MLB Rumors: One Player Requested Trade From Twins At Deadline

August 05, 2025 ,
Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Griffin Jax pitches during 2025 game.

As the Minnesota Twins stunned the baseball world with a dramatic trade deadline selloff, reliever Griffin Jax became the latest domino to fall, by choice. 

Jax requested a trade on deadline day after watching Carlos Correa, Jhoan Duran, and several others shipped out in rapid succession. His frustration had been brewing, intensified by a dugout clash with manager Rocco Baldelli just a day earlier. 

But it was Carlos Correa, moments before being dealt back to the Houston Astros, who helped smooth things over with Baldelli and tipped Jax off about the club’s impending teardown. That’s when Jax made it official: he wanted out.

Rays land Jax, Twins pivot toward youth

The Tampa Bay Rays swooped in with an offer Minnesota couldn’t ignore: 23-year-old starter Taj Bradley, once among baseball’s most promising arms. President of baseball operations Derek Falvey admitted the Twins had been reluctant to move Jax at first, but the late interest from Tampa changed the equation.

By the 6 p.m. deadline, Jax was gone, part of a broader fire sale that saw 10 big-league players moved in 48 hours, including a separate deal that sent Louis Varland and Ty France to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Fallout continues as players react

Internally, the trades rattled the clubhouse. A confused Joe Ryan believed he had been traded after a false report circulated online. Meanwhile, sources say veteran Ryan Pressly, recently released by the Chicago Cubs, could be on the Twins’ radar as they try to stabilize the bullpen. 

But the real story isn’t about who’s coming in, it’s about who wanted out. “Now no one wants to stay if they are selling like this,” one player told The Athletic. And for Jax, who turns 31 soon and is under club control through 2027, staying on a team with no clear direction simply wasn’t worth it.

Photo Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images

Go To: NFL Rumors | NBA Rumors | NHL Rumors