The 2026 Major League Baseball General Manager Meetings officially began on Monday and will run through Thursday. Amid those meetings, plenty of big news involving the Minnesota Twins has emerged.
Twins interested in re-signing Ryan Jeffers
The Twins have "genuine interest" in re-signing star catcher Ryan Jeffers, according to The Athletic's Dan Hayes.
“We’re engaged and definitely have real genuine interest in a reunion,” Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll said. “[We] just have to keep working through that process.”
The Twins extended Jeffers, 29, a $23.15 million qualifying offer earlier this month. If Jeffers accepts, he will obviously be back for 2027. He will most likely decline the offer, making him a free agent.
Notably, Hayes wrote that the Twins are "more interested in discussing a multi-year deal with Jeffers" than the catcher accepting the QO. How long would the Twins be willing to sign Jeffers for?
The Twins have a talented group of catching prospects headlined by 2026 third-overall pick Vahn Lackey and Jhoan Duran trade acquisition Eduardo Tait. However, the Twins still need to add a catcher this offseason, as Victor Caratini is the club's lone backstop on the 40-man roster, and none of the catching prospects are big-league-ready yet. Signing Jeffers would make sense for the Twins, but they would likely want him for only a few more years.
Contract predictions for Jeffers are all over the place. Some predict he will sign a three-year deal for around $45 million, while others believe he will sign a four-year deal for around $75 million.
Trevor Larnach to undergo wrist surgery
Twins outfielder Trevor Larnach will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist on Friday, according to The Minnesota Star Tribune's Bobby Nightengale. He ended the season on the 15-day injured list and felt wrist pain when he started offseason workouts. Nightengale added that Zoll said he expects Larnach to be ready for spring training.
Larnach, who is under team control for one more season, is an obvious trade candidate for Minnesota. The outfielder had a solid 2026 season at the plate, slashing .269/.352/.436 (123 wRC+) over 122 games, but the Twins don't have room for him on the 2027 roster now that Emmanuel Rodriguez and Walker Jenkins have made their MLB debuts. The Twins were going to trade Larnach to the Houston Astros for reliever Bryan Abreu at last year's trade deadline, but Astros owner Jim Crane nixed the deal. Since Minnesota was willing to deal Larnach back then, the front office will most likely look to trade him this offseason.
Twins sign RHP Jose Espada to minor-league deal
The Twins agreed to a minor-league deal with right-handed reliever Jose Espada, per the New York Post's Jon Heyman. Espada, 29, has thrown five scoreless innings across three big-league seasons. He recorded a 2.77 ERA over 48 2/3 innings at the Triple-A level this year.
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