"Right-handers and Pablo Lopez ranked prominently on MLBTR's list of the offseason's top 40 trade candidates, as did catcher Ryan Jeffers. The extent to which the Twins further subtract from the roster will at least in part stem from ownership's budget for next year's payroll. To this point, the Pohlad family has not given the baseball operations department "a clear direction" on next year's payroll, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports."
"RosterResource currently projects a $95MM payroll for the Twins, which is down more than $40MM from their Opening Day mark in 2025. Trevor Larnach, projected for a $4.7MM salary ( via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz), stands as a non-tender or trade candidate. Obviously, trades of Ryan, Lopez and/or Jeffers would further scale back spending. Lopez is earning $21.75MM in each of the next two seasons."
The Twins are expected to listen to trade offers on several remaining veterans after gutting the roster, particularly the bullpen, ahead of the trade deadline. Right-handers, Pablo Lopez, and catcher Ryan Jeffers figure prominently among trade candidates, and Trevor Larnach is a projected non-tender or trade candidate. Ownership has not given the baseball operations department a clear direction on next year’s payroll, and RosterResource projects a $95MM payroll, more than $40MM below 2025 Opening Day. Lopez earns $21.75MM annually; Ryan is projected $5.8MM; Jeffers $6.6MM; Larnach projected $4.7MM. Byron Buxton holds a $15MM guarantee and a full no-trade clause and will not approve a trade. Further subtraction of the roster seems likely, though reinvestment remains a faint possibility.
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