twins Daily seems to be trying to corner the market on bloggers named Cody.

[stringer bell]

Two very obscure former Twins have signed contracts:

Beau Burrows (5 appearances with the Twins in 2021) re-signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/pirates-re-sign-beau-burrows-to-minor-league-deal.html

Caleb Boushley (2 appearances with the 2024 Twins) signed to pitch in Korea.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/caleb-boushley-signs-with-kbos-kt-wiz.html

[ashbury]

7 hours ago, stringer bell said:

Two very obscure former Twins have signed contracts:

Beau Burrows (5 appearances with the Twins in 2021) re-signed a minor league deal with the Pirates.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/pirates-re-sign-beau-burrows-to-minor-league-deal.html

Caleb Boushley (2 appearances with the 2024 Twins) signed to pitch in Korea.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/caleb-boushley-signs-with-kbos-kt-wiz.html

Maybe the name of this thread needs to be changed from "Where Are They Now?" to "Who Are They, Again?"  😁

[Doctor Wu]

On 11/29/2025 at 3:00 AM, ashbury said:

Maybe the name of this thread needs to be changed from "Where Are They Now?" to "Who Are They, Again?"  😁

That's an appropriate suggestion. Too many of these players passed through the Twins organization VERY quickly!

[ashbury]

4 hours ago, Doctor Wu said:

That's an appropriate suggestion. Too many of these players passed through the Twins organization VERY quickly!

Just to be clear, I like the thoroughness of the thread.  No, I would not change its title.

[Dave Borton]

On 11/25/2025 at 11:12 AM, Dave Borton said:

Sonny Gray to the Red Sox.

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/sonny-gray-red-sox-cardinals-trade?partnerId=it-20251125-15839582-mlb-1-A&utm_id=it-20251125-15839582-mlb-1-A&lctg=89773477

I will listen to every game that Gray pitches against the Yanks. Love the grit and trash talking.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6855549/2025/12/02/sonny-gray-did-not-want-to-pitch-for-yankees/?source=athletic_user_shared_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta

 

“What did factor into my decision to come to Boston, it feels good to me to go to a place now where, you know what, it’s easy to hate the Yankees, right?” he said. “It’s easy to go out and have that rivalry and go into it with full force, full steam ahead. I like the challenge.”

[The Great Hambino]

For the next week or so, Jim Kaat and Terry Ryan are now on the Old Timers/Veterans/Eras Committee that will decide the Hall of Fame fates for this year's batch of second-chance candidates

[stringer bell]

Coming off a very nice season, Emilio Pagan re-signed with the Reds for two years and $20M.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/reds-to-re-sign-emilio-pagan.html

[lecroy24fan]

Hitting Coach Matt Borgschulte has been hired by the Nationals for the same role.

[Vanimal46]

Rocco Baldelli is joining the Dodgers in a Front Office role.

[lecroy24fan]

Akil Baddoo signed a major league deal with the Brewers. Very surprising he got one from anyone.

[stringer bell]

Jorge to Queens!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/mets-to-sign-jorge-polanco.html

[lecroy24fan]

The Mets signed him to be their primary 1B.

[Dave Borton]

16 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Jorge to Queens!

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/mets-to-sign-jorge-polanco.html

Ol' Stringer beat me at the bell.

 

[Dave Borton]

3 minutes ago, lecroy24fan said:

The Mets signed him to be their primary 1B.

I love Polanco but $40MM for two years? Over paid him.

[LakesPibble]

39 minutes ago, Dave Borton said:

I love Polanco but $40MM for two years? Over paid him.

Agreed, both in loving Jorge and in the Mets overpaying.  But it's the Mets, that's what they do.

[lecroy24fan]

1 hour ago, Dave Borton said:

I love Polanco but $40MM for two years? Over paid him.

 

39 minutes ago, LakesPibble said:

Agreed, both in loving Jorge and in the Mets overpaying.  But it's the Mets, that's what they do.

MLBTR had him projected to get 3 years, $42M so it is an overpay by a desperate and dysfunctional org.

[East Coast Twin]

Carson McCusker signed with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Japanese League.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/twins-release-carson-mccusker-to-pursue-opportunity-in-asia.html

[lecroy24fan]

Miguel Sano heading to Japan.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/miguel-sano-finalizing-deal-with-npbs-chunichi-dragons.html

[RpR]

5 hours ago, lecroy24fan said:

Miguel Sano heading to Japan.

 

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/12/miguel-sano-finalizing-deal-with-npbs-chunichi-dragons.html

Now the Japanese fans can watch baseballs go in orbit.

[jctwins]

21 hours ago, RpR said:

Now the Japanese fans can watch baseballs go in orbit by catchers throwing around the horn after Sano whiffs at strike three four times per game.

Fixed

 

[old nurse]

[lecroy24fan]

Tyler Austin returns after 6 years in Japan and signs a MLB deal with the Cubs.

[lecroy24fan]

Jorge Alcala to TOR on a MILB deal.