The Twins acquired righty reliever Justin Topa, along with pitchers Anthony DeSclafani and Darren Brown and outfield prospect Gabriel Gonzalez, in exchange for second baseman Jorge Polanco in Jan. 2024. Topa missed almost the entirety of his first season with Minnesota due to left patellar tendinitis, only making three MLB appearances (zero earned runs allowed in 2 1/3 innings) the whole year. 2025 was a different story for Topa, as the former Mariners reliever posted a 3.90 ERA (3.04 FIP) with an 18.3% strikeout rate and 6.7% walk rate in 60 innings for Minnesota.
Here is what Twins should do with reliever from Jorge Polanco trade's club option
