The trade deadline is a time where teams take a good look at where they are in standings and figure out if they will look to build on a playoff-type roster or sell pieces to build for next season and beyond. The Minnesota Twins looked like they were going to be grouped in with the first group as recently as a week ago. Now, they are looking more and more like sellers.
On Saturday, the Twins were just 1.5 games back in the standings and held a 49-47 record. As they stand right now, Thursday morning, they are now 5.