Twins Winter Meetings notes: Moving up in lottery, updates on Kenta Maeda, Alex Kirilloff

The Twins are interested in re-signing Carlos Correa. Scott Boras is the agent for Corrao. Kenta Maeda and Alex Kirilloff are also interested.

The Twins won the MLB draft lottery Tuesday night. They moved up from No. 13 to No 5. The 2023 MLB Draft class is considered strong in college position players. It increases the amount of money the team can spend to sign their picks by $2 million. The draft will take place in July. For more information on the Winter Meetings, visit the Minnesota Twins website.

Kenta Maeda had Tommy John surgery last season. The Twins decided not to ease him back as a reliever down the stretch. Now, the team is confident that Maeda is fully healthy and will be part of the opening-day rotation. Maeeda last started for the Twins on August 21, 2021.

Alex Kirilloff had a second wrist surgery in four months. He tore a tendon in his wrist just 12 games into his MLB career. Kiriloff has hit .251/.295/.398 with 11 homers in 104 games in Triple-A.

Miranda is the new starting third baseman for the Twins. He played mostly first base and designated hitter in his rookie season. Miranda and Carlos Correa are going to meet this season to talk about Miranda's training. He hit .268/.325/.426 in 125 games as a rookie. His ability to play even average-ish defense at third base could make him an All-Star-caliber player.