Here is another Twins right-hander (in addition to Joe Ryan, who I profiled in this series last week) who could help the Cubs. It seems clear that the Twins are in rebuild mode and would likely be happy to trade Pablo López.

There are caveats with López. He missed quite a bit of time in 2025 with injuries. He missed three months with a strain of the teres major muscle in the back of his shoulder, then made three starts in September before spending the rest of the year on the injured list with what was termed a “mild forearm strain.” Here’s what was written at MLB.com late in the season about the latter injury:

There is not currently any concern regarding a possible elbow or ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injury. If the season were not coming to an end, it is possible that López would ha

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