Bumgarner, Cole, Wheeler, Ryu and Keuchel are all FA's in the offseason. The question is whether or not the Pohlad family will be willing to spend big money on top tier starting pitching. Your point is still valid, though.
It seems to me like this year is a lot harder to pin down trading partners with all of the parity in the league right now and multiple teams still in the running for the playoffs. I just hope we don't make a trade just for the sake of making one. Trust your evaluations and business model. It's not a one-year window for the Twins. Hopefully we're looking at a window of 5-7 years with all of our young talent.