No one thought Bowyer and Tyler for Castillo was a bad trade. And Billy Bullock for Scott Diamond is still a terrible trade, considering where the Twins were at that time.
Dick explaining the role of GM during the trade deadline is priceless.": "Go get Gerrit Cole. Well, would you give up Sano?" No team, contending or otherwise, would make that trade outside of Pittsburgh. Get real, Dick.
I know this team doesn't give up which is a lovely trait but it is extremely difficult to watch this team with the state of the pitching staff as a whole. 3/5 of the rotation is garbage and despite featuring an all-star, I don't trust one member of the bullpen.
The first game I ever went to at Target Field was Liriano vs Ubaldo in June 2010. At one point Ubaldo's ERA was under 1 until he gave up a couple late runs. I would say they have had similar career paths.