When Trevor Larnach was drafted 20th overall in 2018, Twins fans thought they had their next generational player. A top prospect who was a star on the College World Series-winning Oregon State powerhouse, there was a lot of pressure on Larnach to carry his talents over to Major League Baseball.
Larnach, 28, has now been a big-leaguer for five seasons and it's safe to say that he hasn't fully lived up to the hype. He's been below-average average as a defensive player in the outfield, as a base-runner, and has been average as a hitter.
Now, Larnach's time might be up with Minnesota. The non-tender deadline is 5 p.m. EST on November 21, and there's no reason to believe that the Twins will hang on to him. Larnach is arbitration eligible this offseason, and the Twins will need to decide if he is worth $4.7 million. Long story short, he isn't.
Larnach registered career-high numbers in home runs (17), RBIs (60), doubles (24), and hits (126) in 2025, but that is still probably not enough for Minnesota to want him back. There is now a pressure for the Twins to spend money on worthwhile talent, and unfortunately, Larnach might miss the cut.
Though most of his 2025 season was pretty disappointing, he did have his shining moment. Larnach took the NL Cy Young Award winner deep back in July, which was a go-ahead jack. Hitting a home run off of Paul Skenes is pretty cool. We'll give him that.
Trevor Larnach takes Paul Skenes deep and puts the Twins in front! pic.twitter.com/4hFIFa9sUo
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 12, 2025
Though Larnach had his shreds of flashiness this past season, he still wound up producing a 0.1 bWAR. That doesn't line up well for him to earn a payday reaching almost $5 million. If Minnesota decides to keep him, he'll probably just be a platoon player and play against right-handed pitching. Regardless, we may have seen the last of Trevor Larnach as an every day play in a Twins uniform.