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Jaime Ferrer

MIN 1st Baseman

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Jaime Ferrer went 3-for-4 with two homers and two walks for Caguas of the Puerto Rican Winter League on Friday.

The 23-year-old Ferrer was a fourth-round pick out of Florida State in 2024. He hasn’t shown the same kind of promise as a minor leaguer that he did while hitting .317/.418/.665 with 22 homers as a Junior at Florida State, but there’s still hope for him as a potential lefty masher at first base or in left field. He finished at .244/.343/.407 with 15 homers between High-A and Double-A last season.
Kyle DeBarge

MIN 2nd Baseman

Kyle DeBarge homered, tripled and walked Friday to raise his Arizona Fall League average to .347.

DeBarge’s 1.098 OPS ranks fifth in the league, and he’s first with 26 runs scored in 20 games. The 33rd overall pick in the 2024 draft, DeBarge had a very disappointing minor league season, hitting just .221/.325/.352 with a 26 percent strikeout rate in his Double-A debut. He does have some defensive value as a second baseman or as a possible utilityman and he’s a prolific basestealer, so he’s not going to need to excel offensively in order to carve out a major league role. We’ll find out next year whether he’s started to turn the corner some or if is AFL success is more of a product of the environment.
Gabriel Gonzalez

MIN Right Fielder #72

Gabriel Gonzalez hit his fifth and sixth homers for Anzoategui of the Venezuelan Winter League on Wednesday.

Gonzalez is tied with Hernán Pérez for the home run lead in Venezuela and is first with 22 RBI. Only David Peralta has a better OPS. His success might increase the chances that the Twins move on from Royce Lewis this winter. Gonzalez is a natural outfielder, but he was introduced to first base last season and could fit there with Minnesota’s outfield looking quite crowded.
Eric Orze

CHC Relief Pitcher #19

Cubs claimed RHP Eric Orze off waivers from the Twins.

Orze heads to Chicago after losing his spot with Minnesota at the start of the offseason. The 29-year-old middle reliever struggled to an underwhelming 5.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP and 36/21 K/BB ratio across 41 1/3 innings this past season.
Ryan Jeffers

FA Catcher #27

Twins extended a one-year, $23.15 million qualifying offer to C Ryan Jeffers.

Jeffers will probably try to cash in with a long-term deal on the open market, but it wouldn’t be shocking to see him take the short-term payday and return for one final season in Minnesota. The 29-year-old backstop slashed a respectable .256/.353/.461 with 49 runs scored, 14 homers, 56 RBI and one steal in 368 plate appearances this past season. He’s a borderline mixed-league option for fantasy purposes at this stage of his career.
Jack Anderson

NYM Relief Pitcher

Mets claimed RHP Jack Anderson off waivers from the Twins.

The Mets continue pilfering Minnesota’s system for additional pitching depth with Anderson becoming their latest import. The 26-year-old offers some versatility as a multi-inning reliever, posting a respectable 2.19 ERA across 12 1/3 innings between the Twins and Red Sox this past season.
Joe Ryan

MIN Starting Pitcher #41

The Twins are declining their half of Joe Ryan’s $13 million mutual option for 2027.

The option was just something Ryan and the Twins did in January in order to avoid arbitration; Ryan gets a $100,000 buyout on top of his $6.1 million salary from last season, and now he’ll be arbitration eligible again. Coming off a season in which he had a 3.79 ERA in 27 starts, he’s probably looking at a raise to $9 million-$10 million in his final season before free agency.
Anthony Banda

MIN Relief Pitcher #43

Twins sent LHP Anthony Banda, 1B Aaron Sabato and INF Tristan Gray outright to Triple-A St. Paul.

All are expected to become free agents. Banda had a 4.46 ERA in 39 relief appearances during the first three months of the season before undergoing season-ending surgery for a torn lat.
Gabriel Gonzalez

MIN Right Fielder #72

Gabriel Gonzalez went 2-for-5 with an RBI double for Anzoategui of the Venezuelan Winter League on Wednesday.

Gonzalez is thriving in Venezuela, having hit .379/.471/.690 with four homers and 16 RBI in 14 games. That Luke Keaschall couldn’t cut it at second base and had to be moved to the outfield is a problem for Gonzalez and fellow prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez as they try to force their way into Minnesota’s lineup. The team’s ideal outfield going forward most likely involves Byron Buxton, Walker Jenkins and Keaschall, though Buxton might be looking at more time at DH. Gonzalez has been playing some first base to open up another possible path to the majors.
Jeff Hoffman

MIN Relief Pitcher #24

Jeff Hoffman underwent debridement surgery on his right elbow, the Twins revealed.

He also had a bone chip removed. Hoffman missed the final weekend of the season, going on the IL with forearm inflammation. It was his first absence of any sort since 2022. He’s expected to resume throwing in eight weeks and should have a normal spring training, if there happens to be a normal spring training. Barring an expensive signing, he seems like the current favorite to close for the Twins next year.