5 Thoughts: Amid exciting MLB Trade Deadline, the Twins stayed quiet

Plus, thoughts on two targets that would have fit in Minnesota

The MLB Trade Deadline came and went Monday afternoon and there was a surprising flurry of activity. The Twins sat it out, and instead will bank on their banged-up roster getting healthy in time to look like it was supposed to look for October.

Oh, and there’s a race to run in the meantime.

This column presents 5 Thoughts on a relatively quiet trade deadline for the Twins, and other musings deemed important from the world around us.

1- Relatively Quiet on the Home Front, and thoughts on the 2020 MLB Trade Deadline

The Twins had a quiet deadline, and the instant reaction from many fans and newsletter readers will be that this is the third-most popular trade deadline (of four) under Derek Falvey and Thad Levine. More on the order in a minute.

Before we’re through today, let’s make sure to touch on some of the fun what-ifs, evaluate the competition, and spit out some thoughts on a trade deadline in a season that can only be described as unusual.

I thought, as I wrote to you in a prev…