When LA Angels general manager Billy Eppler decided to trade one of the coveted Angels starting pitchers at the 2016 non-waiver deadline he knew what he wanted. Prospects, prospects, and more prospects. When the Twins inquired about Hector Santiago’s availability, Eppler immediately told them he was, but for the right price.
The two teams went back and forth and Eppler also explored deals other teams had offered him for Santiago or for his teammate Matt Shoemaker. In the end and I do mean the very end (10 minutes before the trade deadline) Eppler and interim Twins general manager Rob Antony came to an agreement on a trade involving Alex Meyer.