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Minnesota Twins Trade for Infield Help as Injuries Mount
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It hasn't been a pretty start to the season for the Minnesota Twins . After their series win against the New York Mets they sit at just 7-12 and are staring up at both the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers in the American League Central Division.
They grabbed a victory on Tuesday night but it cost them both Carlos Correa and Matt Wallner . The former played in the late innings on Wednesday, but the latter is headed to the injured list . Because this franchise can never have nice things, their matinee victory on Wednesday afternoon cost them Willi Castro .
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Infielder Jonah Bride joins Minnesota Twins
After Castro suffered an oblique injury, the MN Twins found themselves seriously up against it for replacements. Rather than promote a prospect prior to being ready, Minnesota opted to trade for veteran infielder Jonah Bride.
We have made a trade with the Miami Marlins where we have received INF Jonah Bride in exchange for cash considerations.
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) April 16, 2025
This season Bride has played in just 12 games for the Miami Marlins and he owns a .100/.200/.100 slash line with no extra-base hits and a 15/5 K/BB. Last season he was substantially better and posted a .276/.357/.461 slash line across 71 games.
Of course the Twins would like to see Bride replicate his 2024 production more than his 2025 start. Across 181 major league games he has never seen time at shortstop, but has spent 63 games at the hot corner. Presumably that means Brooks Lee would slide to shortstop if Castro is going to miss a substantial amount of time.
Jonah Bride's first Home Run of the season! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/FS0QwxfDHP
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) July 31, 2024
Minnesota is ultimately running out of options on the 40-man roster. The only healthy outfielder that could replace Wallner is prospect Emmanuel Rodriguez. He has played just 19 games at the Triple-A level and has an extensive injury history. On the dirt, it's only Jose Miranda . He was just demoted and then hit the injured list thanks to an injury suffered at Target .
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It makes sense for the Twins to acquire someone like Bride in the interim. Of course the bar isn't very high, but he has shown an ability to provide competitive at bats in a limited sample. That's about all Rocco Baldelli can ask for at this point, and injuries remain a significant narrative early this season.
Health and victories must be focus for Minnesota Twins
The past two games the Minnesota Twins have traded victories for additional players succumbing to injury. It's great that they took the series at home against the New York Mets, but they can't continue to bleed players in the process.
Oblique injuries are difficult to project, and the nature of soft tissue issues can keep a player on the shelf for a substantial amount of time. Hopefully Castro didn't suffer something more serious, but he was pinch hit for by Mickey Gasper in a critical situation. That is telling in and of itself.
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Minnesota has an off day on Thursday before a weekend series in Atlanta . They return home for three-game series against the Chicago White Sox and Los Angeles Angels immediately after. If they can stack wins, Baldelli's team may be right back it in. The war of attrition must stop though.
