Destination: The Show, Episode 90. Fire Sale or Retooling? Recapping the Twins Trade Deadline

[Jamie Cameron]

Image courtesy of Thieres Rabelo

In episode 90 of Destination: The Show, Jeremy and Jamie walk through an incredibly busy trade deadline for the Minnesota Twins. The guys discuss feeling reengaged in Twins baseball with the magnitude of the changes on the MLB roster. From there, they discuss trades they liked and struggled to see the value in. The guys finish by discussing what the roster might look like in 2026, talking through who the lineup will be built around and handicapping a rotation that should have plenty of depth.

0:00 Intro

2:35 Housekeeping

3:47 Post deadline feelings

13:45 Jhoan Duran Trade

20:12 Harrison Bader Trade

23:33 Brock Stewart Trade

31:44 Willi Castro Trade

34:42 Griffin Jax Trade

44:11 Louie Varland Trade

56:27 40-man roster crunch

1:02:38 Lineup pillars?

1:09:00 Promote AA Studs?

1:20:00 Next year's rotation
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[Bodie]

Needed to be done.  No question. Bad baseball being played with no urgency or heart.

A slew of one-dimenional (usually only "potential", not results) guys who either lacked the drive to improve themselves, or were unable to be "coached up" by the current regime. 

It is nothing short of professional malpractice that the "team" ever got to the point it was a week ago.  The recognition that this amalgamation was an absolute waste of time is the most promising sign from Target Field in years!