Twins Acquire RP Shaun Anderson from Giants for OF LaMonte Wade

Looks like a good trade from depth to get a young, controllable pitcher, with options and at least one plus pitch.  Wes Johnson work your magic.

I liked Wade, but he was behind Cave as a backup and with Kirilloff and Larnach looking ready it was hard to see The Walking Man get much of an opportunity. He's a solid defender...but not a great one. He draws some walks...but he's basically never shown any real power. Hard to see him playing much if at all, and frankly we have better options for hitters.

Shaun Anderson is interesting. Probably good that he has options left, because he's not a finished product yet. But he's clearly got some talent with that slider and if the fastball can back it up he could be a very useful RH reliever. We'll see if he can control it well enough to keep making guys look silly.

Decent little swap. I'm not sure Wade had a ton of value out there, so this seems like a good move for the Twins and might work out fine for the Giants too.

I think Wade is a solid 4th OF Seems like this pitcher is a solid depth piece. So its more of a win win trade for both teams. However since Wade can play all 3 OF positions I figured he would replace Cave on the bench at some point.

This is the Wisler replacement for less money and still having an option. Might be a year or so younger, but not certain. Big slider and mid 90's FB and you expect Johnson to help him improve on either or both. 

Indiana made a very smart comment while also being funny, he is the perfect scenario this FO and staff  look for; former SP with stuff just fully converting to the pen. Johnson will tweak his stuff. With a little luck, his FB will find a little more improvement, or any 3rd offering will give him just that little something extra in addition to his slider.

Assuming he takes Wade's spot on the 40 man. Also makes me wonder at this point if Clippard and any other BP arm is done other than a milb signing

Love the trade. Wade wasn’t going to do anything with the twins. Solid guy for SFO to have off the bench.

I liked Wade as a 4/5th OF, but his only real advantages over Cave are his batting eye and shorter service time.  Larnach, Rooker, Lewis or Celestino would all likely jump him if injuries required a regular fill-in at the major league level.  17-years ago, the Twins acquired another RH from the Giants who was also only one season removed from transitioning into a reliever's role.  He was a couple years older, but also threw in the upper/mid 90's.  Now he's in the Twins HoF.  Come on lightning!  Strike twice!!!    

Boof?

This is good take on the situation and I concur with your analysis. They were always going to need to trade Wade as he doesn't have the power the Twins crave and his batting average wasn't great. Yeah his OBP was good to great at times but he was always going to be 4th outfielder material IMO. Don't get me wrong the Giants get a very good player. A batter with a good eye and a tough out but he is flawed as well.

 

This move frees up space for Larnach who needs to be added next year and they get a reliever with traits they like and have done well with in the past. I still think the Giants got the better deal but as others have noted it can be hard to get anything in trade for 4th outfielders and at least they got something for Wade instead of nothing.

 

With Cave, Kirilloff, Rooker and Larnach in the wings Wade was taking up 40 man space. Kudos to the FO again for at least getting something instead of nothing for a guy that just wasn't in a good spot to make this team. A relief pitcher with his stuff and options could come in pretty handy this year so personally I like this deal for the Twins as well.

While I like Wade and think this might work out for him, I think there was zero room for him after 2021 with the Twins without a serious jump. Instead, we get a live arm just transitioning to the pen with potential.

Probably good for both teams, but think the Twins "win" this one on initial speculation.

With 7 BBs per 9, I'd take Jim Hoey 2.0 to start. He can work his way up to New Wisler.

I don't know what to do but shake my head.

Twins sign a milb/AAAA journeyman with high BB rates and limited to poor success and turn him in to a solid 60 game contributor. They aren't certain about his future, or his arbitration numbers, and dont like him not having options.

Now, they trade a 5th/6th OF who probably doesn't figure in any plans beyond 2021 for a similar version of Wisler...with options...who has just begun to transition to the pen. Same age or younger, just as good of stuff, cheaper, has that option, perhaps even better floor and ceiling...yet to be determined...but the forward thinking Twins are suddenly backward thinking here?