The Minnesota Twins were first intrigued by outfielder Jake Cave almost a year ago around the 2017 trade deadline. At that time the Twins front office was discussing a return for one start wonder Jaime Garcia. The New York Yankees weren’t willing to part with Cave yet, but this summer the opportunity to acquire Cave presented itself again and the Twins pounced on it.
After speaking as highly as the Twins front office did about Cave it always seemed a bit strange their perceived reluctance to play him over Ryan LaMarre.