Rooker is a one dimensional player, after a 2023 disaster in the outfield, he has played a total of 27 games in the outfield.
Had the Twins kept him, he would be the full time Designated Hitter, leaving a very large number of twins sitting on the bench with no real reason to get in the game. (Larnach, Lewis, Wallner, Jeffers)
The Twins need players that are not one dimensional, so letting him go was not the great loss so many say.