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The 2025 trade deadline for the Minnesota Twins was an odd case. The team shopped many of their core players like Carlos Correa, Griffin Jax, Harrison Bader and closer Jhoan Durán as they sat 5.5 games out of an AL playoff spot while going 50-55 overall.
However, the Twins stood pat on the idea of moving Joe Ryan despite receiving an intriguing offer from the Boston Red Sox who were looking to make a second-half postseason bid.
According to the Boston Globe's Alex Speier, the Red Sox proposed a package of left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle and shortstop Franklin Arias in exchange for Ryan who had compiled a 3.42 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 194 strikeouts by the end of the year.
Ryan has maintained a similar trajectory this season, holding a 3.38 ERA and recording 131 punchouts. As a result, he would earn his second-straight MLB All-Star Game appearance. There, he propelled the AL to a 4-0 shutout victory as he struck out two batters and allowed one hit in a single inning of action.
Tolle only made his major-league debut shortly after the deadline on Aug. 29, but has been on a heater since then. The 23-year-old starter has recorded a 3.31 ERA while matching Ryan's 1.10 WHIP and fanning 96 batters in 89.2 innings pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Arias continues to work his way through Boston's farm system. The 20-year-old is the Red Sox' top prospect and is seventh overall in MLB rankings. He batted .318 for Double-A Portland while recording 90 hits, 52 RBI and 19 home runs before earning the promotion to Triple-A Worcester on Thursday.
With that, it may take just as formidable an offer if not more to convince Minnesota to part ways with their veteran right-hander. This is especially true given that the Twins rank third in the AL Central while only being three games below .500.
"We've been hot, we've gone through some lulls, but at each turn, to see that bounce back has been really encouraging," general manager Jeremy Zoll said. "So, really proud of the whole group. And I think they're committed, they're battling and want to get this thing going in a good spot."
Nonetheless, Ryan had his worst night on Monday. He surrendered eight earned runs and a career-high 10 hits in four innings of work as the rival Cleveland Guardians took a 13-4 victory.
Furthermore, he will skip his next scheduled start this weekend against the Athletics with arm fatigue per Aaron Gleeman.
As the Aug. 3 deadline creeps up, the Twins' brass would be wise to at least consider all the value they can fetch for a tried and true arm like Ryan with teams like Boston that are willing to fork over elite, young talent.
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However, the Twins stood pat on the idea of moving Joe Ryan despite receiving an intriguing offer from the Boston Red Sox who were looking to make a second-half postseason bid.
According to the Boston Globe's Alex Speier, the Red Sox proposed a package of left-handed pitcher Payton Tolle and shortstop Franklin Arias in exchange for Ryan who had compiled a 3.42 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 194 strikeouts by the end of the year.
Ryan has maintained a similar trajectory this season, holding a 3.38 ERA and recording 131 punchouts. As a result, he would earn his second-straight MLB All-Star Game appearance. There, he propelled the AL to a 4-0 shutout victory as he struck out two batters and allowed one hit in a single inning of action.
Tolle only made his major-league debut shortly after the deadline on Aug. 29, but has been on a heater since then. The 23-year-old starter has recorded a 3.31 ERA while matching Ryan's 1.10 WHIP and fanning 96 batters in 89.2 innings pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Arias continues to work his way through Boston's farm system. The 20-year-old is the Red Sox' top prospect and is seventh overall in MLB rankings. He batted .318 for Double-A Portland while recording 90 hits, 52 RBI and 19 home runs before earning the promotion to Triple-A Worcester on Thursday.
With that, it may take just as formidable an offer if not more to convince Minnesota to part ways with their veteran right-hander. This is especially true given that the Twins rank third in the AL Central while only being three games below .500.
"We've been hot, we've gone through some lulls, but at each turn, to see that bounce back has been really encouraging," general manager Jeremy Zoll said. "So, really proud of the whole group. And I think they're committed, they're battling and want to get this thing going in a good spot."
Nonetheless, Ryan had his worst night on Monday. He surrendered eight earned runs and a career-high 10 hits in four innings of work as the rival Cleveland Guardians took a 13-4 victory.
Furthermore, he will skip his next scheduled start this weekend against the Athletics with arm fatigue per Aaron Gleeman.
As the Aug. 3 deadline creeps up, the Twins' brass would be wise to at least consider all the value they can fetch for a tried and true arm like Ryan with teams like Boston that are willing to fork over elite, young talent.
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