Twins make trade with the Rays

[Original_JB]

Swapping a May 26-28 series for the July 4-6 series; I'd imagine this is to avoid MLB having to have a 4th of July celebration at a minor league park...

[tony&rodney]

Probably a greater benefit for the Twins than the Rays. Seems like moving series might be a bit of a downer for the Rays. I would prefer to play in Tampa on the 4th of July if I were a Ray. This is going to be a tough summer for the Tampa Bay Rays.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

2 hours ago, Original_JB said:

Swapping a May 26-28 series for the July 4-6 series; I'd imagine this is to avoid MLB having to have a 4th of July celebration at a minor league park...

Florida July heat at an outdoor park? Yuck, no thank you

[nicksaviking]

32 minutes ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Florida July heat at an outdoor park? Yuck, no thank you

Well that's mitigated by the roof on their stadium.

Oh.......

[jctwins]

I read in today's newspaper it's actually to minimize rainouts during the rainiest part of the season.

[Vanimal46]

Did the Twins win or lose this trade? Memorial Day is on Monday vs. 4th of July on Friday... The weather is likely to be better in July, but there are a lot of in-state folks that head to the cabin for a long weekend. I was in attendance for the 4th of July series in 2024 against the Tigers when Miranda was on his 12 for 12 MLB record tear. Rain put a damper on the series and Target Field was maybe at 50% capacity.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

6 hours ago, jctwins said:

I read in today's newspaper it's actually to minimize rainouts during the rainiest part of the season.

Florida is to summer as Minnesota is to winter

[goulik]

18 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Did the Twins win or lose this trade? Memorial Day is on Monday vs. 4th of July on Friday... The weather is likely to be better in July, but there are a lot of in-state folks that head to the cabin for a long weekend. I was in attendance for the 4th of July series in 2024 against the Tigers when Miranda was on his 12 for 12 MLB record tear. Rain put a damper on the series and Target Field was maybe at 50% capacity.

Maybe there were unreported cash considerations...

 

(That's a sarcastic Joke in case anyone is not figuring that out)

[Vanimal46]

4 hours ago, goulik said:

Maybe there were unreported cash considerations...

 

(That's a sarcastic Joke in case anyone is not figuring that out)

Brian Duensing was discussed of course as a throw in to any transaction 

[tony&rodney]

29 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Brian Duensing was discussed of course as a throw in to any transaction 

Consistency is a good thing.

[ashbury]

On 11/25/2024 at 1:30 PM, Original_JB said:

Twins make trade with the Rays