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  1. Deebers
    Are you really suggesting that the Twins can't find somebody to pitch every 5th day if they trade Santana? For starters, calling Berrios back up is long overdue. You've also got Jason Wheeler at AAA, and he could be worth a look. There's also the waiver wire. You could even put Andrew Albers in there. Doesn't matter. The point is that they're not playing for this year anymore, and probably not next year, either, so use those starts to get a look at somebody else, or just give them to anybody at this point. Get the best return you can for Santana under the circumstances and hope you end up with a player who can help in 2-3 years when you're (hopefully) contending again. Santana is not going to be that player, so why bother? That's the whole idea of being a seller at the trade deadline. And teams likely to lose 90-100 games should definitely be sellers.
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    This would be funny if it weren't so frustrating. Why would you cling to Santana at this point? The team is going to lose 100 games! Trade him for a decent prospect or two and move on. You're not talking about trading Mike Trout, so don't hold out for a package that's going to overwhelm you. Good lord. This is the classic Twins mistake -- holding onto/paying people for what they've done this season or last season vs. what they're likely to two 1-2 seasons from now. Ervin Santana will be 34 next season. He's got a chance to be league-average, but he could also break down or fall apart (Phil Hughes, anybody?) Trade him now while his value is as high as it's going to get. Reload for the next contending team. Open up space for Berrios or May or whatever other young guys have a legit chance to be part of a long-term solution. Hanging onto mediocre veterans is a big part of the reason the team is in this mess in the first place. So stop doing the things that failed in the past and start doing something different. Isn't that the whole point of firing the damn GM? If Antony sits on his butt and fails to trade anybody other than Nunez and a reliever, I'm going to lose my mind.
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