Twins still trying to process deadline moves: “A lot of guys were shocked”

CLEVELAND As the clock wound down towards Major League Baseball s business deadline a group of Twins players gathered together in room at the squad hotel in downtown Cleveland their eyes glued to MLB Arrangement Sometime around p m local time outfielder Matt Wallner estimated reliever Louie Varland s phone rang About six minutes later so did Griffin Jax s Everybody in the room knew what that meant It was pretty surreal just seeing them answer phone calls and the next thing you know they re on different teams starting pitcher Bailey Ober noted It s tough It s never fun to go through Thursday marked a day unlike any other for the Twins one in which the front office executed seven different trades All informed the front office made nine deals before the deal deadline sending away major leaguers nearly percent of the -man roster as it attempted a reset on a roster that been underperforming By the time the Twins returned to the ballpark a day later to take on the Cleveland Guardians they were still trying to process everything that had happened over the past scarce days It was the bulk enthralling day of my big-league career for sure Wallner explained It was just different Wallner explained he hadn t used the social media site X formerly known as Twitter in two years but logged back into his account to keep up with all the trades which came in at a dizzying pace Ryan Jeffers spent Thursday at home in Minnesota with his family after welcoming his second child Hayes on Saturday He took his daughter Harper to the aquarium at the Mall of America and rode the carousel with her enjoying chosen one-on-one time with his daughter I m constantly checking my phone and seeing what s happening seeing what latest news is dropping seeing the dominoes continue to fall continue to fall go home and eat specific lunch then see someone else go Jeffers announced It just kept coming It never felt like it ended By the time the front office was done with its work Chris Paddack Jhoan Duran Harrison Bader Brock Stewart Danny Coulombe Willi Castro Carlos Correa Ty France Varland and Jax had all been shipped to other teams Twins players walked into a clubhouse on Friday that featured specific new faces like Alan Roden who was acquired as part of the Varland France contract with Toronto and particular more familiar like Edouard Julien and Austin Martin But even a day removed from the deadline it was still hard to utterly comprehend what had happened No one s done processing all parts of what went on manager Rocco Baldelli announced That might take certain time to happen but we have to get back to work Baldelli spent his day bouncing from hotel room to hotel room touching base with his players talking both to those who were departing and chosen of those who remained Traded players who hadn t yet traveled to Cleveland received a phone call from the manager While the scope of what the front office did was shocking the individual pact that seemed to surprise people the most of within the clubhouse was the Varland deal considering the local product is much further from free agency than the other players who were dealt There were particular guys that you had a feeling we might business I wouldn t have initially put Louie in that category Baldelli explained Everyone was particular version of emotional I think it was hardest on Lou I don t think that s even close Of the group set for free agency after this season Bader Castro Paddack France and Coulombe and Christian V zquez all dealt but V zquez who declared he was surprised he was not part of Thursday s roster purge The other five players traded Correa Stewart Varland Jax and Duran were under band control past this season In return the Twins were able to access either more prospect capital or in Correa s incident payroll flexibility For those who remained Friday marked the beginning of a new reality A lot of guys were shocked outfielder Trevor Larnach mentioned I think it s safe to say not a lot of people have seen something like that It s definitely crazy to be a part of Related Articles Frederick Next time opportunity knocks for the Twins don t slam the door in its face Why did the Twins tear apart their roster We ve got to find a new way to do it In shocking move Twins deal star shortstop Carlos Correa to Astros Twins tear apart roster in transformative day for organization Twins transaction closer Jhoan Duran to Philadelphia Phillies