Twins Notebook 8/31: Trade Deadline Day

[Andrew Thares]

The Minnesota Twins were cruising through the first half of the season, as they stood at an impressive 20-10 record at the halfway point. However, the second half of the season has gotten off to a dreadful start, as the Twins have dropped five straight, including getting swept by the Tigers in Detroit over the weekend. Today the Twins return home to face the Chicago White Sox, though the big news of the days expects to come before the game, with the MLB Trade Deadline at 3 pm central time today.Yesterday’s Game Recap

Tigers 3, Twins 2: This Is Not What You Want

 

Today

Twins vs White Sox 7:10 pm CDT

Betting Line: MIN +130, CWS -140, O/U: 9

 

Twins Starter: Rich Hill, LHP 3.55 ERA

 

Rich Hill will be making his third start back from the IL stint that caused him to miss about three weeks. His task this time out will be difficult against this young and dangerous White Sox lineup. So far this season, the White Sox rank second in Major League Baseball with a team wRC+ of 121. Having spent his last few years in the National League, Hill does not have a ton of experience against this White Sox lineup. Here is how he has fared against this current White Sox roster.

 

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White Sox Starter: Lucas Giolito, RHP 3.09 ERA

 

Lucas Giolito is coming off no hitting the Pittsburgh Pirates his last time out. Over his past two starts, Giolito has thrown 16 scoreless innings, while striking out 13 batters and walking just 1 on both starts. After getting rocked by this Twins lineup on Opening Day, Giolito has been dominate in all but one of his next six starts. Over those six starts, Giolito has an ERA of just 1.80 and is holding opposing hitters to a staggeringly low .463 OPS. This struggling Twins lineup will certainly have its hands full trying to get things going back on track tonight.

 

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Twins Lineup:

 

 

News and Notes

 

- There will be plenty of action happening throughout today, so make sure you stay up to date with what is going on in the Twins trade front.

 

- Both Dylan Bundy and Lance Lynn are reportedly on the Twins trade radar.

 

- Last night, the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners completed a seven-player trade that sent Austin Nola, Dan Atlavilla and Austin Adams to San Diego in exchange for Ty France, Taylor Trammell, Andres Muñoz and Luis Torrens.

 

See Also

Week in Review: Road Worriers

2020 Minnesota Twins Mid-Season Superlatives

The Potential Trade for a Relief Ace Nobody Is Talking About

 

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[4twinsJA]

Pitchers only pitched 20 innings last 5 days, should be rested.

[ashbury]

"The Twins worked aggressively to trade for a starter today, but in the end opted not to take part in an overheated market that offered insufficient value in return for prospect talent, especially considering the players about to re-join the Twins' roster anyway." -- nonexistent quote that represents my prediction for MLBTR's followup report later today

[Rosterman]

No need to trade. It is an odd ball season anyway. Be said if the Twins don't make some level of the playoff. That is when the real play begins.