Contending teams must have a solid baseline to their roster entering the offseason. Usually, this includes a solid group of veterans with young, up-and-coming players ready to take on a more critical role. How does the Twins roster rank compared to the rest of baseball?

If the Twins are thinking ambitiously about trade targets this offseason, these are the types of players they'll need to consider parting with.

Former Minnesota Twin Mitch Garver just won the World Series with the Texas Rangers. Let's take a look back at how the move to trade him has aged since it happened a couple offseasons ago. 

The prospect has been added to the 40-man roster following a monster 2023 campaign in which he tied for the minor-league lead in home runs. What's next for Yunior Severino?

The Twins had three Gold Glove Finalists, but the trio failed to win the top honors. Here are the highs and lows for the team in the final SDI rankings.

No position has more question marks around it for the Twins than center field. Byron Buxton has undergone a surgical knee repair once more, but leaving his CF outlook hazier than ever. Even if he does return, how long can he keep playing out there? 

The Twins have set themselves some difficult constraints for offseason shopping, but they still need to make additions. Looking at the things the team does well and the things they look for in pitchers of whom they can make projects, we can try to identify some viable targets on the free-agent starting pitching market, given various payroll possibilities.

Michael A. Taylor was an adequate center field replacement for Byron Buxton during the 2023 regular season. The Twins will need to find another center field backup plan for the 2024 season, with Taylor becoming a free agent. Should the Twins look to Harrison Bader to fill that role?

Sonny Gray needs a replacement. Who that replacement needs to be depends on what you see Sonny Gray as. Let's explore the many Sonny Grays.

The Minnesota Twins saw a successful season end during the American League Division Series against the Houston Astros. That postseason experience will fuel a fire for plenty of players looking to get back, and Royce Lewis found himself on center stage despite being among the youngest talents on the team.

From a position-player perspective, the Twins have a pretty simple and straightforward set of needs. They don't need catchers or infielders – if anything, it makes more sense to subtract at those spots via trade than add via free agency. They also don't need left-handed hitting corner outfielders. Same deal. So we'll filter those player types out of this list, which highlights top potential Twins targets.

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The free agent starting pitching class includes the presumptive National League Cy Young, the greatest player of all time, and a handful of proven MLB frontline starters. Still, there's a good chance you've never heard of the most intriguing starting pitcher in the class. Yoshinobu Yamamoto may be the best Japanese pitcher ever to come to Major League Baseball, and there have been some great ones.

It's that time of the year again! Major League teams need to set their 40-man rosters in advance of the annual Rule 5 draft. Every team has decisions to make. Some are easy decisions. Some are hard decisions. And some teams will make mind-numbingly bad decisions. Or at least that's what their fans think.

There have been some significant changes on the South Side of Chicago over the last six months – most recently the decision to part ways with a former franchise fixture in Tim Anderson.

Do any of the White Sox’s castoffs fit with the Twins?

The Twins made a modest investment in Nelson Cruz when they signed the then-38-year-old before the 2019 season, and were repaid exponentially with more than two years of offensive firepower. Can Justin Turner fill a similar role for the club this time around? 

In one of the weaker free agent classes in recent memory, the Twins lok toward a number of high quality talents in Korea and Japan’s major leagues.

Aaron and John talk about the fears of the Twins' payroll declining coming true, what that means for their free agent and trade options this offseason, why going young and cheap doesn't have to be a bad thing, and Dick Bremer's exit from the TV booth after 40 years. You can listen by downloading us from iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio or find it at GleemanAndTheGeek.com. Or just click this link.