{"id":835299,"date":"2026-07-31T08:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/835299\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:58:14","slug":"twins-add-a-j-minter-as-mets-begin-sell-off-mlb-trade-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/835299\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins add A.J. Minter as Mets begin sell-off: MLB Trade Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A.J. Minter is headed to the Minnesota Twins. Steph Chambers \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

July 31, 2026 Updated 2:17 am EDT<\/p>\n

Twins get: LHP A.J. Minter<\/p>\n

Mets get: INF Bruin Agbayani and INF Billy Amick<\/p>\n

Mets: B
Twins: B<\/p>\n

The Mets sell-off has begun in earnest, and they start with a name we\u2019ve heard bandied about in the trade rumor whisper mill for weeks now. Minter originally signed with the Mets before the 2025 season on a two-year deal, and was brilliant for 11 innings in 2025 before season-ending surgery on his left lat. He has a 2.35 ERA and just two walks in 23 innings this year, but he has only 20 strikeouts and a 4.02 FIP, suggesting he is one of the few Mets for whom luck hasn\u2019t been capricious.<\/p>\n

Minter should help a Twins bullpen that entered play Thursday ranked 24th of 30 teams in fWAR from relievers. They do already have Kendry Rojas and Kody Funderburk pitching well from the left side, but relief help is relief help.<\/p>\n

In return, the Mets will get two of the Twins\u2019 top 30 prospects. MLB.com has Agbayani (yes, that\u2019s Benny\u2019s kid<\/a>) at No. 29, while Keith Law had him unranked on his Twins list, which only ran 20 deep. Amick was No. 21 on MLB\u2019s list and No. 19 on Law\u2019s list.<\/p>\n

Amick has done what Law said he needed to do in his age-23 season: Establish that his bat has pop. Amick has 23 home runs and an .820 OPS in Double A. (He also has 108 strikeouts in 379 plate appearances, so there\u2019s room for growth.) Agbayani is still just 19 and has only 74 plate appearances as a pro after being drafted in the sixth round in 2025.<\/p>\n

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