Bob Nightengale: Twins Could Explore Joe Ryan Trade Market This Offseason

[Matthew Taylor]

With the GM Meetings underway and a December lockout looming, the MLB offseason could move quickly over the next few weeks. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale suggests teams may be motivated to get deals done before the uncertainty surrounding the next collective bargaining agreement.

 

For the Twins, Joe Ryan remains a name to watch. Nightengale notes that Minnesota could explore trade offers this offseason or hold onto the right-hander until next July, when his value could potentially increase.

As we previously discussed in our coverage of Jon Morosi’s reporting, Ryan’s trade market could be complicated by the possibility of a shortened 2027 season. With just one year of team control remaining, teams may be reluctant to surrender significant prospect capital, potentially making a deal involving another impending free agent more realistic.

While it stings to trade away an ace-level talent like Ryan, the Twins have rare depth at the starting pitching spot, and could use Ryan’s pedigree to potentially land a big bat, a back-end reliever, or some package featuring both.

What do you think? Should the Twins look to trade Ryan this offseason, or hold onto him and revisit the market next summer?

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[MackMan]

It a 2 fold thing. The right package needs to come along this off-season for it to happen. If we can't reload or get the players we need, we have to hold onto him and bank on him performing like he did in the first half of last season. Then we flip him because someone is willing to bet they can make him work in the 2nd half of the season. 

[nicksaviking]

This equation DOES NOT WORK. 

You can trade Ryan and let Jeffers walk, I get it, that's a path you can take and maybe down the road it pays off.

But promising to spend is then a completely different path. You don't do both. If you're going to spend money, don't also make your team worse by removing the good players. If you're going to trade Ryan and let Jeffers go, then you run with the young players and 'play for the future'. This fence-straddling the Twins do is frustrating and inexcusable.

[Cory Engelhardt]

I wish articles about other things would be written as rumor like this;

Talks are ongoing for what Cory’s family will have for dinner this upcoming Thursday night. One child wishes it could be pizza, another sushi. Talks from the adults center around possibly the chicken that’s on sale at the local grocery store through the weekend. More details to come at the meetings this week. 
 

Basically, baseball rumors are fun aren’t they?