The MLB-Handelsdeadline may have seen a big turn on Monday evening when the All-Star third baseman of Arizona Diamondbacks, Eugenio Suárez, took a fastball of his right index finger. X -rays taken after the game were negativeBut Suárez was not in the starting set -up of Diamondbacks for their match against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday evening. As a seller, the Minnesota -twessing can be loosely connected to what happens to Suárez.
First and foremost, if Suárez’s injury gets him from the trade market, teams that need a third baseman can perhaps for an alternative. Especially when you consider that the New York Yankees have already traded for Ryan McMahon and made Rosario.
With Willi Castro as a trading ship, the twins hold someone to whom many teams can run if they cannot land Suárez. One of those teams are the Seattle Mariners, who have kept in contact with the twins about a potential trade in which Castro is involved. Daniel Kramer from MLB.com said that the interest of the Mariners in Castro dates from this season out of season.
“Willi Castro is Minnesota’s Clearest Position-Player Fit for Seattle-a utility man who switch hits, precisely the type of skill set that front office covets-and the mariners have Indeed Made calls inquiring on the veteran’s availability, a pursabality Castro Last Offseason But The Twins Were Not In Sell Mode. “
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A day after trading Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers, the twins are certainly in sales mode and they are expected to move rental players such as Castro. Kramer also notes that the Mariners are interested in Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax.
Castro will not get the twins the same return that Suárez will do for the Diamondbacks, but the Front Office of Minnesota is in an ideal place. Teams may not want to meet the price of the Diamondbacks for Suárez, and that will certainly create leverage for the twins if they exchange Casto before the Deadline of Thursday.
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