Twins Trade Julien, Ohl to Rockies for Kaminska, Cash

The Minnesota Twins traded infielder Edouard Julien and right-handed pitcher Pierson Ohl to the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday in exchange for minor league right-hander Jace Kaminska and cash considerations.

Julien, who turns 27 in April, joined the Twins as an 18th-round pick out of Auburn University in the 2019 MLB Draft. He broke out as a rookie in 2023, batting .263 with a .381 on-base percentage and .459 slugging percentage over 109 games. That season, he hit 16 home runs, drove in 37 runs and finished seventh in American League Rookie of the Year voting while helping Minnesota win the AL Central and end a 20-year postseason losing streak. He also represented Canada in the World Baseball Classic that year, leading all players with a 1.821 on-base plus slugging percentage.

Performance declined sharply afterward. Over the next two seasons, Julien hit .208 with 11 home runs in 158 games, striking out in nearly a third of his plate appearances. His on-base percentage fell to .299, and defensive issues at second base worsened. In 2025, he batted .220 with three home runs in 64 major league games before a demotion to Triple-A St. Paul, where he rebounded with a .276 average, 11...