The Twins aren't built for the Winter Meetings

 I used to joke that the Twins were regularly inactive at the annual Winter Meetings because Terry Ryan stuck to his early bed time, and all the action happened in the wee hours. While that may have been true, the fact is, the Twins have a new front office, and have for some time, and they are still mostly dormant in December. Or so it seems.

Historically, Derek Falvey is on record talking about laying the ground work in the spring for all manner of big moves, and sometimes, they come to fruition after the calendar changes. I have no doubt that is true, and this season it is even more apparent. The Minnesota Twins, and especially the 24-25 Twins, are not built for busy times at the Winter Meetings.

The big moves so far have been on the free agency market, which the Twins won't participate in unless they see their payroll brought down initially. Additionally, teams looking to offload top talent or seriously trim payroll, like the Cleveland Guardians, apparently, might be active. Headlines are made at the Winter Meetings.

But there are only so many spots for the best players, only so many matches for the teams looking to make the big moves. Knowing that they won't move at the top of the market, the Twins are often content to wait in the league and pounce when competition is less, or prices are more favorable. It's been effective, and the Twins aren't missing on any players they had a realistic shot at.

Even more so this year, the Twins are looking to shed about 15 million in salary, if reports are to be believed. After the Guardians' trade of Andres Gimenez tonight, the Twins sit comfortably atop the AL Central in terms of payroll size, and would still be there if they retreat back to that mythical $130m level. All of this, plus the hope that the team could be sold sooner rather than later suggests the team is hoping to remain competitive.

No major pieces are being sold. No major pieces are being added. This is not a team to watch at the winter meetings in the most interesting of years, an this is hardly that.  

But hey, they did sign Huascar Ynoa to a Minor League deal, so I guess that's something.