Orioles' Yennier Cano Would Be A Big Boost For Twins' Bullpen

I don't think the Twins would want that level of egg on their face.  They gave him away in a deal that turned out to be one of their worst trades.  Trading even more capital to get him back would be a delicious indictment on what a poor decision the FO made and how much capital they had to spend to get him back. I don't think the FO could handle the stories that would come out if they traded for him (i.e. they would have given up Cade Povich, Juan Nunez, Juan Rojas and Cano plus whatever they trade to get Cano back).  I'm sure Orioles fans would get a good laugh out of it too as that would be quite the haul for Jorge Lopez who was a complete bust.

So to sum it up.  He might be a decent target just not for the Twins.

The Os beat the Tigers today and are now 53-56. It’s not clear that they will be sellers.

1 minute ago, BaseballBob said:

Really? That was then, this is now.

We'll see if they trade for him.  I'd bet they don't.

9 minutes ago, arby58 said:

The Os beat the Tigers today and are now 53-56. It’s not clear that they will be sellers.

Man it's hard to believe how bad the Tigers have been this year.  I had them winning the division and now it looks like they won't even be in the wild card race.  Baseball is so crazy unpredictable.

17 minutes ago, Hawkeye Bean Counter said:

That shouldn’t come into the decision making. It should be the best reliever they can get for reasonable value. It’s going to be interesting to see who the buyers and sellers are. We should have been a seller in normal circumstances but are willing to to buy with a team around .500. 

I agree it shouldn't, but just think about the PR mess they would have to face every time Cano came out to pitch. The announcer's from from both telecast's would recap the amount of capital it took in the Cano deal. 

Would you want one of your biggest mistakes as an organization out their in the public every time that player came in to pitch?  A trade that makes the organization look like it doesn't know what it's doing?  I'd think you would want that buried and hope no one remembers it.  For an org that is trying to win fans back I don't think that's a look they'll want to have regardless of what deal they can get from Baltimore.