{"id":801982,"date":"2026-08-04T02:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801982\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T02:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T02:50:12","slug":"breaking-twins-to-acquire-right-handed-reliever-jeff-hoffman-from-blue-jays-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801982\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Twins to Acquire Right-Handed Reliever Jeff Hoffman from Blue Jays – Twins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tJeff Hoffman<\/a> was briefly Minnesota Twins property once before. Now, he’s back, as the team made a last-minute trade to acquire him from the Toronto Blue Jays Monday afternoon. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic broke the news.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tHoffman, 33, dominates righties with a vicious power slider. Against lefties, he divides his mix more evenly among that slider; a four-seamer that averages 96 MPH; and a splitter that can miss bats. For some stretches over the last four seasons, he\u2019s been outright elite among high-leverage relievers. He\u2019s given up some gut-punch homers since joining the Blue Jays, but broadly speaking, he remains a lethal weapon. He\u2019s owed $11 million next season and a prorated share of the same amount the rest of this year. The Twins will take on all of the money for 2026, but Toronto will send some to help cover next year’s salary.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn exchange, Minnesota gives up three prospects. John Klein<\/a> debuted for Minnesota earlier this year, and will be in position to contribute for the reloading Jays down the stretch. Along with him come two upside plays for Toronto, in high-upside (but, lately, messy) pitching prospect Dasan Hill<\/a> and infielder Dameury Pena<\/a>, each of whom are far from the big leagues.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMinnesota will also send international bonus pool allotments to Toronto as part of the deal, effectively undoing a portion of the earlier trade in which Toronto sent some of those allotments to Minnesota along with Tommy Nance<\/a>.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tHoffman immediately becomes the Twins’ relief ace. He takes pressure off Yoendrys G\u00f3mez<\/a> and Andrew Morris<\/a>, and gives the team newfound depth in their high-leverage options. The rest of the way, the trick will be getting to the late innings with leads; holding onto those advantages should be easier.\n<\/p>\n

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