Trade Rumors

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Cardinals Announce They Will Be Sellers, Want Pitching
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, July 18, 2023

Cardinals President of Baseball Operations, John Mozeliak, said in an interview that the Cardinals will be sellers at the 2023 trade deadline with hopes of retooling for a 2024 and 2025 return to competitiveness.
Their focus will be on returns of young pitching, either cost-controlled MLB players or prospects in the upper minors.
The Cardinals have a slew of players on expiring deals, along with players under contract for longer including superstar sluggers Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado. It is unclear how interested St Louis is in moving long-term contracts but given their collapse this season, the right deal may be able to land anyone on the roster.
Who interests you from the St Louis roster and what would you be willing to give up in return?
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Will the Guardians Trade Aaron Civale?
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, July 17, 2023

As Twins fans, this is a situation worth monitoring closely. With Shane Bieber out for at least a few weeks (ie. past the trade deadline), it's possible the Guardians will pivot and trade Aaron Civale. Civale is still under team control for 2.5 more seasons but now that he has become arbitration eligible, it's possible Cleveland attempts to move him to either shore up their farm system or - probably more likely - to bolster their anemic offense that makes the 2023 Minnesota Twins look like Murderer's Row.
Once again, this is only a possibility because the Guardians churn out young, cost-controlled starters at a rate unlike any other team in baseball.
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Angels Reportedly Considering Ohtani Trade, A Reversal From Last Week
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, July 14, 2023

Well, it's happening. The Angels, fringe contenders for an American League Wild Card berth who saw Mike Trout go down with an injury a couple of weeks ago, are now reportedly considering trading Shohei "The Best Baseball Player on the Planet" Ohtani.
This isn't terribly surprising, as the Angels' postseason hopes largely rode on the health of Ohtani and Trout as a duo. And the Angels will be loathe to let Ohtani walk into free agency without getting something in return... or at least that should be their mindset right now.
It's unlikely the Twins will enter this mix, as they likely have neither the prospect horses nor the intestinal fortitude to pay the price of acquiring a couple of months of Shohei Ohtani.
But merely putting Ohtani on the market up-ends it like no other player. This will have far-reaching ramifications across the trade market should Shohei end up being traded.
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Sonny Gray, “Wouldn’t shock me if I didn’t play anymore after this year”
By Vanimal46 in Trade Rumors, July 13, 2023

In this interesting article from Do-Hyoung Park, Sonny Gray talks about his future in baseball and doesn't have immediate answers. That may seem strange given that Gray is having perhaps the best season of his career but he mentions how ten years is a long time and what he sometimes felt was an endpoint to his MLB career.
Poised to make tens of millions of dollars in an extension this offseason, any talk of retirement seems shocking.
A quote from Sonny himself:
“Wouldn't shock me. Do I want to? Do I think I can? Absolutely. And I can at a very, very high level. It's not about the money. It's whether you still enjoy it, and does your family still enjoy it."
 
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Will the St Louis Cardinals Trade Nolan Arenado?
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, July 11, 2023

Nolan Arenado seems like a perfectly reasonable chap who was kinda done dirty by the Colorado Rockies (though being forcibly booted out of that organization is something of a blessing). Jon Heyman asked him a few questions the other day and Arenado says he isn't expecting a trade but wouldn't be surprised by one, either.
Things are bleak in St Louis. The Cardinals aren't used to losing like this and it appears no one really knows how to handle their current struggles. Things were obviously very wrong when Marmol heaved Willson Contreras under the bus and while the Cards have put together a couple of small winning streaks, they've gone right back to losing again afterward.
Truth be told, I hadn't even considered an Arenado trade. While he's aging toward his mid-30s, he's still very productive with the bat and his contract is quite reasonable through 2027, given that the Rockies are on the hook for $5 million per year for the next three years.
It's quite obvious the Cardinals will be selling but to what extent? And given the Twins' offensive woes, can they simultaneously afford and not afford to pursue an expensive-but-good player with loads of control remaining?
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Top 50 Trade Candidates - Who Interests You?
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, July 6, 2023

For the first time most of us can remember, the Twins are both in contention and do not need any starting rotation help at the deadline. That leaves Twins fans treading into unknown waters: if you don't need a starter at the deadline, what do you do?
Well, MLB Trade Rumors compiled their first list of top 50 trade candidates.
The Twins are a middling team that is middling largely because of veteran underperformance through the first(ish) half of the season. It's a roster that has soft spots but no gaping holes. The lowest-hanging fruit is pursuit of a high leverage reliever but past that, the door is open to improve the team around the margins.
What positions do you target first and which players do you pursue?
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Royals want high-end prospect, or salary relief in Chapman trade before deadline
By chpettit19 in Trade Rumors, June 6, 2023

The Athletic reports that a team looking to acquire Aroldis Chapman now, instead of waiting 2 months til the deadline, would either have to part with "a better prospect package to gain control of Chapman for nearly four months...rather than two months," or "accept Chapman as part of a package deal...enabling KC to shed payroll."
Salvador Perez and Scott Barlow are the players mentioned in the piece as possible players they'd want to package with Chapman. I don't know what kind of package they'd want for Chapman and Barlow, but that'd be a way to instantly transform the Twins pen, and Barlow has 1 more year of arbitration to help next year as well. I'd think it's worth a call to the Royals to see what they'd want for those 2.
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Tyler Mahle to undergo Tommy John Surgery
By CoasterProductions in Trade Rumors, May 11, 2023

Per MLB Trade Rumors, Tyler Mahle will undergo Tommy John surgery and is expected to miss all of this year and part of next year.
Do the Twins re-sign him to an extension in hopes he'll take the free rehab facilities in trade for a year of pitching in 2025?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/05/tyler-mahle-tommy-john-surgery-twins.html
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Austin Martin Hurting
By tony&rodney in Trade Rumors, March 5, 2023
MLBTradeRumors has Martin with an injury - UCL sprain. Hope he is ok.
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Gavin Lux out for season, Dodgers likely interested in SS
By High heat in Trade Rumors, February 28, 2023
With Lux going out for the season would the Dodgers have interest and what would they be willing to give up for Farmer or Gordon.
 
If you could capitalize on selling Gordon as a SS with the production he had a year ago and the years on control left could he bring in a solid prospect or 2?
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Twins sign Solano
By tony&rodney in Trade Rumors, February 21, 2023
Not sure why, but he is a good player. Does the need exist/
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Corbin Burnes is upset with Brewers. Could the Twins be able to make a trade?
By CoasterProductions in Trade Rumors, February 17, 2023
Corbin Burnes is upset with Brewers per MLB Trade Rumors. A trade could be incoming, should the Twins jump in on the opportunity? Here is my proposal (it will probably take a lot to get a deal done)
Brewers get: Lewis, Rodriguez, Winder, Julien, and Maeda
Twins get: Corbin Burnes 
This trade was listed as a moderate overpay on BTV. However I feel like because of the high level hitting prospects that are being given up could get the deal done. We have a logjam in the infield and corner outfield spots so it makes sense and I would rather have Lee over Lewis or Julien.
 
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Twins interested in Brad Hand?
By Squirrel in Trade Rumors, February 14, 2023
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/02/twins-interested-in-brad-hand.html
Should they ... will they?
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Kepler Staying?
By Twins GFP in Trade Rumors, February 2, 2023
https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-rumors-why-the-twins-likely-wont-trade-max-kepler

Look out below!  The sky may be falling!
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Falvey says "Bullpen not a priority"
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, February 2, 2023

Phil Miller reported that Twins President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey said the bullpen is not a priority right now. The Twins did a good job of addressing the bullpen at the last trade deadline and shuffling some pieces led to the Twins being middle of the pack overall.
But given the acquisition of Carlos Correa, Joey Gallo, and Pablo Lopez, this feels like a re-hash of previous offseasons, the last two of which has gone very poorly for the Twins in regards to fielding a good bullpen in the first half of the season.
Given the availability of marginal but solid relievers and the low cost of acquiring one as insurance against Jorge Lopez, Griffin Jax, Emilio Pagan, and others, I don't see why this decision is being made once again.
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Devin Smeltzer signs Minor League Pact with The Fish
By MN_ExPat in Trade Rumors, January 24, 2023
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/marlins-devin-smeltzer-agree-to-minor-league-contract.html
Per MLBTR, Devins Smeltzer has signed a Minor Leagie deal with a ST Invite with the Marlins.  I for one wish you well Devin and God Speed this next season.
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Michael A. Taylor added via trade
By tony&rodney in Trade Rumors, January 24, 2023
Passan reports trade.
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Arraez turned down a Twins offer before last year
By sun in Trade Rumors, January 22, 2023
It's no wonder Arraez was traded. A Star tribune article in MSN News states that.
Luis was said to have turned down a contract offer from the Twins before last season. And he wound up as their only player among eight eligible for arbitration this go-round to file for a hearing.
Bottom line: Arraez felt he was more valuable to the Twins than they did for at least the past two seasons.
 
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/reusse-trade-of-batting-craftsman-arraez-doesn-t-set-well/ar-AA16A8Im?fbclid=IwAR1JOjXOFjQZ3vY2oOVaNxCr_vxaD9OCRfMIMKlURkwRXV_Df-7cIH7pCU0
 
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Twins in on Yuli Gurriel
By mnfireman in Trade Rumors, January 21, 2023

MLBTR has reported the Minnesota Twins may be in on aging slugger Yuli Gurriel. The former Astro slumped in his age 34 season, dropping to an 84 OPS+ after posting an impressive 131 mark in 2021. To the Twins, Gurriel likely looks like a rebound candidate but even despite his bad overall offensive performance last season, he posted a slightly above average .740 OPS against left-handed pitching.
Though he can slot into the short side of a platoon with Alex Kirilloff, Gurriel is not an outfielder, which would help his playing time on the Twins roster. With right-handed Jose Miranda already roaming the infield and able to play third base, the most natural fit is for Minnesota to pursue a righty outfielder to complement Max Kepler, Trevor Larnach, Nick Gordon, and Matt Wallner.
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Arraez Traded to Fish for Lopez and Two Additional Minor Leaguers!
By MN_ExPat in Trade Rumors, January 20, 2023
Posted 1 minute ago

Just breaking now... 
more to follow
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/marlins-trade-pablo-lopez-twins-luis-arraez.html
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Twins Offered McCutchen Same Money - and Mets Offered More - But He Chose to "Go Home"
By Brock Beauchamp in Trade Rumors, January 13, 2023

It was widely known that Andrew McCutchen was sought after as a righty bat that could play a decent corner outfield - even in his older, diminished state from earlier stardom - but after a long career that saw him play in San Francisco, New York, Philadelphia, and Milwaukee - it appears he just wanted to go home to Pittsburgh.
Which makes a lot of sense given how he came up through the Pirates system and thrived there during his prime seasons, becoming one of the best players in baseball. To add a "farewell tour" vibe to the equation, Buster Olney of ESPN pointed this out earlier today:
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A summer of milestones is likely ahead for McCutchen, who needs 52 more hits to achieve 2,000 in his career, eight more doubles to reach 400 and 13 more homers to reach 300.
It would have been nice to see McCutchen fill a badly-needed void in the Twins roster but it's hard to argue with that reasoning.
 
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Twins have talked to Marlins about Pablo Lopez
By CoasterProductions in Trade Rumors, January 12, 2023
The Twins talked to the Marlins about Pablo Lopez. Some of the other names mentioned were Max Kepler and Luis Arraez, however the Twins do not want to part ways with Arraez.
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Latest Correa Rumor
By ScottyB in Trade Rumors, January 10, 2023

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Another Correa rumor....
By mnfireman in Trade Rumors, January 6, 2023
Just to keep fueling the fire a bit...... ?
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2023/01/reports-mets-frustrated-by-correa-negotiations-twins-have-rejoined-bidding.html
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A new team is talking with Boras about Correa…
By AlwaysinModeration in Trade Rumors, January 6, 2023

Could the Minnesota Twins wind up with Correa after all? The Giants deal fell through, then the Mets deal was agreed to weeks ago, but hasn’t been finalized due to medical concerns. And now today is a Jon Heyman report that “Boras engaged at least one other team regarding Correa this afternoon.”
The Twins are mentioned in the report as having tried to reengage, and as an obvious landing spot, having employed Correa (healthy) last year, and having a vacancy and payroll space to accommodate him.
The likelihood of Correa coming back to the Twins has to have crept up. Maybe 25%?
 
 
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