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Minnesota Twins: Fernando Rodney traded to the Oakland Athletics for RHP Dakota Chalmers

The Minnesota Twins have completed their sixth trade of the season as they send their closer Fernando Rodney to the Oakland Athletics. In return, the Twins will be receiving right-handed pitching prospect Dakota Chalmers.

Out of all the trades that could happen in August, this just didn’t feel like one that would happen. While Rodney has frustrated many Twins fans with the way in which he would put runners on base while trying to close out games, he had a chance to be of value to the Twins in 2019. With an affordable $4.