The Minnesota Twins have yet to make a signing in MLB free agency.
The Minnesota Twins have decided to keep the stars for now, opting against trades for players like Byron Buxton, Joe Ryan and Pablo Lopez. However, that does not mean they are necessarily going for it in 2026. Or at least that is not what their free agency activity suggests.
As of Sunday, the Twins are one of just four teams yet to make a big league signing in this free agency period.
"Twins are one of just four MLB teams that haven't signed a free agent to a major-league contract this offseason, along with the Red Sox, Nationals, and Rockies," Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic wrote on X.
The Twins are the only team in the AL Central yet to make a move. The Chicago White Sox signed Anthony Kay to a two-year, $12 million contract. The Cleveland Guardians added two relievers, signing Colin Holderman to a one-year, $1.5 million deal and Connor Brogdon to a one-year, $900,000 contract. The Detroit Tigers were even more active, signing Kenley Jansen to a one-year, $11 million deal, Kyle Finnegan to a two-year, $19 million contract, and Drew Anderson to a one-year, $7 million agreement. And the Kansas City Royals made two additions as well, signing Lane Thomas to a one-year, $5.25 million contract and Alex Lange to a one-year, $900,000 deal.
“Some of it is going to have to come from outside, some of it is going to be guys stepping up,” Twins president Derek Falvey of this roster during the Winter Meetings (via MLB.com). “There’s no question. You’re not going to have an entirely filled bullpen from external. You’re going to have some guys that are already in that group. But I would say that, as it stands right now, we’re going to look to add to it.”
He added, “It was always on my mind that we would find a way to retool our group on the fly, reset things that were payroll-based certainly, the Carlos [Correa] deal in particular, but add to a group that we thought we could go build around to compete."
After a 70-92 finish in 2025, the Twins have a lot of work to do to get back in the postseason picture. They have yet to do that work this offseason, but perhaps they feel a clean bill of health will be enough to make them more competitive in an AL Central that always seems winnable.