Joe Ryan posts the best first-half ERA by a Minnesota Twins pitcher since Johan Santana in 2007, earning a long-overdue All-Star recognition.

On Sunday, the Twins will add the next wave of talent to the organization when the draft begins, making their first selection at No. 16 overall with another pick coming at No. 36 overall, a Competitive Balance Round A selection.

The trade deadline always comes with a ton of discussion and a fraction of action. You line up your wish list with former All-Stars and impact players, only for your team to add a mid-leverage lefty to the bullpen.

When the MLB amateur draft begins Sunday, the Twins will watch the 15 teams picking ahead of them draft player after player that they had hoped to select at No. 16. Which, weirdly, is actually kind of fun, Sean Johnson said.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/twins as Carlos Correa left off Twins' lineup Saturday, but X-rays were clean. Carlos Correa left Friday's game in the seventh inning with a "mild left ankle sprain," after Pirates OF Tommy Pham slid into his leg at second base. He is now out of the Twins' lineup for Saturday.

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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Joe Ryan is being monitored by "a number of teams" leading up to the July 31 MLB trade deadline, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi.

While the Twins continue to battle through a frustrating stretch, there’s no shortage of buzz coming from one of their minor league affiliates. The Double-A Wichita Wind Surge have emerged as a must-follow squad,

In the span of six batters, Tuesday night’s game between the Twins and Cubs swiveled from taut to comfortable to out of hand. On a night when Minnesota was doing without closer Jhoan Duran, a three-ho

Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa had to be helped off the field after injuring his right ankle when Pittsburgh’s Tommy Pham slid into him at second base.