Could the Giants be a Suitor for Joe Ryan?

[Mike Sixel]

Zero, zero, zero, chance you get Eldridge. Zero. 

[SteveLV]

What about Ryan for Jackson Flora and a lottery ticket or two?  That would be a ballsy trade for both teams.

(This is assuming the Giants can work out an extension with Ryan for the trade to happen.)

[Mike Sixel]

Just now, SteveLV said:

What about Ryan for Jackson Flora and a lottery ticket or two?  That would be a ballsy trade for both teams.

(This is assuming the Giants can work out an extension with Ryan for the trade to happen.)

I'm 100 percent in on that. 

[MeleMouth]

19 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

I'm not sure Busch is the answer. I just threw that out there. However, it is hard to understand what you are saying. Michael Busch will turn 29 in November. Surely his strength and hitting are just approaching his peak and it isn't remotely distant to believe he can be the player he has been or improve for each of the next 3-4 years. Busch does not rely on speed in his game. His defense and OBP are improving and nobody expects him to be a superstar. He is an improvement over those players who have filled first base last season.

Trading your best trade chip for a guy whose ceiling is 3 WAR, but whose 2026 performance was a large decline from 2025, and will definitely be declining when Jenkins, Culpepper, Lackey and others should be starting to reach their potential is a poor way to maximize a competitive window. 

[tony&rodney]

22 minutes ago, MeleMouth said:

Trading your best trade chip for a guy whose ceiling is 3 WAR, but whose 2026 performance was a large decline from 2025, and will definitely be declining when Jenkins, Culpepper, Lackey and others should be starting to reach their potential is a poor way to maximize a competitive window. 

I'm not sure how you determined that Ryan is the best trade chip or how you managed to limit a player at a ceiling he has already surpassed. Again, I'm not exactly suggesting that Michael Busch is the answer and do not really have a solid trade that uses Joe Ryan, but there is no way that Busch has reached the point of decline. The one thing I do like about Busch is that he will draw a walk. The best deal involving Ryan would probably ask for two talented Rookie and A ball players. I just don't see it though. Likely Ryan is a Twin for 2027, at least until the July trade deadline.

[Nashvilletwin]

Getting any real value back for Ryan at this point is a non-starter.  That barn door is closed with the horse having left the building.

Nope, the Twins will get zippo back from their four legitimate major leaguers on the roster at the end of 2025 - Ryan, Lopez, Buxton and Jeffers.  They will continue their delusional approach of hoping that mediocrity will somehow prove fruitful (with the fans or financially) while eschewing a golden opportunity to build a true multi year, affordable contender.  The ship has sailed on Jeffers and Ryan and is heading out to sea on Lopez and Buxton. 

[JADBP]

4 hours ago, Andy MacPhail said:

I wasn't in favor of most of the '25 selloff, but trading Ryan at that time would have made much more sense than now.

Certainly trading away Ryan instead of Varland......

But, as many posters have said here, it might be too late to trade him now.  The window was the 2025 season.  

[JADBP]

1 hour ago, SteveLV said:

What about Ryan for Jackson Flora and a lottery ticket or two?  That would be a ballsy trade for both teams.

(This is assuming the Giants can work out an extension with Ryan for the trade to happen.)

OMG, I would trade Ryan straight up for Flora!  Geez...no lottery ticket needed!  He could have been a #1 pick in some seasons, was still the #1 pitcher taken.  Damn.  I'd jump at that!

But I suspect Buster Posey is too smart for that.  Might have to include a lottery ticket from our end...or maybe toss in Tait, Wallner, Kreidler, and Sabato...just to clean house a bit!  LOL.  But, prying out FLora would be a huge get!  

Ryan and Larnach?  We don't need Larnach anymore....so, yeah...I wouldn't miss him.  I"d miss Ryan but I highly doubt that the Twins will be able to resign him.  

[Vanimal46]

5 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Why are the As trading for a pitcher with one year of control?

Especially when they’re playing 1 more season in the minor league stadium. Maybe if they were debuting the new park in Vegas next year…

[Jacksson]

Giants may well be a logical possibility, particularly if the Twins are willing to take a flyer on an injured pitcher and/or a pitcher brought up prematurely out of roster desperation by the Giants.  They have ELEVEN pitchers on the 60 day IL and after the World Series concludes, those 11 will have to be added back onto the 40 man roster.  To do so, the Giants will have to DFA/release some of the arms on the active 40 man roster to make room for the pitchers coming off the 60 Day IL.   That's a whole lot of arms to deal with and taking 3 or so for Ryan would ease their roster crunch and give them a healthy arm.  The team also has 6 position players on the 60 day IL = 2 - C, 2 - IF, 2 - OF.

[Mike Sixel]

7 minutes ago, Jacksson said:

Giants may well be a logical possibility, particularly if the Twins are willing to take a flyer on an injured pitcher and/or a pitcher brought up prematurely out of roster desperation by the Giants.  They have ELEVEN pitchers on the 60 day IL and after the World Series concludes, those 11 will have to be added back onto the 40 man roster.  To do so, the Giants will have to DFA/release some of the arms on the active 40 man roster to make room for the pitchers coming off the 60 Day IL.   That's a whole lot of arms to deal with and taking 3 or so for Ryan would ease their roster crunch and give them a healthy arm.  The team also has 6 position players on the 60 day IL = 2 - C, 2 - IF, 2 - OF.

Won't that just give the Twins a lot of mediocre pitchers to roster?

[Vanimal46]

San Fran or San Diego wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up at either spot when he has the opportunity to sign where he wants. 

He should still have a pretty robust trade market considering he’s a back to back All Star. The games count from April to July as well and he’s pretty awesome in those months. 

[Mike Sixel]

17 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

San Fran or San Diego wouldn’t surprise me if he ended up at either spot when he has the opportunity to sign where he wants. 

He should still have a pretty robust trade market considering he’s a back to back All Star. The games count from April to July as well and he’s pretty awesome in those months. 

Agreed.

[Jacksson]

27 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Won't that just give the Twins a lot of mediocre pitchers to roster?

Just take a look at the Giants 40 man roster including all the players on the 60 day IL.  Of course, the Twins would have to be choosey with regard to the pitchers/players they received in return for Ryan.

[bean5302]

and the la-la land brigade continues, LOL. 

Joe Ryan's worth $20-24MM in AAV. He'll make $12MM, and nobody believes the QO will exist next year at this time. He's got $8-12MM in surplus value. SWR had $16MM last year at this time.

Sorry, bruh, you're a year late...