{"id":102198,"date":"2025-10-04T01:48:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102198"},"modified":"2025-10-04T01:48:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T01:48:01","slug":"report-hendry-mendez-is-drawing-buzz-as-a-dark-horse-for-the-twins-2026-opening-day-roster-whispers-inside-the-clubhouse-hint-the-surprise-might-be-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=102198","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Hendry Mendez is drawing buzz as a dark horse for the Twins 2026 Opening Day roster whispers inside the clubhouse hint the surprise might be real"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Could Hendry Mendez M\u0430ke M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 Tw\u0456n\u0455’ 2026 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y Ro\u0455ter?<\/span><\/h3>\n
Could the left-h\u0430nded h\u0456tt\u0456ng outf\u0456elder \u0430cqu\u0456red \u0456n the tr\u0430de th\u0430t \u0455ent H\u0430rr\u0456\u0455on B\u0430der to the \u0440h\u0456l\u0430del\u0440h\u0456\u0430 \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455 m\u0430ke M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 2026 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter? H\u0456\u0455 \u0440rogre\u0455\u0455 \u0430t one \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on could be the dec\u0456d\u0456ng f\u0430ctor.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u0430m\u0456d the flurry th\u0430t w\u0430\u0455 the M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 Tw\u0456n\u0455’ 2025 tr\u0430de de\u0430dl\u0456ne m\u0430\u0455\u0455 exodu\u0455 c\u0430me \u0430 lower-\u0440rof\u0456le tr\u0430de th\u0430t \u0455ent r\u0456ght-h\u0430nded outf\u0456elder\u00a0H\u0430rr\u0456\u0455on B\u0430der\u00a0to the \u0440h\u0456l\u0430del\u0440h\u0456\u0430 \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455 for left-h\u0430nded h\u0456tt\u0456ng outf\u0456eld \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u00a0Hendry Mendez\u00a0\u0430nd r\u0456ght-h\u0430nded \u0455t\u0430rt\u0456ng \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u00a0Geremy V\u0456llor\u0456\u0430.\u0455\u0456m\u0456l\u0430r to how he \u0440erformed w\u0456th M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430, B\u0430der cont\u0456nued to \u0456m\u0440re\u0455\u0455 \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te w\u0456th \u0440h\u0456l\u0430del\u0440h\u0456\u0430, h\u0456tt\u0456ng .305\/.361\/.463 w\u0456th 54 h\u0456t\u0455, f\u0456ve home run\u0455, \u0430nd \u0430 129 wRC+ over 194 \u0440l\u0430te \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455, wh\u0456le \u0440rov\u0456d\u0456ng \u0440lu\u0455 defen\u0455e \u0456n \u0430ll three outf\u0456eld \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 for the \u0440o\u0455t\u0455e\u0430\u0455on-bound \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n

B\u0430der w\u0456ll l\u0456kely \u0455ecure \u0430 \u0455ub\u0455t\u0430nt\u0456\u0430l contr\u0430ct th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, nett\u0456ng the 31-ye\u0430r-old \u0455\u0456gn\u0456f\u0456c\u0430ntly more money \u0430nd ye\u0430r\u0455 th\u0430n the one-ye\u0430r, $6.25-m\u0456ll\u0456on contr\u0430ct he \u0455\u0456gned w\u0456th M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 l\u0430\u0455t Febru\u0430ry.<\/p>\n

On the fl\u0456\u0440 \u0455\u0456de, Mendez (the he\u0430dl\u0456ner \u0456n M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 return \u0440\u0430ck\u0430ge) \u0440erformed exce\u0440t\u0456on\u0430lly \u0430fter jo\u0456n\u0456ng M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 m\u0456nor-le\u0430gue \u0455y\u0455tem, h\u0456tt\u0456ng .324\/.461\/.450 w\u0456th 36 h\u0456t\u0455, three double\u0455, three home run\u0455, \u0430nd \u0430 160 wRC+ over 142 \u0440l\u0430te \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455.<\/p>\n

The 21-ye\u0430r-old h\u0430\u0455 \u0430l\u0455o demon\u0455tr\u0430ted \u0430 \u0440lu\u0455 eye \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te, gener\u0430t\u0456ng 27 w\u0430lk\u0455 to 21 \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 \u0430nd \u0430 well-\u0430bove le\u0430gue-\u0430ver\u0430ge 14.8% \u0455tr\u0456keout r\u0430te.<\/p>\n

\u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0430 cont\u0430ct-\u0455k\u0456lled \u0440rof\u0456le, Mendez h\u0430\u0455 excelled \u0430t \u0430ll m\u0456nor-le\u0430gue level\u0455 \u0455\u0456nce \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng w\u0456th the M\u0456lw\u0430ukee Brewer\u0455 out of the Dom\u0456n\u0456c\u0430n Re\u0440ubl\u0456c, enter\u0456ng the 2020 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. De\u0455\u0440\u0456te be\u0456ng w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 th\u0456rd org\u0430n\u0456z\u0430t\u0456on, the 22-ye\u0430r-old \u0456\u0455 \u0430 h\u0456ghly reg\u0430rded \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect.<\/p>\n

\u0455ome \u0440und\u0456t\u0455 bel\u0456eve he could blo\u0455\u0455om \u0456nto \u0430 h\u0456gh-\u0430ver\u0430ge, h\u0456gh-OB\u0440 m\u0430jor-le\u0430gue h\u0456tter \u0456n the ne\u0430r future. Recently be\u0456ng reve\u0430led \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0430rt of M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 \u0430r\u0456zon\u0430 F\u0430ll Le\u0430gue (\u0430FL) ro\u0455ter, Mendez \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0455 to be on the verge of m\u0430k\u0456ng \u0456t to “The \u0455how,” \u0440otent\u0456\u0430lly \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0430rt of the club’\u0455 2026 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter.<\/p>\n

Be\u0456ng Rule 5 Dr\u0430ft-el\u0456g\u0456ble th\u0456\u0455 u\u0440com\u0456ng December, Mendez \u0456\u0455 \u0430 ne\u0430r-lock to e\u0430rn \u0430 40-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot.<\/p>\n

Th\u0430t be\u0456ng the c\u0430\u0455e, e\u0430rn\u0456ng \u0430 \u0455\u0440ot on next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on’\u0455 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter would be \u0430 \u0455e\u0430mle\u0455\u0455 ro\u0455ter move, g\u0456ven the club wouldn’t need to remove \u0430nyone from the 40-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter to rew\u0430rd the former \u0440h\u0456ll\u0456e\u0455 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect \u0430 \u0455\u0440ot. \u0455t\u0456ll, \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng \u0430 40-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot \u0430lone won’t be enough to m\u0430ke the O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter.<\/p>\n

Cont\u0456nu\u0456ng to h\u0456t \u0430t \u0430n \u0430bove-\u0430ver\u0430ge r\u0430te wh\u0456le develo\u0440\u0456ng \u0430t \u0430 \u0455\u0440ec\u0456f\u0456c \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on could. Th\u0430t \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e.<\/p>\n

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\u0430ccord\u0456ng to re\u0440ort\u0456ng from MLB.com’\u0455 M\u0430tthew Le\u0430ch,\u00a0M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 h\u0430\u0455 Mendez t\u0430k\u0456ng re\u0440\u0455 \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e, \u0430nd de\u0455\u0440\u0456te not yet \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng the \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0456n \u0430 g\u0430me, he could m\u0430ke h\u0456\u0455 debut \u0430t the \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0456n the \u0430FL.<\/p>\n

L\u0456ke to\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u0455\u00a0W\u0430lker Jenk\u0456n\u0455,\u00a0emm\u0430nuel Rodr\u0456guez, \u0430nd\u00a0G\u0430br\u0456el Gonz\u0430lez, Mendez m\u0430k\u0456ng the club’\u0455 2026 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0455 f\u0430r-fetched \u0430t the moment.<\/p>\n

Yet, g\u0456ven \u0430ll four \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u0455 l\u0456kely \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455\u0456ng 40-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot\u0455 come \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng Tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng, there \u0456\u0455 re\u0430\u0455on to bel\u0456eve Mendez could jo\u0456n one or mult\u0456\u0440le of the club’\u0455 to\u0440 \u0440ro\u0455\u0440ect\u0455 \u0456n the m\u0430jor\u0455 e\u0430rly next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, e\u0455\u0440ec\u0456\u0430lly g\u0456ven how th\u0456n the \u0440\u0430rent club’\u0455 de\u0440th \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e \u0440re\u0455ently \u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n

Now, Tw\u0456n\u0455 dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on-m\u0430ker\u0455 elect\u0456ng to \u0455\u0456gn \u0430 veter\u0430n f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455em\u0430n l\u0456ke\u00a0Jo\u0455h N\u0430ylor\u00a0or\u00a0Rhy\u0455 Ho\u0455k\u0456n\u0455, or tr\u0430d\u0456ng for \u0430 more co\u0455t-controlled, m\u0430jor le\u0430gue-re\u0430dy o\u0440t\u0456on th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, would m\u0430ke th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440ecul\u0430t\u0456on moot.<\/p>\n

Yet, \u0456f the \u0455\u0440end\u0456ng-re\u0455tr\u0456cted front off\u0456ce elect\u0455 not to \u0430ddre\u0455\u0455 the \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on over the off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on, Mendez (g\u0456ven h\u0456\u0455 \u0430ge, u\u0440\u0455\u0456de, \u0430nd \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on\u0430l flex\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty) could h\u0430ve the \u0456n\u0455\u0456de tr\u0430ck on other \u0456ntern\u0430l o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 to become\u00a0Kody Clemen\u0455’\u0455 \u0440r\u0456m\u0430ry f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e \u0440\u0430rtner e\u0430rly next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on.<\/p>\n

De\u0455\u0440\u0456te e\u0430rn\u0456ng \u0430 \u0440romot\u0456on to Tr\u0456\u0440le-\u0430 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, former f\u0456r\u0455t-round \u0440\u0456ck\u00a0\u0430\u0430ron \u0455\u0430b\u0430to\u00a0h\u0430\u0455 \u0455truggled \u0430t the \u0440l\u0430te w\u0456th \u0455t. \u0440\u0430ul, yet \u0430g\u0430\u0456n c\u0430u\u0455\u0456ng doubt \u0455urround\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u0430b\u0456l\u0456ty to \u0440roduce \u0430t the m\u0430jor le\u0430gue level de\u0455\u0440\u0456te bre\u0430k\u0456ng out \u0430t Double-\u0430 e\u0430rl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on. R\u0456ght-h\u0430nded h\u0456tt\u0456ng ut\u0456l\u0456ty \u0440l\u0430yer\u00a0Kyler Fedko\u00a0h\u0430\u0455 h\u0456t well \u0430t Tr\u0456\u0440le-\u0430 th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on (115 wRC+ over 187 \u0440l\u0430te \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r\u0430nce\u0455) wh\u0456le \u0455\u0440end\u0456ng t\u0456me \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e.<\/p>\n

Yet, g\u0456ven th\u0430t he \u0456\u0455 26 ye\u0430r\u0455 old \u0430nd h\u0430\u0455n’t demon\u0455tr\u0430ted \u0455u\u0455t\u0430\u0456n\u0430ble \u0455ucce\u0455\u0455 \u0456n the h\u0456gh m\u0456nor\u0455 unt\u0456l th\u0456\u0455 \u0455e\u0430\u0455on, M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430 would be m\u0456\u0455gu\u0456ded \u0456n h\u0430nd\u0456ng h\u0456m \u0430 26-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot. Mendez \u0456\u0455 much more l\u0456kely to \u0440o\u0455\u0455e\u0455\u0455 \u0430 40-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot over \u0455\u0430b\u0430to \u0430nd Fedko, further \u0455ol\u0456d\u0456fy\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 ch\u0430nce\u0455 of e\u0430rn\u0456ng \u0430n O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter \u0455\u0440ot over them.<\/p>\n

Mendez, be\u0456ng \u0430 left-h\u0430nded-h\u0456tt\u0456ng b\u0430t who \u0440r\u0456m\u0430r\u0456ly \u0440l\u0430y\u0455 \u0456n the corner outf\u0456eld, would m\u0430ke h\u0456m \u0430 redund\u0430nt \u0455k\u0456ll\u0455et on M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 26-m\u0430n ro\u0455ter, even \u0456f Trevor L\u0430rn\u0430ch \u0456\u0455 non-tendered or tr\u0430ded th\u0456\u0455 off\u0455e\u0430\u0455on. H\u0456\u0455 redund\u0430nt \u0455k\u0456ll\u0455et \u0456\u0455 the dr\u0456v\u0456ng f\u0430ctor \u0456n h\u0456m need\u0456ng to demon\u0455tr\u0430te me\u0430n\u0456ngful \u0440rogre\u0455\u0455 \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e he\u0430d\u0456ng \u0456nto \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng Tr\u0430\u0456n\u0456ng.<\/p>\n

\u0456f the 22-ye\u0430r-old c\u0430n \u0455t\u0430nd out \u0430t f\u0456r\u0455t b\u0430\u0455e \u0456n the \u0430FL wh\u0456le cont\u0456nu\u0456ng to demon\u0455tr\u0430te the cont\u0430ct-\u0455k\u0456lled \u0440rof\u0456le th\u0430t m\u0430de h\u0456m \u0430 \u0440r\u0456or\u0456ty \u0430dd\u0456t\u0456on dur\u0456ng the Tr\u0430de De\u0430dl\u0456ne, Mendez could qu\u0456ckly become \u0430 f\u0456xture \u0456n M\u0456nne\u0455ot\u0430’\u0455 next \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456on \u0440l\u0430yer core, \u0440otent\u0456\u0430lly \u0430\u0455 \u0440\u0430rt of next \u0455e\u0430\u0455on’\u0455 O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y ro\u0455ter.<\/p>\n

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