2026 Trade Deadline

[Mike Sixel]

6 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

I mean....is it really that different than what we're doing in terms of being "in it"?

They just dealt a top fifty guy, so so far it's very different. If the Twins deal a top fifty guy, I really can't wait for a sale. 

[Mike Sixel]

You have to drop to the 25th to thirtieth best prospect for the Twins, to be as "good" as what was traded for Gausman.....

I think the twins wanted the year of control for a guy with a six ERA though, rather than the rental great pitcher. 

[Vanimal46]

The Atlanta Braves are acquiring left-handed reliever Brent Suter from the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr.

[mnfireman]

Listening to Brian Kelly give the Dodgers the Joe Buck treatment is making me ill..... 

[FlyingFinn]

2 hours ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

I am a bit confused by what the Blue Jays are doing. They have acquired 2 starting pitchers in Jameson Tailon and Jose Soriano, but they also traded away a starter in Kevin Gausman. They are only 4.5 out of the wild card so maybe they think they are still in it?

I believe they are acquiring guys who are controllable in at least 2027. Gausman isn't so they got rid of him.

[FlyingFinn]

2 hours ago, Permanent Twins Fan said:

I am a bit confused by what the Blue Jays are doing. They have acquired 2 starting pitchers in Jameson Tailon and Jose Soriano, but they also traded away a starter in Kevin Gausman. They are only 4.5 out of the wild card so maybe they think they are still in it?

I believe they are acquiring guys who are controllable in at least 2027. Gausman isn't so they got rid of him.

[Mike Sixel]

5 minutes ago, FlyingFinn said:

I believe they are acquiring guys who are controllable in at least 2027. Gausman isn't so they got rid of him.

Agreed. 

[Vanimal46]

Baltimore is trading OF Taylor Ward to Seattle 

[Vanimal46]

The Angels are sending Jo Adell to the Guardians 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

1 hour ago, Mike Sixel said:

I think the twins wanted the year of control for a guy with a six ERA though, rather than the rental great pitcher. 

Gausman is definitely a better pitcher than Kremer, but he is not a great pitcher. He has a 4.38 ERA on the year, and a 5.13 ERA in his last 6 starts. 

[Permanent Twins Fan]

16 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

The Angels are sending Jo Adell to the Guardians 

Jo Adell seems like a Guardians-type player. 

[TheLeviathan]

2 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

They just dealt a top fifty guy, so so far it's very different. If the Twins deal a top fifty guy, I really can't wait for a sale. 

I agree, meant more in terms of their "contending" status being an iffy conclusion.

[TheLeviathan]

Red Sox gave up their #2 prospect (per MLB.com) for Adley Rutschman.

In case we're wondering the ballpark that Jeffers might have been in.  

[Danchat]

8 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Red Sox gave up their #2 prospect (per MLB.com) for Adley Rutschman.

In case we're wondering the ballpark that Jeffers might have been in.  

Looks like Rutschman comes with another year of control, though.

[tony&rodney]

The Twins must not have received any good offers for Ryan Jeffers. Adley Rutschman does have one more year of control but I would think most teams would much rather have Jeffers than Adley. Who knows, maybe the Twins totally took Jeffers off the table, which would be a surprise. 

The two best bats for the Twins are (arguably) Buxton and Jeffers and yet the team has won as much when these players were down with injuries. Placement of importance is difficult at best with some guys.

[strumdatjag]

12 minutes ago, tony&rodney said:

The Twins must not have received any good offers for Ryan Jeffers. Adley Rutschman does have one more year of control but I would think most teams would much rather have Jeffers than Adley. Who knows, maybe the Twins totally took Jeffers off the table, which would be a surprise. 

The two best bats for the Twins are (arguably) Buxton and Jeffers and yet the team has won as much when these players were down with injuries. Placement of importance is difficult at best with some guys.

Rutschman has had repeated injury issues and was just about to start a rehab assignment for the O’s.  Jeffers’ hamate bone injury is not the chronic type which can return.   There are arguments to be made that Jeffers was the better catcher even with the expiring contract.  I’m disappointed that Jeffers did not ignite a bidding war from which the Twins could take advantage. 
Cleveland got better by adding an All-Star starter to its rotation.  

[mrmpls]

18 hours ago, Danchat said:

The White Sox landed a pretty good reliever in Brazoban. Tyler Mahle got traded again, lol. Plenty of starters who are sub-replacement level getting traded in the past week. 

 Plenty of starters who are sub-replacement level getting traded-  Agree and we signed one Kremer

[Mike Sixel]

Baltimore had a great deadline. Rautschmann is always hurt, and they got a likely number 2/3 starter and 4 other prospects for him.  Those guys can be dealt, if wanted, because 2 of them have real value. 

[Mike Sixel]

The Mets and Giants realized their position, and acted accordingly. 

CLE and both CHI teams definitely pushed their opponents to act.