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Opponents Treating Minnesota Twins as Sellers
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The Minnesota Twins currently sit 43-47 and have not had a good season. The pitching depth they believed they had to start the season has been more bodies than production. Unfortunately Rocco Baldelli's lineup has flopped recently as well.
All of that has led to a team that can't get out of its own way. With the trade deadline looming later this month, Rocco Baldelli must push his group towards contention. If they can't get there then piecing out the roster makes sense.
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Although there is still time on the calendar, the opposition already believes that the MN Twins have a path made up. With a sale of the team looming, you can bet that ownership would love to shed some money from their books.
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The Minnesota Twins have not played good baseball far too often this season. When you have a losing record and fail to sustain success that's typically how it goes. Their opponents are aware of that too and the team is being treated as sellers. Dan Hayes of The Athletic highlighted that reality as well.
"With 24 days left until the deadline, the buzzards already are circling in hopes of picking off a healthy limb or two from a team that entered the season with postseason aspirations. Over the last week, three scouts from prominent clubs expected to be buyers at the deadline started in-person evaluations of the team's roster, including one who was specifically pulled off another assignment to follow the Twins. More scouts are surely on the way.
Even though team president Derek Falvey said on June 23 that selling was "not his focus," one rival evaluator opined the Twins must have privately acknowledged they'd be open to selling in order for opponents to start heavily scouting the roster."
It shouldn't be a shock that competing teams are looking at talent to pluck from the Twins roster. Even with Derek Falvey's comments in mind, it would be surprising to see a team struggling to reach .500 hang onto their departing talent. Realistically the Minnesota Twins are in an uphill battle and should start to look forward.
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There is a contingent of six impending free agents that Falvey could move on from. It would be disappointing to see any of that group kept considering an ability to grab future assets in return. Given the production though, moving long-term pieces makes sense as well.
For the past couple of seasons, regardless of their positioning, the front office has done nothing to supplement the roster. The core has now failed to capitalize on expectations and shuffling that group is hardly out of the question.
"Though there's no guarantee the Twins would open the store and unload controllable players, they might find themselves in a position where they need to."
Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa aren't going anywhere . Jhoan Duran, Griffin Jax, and others could be on the table though. A bad team doesn't need elite closers, and outfield sluggers like Matt Wallner and Trevor Larnach haven't turned out as expected.
This is an odd time for the Minnesota Twins. Ownership wants to sell while the front office hasn't put a winning product on the field. Change is needed and the extent of everything has yet to be revealed. Buckle up for an interesting couple of weeks.
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