
Minnesota Twins Offseason Option No. 2: Salvage the offseason with some Smaller Deals
The second path is probably the most likely of options. With cash to burn, the Twins will plan on spending it. Even if the team isn’t hauling in stars, they want to remain competitive before Gray, Mahle, and Maeda leave and set the rotation back to pre-2021 levels.
The team still signs a stopgap like Andrus and a reliever like Taylor Rogers, but this time they add further, signing an elite setup man like Andrew Chafin, turning the bullpen from a weakness into a strength.
They also move still move Kepler in a trade for a more established starter with some team control but bring in one of the only established right-handed outfielders on the market in A.J. Pollock. Pollock isn’t an everyday starter at this point in his career, but he still can play every outfield position and gives the Twins a change of pace from Alex Kirilloff, Nick Gordon, and Trevor Larnach.
None of these options are needle movers, but they secure the team’s depth, the very thing that cost the team the division in 2022. If they follow this path and let the young arms continue to develop, there’s a chance they are sneaky good in 2023 and compete for the division (while also setting up a playoff team for 2024).