Free Agency Exodus Expected for Minnesota Twins

Even before the Pohlad family announced their intentions to sell the Minnesota Twins, this offseason seemed likely to be slow. There has been an announcement stating payroll won’t drop further, but that leaves the front office with few dollars to spend. Expect a free agent exodus for Minnesota. On one hand, it’s a positive thing that the Minnesota Twins won’t retain the vast majority of their free agents. Many of them are veterans that failed to contribute much this season. On the other hand, it’s a problem considering the relative lack of available money needed to replace them. The list of impending free agents is as follows: Max Kepler, RF Carlos Santana, 1B Kyle Farmer, INF Manuel Margot, OF Caleb Thielbar, RP Anthony DeSclafani, SP If that looks like it’s an ugly group, that’s because it is. It should be a near-certainty that everyone-not-named-Carlos-Santana is gone. That leaves the first baseman as an intriguing option. The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman weighed in as to a potential reunion there. “It didn’t