Former Blue Jays award-winning minor league pitcher Andrew Bash agrees to minor league deal with Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins have signed right-handed pitcher Andrew Bash to a minor league deal, according to the organization's transaction log. Bash, 29, spent the 2025 season with the Toronto Blue Jays' Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons.
With the Bisons last season, Bash posted a 2.57 ERA (3.90 FIP) with 72 strikeouts, 36 walks and a 40.7% walk rate across 84 innings over 40 outings (five starts) en route to being named the Bisons 2025 Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher.
The Los Angeles Angels selected Bash in the 30th round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of California Baptist University in Riverside, California. He had a 2.81 ERA in 16 innings with Los Angeles' rookie league team before being released in May of 2020.
Bash didn't pitch at all in 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic wiping out the minor league season. He then signed a minor league contract with the Blue Jays on June 20, 2021.
Bash stayed with the Blue Jays organization through the 2025 season, never making it past Triple-A. In 168 minor league games, Brash has posted a 3.40 ERA with 369 strikeouts and 181 walks across 421 innings.
Expect new Twins reliever Andrew Bash to make his MLB debut in 2026
Bash will likely make his MLB debut with the Twins next season, as Minnesota's bullpen has a lot of uncertainties and will likely be in flux. The righty has posted an ERA below 3.00 in each of the past few seasons, which means he deserves a chance to prove he belongs in the big leagues.
However, despite having spectacular results in the minors over the past three seasons, Bash has struggled to limit walks. He had a 12.6% walk rate in 2023, 10.4% in 2024 and 9.9% in 2025. Because of that, his FIP in each of those three seasons was 4.00, 3.87 and 3.90, respectively.
Still, Bash should be in the big leagues at some point in 2025. Even though he surrenders a lot of walks, he is good at limiting hits. Last season, he held opponents to a .226 batting average, and he has held batters to a batting average below .230 in each of the past four seasons. While there is a good chance he won't be able to be effective in MLB due to his inability to limit free passes and his average strikeout rate, his ability to limit hits should at least allow him to pitch in the big leagues next season. He made a smart move by signing with the Twins, considering their bullpen situation.