Former Twins. Where are They Now? 2026 Edition

[jaimedude]

On 8/11/2026 at 3:57 PM, lecroy24fan said:

COL is DFA'ing Edouard Julien.

Eduard Julien cleared waivers amd was sent to AAA. He seemed promising as a rookie better his glove never found a home in the field. 

[Bangkok Twins Fan]

Whatever happened to Joey Gallo's plan to become a pitcher?

[shortround81]

4 hours ago, Bangkok Twins Fan said:

Whatever happened to Joey Gallo's plan to become a pitcher?

Much like his hitting career: Struck out

(I honestly don't know/haven't kept up. Just had to get that jab in)

[Dave Borton]

Our Man Miguel, blistering the NPB with a .221 BA. https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/73575152.html

[lecroy24fan]

Those of you who were hoping for a Zach Littell reunion when he was let go should be happy they didn't pick him up. He got slaughtered last night.

[PseudoSABR]

 

What an unfortunate year for Jorge.  Glad he cashed in on the Mets' gluttony.

[jaimedude]

On 8/18/2026 at 3:53 PM, Dave Borton said:

Our Man Miguel, blistering the NPB with a .221 BA. https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/73575152.html

Old friend Miguel Sano still hit 17 home runs  in NBP so he still has raw power, strike out prone, while collecring a check. Wonder if Sano ever tried getting Lasik or corrective eye surgery. I seem to rember he had an eye condition and trouble with  depth perception. Issues with contacts. When he was going good, Sano was a pretty  good bat. Terry Ryan moving him to right field was a huge mistake. 

[Dave Borton]

Mustache Gasper punched an HR for the 3rd consecutive game for the RedSox.

[Dave Borton]

Dobnak continues to "roll" for the Royals.

Classic style. 4 inn, gave up 6 hits, no runs. Threw 96 pitches! Royals won, 6-2 over A's. Dobnak is 2-1, 1.73 ERA.

 

https://www.mlb.com/player/randy-dobnak-677976?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb&year=2026

[Dave Borton]

The Mariners DFAd Mitch Garver. Yanks signed the 35-yr old to AAA Scranton RRs.

 

 https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/new-york-yankees/boone-makes-honest-statement-on-recently-acquired-player/

 

Rail Riders stadium says it all, negating the "it ain't all bad down there. Here's your bus pass."

[Dave Borton]

Seattle readying for the post-season. Rob Refsnyder also received the ol' pink notice. Turned down Astros offer and hung up the spikes.

https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/onsi/rob-refsnyder-apparently-chose-retirement-over-helping-astros-hold-off-mariners

 

[RpR]

Bell is doing just fine but Ty France would have been a better choice.

https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/ty-france-breakout-sd-padres-news/

[lecroy24fan]

SWR DFA'd again after getting lit up the other day.

[Parfigliano]

Flipping through channels I came across Philly vs Angel's and Duran was warming for the 9th inning. 47 IP 67 K.

[Bangkok Twins Fan]

On 8/22/2026 at 12:33 AM, RpR said:

Bell is doing just fine but Ty France would have been a better choice.

https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/ty-france-breakout-sd-padres-news/

France is having some big games lately. 

[lecroy24fan]

TB has traded Jake Cave to the White Sox.

[ashbury]

43 minutes ago, lecroy24fan said:

TB has traded Jake Cave to the White Sox.

Good.  Maybe he'll lose a game or two for them with dunderheaded attempts at heroics.

[Dave Borton]

Max moves again. Hitting .141. No 'roids, no rock.

This time, to the DFA group.

 

https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/diamondbacks-dfa-max-kepler-recall-adrian-del-castillo

 

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[RpR]

12 minutes ago, Dave Borton said:

Max moves again. Hitting .141. No 'roids, no rock.

This time, to the DFA group.
 https://heavy.com/sports/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/dfa-pavin-smith/

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Your comment does not fit what the article says.

[Dave Borton]

2 hours ago, RpR said:

Your comment does not fit what the article says.

Fixed, thanks. Had been reading on Kepler and must have grabbed wrong one.

[Dave Borton]

Correa ends rehab efforts, tossing in the towel. Unable to sustain rehab workout, officially ending '26 season.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/09/carlos-correa-will-not-return-to-astros-this-season.html

[jctwins]

8 hours ago, Dave Borton said:

Correa ends rehab efforts, tossing in the towel. Unable to sustain rehab workout, officially ending '26 season.

https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/09/carlos-correa-will-not-return-to-astros-this-season.html

Perhaps Falvey's bet decision at the deadline. 

[Dave Borton]

We have talked about Dobnak's success this year. Have the WSox-Royals game on (rooting for Cleve) and Dobak got hammered for 6 runs (4ER) in 1.1 inn before getting the proverbial hook.

[Parfigliano]

Luis Arraez taken out of Philly game due to leg-ankle injury avoiding tag at 1B.

[Permanent Twins Fan]

3 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

Luis Arraez taken out of Philly game due to leg-ankle injury avoiding tag at 1B.

That will not be good for them. They have already been injury struck with Jesus Luzardo's hurt shoulder.

[Permanent Twins Fan]

Martin Perez to IL with lower back inflammation. He had pitched really well this season and was likely going to factor into the Braves playoff rotation. 

[Bangkok Twins Fan]

On 8/21/2026 at 10:06 AM, Dave Borton said:

Dobnak continues to "roll" for the Royals.

Classic style. 4 inn, gave up 6 hits, no runs. Threw 96 pitches! Royals won, 6-2 over A's. Dobnak is 2-1, 1.73 ERA.

 

https://www.mlb.com/player/randy-dobnak-677976?stats=gamelogs-r-pitching-mlb&year=2026

So much for the roll, Dobnak is now getting rocked! He pitched 1.1 innings yesterday in the loss to the Chisox, and gave up 6 hits and 6 runs (although only 4 earned). The game before that, against the Pirates, he managed 3.2 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 earned runs. I guess he is now out of contention for the Cy Young. But hey, he had a nice run there for a couple of months.

[big dog]

13 hours ago, Parfigliano said:

Luis Arraez taken out of Philly game due to leg-ankle injury avoiding tag at 1B.

His BA with Philly is 50 points lower than with SD, and is OPS is 120 points lower. Doesn't seem to have been a great trade even before this bad luck.

[big dog]

Here are the season totals for ex-Twins I found who spent some time in the majors this year. 

23 hitters, highlighted by Ty France (4.5 WAR) and Luis Arraez (2.9 WAR), both of whom are going to the playoffs. Not many game-changers on that list.

34 pitchers, plus Berrios/Henriquez/Graterol who missed the entire year but will hopefully return.

Top pitchers were obviously Gray, Varland, and Duran who all had great years. However, I would like to highlight four relievers for whom the Twins got a total of one player who never advanced above AA: Brent Headrick, Steven Okert, Tyler Wells, and Trevor Megill. Each had a WAR between 1.8 and 2.6 and made at least 57 appearances. The Twins bullpen would have been a lot better with even one of those pitchers this year. And we gave them away. Oops.

Some of these players will definitely be in the playoffs, like France and Arraez (and Gary Sanchez!). Some others might be (Gil? Wade Jr.?). Others (Farmer, Kiersey) seem unlikely, though their teams have qualified. Perez and Okert are on the IL, might be able to pitch later on.

Ex-Twins Hitters         2026 Regular Season

Name                           WAR   AB      OBP    OPS+ 

Ty France                    4.5       440      .363     139      SDP, playoffs

Luis Arraez                 2.9       596      .345     113      SFG, PHI, Phillies, playoffs

Isiah Kiner-Falefa       1.6       161      .322     81        BOS, playoffs

Carlos Correa              1.3       122      .369     123      HOU, out since May

Mickey Gasper            1.2       191      .357     132      BOS, playoffs 

Willi Castro                 1.0       427      .331     95        COL

Gary Sanchez              0.6       225      .349     112      MIL, playoffs

Mitch Garver               0.5       126      .302     73        SEA, released 

Christian Vazquez       0.4       242      .261     64        HOU, playoffs

Spencer Steer              0.2       340      .319     104      CIN, out since July

Harrison Bader            0.2       106      .198     54        SFG, hurt/restricted list

Luke Raley                  0.0       262      .284     105      SEA, out since August

DaShawn Keirsey       0.0       5          .200     11        ATL

Jonah Bride                 0.0       5          .333     61        TEX

Ben Rortvedt               -0.1      27        .185     3          LAD

Lamonte Wade Jr.       -0.2      127      .308     86        HOU, playoffs?

Kyle Farmer                -0.2      18        .211     34        ATL, playoffs?

James Outman             -0.3      157      .235     54        DET, minors

Jorge Polanco              -1.4      135      .201     22        NYM, out most of year

Brent Rooker              -0.4      180      .281     82        A’s, out since June

Carlos Santana            -0.6      24        .154     -20       ARZ, out since April

Rob Refsnyder            -1.0      114      .211     34        SEA, retired August

Edouard Julien            -1.0      236      .322     64        COL, AAA in August

 

 

 

Ex-Twins Pitchers       2026 Regular Season

Name                           WAR   W/L     ERA    G         SV

Sonny Gray                 4.3       18-5     2.72     29                    BOS, playoffs

Louis Varland              3.6       5-6       1.27     71        35        TOR   

Jhoan Duran                3.4       2-6       1.82     61        33        PHI, playoffs

Martin Perez               2.9       9-9       3.04     30                    ATL, playoffs (on IL)

Brent Headrick            2.6       7-4       2.18     81                    NYY, playoffs

Steven Okert               2.3       6-2       2.13     68                    HOU, playoffs (on IL)

Tyler Wells                  2.3       5-2       2.38     57        6          BAL, TBR

Trevor Megill              1.8       3-3       2.63     63        30        MIL, playoffs

Tyler Mahle                 1.6       7-10     3.99     27                    SFG, ATL, playoffs

Emilio Pagan              1.3       5-1       3.38     45        25        CIN

Randy Dobnak            1.3       3-5       3.51     15                    KAN

Daniel Duarte              1.1       2-0       2.12     24                    NYM

Tyler Kinley                0.9       7-5       3.45     64        1          ATL, playoffs

Trevor Richards          0.9       0-1       3.69     54        2          PHI, playoffs                          

Jovani Moran              0.9       2-3       3.15     50                    BOS, playoffs

Yennier Cano              0.8       4-3       2.90     68        3          BAL

Griffin Jax                   0.7       8-10     3.53     34                    TBR, playoffs

Scott Blewett               0.6       2-2       3.13     26                    STL, A’s

Brock Stewart             0.5       1-2       2.70     28        1          LAD, playoffs

Cade Povich                0.5       2-1       4.38     8                      BAL

Dietrich Enns              0.1       3-0       3.94     13                    BAL

Justin Lawrence          0.1       0-0       4.26     7                      WAS (post-Twins)

Brooks Kriske             0.1       0-0       0.00     2                      A’s

Justin Topa                  0.1       0-0       0.00     2                      NYY

Richard Lovelady       0.0       3-4       4.11     38        4          NYM, WAS

Luis Gil                       0.0       1-2       4.61     9                      NYY, playoffs

Danny Coulombe        -0.1      0-2       4.50     29                    BOS. released in July

Caleb Thielbar             -0.4      3-4       4.86     58        3          CHC, playoffs

Charlie Barnes            -0.2      0-1       6.92     5                      LAD, minors

Shaun Anderson          -0.6      2-0       7.65     12                    LAA, minors

Zack Littell                  -0.5      8-8       5.21     26                    WAS, ARI, released in August

Chris Paddack             -0.8      0-7       6.79     14                    MIA, CIN, TEX, released

Taylor Rashi                -0.2      1-0       7.94     4                      ARI, A’s

S. Woods-Richardson  -1.2      2-7       6.68     20                    TOR, SEA (minors IL)

Jose Berrios                 out all year                                          TOR   

Ronny Henriquez        out all year                                          MIA

Brusdar Graterol         out since beginning of 2025 season    LAD

 

[RpR]

It would have been nice to have France and Gray on the Twins.