The Minnesota Twins are having a tough road ahead still. After trading away many of their important players at the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, it is looking like they are going to be trading more key players this 2026 MLB offseason as they not only look to reshape the team for the future to become contenders again, but also look to start getting out of their current debt that is at $425 million.Â
One of the players that has continued to be mentioned in trade discussions, is Joe Ryan, and for the Twins, they must look to finally go through with trading him ahead of the 2026 MLB season.
One team that makes sense to trade for Joe Ryan that has had interest in the past is the Houston Astros.
*THIS IS A PREDICTION, NOT A REPORT*
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The Houston Astros have made it clear that they have one major thing in mind this MLB offseason that they want to fix, and that is their pitching. After going 87-75 last season and missing the playoffs, it is clear that Houston is bound to not let this happen for two seasons in a row.
With Framber Valdez being a free agent and drawing interest from around the league, it presents the chance where pitching might be a greater need as the Astros would lose a quality pitcher from last season. To get another quality pitcher in the lineup alongside Hunter Brown, while also building the pitching staff for the future, the Astros can look to trade for Joe Ryan.
Joe Ryan is coming off a strong 2025 season where he had a record. of 13-10 with a 3.42 ERA , 1.04 WHIP, and 194 strikeouts through 30 starts. With his pitching ability that leads to a high-strikeout rate, and low-walk rate, plus being just 29 years old with two seasons remaining on his current contract, he is the ideal pitcher for the Astros to trade for to advance their pitching.