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  • Trade Deadline Tracker Day 2: The Latest Twins' News and Rumor Roundup

    Matthew Taylor

    By Matthew Taylor

    The midseason hot stove got even hotter on Thursday, and a José Berríos trade appears to be turning from an "if" into a "when". Come read about all the latest news and rumors.

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    Friday News and Rumors:

    Morosi: José Berríos WILL be traded today.

     

    Trade Deadline Intel from Aaron Gleeman

     

    We could be in for a busy day...

    Kyle Gibson Likely on the Move

     

    With this report, it certainly sounds like the San Diego Padres are MAJOR players in the José Berríos sweepstakes. The interesting angle with Gibson is that the Twins might not want to wait too long on a  Berríos trade. If the Padres don't want to get left without a chair and pull the trigger on Gibson, the Twins could lose out on a potentially exciting offer from San Diego.

    Thursday News and Rumors:

    Chicago White Sox Trade For Cesar Hernandez and Ryan Tepera

    The first pair of trades of the day on Thursday came from the Minnesota Twins’ biggest rivals, the Chicago White Sox who traded for reigning gold glove second baseman, Cesar Hernandez and right-handed reliever, Ryan Tepera. While these moves didn’t have a direct impact on the Minnesota Twins in 2022, Hernandez has a club option for 2023 at $6M, so the Twins could be seeing plenty of Hernandez over the next year and a half should the Sox pick up that option.

    In acquiring reliever Ryan Tepera, the White Sox gave up their 23rd ranked prospect. Tepara owns a 3.23 ERA since the start of 2020 and is also on an expiring deal, so Twins fans shouldn’t expect the Twins to get a top prospect for Hansel Robles or Alexander Colomé should they choose to move either of them.

    New York Yankees Trade For Anthony Rizzo

    Just a day after trading for left handed slugger Joey Gallo, the New York Yankees stayed aggressive in adding another lefty in Anthony Rizzo. Rizzo owns a .792 OPS this season, but his left handed bat figures to play well in Yankee Stadium.

    From a Twins perspective, the biggest takeaway from the Yankees acquiring Rizzo is that the Yankees are looking to be aggressive at the trade deadline. They have been linked to José Berríos this week, but they could also have interest in other players such as Michael Pineda or Kenta Maeda as they sure look like they want to push for the playoffs this season.

    Los Angeles Dodgers Trade For Max Scherzer and Trea Turner

    The headliner deal of the day in the baseball world occurred when the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a blockbuster in acquiring multi-time Cy Young winner, Max Scherzer, along with all-star shortstop Trea Turner for a massive haul of prospects including Keibert Ruiz and Josiah Gray. After initial reports stated that Scherzer was going to be headed to San Diego, the Dodgers swooped in at the last minute to acquire the pair of stars from the Nationals.

    With Max Scherzer now off the trade market, José Berríos is far and away the biggest pitcher name left on the trade market. Additionally, with the Padres losing out on Max Scherzer and instead him signing with their division rivals, the Padres now figure to be extremely interested in Berríos and now under some pressure to perhaps overpay for him.

    Boston Red Sox Trade For Kyle Schwarber

    The trades kept coming on Thursday evening, when the Boston Red Sox traded for Nationals’ outfielder, Kyle Schwarber. This was a big acquisition for the Red Sox who are trying to maintain their lead in the loaded American League East. Similar to the Yankees, this move signaled to the baseball world that the Red Sox are all in, and has also been linked to the Minnesota Twins and José Berríos. Just how aggressive are the Red Sox going to be?

    San Diego Padres Trade For Daniel Hudson

    The final trade of the night came when the Nationals continued their sell off and traded reliever Daniel Hudson to the Padres for a low-end pitching prospect.

    More than 5 Teams are Interested in José Berríos

    Berríos has become THE name of the MLB trade deadline, with Ken Rosenthal reporting that at least 5 of MLB's contenders are interested in trading for the 2-time all-star.

    Seattle Mariners Pursued Trade for Berríos

    In addition to the 5 teams listed above, today we learned that the Seattle Mariners have pursued a trade for Berríos. Also included in the report is that Minnesota is asking for a top young starter. The headliner included in the report is Emerson Hancock who is MLB.com's #23 prospect.

    New York Mets Appear to Be OUT on Berríos Sweepstakes

    Many teams were reported to join the José Berríos sweepstakes today, but the reports made it sound as if the New York Mets are not in the mix for a Berríos trade. The New York Mets have a talented farm system with intriguing prospects such as Ronny Mauricio, but for now it appears they are not going to make a push. That can always change, though...

    What trades do you think will go down on deadline day? Leave a comment and start the conversation!

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    Mike Sixel

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    2 minutes ago, twinfan said:

    I can't see them trading Berrios. That would be plain stupid. I can see them trading Pineda and Kepler and possibly Donaldson while paying some of his salary. Robles is worthless right now so maybe a waiver deal in August is possible. Rogers would be in demand though I would hate to see him go. 

    The Red Sox getting Schwarber is like the Yankees getting Gallo. They are both Dave Kingman type hitters (or similar to Sano). Rizzo is a big acquisition and maybe we can get Voit from them for Pineada (though they would want Berrios).

    we've had a bad year. Should we blow up everything and really go backwards? 

    You're willing to trade Kepler and Donaldson, who are signed longer than Berrios?

    How is trading Berrios blowing everything up?

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    Otto von Ballpark

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    21 minutes ago, Dodecahedron said:

    That's great, but also sounds a bit made up to me.  How many more teams could have possibly called the Twins with anything serious between "last night" and 8:51am?

    I think the implication is that interest has grown, among mostly the same teams, since the Scherzer sweepstakes officially ended. (Scherzer was mentioned in the first clause of the tweet.)

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    twinfan

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    1 hour ago, MABB1959 said:

    I feel for any player or prospect that gets traded to MN.  It would be like the player in the movie 42 who got traded to Pittsburgh because they were unwilling to get on board and play with Robinson.  Not really sure if it was Pittsburgh but it was a sucky team and no player wanted to go there.  I wonder if we are on the no trade list of many of the great players today and that is why we get stuck with prospects or older veterans.  To clarify....we were lucky to get a veteran like Cruz but is he here?  NOPE!  Will we see the prospects we got for him in the near future?  DOUBT IT!

    If you are a prospect stuck behind a major leaguer, wouldn't you want to go where you can play and get your career established? Ok, we aren't the biggest spenders but we develop good players and have had some success. And "sucky" teams can become good teams with the right moves. I just hope you aren't calling us "sucky".

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    twinfan

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    3 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

    You're willing to trade Kepler and Donaldson, who are signed longer than Berrios?

    How is trading Berrios blowing everything up?

    I'm thinking that Kepler and Donalson would be pieces that we could get a decent return on and we don't need going forward and some money from trading Donaldson could be used to sign Berrios (or someone else). Look, I like Kepler but he hasn't improved in 4 years and Donaldson gets injured every year. By blowing everything up, I'm talking about if we trade most of our better players for "prospects" who may never make it. This is only 1 bad year in the last 4. To me, that's no reason to blow it up. We won't have some of the bad pieces next year but don't get rid of all the good.

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    Vanimal46

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    I’ve never understood the logic of dismantling the offense because the pitching staff was horrible this year. Donaldson is performing, probably better than most expectations. Kepler is probably not going to elevate his game like Yelich, but he’s still quite good. 

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    In My La Z boy

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    8 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

    I think fans vastly undervalue Kepler. And this team would miss him. 

    I see almost zero chance Berrios doesn't hit free agency, given his quotes. So I can't see an extension. 

    I would miss him. Problem is our FO has stockpiled lefthanded corner outfielders. It sounds likely we will receive a haul for Berrios, and nothing stops us from trying to sign him in a year 1/2. I agree he is determined to test free agency. 

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    Mike Sixel

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    4 minutes ago, In My La Z boy said:

    I would miss him. Problem is our FO has stockpiled lefthanded corner outfielders. It sounds likely we will receive a haul for Berrios, and nothing stops us from trying to sign him in a year 1/2. I agree he is determined to test free agency. 

    I agree they have over drafted LH corner OFers that can't field the OF........

    My thoughts are that if Buxton is out for a week or so, Kepler is a decent CF option. He's not playing there this year because Buxton is out longer, and the season is lost. Kepler can also field RF. I don't think any of their other ML or AA or AAA OFers field and hit. Also, Kepler is hitting slightly above league average this year, after being hurt and not playing well. I expect 3 or so WAR next year out of him.....Kiriloff is the 1B of the future. Larnach probably should DH, but is the LF (hoping he can improve somehow..... in the field.....). 

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    In My La Z boy

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    4 minutes ago, Musk21 said:

    Trade is done. Woods-Richardson and Austin Martin going to Twins.

    2 future maybe studs. I think this is good. I will be rooting this fall for the Jays. We can still make a run at Jose when he is a free agent. Sad day really. Good outcome here I think.

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    ashbury

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    2 hours ago, FritzDahmus said:

    The Twins have 4 bad months of baseball following 2 Division Championships  and 3 playoff appearances in the last 55 months.................and they see the need to sell off important pieces. I don't want these guys handling my investment portfolio. It's not just our guys of course. Baseball is broken in so many ways.

    But what this sell off does.......it now gives them a chance to play front office managers of a MLB team. Good for them. Have fun fellas. No expectations of winning right away [they are building a winner.....ya, right]. There farm hand managers and coaches get top develop exciting talent -- to the point where they are so good, they are too expensive to keep.

    Go Yankees......

    If your investment portfolio includes property that could walk away in eighteen months, you might give these guys a second look. :)

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    Vanimal46

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    1 minute ago, Mike Sixel said:

    I want them to keep Buxton, very much. I'd have to be 100% BLOWN AWAY to trade him. He's a legit difference maker, in a sport where that is hard to be.

    Sounds like everyone is on the table… Buxton, Maeda, Rogers, etc. If Buxton is traded I’ll be pretty fed up with this organization. 

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    Mike Sixel

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    2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

    Sounds like everyone is on the table… Buxton, Maeda, Rogers, etc. If Buxton is traded I’ll be pretty fed up with this organization. 

    I will also. No matter what they get, I'll be very disappointed they deal him. I truly think this roster can compete next year, with some luck in the bullpen, and by signing or trading for a legit SP or two. 

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    nicksaviking

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    OK, just for fun, predictions for the rest of the day:

    Pineda gets moved within the hour for a surprisingly decent return.

    Simmons and Robles go for PTBNLs with the Twins eating half of Simmons remaining salary.

    Donaldson rumors pick up but they fall through at the last minute.

    Just before the clock strikes zero, the Twins trade Miguel Sano to Boston.

     

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    Mike Sixel

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    2 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

    OK, just for fun, predictions for the rest of the day:

    Pineda gets moved within the hour for a surprisingly decent return.

    Simmons and Robles go for PTBNLs with the Twins eating half of Simmons remaining salary.

    Donaldson rumors pick up but they fall through at the last minute.

    Just before the clock strikes zero, the Twins trade Miguel Sano to Boston.

     

    I was with you until the last one! I don't see it.

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    nicksaviking

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    Just now, Mike Sixel said:

    But, but, he's the best! I think this shows his value according to MLB teams.......

    Yeah, there's just not a ton of value for corner bats and not a ton of value for guys with low on base skills.

    But I understand why he had value to Twins fans. He was an enjoyable player to watch and his energy was always needed. I still hope for the best for Eddie, definitely one of my favorites from this era.

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    Tim

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    I think the Padres are about to get desperate. They lost Scherzer, lost Berrios, and are going to scramble. Preller won't stand put and knows he went all in before the season.

    Maeda, Rogers, Buxton all could be a fit.

    Twins could take on Meyers or Hosmer to really maximize the return.

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    MABB1959

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    1 hour ago, twinfan said:

    If you are a prospect stuck behind a major leaguer, wouldn't you want to go where you can play and get your career established? Ok, we aren't the biggest spenders but we develop good players and have had some success. And "sucky" teams can become good teams with the right moves. I just hope you aren't calling us "sucky".

    We don't seem to have prospects stuck behind any major leaguers or barely any that are ready.  Are you calling this team not sucky or a good team?  We won a couple of division titles, not a huge feat in the ALC.  We never even win a post season game yet advance to the next round. We rarely develop our prospects and when we do (Buxton and Berrios) we don't have the ability or money to keep them.  This team is really bad, horrible, unwatchable or whatever you want to call it. 

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    Mike Sixel

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    Just now, Tim said:

    I think the Padres are about to get desperate. They lost Scherzer, lost Berrios, and are going to scramble. Preller won't stand put and knows he went all in before the season.

    Maeda, Rogers, Buxton all could be a fit.

    Twins could take on Meyers or Hosmer to really maximize the return.

    I hope they don't deal Maeda or Buxton....but Pineda is a fit there.......

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