There’s no telling what the Twins’ roster might look like the next time the team takes the field.
In between the end of Wednesday’s game — a 13-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox that demonstrated why the Twins are in this position in the first place — and the Twins’ next game on Friday night in Cleveland, Thursday’s trade deadline will come and go.
The Twins have already executed one deal, sending Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers, and are expected to make more before 5 p.m. CDT on Thursday.
Speculation has been running rampant about a team that is now 51-57 trading off some of its veteran players, and it reached a fever pitch in the ninth inning of the blowout loss when Willi Castro, who had taken his position at second base, came off the field and was replaced before the inning started. Castro is considered likely to be moved because he is an impending free agent.
Shortly after, Griffin Jax, another player whose name has been included in trade rumors, was replaced mid-inning on the mound by Kody Clemens once the Twins had reached the necessary deficit to allow a position player to pitch.
Jax, who left with a pair of runners on, appeared displeased with the decision. Clemens promptly gave up a three-run home run to Romy Gonzalez, with two of those runs charged to Jax.
It didn’t much matter at that point in the grand scheme of things, because the Twins had been trailing badly since the middle of the game.
Boston broke away in the fifth inning, scoring four runs and forcing starter Zebby Matthews from the game. Another pair of runs scored in the sixth inning, when Jarren Duran hit a two-run home run off new Twin Noah Davis, who was added to the roster Wednesday morning.
The Twins’ offense, meanwhile, finished with just five hits. The one run they scored came in the second inning when Matt Wallner hit his 13th home run of the season.
Connor Wong #12 of the Boston Red Sox fields the ball to tag out Kody Clemens #18 of the Minnesota Twins at home plate in the first inning at Target Field on July 30, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
Boston Red Sox designated hitter Masataka Yoshida, right, celebrates his RBI single as Minnesota Twins first baseman Kody Clemens looks on during the fifth inning of baseball game, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
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