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Nationals and Astros are a few of the biggest trade deadline losers

By Rucker Haringey

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: Roberto Osuna #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays gets ready to pitch in the ninth inning during MLB game action against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre on April 28, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Roberto Osuna
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: Roberto Osuna #54 of the Toronto Blue Jays gets ready to pitch in the ninth inning during MLB game action against the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre on April 28, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Roberto Osuna /
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BOSTON, MA – JULY 26: Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins returns to the dugout after scoring in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – JULY 26: Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins returns to the dugout after scoring in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 26, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

4. Minnesota Twins

On one hand, the Twins deserve credit for recognizing they don’t have the talent to be legitimate contenders this season. As such, they made a flurry of moves. The only trouble is that none of the transactions look like clear wins for the organization.

The team was happy to let Lance Lynn go to New York, but Tyler Austin is a 26-year-old player who hasn’t been able to force his way into the Yankees lineup. He might become a decent regular for the Twins, but he lacks upside.

Parting with Brian Dozier and Eduardo Escobar was much more difficult for the front office. Both have been important players for the club during their Twins’ tenure. Ideally, if you deal two valuable middle infielders you should have a pretty good haul to show for it. It’s unclear whether or not the Twins really acquired anyone with star potential.

Logan Forsythe comes over from the Dodgers in the Dozier deal, but at 31 years of age he isn’t going to really help this team in the future. Prospects Devin Smeltzer and Luke Roely also came over as a part of that deal, but neither of those players profile as an above average regular.

The Escobar deal netted the Twins a better haul, but neither Gabriel Maciel, Jhoan Duran or Ernie De La Trinidad cracked the Dodgers’ top 10 list of prospects. The morale of the story for Minnesota is they should have gone for higher quality over quantity. Moving key pieces was the right thing to do, but they didn’t acquire a lot of certainty in return.

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