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    Seth Stohs

    By Seth Stohs

    At 3:00 central time today, the annual non-waivers trade deadline will pass. The Twins already made one move. Thursday night, they traded Eduardo Nunez to the San Francisco Giants for Adalberto Mejia. Will they be able to reach any more trade agreements today?

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    Several Twins players have had their names mentioned in trade rumors over the last couple of weeks.

    The player seemingly most likely to be traded before the deadline is catcher Kurt Suzuki. He has been mentioned in rumors for a month, and teams can always use a backup catcher. Suzuki is putting together one of his best seasons with the bat and has always had a strong reputation for working with pitchers.

    When Jonathan Lucroy used his veto power to void a trade to Cleveland yesterday, it may have slowed the process. Cleveland is one possible destination for the Twins backstop, though there are several others that would be interested in Suzuki as well.

    At least two Twins bullpen arms are also garnering a lot of attention from scouts the last couple of weeks. Fernando Abad was terrific the first couple of months of the season. He hasn't been as good of late, but the left-hander should be of interest to some teams

    Brandon Kintzler, like Abad, came to the Twins on a minor league contract before the season. He began the season in Rochester. Since he has come up to the Twins, he has been terrific. Kintzler took over the closer's role and has been very good. He missed most of last season with a knee injury, but he has come back stronger this year.

    Since both players are under team control for at least another year, Rob Antony needs to weigh the return with what they believe the pitchers can be next year. On the other side of that coin, the Twins need to make room for the likes JT Chargois, Mason Melotakis and others.

    Could the Twins find a taker who wants Ervin Santana enough to take on the remainder (or most) of his contract and give the Twins a quality prospect or two? Toronto has reportedly shown a lot of interest of late.

    It's hard to imagine a Tommy Milone or Ricky Nolasco trade today, but could the Twins find a team to take them before the August waiver deadline?

    Could the Twins deal Brian Dozier for a big haul? Would they? Do they trust the potential of Jorge Polanco?

    If the Twins make a trade or three before the deadline, we will attempt to post a new article right away, but as rumors and other trades around the league occur, be sure to use this thread to discuss and make predictions.

    How many deals will the Twins make?

    Seth Stohs has been blogging about the Minnesota Twins since May 2003. A founder and owner of Twins Daily, Seth has been a Twins fan for 40 years and has a passion for covering the minor leagues and prospects.
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    whydidnt

    whydidnt 227

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    Jeremy just retweeted Bickford and Susac for the Brewers' Will Smith.

    Wow! Are relievers now more valuable than starters? I liked the return for Abad until I saw this one. 

     

     

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    Otto von Ballpark

    Otto von Ballpark 20,320

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    Eric A Longenhagen
    2:31 Bickford has been 89-92 with a 50 slider and plus command. Barely threw a changeup as an amateur so that pitch is behind. Not sure why so many are in love with him.

    I could see that he's a bit overrated.  But Bickford is still a nice prospect, though, shooting up to #65 on MLB's list.  He would have represented good return on Santana (assuming the Giants picked up most of the salary).  And Bickford plus an MLB ready catcher in Susac looks like a fantastic haul for Will Smith.

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    Jham

    Jham 2,495

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    I will withhold my analysis of the trade until I find out Pat Light's opinions on Billy Joel's 1980s-era output...

    Oh ho ho, this is your lucky day.  Thanks to the magic of Twitter, we know he's for it!  Only the good die young!

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    jsimssd72

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    Well, he's almost 26 and still in AAA. Baseball Prospectus pegs him as a #4 ML starter. Which is valuable, but also what we seem to have plenty of. Why deal a proven #3 for a guy who might become a #3?  

    $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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    Otto von Ballpark

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    Giants get to control Smith til 2019, BoSox get Abad for 2017.

    That's probably the least of their differences. :) Smith had a 12.2 K/9 over the last 3 years.  Only 9.0 this year so far, but it has been climbing since his return.

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    markos

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    I could see that he's a bit overrated.  But Bickford is still a nice prospect, though, shooting up to #65 on MLB's list.  He would have represented good return on Santana (assuming the Giants picked up most of the salary).  And Bickford plus an MLB ready catcher in Susac looks like a fantastic haul for Will Smith.

    He seems Gonsalves-esque to me. 

     

    I have certainly liked what I've seen from the Brewers under Stearns.

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    Willihammer

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    Giants get to control Smith til 2019, BoSox get Abad for 2017.  Still makes me like the Cubs-Chapman trade (for the Cubs) the longer the trading goes on.

    Do you think a. there was anything to the Theo "chaos theory," and if so, b. did it work?
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    whydidnt

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    Come on.....there is no comparison between a healthy Will Smith and Abad......

    Well, I'd agree that Smith is better than Abad, the difference isn't really that great. Baseball Ref Career ERA+ for Smith 103 - for Abad 110. Career bWAR Smith 0.9, Abad  2.8. The difference is not as great as you'd think, and both these numbers favor Abad.  Like I started with I'd rather have Smith, but there really isn't a huge difference in these guy's results. 

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    Otto von Ballpark

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    Oh ho ho, this is your lucky day.  Thanks to the magic of Twitter, we know he's for it!  Only the good die young!

    "Only the Good Die Young" was from the 1977 album, "The Stranger."

     

    If he starts quoting "River of Dreams", we're in trouble.  I'll grant minor references to "Uptown Girl" and "We Didn't Start the Fire".

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    He seems Gonsalves-esque to me. 

     

    I have certainly liked what I've seen from the Brewers under Stearns.

     

    That sounds like a ringing endorsement for the search firm that the Twins just hired! Find us another Stearns somewhere. 

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    Jham

    Jham 2,495

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    He's not even in the new Independence Day!

    I thought someone shot him with his own gun outside a New Orleans restaurant or something...  Not a bad return for a deceased defensive end with average pass rush abilities and a penchant for political corruption.

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    Lonestar

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    That sounds like a ringing endorsement for the search firm that the Twins just hired! Find us another Stearns somewhere. 

    Search firms don't do the hire.  They only search for candidates.

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    wsnydes

    wsnydes 12,843

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    "Only the Good Die Young" was from the 1977 album, "The Stranger."

     

    If he starts quoting "River of Dreams", we're in trouble.  I'll grant minor references to "Uptown Girl" and "We Didn't Start the Fire".

    I'd imagine that Joe DiMaggio comes up a lot in baseball conversations.

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