The Twins finished last week with Mitch Garver at catcher, Josh Donaldson at third base and a need for another starting pitcher. A trio of gutsy trades have them entering this week with Gary Sánchez, Gio Urshela and Sonny Gray manning those respective positions—and also saw them trade for shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa only to ship him away a day later.
Talk about an eventful weekend.
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Minnesota’s torrent of activity kicked into overdrive a hot stove that long had been dormant prior to the end of MLB’s 99-day lockout.