Minneapolis – The twins are officially in a major sell-off.
Sources told MLB.com that Minnesota agreed to hand over outfielder Harrison Bader to the Phillies and Brock Stewart and the Dodgers to deliver outfielder Harrison Bader, which could be dominoes for several trade deadlines. The twins have not confirmed the Stewart trade.
Trade details
Twins received: hendry Mendez, RHP Geremy Villoria
Philadelphia received: Harrison Bud
Trade details
The Dodgers get: RHP Brock Stewart
Twins get: James Outman
The moves come Monday to Detroit's Chris Paddack after a deal from Jhoan Duran to Philadelphia on Wednesday. There may be more deals before 5pm CT deadline, with other clubs interested in the twins’ several pending free agents and more central productions, such as Reliever Griffin Jax and starter Joe Ryan.
Ultraman, 28, has played only 75 games with the Dodgers since the start of last season, but has shown his speed and defensiveness in 151 games against Los Angeles in 2023, showing .790 OPS in 151 games in Los Angeles, with a stolen base of .790, which is 16 stolen bases, which are 95 percentiles.
Bader signed with the twins in the offseason but turned into one of the best signings of the winter, providing his strongest offensive performance in a few years while still being the top defender in the outfield. He posted a .258/.339/.439 line on the plate with 10 steals in 14 attempts and 12 home runs.
For Stewart, it was his missed most of the rebound season in 2024 due to his injury. He strikes out with 41 innings in 34 games, just 1/3 of his career highest level in the category. In fact, he was selected by the Dodgers in 2014 and began his career.
Mendez, 21, posted a .290/.374/.434 line on Double-A Reading in his first season with a high-level minor. He is a left-handed batsman who demonstrated strike zone control for the Twins Awards, with 40 walks and 44 strikeouts in 349 sets. According to Major League Baseball (MLB), he entered the No. 18 prospect of the twin system.
After signing international free agents last winter, Villaria has only 14 professional innings, all in the Dominican summer league. He is 16 years old and 17 years old in August.