In a season where clarity is currency, the Minnesota Twins are running dangerously low on both. The front office is toeing the line between cautious and clueless, waiting for ownership answers while the trade deadline barrels toward them like a fastball high and inside. The team’s top performers are dealing heat, but the real fire might be coming from decisions made in air-conditioned boardrooms, not dugouts.

With the trade deadline almost here, things are heating up for all the teams, but for the Twins, there is one more important decision to make. The Pohlad Family has been looking to sell the team and is waiting for the right buyer. With the ownership not under a stable base, it would be a mistake to make changes to the team, especially about your top pitchers.

That’s where MLB insider Ken Rosenthal comes into the picture, sharing the strategy of the Twins going into the deadline. He penned down, “The disappointing Minnesota Twins are open to discussing ace right-hander Joe Ryan… Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax… with the team for sale, the front office will proceed with perhaps even more caution… the new owner presumably will ease the Pohlad family’s payroll restrictions… trading one or more of the pitchers without clarity on the team’s future might be a decision the team regrets later.”

A change is coming to Minnesota—not just in standings, but possibly in ownership, too. As Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed, “there will be a transaction,” signaling the Pohlad family’s era may end. A new owner could lift payroll restrictions, unlocking bold decisions the current regime avoids. With fresh vision and deeper pockets, the Twins’ front office might finally stop squinting at spreadsheets and start building with conviction.

If that happens, keeping elite arms like Joe Ryan and Jhoan Duran becomes far more realistic. Ryan is 10–4 with a 2.63 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 116.1 innings. Durán has allowed just eight earned runs across 44.1 innings with 15 dominant saves. Even Griffin Jax is shining, posting a 3.83 ERA and 67 punchouts over 42.1 innings of work.

Trading any of them now, especially during a strong stretch, could haunt the Twins for years. All three are under team control through 2027, making hasty moves unnecessary and unwise. With the club five games out and improving, selling low feels dangerously premature. In baseball, timing is everything—and the Twins can’t afford to get this one wrong.

But baseball doesn’t wait for boardroom signatures or smooth transitions—it punishes hesitation and rewards vision. The Twins are balancing on a tightrope, and the safety net isn’t payroll—it’s patience. Blowing up a bullpen that’s humming like a luxury engine just because ownership’s in limbo? That’s not strategy—that’s panic with a press release. If Minnesota wants to turn the page, they better not burn the whole book first.

Twins can’t ignore calls when Dodgers come knocking

Silence isn’t a strategy—especially when the Los Angeles Dodgers are lighting up your phone line. While the Twins tiptoe through trade talks and ownership mysteries, baseball’s most aggressive buyers are already circling. One side is calculating risk; the other is smelling opportunity.

The Dodgers’ bullpen in 2025 is a shaky ship sailing through stormy ninth innings lately. Injuries have stacked up, and Tanner Scott’s 4.00 ERA isn’t calming anyone’s nerves. With multiple blown saves and late-inning meltdowns, L.A.’s dominance feels more myth than reality. Desperate for stability, the Dodgers have turned their eyes to Minnesota’s fire-breathing bullpen.

Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax are the names circled in red ink on Los Angeles’s wishlist. Duran’s 1.62 ERA and 27% strikeout rate make hitters wish they’d stayed home. Jax, with a 37.9% K rate since June, has been quietly shutting down rallies with ease. Both are under team control through 2027, making them rare gems in a reliever-starved market.

To get them, the Dodgers may part with top-tier prospects like Josue De Paula or Zyhir Hope. De Paula’s sweet lefty swing and Hope’s speed-power combo could anchor Minnesota’s future. Add in Jackson Ferris or Dalton Rushing, and the Twins might bite if overwhelmed. With L.A. desperate and the Twins listening, the phones in both front offices are definitely buzzing.

And in this dance between desperation and leverage, only one side is leading right now. If the Dodgers want dominance, they’ll have to pay the luxury tax in prospect gold. The Twins, meanwhile, hold the kind of bullpen power that turns contenders into champions—or leaves them bleeding late. Hollywood may hate waiting, but Minnesota’s not handing out heat for free. After all, flamethrowers don’t come cheap, especially when they’re under control through 2027.