The Minnesota Twins are acquiring right-handed reliever Woo-Suk Go from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for cash considerations, according to The Athletic's Dan Hayes. He has an assignment clause in his contract that requires he be added to Minnesota's 26-man roster.
#MNTwins are acquiring RHP Woo-Suk Go from Detroit. He has an assignment clause in his contract and must be added to the Twins' MLB roster. Will join the team on Tuesday.
— DanHayesMLB (@DanHayesMLB) July 5, 2026
Had 32 Ks in 27 2/3 IP at Triple-A Toledo.
With Go joining the Twins on Tuesday, Minnesota will have to make a corresponding move. The club has an open 40-man spot but will need to make room on the big-league team.
There aren't many relievers who are safe on the Twins' roster. We can probably assume that Andrew Morris, Yoendrys Gómez, Taylor Rogers and Eric Orze will remain on the big-league squad. Meanwhile, candidates to lose their 26-man roster spot as a result of the Go trade include Travis Adams, Kody Funderburk, Cody Laweryson and Marco Raya. The Twins could also decide to option right-hander Mike Paredes since Bailey Ober appears ready to return soon. Paredes has essentially taken Ober's spot in the rotation ever since the veteran landed on the IL in late May.
Paredes hasn't been amazing in his rookie season (4.60 ERA in 29 1/3 innings), but he's done a solid job holding down the final rotation spot. Since Paredes can throw multiple innings and has experience pitching out of the bullpen, Minnesota may opt to keep the right-hander as a long reliever.
If the Twins decide to keep Paredes on the 26-man roster, the team really can't go wrong with optioning Adams, Funderburk or Laweryson to make room for Go. While Raya is also a candidate to be optioned given his lack of big-league experience, he clearly has more potential than the aforementioned option candidates. In six innings across three appearances since making his MLB debut late last month, Raya has allowed two earned runs on five hits and three walks with four strikeouts.
Background on new Twins reliever Woo-Suk Go
It'll be interesting to see if Go, 27, can help Minnesota's bullpen, which ranked 29th in ERA (5.28) as of Sunday morning.
Go, who has yet to make his MLB debut, has posted a strong 1.96 ERA over 41 1/3 innings with a 34.0% strikeout rate and 8.2% walk rate between Double-A and Triple-A this season. He played in the KBO from 2018-23 before spending time in the minor leagues with the San Diego Padres, Miami Marlins and Tigers over the past three seasons. The right-hander represented Korea in the 2026 WBC, recording a 0.00 ERA with one strikeout over 3 2/3 innings.
Go isn't a high-velocity arm, with a fastball that sits around 91-94 mph. He complements his four-seamer with a high-70s/low-80s curveball, high-80s slider and high-80s splitter.
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