Minnesota Twins under contract for 2026

[USAFChief]

1. Byron Buxton 

2. Pablo Lopez 

 

End of list.

Rent, dont buy, Pablo 

[Vanimal46]

We better get an announcement of new owners before the end of the season. Otherwise those 2 plus Ryan and Ober will want out too. 

[The Great Hambino]

Is there a certain level of payroll you have to maintain to receive revenue sharing?

If so, that can be the only reason I can think of that Pablo will still be a Twin come 2026 spring training

[glunn]

Joe Ryan not under contract?  Bailey Ober?

[USAFChief]

Rob Manfred should have had the stones Bowie Kuhn showed and put a stop to this.

This isn't MLB. 

 

[USAFChief]

1 minute ago, glunn said:

Joe Ryan not under contract?  Bailey Ober?

Nope.

Arb eligible 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

I see nothing funny about what is happening today. It is sad. Fans are owed answers and ticket holders deserve remedies. 

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, glunn said:

Joe Ryan not under contract?  Bailey Ober?

Arbitration. The 2 Chief pointed out are the only guaranteed contracts 

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I see nothing funny about what is happening today. It is sad. Fans are owed answers and ticket holders deserve remedies. 

I mean, the answer is this roster wasn’t working. Morale low, players that were mailing it in. The last 162 games they are a 90 loss team. The players have been speaking loud and clear they didn’t believe in this organization. 

I never imagined it would get this extreme today, but every trade minus the Varland one made sense. 

[USAFChief]

3 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I see nothing funny about what is happening today. It is sad. Fans are owed answers and ticket holders deserve remedies. 

Concur 100 percent. This is a travesty. 

This is a complete break with fans' faith.

A pox on their house.

[USAFChief]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I mean, the answer is this roster wasn’t working. Morale low, players that were mailing it in. The last 162 games they are a 90 loss team. The players have been speaking loud and clear they didn’t believe in this organization. 

I never imagined it would get this extreme today, but every trade minus the Varland one made sense. 

Made sense?

There isn't one single solitary position player who will help this year or next. Most likely not in 2027 either. James Outman? Roden?

 

[Vanimal46]

3 minutes ago, USAFChief said:

Made sense?

There isn't one single solitary position player who will help this year or next. Most likely not in 2027 either. James Outman? Roden?

 

We can argue all day long about returns. So much happened today I don’t even know how to process it. As far as players exiting the org… Yeah there was an argument to be made trading them. All 10 of them? That’s extreme. 

And, just to note, I do hate the Varland trade the most. That one was so unnecessary 

[TheLeviathan]

29 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

I mean, the answer is this roster wasn’t working. Morale low, players that were mailing it in. The last 162 games they are a 90 loss team. The players have been speaking loud and clear they didn’t believe in this organization. 

I never imagined it would get this extreme today, but every trade minus the Varland one made sense. 

100% with you.  The Varland one I can't wrap my head around unless they really, really like the two guys they got.  But even then....

The rest?  I breathe easy knowing we aren't in this awful place of pretending we're good enough.  Trade Lopez this offseason and truly rebuild the organization.  Tippy top to bottom.

[DocBauer]

Hold on for a moment. Deep breath.

I am NOT happy with what happened in the last 48 hours! I don't know if this is the Pohlad's burning everything down because the potential buyer options have fallen through, or if they are just buying down debt for the next owner. 

And I'm certain the players are really bummed right not to see teammates, colleagues, friends, and probably the clubhouse leader all moved. But BEFORE this firesale, I haven't heard a single word of discontent from any player saying they hated the organization and didn't want to be here.

When asked about the POTENTIAL he might be traded based on rumors, Ryan stated it was kind of exciting, but wanted to stay.

Correa has stated over and over again how much he and his family loved being in Minnesota and being a Twin. In fact, he's been following the MILB system as close as any fan about potential prospects. It was Houston who broached the idea for a Correa reunion, not the Twins. And Carlos has always been very clear and upfront about anything while he was a Twin. He stated he'd love to stay here and be part of winning. He never stated anything publicly about being being dissatisfied or wanting to move elsewhere. The ONLY thing I've ever heard him say was that if the trade rumors were true, Houston was the only place he'd waive his no trade clause to be traded to.

During the All Star Game, Buxton again re-stated he was a Twin for life.

I honestly can't remember a single former Twins player over the past several years that EVER stated they didn't like being a Twin, how they were treated, or how their family was treated.

I'm NOT fan of the Pohlad's, maybe more so now than ever...though my disfatication has been growing since the end of 2023...but again, I have yet to ever hear a bad word about the FO or how dissatisfied or angry a player has ever been.

If you hate the last 48 hours and the teardown that has taken place, join the club. But let's just stop with player anger or outrage. 

Now, it might happen NOW. But it's just not a thing that has existed previously.

[whosafraidofluigirussolo]

4 hours ago, USAFChief said:

There isn't one single solitary position player who will help this year or next. Most likely not in 2027 either. James Outman? Roden?

Roden seems like a "now" move. He's hit well in parts of two seasons at AAA. His MLB debut didn't go well but that sounds like a player a team trades for when they think he's ready to do it in MLB. Time will tell whether the bet on him to hit in the majors works out.

[cmoss84]

The great Twinkie purge of '25. Reminds me of Egon holding a twinkle talking about the dangers of crossing the streams. It needed to happen. But it can go anywhere from here.