Minneapolis – The Minnesota Twins’ pitchers and catchers are expected to report to Fort Myers in just over two weeks on February 12. Once again, the Twins front office looks as though it will squeeze in as many moves as possible before camp opens up.

They’ve been more active this off-season than the previous two, though. The Twins signed Josh Bell to a 1-year, $7 million deal before the New Year. Then, over the last two weeks, the team signed catcher Victor Caratini to a 2-year, $14 million deal. They also reunited with Taylor Rogers on a 1-year, $2 million deal.

The $23 million they’ve spent in free agency is the most the Twins have spent in any off-season dating back to 2022-23, when they signed Christian Vázquez, Joey Gallo, and Carlos Correa for a total of $241 million. During Friday’s media luncheon, Twins general manager Jeremy Zoll indicated that they’re not quite done with their off-season spending in free agency.

“I think we’re really excited about the deals we were able to get done so far,” Zoll said. “So I feel like we’ve made some really good headway there so far, and we’re excited to work through these next few weeks where we think there’ll be a lot of opportunities to find more ways to improve the club.”

What else could be on the way? Undoubtedly, they will sign a right-handed reliever to help balance out Minnesota’s bullpen, which still needs more major-league talent.

However, most high-end relievers had already been signed before the Twins signed Rogers. Just after the media luncheon presentation concluded, news broke that the last remaining top free agent reliever, Seranthony Dominguez, signed with the Chicago White Sox for a 2-year, $20 million deal.

Pitchers of Dominguez’s caliber or better are all but gone on the free agent market. Still, Zoll believes there are plenty of arms left on the market that would consider the opportunities the Twins can present them for 2026.

“I think that feels like the most obvious opportunity for us to find ways to raise the floor and improve the club, so we’ll keep working on that and figure it out,” Zoll said. “There’s also obviously trade opportunities that could come about, so I think the trade market is starting to open up more as some of the dominoes are falling across the rest of the league.”

Zoll and Derek Falvey, the President of Baseball Operations, have made the decisions on how the Twins spend their budget this offseason. Minnesota’s new Control Person, Tom Pohlad, is still getting caught up to speed on all aspects of his role with the organization.

“I’m not that comfortable doing that, I’m placing a lot of trust in Jeremy and Derek,” Pohlad said on baseball operations. “I understand what we’re trying to accomplish. I understand the general framework of what we’re trying to do. I’m more focused on everything else.”

One example is that Pohlad has reached out to fans to reinvigorate interest in the upcoming season by calling season ticket holders who haven’t renewed. Meanwhile, Pohlad is dabbling on a grander scale in baseball operations, evaluating organizational culture from the top down.

“Talking to Shelty and trying to understand what he’s going to be bringing to the clubhouse,” said Pohlad. “Meeting some of our players and trying to set the right tone for 2026, and certainly trying to re-engage season ticket holders and create an experience at Target Field.”

As for what’s next in the Twins transactions in the two full weeks before spring training? Pierson Ohl and Jhonny Pereda were the two players designated for assignment once the Caratini and Rogers signings became official late Friday night. Minnesota could move one of those two in a trade, while outrighting the other to Triple-A St. Paul or releasing him from the organization.

While the Twins look into all options to add one or two more right-handed relievers to their bullpen, they are still likely to continue making moves on the waiver wire and find a few more diamonds in the rough through minor-league signings who will be non-roster invitees in spring training.

“I think it’s a helpful reminder that this time last year, we still hadn’t signed Harrison Bader or Danny Coulombe or Ty France,” Zoll said. “We’re really optimistic that we’re going to have some good chances to be opportunistic here over these next few weeks before we head down to Fort Myers to keep finding ways to supplement the club, complement it, strengthen the bullpen, and find any other creative ways to put the best team on the field for this year.”