The Minnesota Twins made a subtle trade on Friday in an effort to improve their lineup.
The deal, made with the Miami Marlins, gets Minnesota a first baseman who had his most successful MLB season in 2025.
The full trade was one-for-one:
- Twins get: 1B Eric Wagaman
- Marlins get: LHP Kade Bragg
Wagaman is a 28-year old, 6-foot-4 right-handed hitter from Mission Viejo, California. He entered pro baseball as a 13th-round pick of the Yankees in 2017 out of Orange Coast College.
He made his MLB debut in 2024 with the Angels, hitting.250 in 18 games.
In 2025, Wagaman joined the Marlins, for whom he played in 140 games (and again hit.250.
Wagaman knocked 119 hits, of which 28 were doubles, three were triples and nine were home runs. He drove in 53 runs and stole four bases.
In 2024, Wagaman had a.673 OPS. In 2025, his OPS was.674.
Wagaman has also played third base and left field in the majors, so he has at least a bit of versatility.
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The guy the Twins traded away, Bragg, was a 17th-round pick in 2023 out of Angelo State.
Bragg is a 6-foot-1 left-handed pitcher who is 24 years old.
In 2025, Bragg topped out at Double-A Wichita, where he had a 3.22 ERA in 15 appearances out of the bullpen.
In his minor league career, Bragg has struck out 10.8 batters per nine innings.
It's a deal more about now for the Twins and more about the future for the Marlins, so we'll just have to wait and see how it plays out.
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