You forgot to mention Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn getting grabbed by the Cardinals.
Although I have no idea what that means, except I'll be betting the over in Total Runs Allowed.
Gotta give Louie another chance as a starter. He'll still be a really good bullpen piece later. We, and everyone else on the planet, needs starters more.
I'm more than OK with trading for a very good pitcher, but I would need to see a really good deal before trading for someone with just one year before free agency.
It's also interesting to see what those teams did in July.
Texas traded for:
Jordan Montgomery
Max Scherzer
along with Kevin Plawecki (who was later released), Chris Stratton, and Austin Hedges
Arizona traded for:
Paul Sewald
Tommy Pham
Jace Peterson
along with Peter Strzelecki
Keith Law has a piece in The Athletic on his recent week at the AFL and some players that caught his eye. No Twins were mentioned. He bemoaned the dismal state of AFL pitching overall.
Throw it in on his hands. You don't need to hit him, but interrupt his swing. Do it four times hard in his first at bat, let him take his base, and then let him think about it in subsequent at bats.
I, for one, cannot imagine why they kept pitching to Alvarez. Were they trying to let him kill one of our firstbasemen? What kind of stupid idea was that?