There’s no polite way to frame it. The 2025 Minnesota Twins are unraveling. The starting rotation is thin and battered. The lineup is inconsistent and unreliable. The bench offers nothing. And it’s all led to a season on pace to end outside the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.
It wasn’t always like this. In the early years of the Falvey-led front office, the Twins didn’t shy away from bold moves. They traded Luis Arraez, a fan favorite and batting champ, to land Pablo López and immediately extended him. They aggressively pursued and landed Carlos Correa not once, but twice. They gave Josh Donaldson the richest free-agent contract in franchise history. Whether those moves worked or not, they showed intent. They showed a front office trying to win. They showed action.
But that aggressiveness is gone. Over the past few seasons, the Twins front office has settled into a frustrating pattern of inaction. Time and again, opportunities have come to shake things up or push forward. Instead, the front office has done nothing. That passivity is the common thread tying together the Twins’ latest stretch of disappointing seasons.
We’ve seen it at the trade deadline. In 2022, they were aggressive, acquiring Tyler Mahle and Jorge López. Those deals didn’t work out, but at least they took their shot. Since then, nothing. In 2023, the team needed a right-handed bat and bullpen help. Their lone addition was Dylan Floro, who quickly fell out of the picture. The team still made the playoffs and even won a series, but they looked outmatched against the Astros in the ALDS. A bolder deadline could have made that a more competitive series.
Then came 2024. The Twins were in first place entering the deadline. They needed pitching, both of the starting and relief variety. Instead, they added Trevor Richards, who was a disaster and didn’t finish the season with the team. The offense and bullpen collapsed, and so did the season. The front office had another chance to help. Again, they passed.
That shift became painfully clear in the offseason following the 2023 playoff run. After breaking their long postseason drought and winning a series, the Twins had a chance to build on their momentum. Instead, they made no major additions. They moved Jorge Polanco in a salary-clearing trade, brought in Manuel Margot, and signed Carlos Santana. It wasn’t bold. It wasn’t even creative. It felt like the front office was content to stand still. Payroll restrictions were certainly a factor, but they made no effort to think outside the box or find other ways to bring in talent.
Then came this past winter. After completely collapsing down the stretch in 2024 and missing the postseason, the Twins decided to run back nearly the exact same roster. No meaningful changes. No calculated risks. Just a belief that things would break differently. The same core, the same supporting cast, the same problems. And now, unsurprisingly, they’re getting the same results.
It’s not just trades and free agency. We’ve seen inaction hurt the Twins on the roster level too. For years, they’ve been slow to respond when players struggle. They stuck with Alexander Colomé long past his expiration date. They let Matt Shoemaker start game after game when it was clear he couldn’t get outs. They refused to move on from Emilio Pagán. And now they’re wasting spots on Jonah Bride and Dashawn Keirsey Jr., both of whom have been among the worst offensive players in the league this year. The bench offers nothing, but the team refuses to make changes. Meanwhile, there are legitimate options in St. Paul. But the front office won’t pull the trigger. Weeks go by. Losses pile up. Nothing changes.
The same mindset showed up with their decision on manager Rocco Baldelli. The Twins are slipping toward another disappointing finish, but it was revealed that the front office had already decided to extend him through 2026. No evaluation. No accountability. Just more status quo. Even if Baldelli isn’t the main problem, it’s another example of a front office that refuses to shake things up.
Would one trade or one signing have changed the outcome of 2023? Could one roster move have saved 2024? Would a more aggressive approach in 2025 have led to a better first half? We’ll never know. But what we do know is that standing still is not working. And it hasn’t been for a long time.
Other teams are willing to try something. The Padres and Mariners take chances. They make changes. Even if the results are mixed, they are at least acting like winning matters. Right now, this Twins front office doesn’t. It sends a message that they’re fine staying where they are, even as the team slides further away from contention.
What do you think? Is the Twins front office doing enough to help this team? Or has their pattern of inaction run its course?