Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and Theoretical Trade
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Jhoan Duran is drawing heavy trade interest as the Minnesota Twins consider selling ahead of the 2025 MLB trade deadline.
On Friday, Finkelstein and Staph predicted that the Cubs would acquire Ryan, sending the Twins a three-prospect package including catcher Moises Ballesteros, infielder Jefferson Rojas, and right-handed pitcher Jaxon Wiggins.
The 2025 trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the Minnesota Twins are in a complicated spot. Hovering below the .500 mark with an outside shot at the Wild Card, the team could feasibly go in multiple directions.
With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, the Twins are clearing roster space for any potential trade pieces they acquire.
Then, Freeman stepped to the plate, and as he has done time and again, he delivered. A walk-off single to left field, which tipped off the glove of the Twins' Harrison Bader, gave the Dodgers an enrapturing 4-3 victory.
If the Twins sell, they have plenty of marketable players to shop, from impending free agents to core pieces under years of team control.
Blue Jays make blockbuster trade proposal for Twins’ Jhoan Duran, offering top prospects to strengthen bullpen for 2025 playoff push.
As the Los Angeles Dodgers weigh potential deadline deals to improve their roster, they don't want to subtract from the MLB club to do so if they can avoid it.
The Phillies have already done some work to bolster their bullpen, signing veteran David Robertson to a contract for the remainder of the season. Robertson is expected to enter the fray in early August after a 15-day minor-league assignment.
The Twins also receive the Cubs' top pitching prospect, Jaxon Wiggins, who has quickly ascended through the minors. After being drafted in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft, he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2023. Now, in 2025, he’s pitching to a 2.25 ERA across 36 innings with 48 strikeouts in Double-A.