The Twins traded away the team’s top three relief pitchers. All three were under team control, none were ‘rentals’. Each had settled into roles and the bullpen formed a cohesion around them.
It can take years to identify and test pitchers who can fill those late inning relief roles over the long term, and find success. If you don’t believe me, go back and look at some of the pitchers who have been brought in over the last several seasons.
Duran, Jax, and Varland were the nucleus of a relief corps that got the job done during the 2023 postseason, and could hopefully support a postseason run in the future. All three of them are gone now.
No, trading away your top three relief pitchers, combined with all the other moves, is not a rebuild or ‘full re-set’ or whatever you want to call it.