Minnesota Twins Reportedly Looking to Trade Former World Series Champion
According to a report from Robert Murray of Fansided, the Minnesota Twins are aggressively looking to trade catcher Christian Vazquez.
Per the "Foul Territory" podcast "X" account:
Per @ByRobertMurray 's sources: The Twins are looking to cut payroll and have aggressively tried to move certain players, including Christian Vázquez.
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While we hadn't heard Vazquez's name specifically, this lines up with everything we've heard about the Twins' plans this offseason.
The 33-year-old Vazquez is due $10 million per season in both 2024 and 2025 and his production no longer seems to match that contract value. He hit just .223 with six home runs this past and has fallen into a split role with Ryan Jeffers. He accumulated just 327 at-bats last year for the Twins, who won a wild card series and advanced to the ALDS.
Lifetime, Vazquez is a two-time World Series champion. He won a ring in 2018 with the Red Sox and then captured another in 2022 after getting traded at the deadline to the Houston Astros.
Lifetime, he's a .257 hitter who has played nine years with the Red Sox, Astros and Twins. He hit a career-high 23 homers in 2019 with the Red Sox.
In addition to looking to trade Vazquez, the Twins can save money by letting Sonny Gray go in free agency. They also could potentially look to trade one or both of Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco this offseason. Both would have good markets and would save the Twins around $10 million.
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