This week will likely be a telling week for the Minnesota Twins when it comes to their approach for the MLB Trade Deadline at the end of the month. The only path the Twins have to the postseason would be through the Wild-Card race. Even then, it would seem like an uphill climb for the Twins as there are seven teams ahead of them. Depending on the outcome of their series against the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, it would seem that the Twins are on the verge of becoming a complete seller ahead of the deadline.
Lingering in the background of everything the Twins have done over the last year is the fact that the Pohlad family is trying to sell the team. That is one of the reasons why the Twins, despite having a clear path to the postseason last season at the deadline, did not make a significant move to better their chances. Similarly, that would be the reason why the Twins essentially treaded water during the offseason.
It would seem that the Twins will have a similar approach to this year's deadline. The idea of the Twins exclusively buying can likely be discarded, but if Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic is to be believed, it could be a complicated deadline for Minnesota. Gleeman notes that the pending sale of the Twins likely will prevent the Twins from being a buyer and adding money, but for a front office trying to save their jobs, selling may not be a feasible option either.
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Gleeman sets the stage for the Twins remaining complacent at the deadline, and decisions the team has made earlier this season would seem to be confirmation of that. Despite missing the postseason in 2024, and a June collapse, the Twins have already picked up the 2026 option in Rocco Baldelli's contract.
As long as there is no certainty with the Twins' ownership situation, it would seem that the status quo will reign supreme in every move the front office makes moving forward. Of course, that will change once the new owners are in place, but there have been very few signs to suggest the sale of the team is close to being finalized.
Considering the Twins could dramatically overhaul their farm system by moving some of their pitching options at the deadline, the lame-duck status of the front office is once again hurting the direction of the baseball side of things for the organization.