The Twins have stumbled out of the gate with a 1-3 record in the second half and are beginning to more seriously weigh trades of their short-term players, Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Utilityman , outfielder and left-handed reliever are the teams three most appealing free agents, but the Twins also have righty , first baseman and backup catcher set to hit the market at seasons end. [Related: ] Of course, more of the focus for contending clubs will be on Minnesotas more controllable and higher-profile talents. Top starter and high-leverage relievers and will draw widespread interest. Heyman notes that Twins bra s wont turn interested clubs away without hearing them out, but the they would understandably need to be bowled over to consider moving anyone from that group. All three pitchers are controlled for two additional seasons beyond the current campaign. Among the rental players, Castro fits the broadest number of teams, given his versatility. The 28-year-old switch-hitter is enjoying a nice season at the plate, hitting .258/.350/.435 with 10 homers, 14 doubles Will Clark Jersey , two triples, eight steals (ten attempts) and a career-best 10% walk rate. Hes been productive from both sides of the dish, has above-average speed (74th percentile, per Statcast) and is capable of playing second base, shortstop, third base and the outfield (although defensive metrics have panned his work at shortstop and in center). Castro is earning $6.4MM, making him affordable for virtually any contender. Baders defensive excellence and bounceback year at the plate ought to garner plenty of interest as well. Hes hitting .249/.330/.438 as Minnesotas primary left fielder, but hes only in left because of s presence in center. Bader still grades out brilliantly at any outfield slot, and while hes typically showed notable platoon splits, hes posted nearly identical numbers against righties and lefties alike in 2025. By measure of wRC+, Bader has been 15% better than average at the plate. Hes sporting his highest walk rate in a 162-game season since 2019 and hitting for more power than he has since 2021 (12 home runs, 11 doubles, .189 ISO in 282 plate appearances). Hes on a one-year, $6.25MM contract with a mutual option that obviously wont be exercised by both parties. Coulombe has been quietly terrific. He mi sed three weeks earlier in the season with a forearm strain but has shown no ill effects. His 0.65 ERA in 27 2/3 frames is the best in baseball among the 433 pitchers whove to sed at least 20 innings, and Coulombe has fanned 26.9% of his opponents against a 6.5% walk rate. He doesnt throw hard (90.2 mph average fastball) and isnt going to make it the whole season without surrendering a home run hes currently yet to do so but there arent many better left-handed options on the market. Hes playing on a one-year, $3MM contract. The rest of the Twins rental options have some track record but are in the midst of poor seasons. Paddack still has good command, but hes sitting on a 5.14 ERA and career-worst 16.4% strikeout rate. He had a nice run from mid-April to mid-June, but Paddack has never really held up for a whole season under a starters workload and has been hit hard since mid-June. He looked impre sive in relief when he came back from Tommy John surgery in 2023 and is making a relatively affordable $7.5MM this season, so perhaps a club might roll the dice on him as a bullpen option. Otherwise, his appeal as a fifth starter is fairly limited. France had a nice start but has seen his role decrease and is now mired in an awful 5-for-41 slump thats dropped his previously solid batting line to .245/.309/.348. Hes not striking out and has played a strong first base, but hes a bat-first player whos in his third straight down year at the plate. Frances $1MM salary is low enough that another club could well roll the dice on adding him to its bench, but hes not going to net the Twins anything of substance in a trade. The 34-year-old Vazquez is in the final season of a three-year, $30MM contract that hasnt gone as hoped. He was always signed to be a glove-first catcher and remains a plus defender, but his once-pa sable offense has cratered and hes been thoroughly outplayed by , who has long since claimed the starting role in Minnesota. Vazquezs .182/.249/.260 batting line in 159 plate appearances is among the least-productive in baseball. Hes still such a good defender that another club might take him on if the Twins ate most of the money hes owed, but like France and Paddack, hes not going to net a prospect of any real note. There are other players the Twins could conceivably market. Right-handed reliever has pitched decently on a $1MM salary and has a cheap $2MM club option for the 2026 season. The aforementioned Jeffers is in his penultimate season of club control, but the Twins lack an heir apparent in the upper minors and starting catchers rarely change teams midseason. has been a roughly league-average bat at DH and in the outfield corners and is controlled two more seasons beyond the current one. Righty has been excellent since the Twins signed him to a minor league deal a couple years back (2.44 ERA, 32.6 K% in 73 2/3 innings since 2022), but hes frequently been injured. Hes being paid $870K and has two seasons of club control remaining. He could be a nice bullpen piece in future Twins seasons, but if a team is willing to make a decent offer, there could be some temptation to sell high as well. One player clearly not going anywhere is Buxton. The 2025 All-Star is signed for three more seasons, has a full no-trade clause, and during last weeks All-Star break Barry Zito Jersey