"Minnesota certainly has to do something about its bullpen. The 2025 club fell back in the standings in the summer, which prompted the front office to get into seller mode. They leaned hard into selling from the relief corps. Controllable arms Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland and Brock Stewart were all sent packing, alongside rental arm Danny Coulombe. That left the Twins with a hodgepodge bullpen for the stretch run, consisting of waiver claimees and veteran journeymen."
"Coming into the offseason, it was expected that Minnesota would continue as sellers, perhaps trading big leaguers like or maybe even Byron Buxton. Instead, the club is planning to hold those guys and will attempt to return to contention this year. That's admirable but there's work to be done to improve a club that finished 70-92 last year. Internal improvements would go a long way but external additions will also be necessary."
The Twins showed brief interest last month in free-agent right-hander Seranthony Domínguez, who remains unsigned and could be revisited during the offseason. Minnesota's bullpen was heavily shopped after a midseason collapse, with controllable relievers Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, Louis Varland and Brock Stewart plus rental Danny Coulombe moved. The stretch run featured waiver claims and veteran journeymen, and Twins relievers posted a 4.93 ERA across August and September. Minnesota finished 70-92 in 2025 and plans to retain core players while seeking internal improvements and external pitching additions. The bullpen remains largely unchanged aside from acquiring Eric Orze.
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