Full circle would have been back to the Mets, no?
(Or else Kempner HS in Sugar Land, TX, but when's the last time you saw a high school make a significant trade?)
Here's my eccentric report in another thread thirty minutes ago:
Breaking news: BLOCKBUSTER THREE-TEAM TRADE
Blue Jays receive Simeon Woods Richardson
Twins receive Justin Lawrence
Pirates receive cash
Initial speculation has Pittsburgh being the big winner in this transaction. More on this exciting development as we learn about it!
The commentary? Yes. The actual pieces moving? No joke. SWR is reported going to Toronto for cash. Unless the difference is substantial, the money Minnesota sent to Pittsburgh is (in effect) Toronto money.
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/06/twins-to-trade-simeon-woods-richardson-to-blue-jays.html
Breaking news: BLOCKBUSTER THREE-TEAM TRADE
Blue Jays receive Simeon Woods Richardson
Twins receive Justin Lawrence
Pirates receive cash
Initial speculation has Pittsburgh being the big winner in this transaction. More on this exciting development as we learn about it!
That's the slight detail I'm unclear on. Can the player be off DFA and on waivers? Then the total time in limbo could be nine days. I don't think that's so, but maybe?
If I have it right, the waiver claim period is only 48 hours, but it has to fit somewhere within the 7-day DFA period. The Twins have the choice when to start that 48-hour clock. That part of the rule allows a team to try to work out a trade, for example. Had the Twins begun the waiver process on Saturday when they DFA'ed him, we'd have our answer already. It's possible they don't plan to ask waivers until Thursday morning, in which case we won't know until Saturday. Other options, such as a trade being announced Thursday morning or earlier, reside between these two endpoints.
The Fibonacci series: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ...
The Antonacci series so far: 2-for-5 Monday, 0-for-4 Tuesday, 3-for-3 so far today. The pattern is harder to figure out but at the moment I don't like the .417 batting average.
He was DFA'ed on Saturday. The DFA period lasts a week. A FO can begin the 48-hour waiver period anytime in those first 5 days - this allows them to try to work out a trade first. So... we should know something by Saturday morning, or we might know sooner, that's as much as we can be certain of.
I don't think jinxes work on opponents. 🙃
Twins runs this year looks middle of the road. But they keep making very average pitchers look like Cy Young candidates.