How can the Twins rebuild the roster they tore down?

The early part of the Twins offseason has been dominated by the ongoing search for a new manager to replace Rocco Baldelli who was fired after his seventh season at the helm But there s plenty of work to be done to patch up a roster that was torn apart at the deal deadline and went on to lose games What the Twins do with their roster this winter ties back to the payroll question and on that end there has been no populace indication of what that may look like next season Before trades and free agency officially kick off following the conclusion of the World Series here s a look at particular of the Twins largest part pressing necessities this winter Bullpen No part of the club was ravaged at the agreement deadline last season like the bullpen The front office will have its work cut out for itself after trading the crew s top five bullpen arms bulk of whom would have been under crew control for When the Twins traded Jhoan Duran to Philadelphia Griffin Jax to Tampa Bay Brock Stewart to Los Angeles Louie Varland to Toronto and Danny Coulombe to Texas they created a deep void they now must attempt to fix As of now Cole Sands seems to have a solidified spot But there are a bunch of question marks around him Left-hander Kody Funderburk had a strong final two months of the season which could give him a leg up in his attempt to secure on a spot Justin Topa has a club option and a sparse more pitchers like Michael Tonkin are arbitration-eligible The Twins must make decisions on those arms in November The Twins oversaw the advancement of Duran Jax and Varland from starting pitchers to dominant relievers and that s a path they could choose to take to try to fill at least a limited of the empty spots in the bullpen But be it via free agency Coulombe was a solid signing last winter at million trades or internal arms this area will have to be a focus this winter Catcher The Twins have a need at catcher this offseason with Christian V zquez s three-year million pact coming to a conclusion Minnesota Twins catcher Ryan Jeffers stands on the field as Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero runs the bases after hitting a solo home run during the second inning of a baseball match Wednesday Sept in Minneapolis AP Photo Abbie Parr The club primarily split time behind the plate over the past three seasons between V zquez and Ryan Jeffers with one better defensively and the other offensively When V zquez developed an infection in his shoulder late in the season Jeffers took on a heavier workload which could be the event next season The Twins could shift to more of a starter back-up situation rather than having co-equal catchers Their top-ranked catching prospect Eduardo Tait is still just and is far off from debuting Neither of the organizations other catchers in their top prospects per MLB Pipeline have reached the high minors either The Twins used both Mickey Gasper and Jhonny Pereda behind the plate when V zquez and then Jeffers concussion were on the injured list and they could factor in in various manner if the Twins opt to address the position internally First base designated hitter The Twins have had a revolving door at first base for the past sparse seasons cycling through players like Ty France Carlos Santana Donovan Solano Alex Kirilloff and others A few solutions like Santana have worked out better than others France signed to a one-year non-guaranteed deal handled the position for much of the season until he was dealt at the contract deadline to the Toronto Blue Jays From there Kody Clemens and Edouard Julien mostly handled the position Trevor Larnach took a majority of the DH at-bats last season but the Twins must decide if they are tendering him a contract offer by the November deadline or moving on from their first-round pick First base and DH look like spots where Minnesota could upgrade to add more thump to its lineup in