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

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

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

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

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