The Twins also sent out Kiner-Falefa, just one day after acquiring him from the Rangers.
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Then in the evening Minnesota made an even bigger deal with the Yankees, headlined by Donaldson going to New York.
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In the afternoon, the Twins picked up Sonny plus a prospect from the Reds, in exchange for last year’s 1st-round draft pick. Meanwhile, there were two blockbuster trades involving former A’s stars, with one of them heading to Minnesota and the other heading out. Click here for a refresher on the rest of the A’s outgoing free agents. Now they’re definitely not coming back this year, as they’ve agreed with new clubs. Next up are Diekman and Harrison, who were both on the 2021 team but had already exited as free agents.
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Click here to read more about the two prospects the A’s got back from New York, RHP J.T. That’s a lot of familiar names! Of course, the most relevant of those for Athletics Nation is the Bassitt trade, as it affects the current Oakland roster.
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The moves picked up even more steam through the rest of Saturday and all of Sunday. The CBA was signed on Thursday, and by the time we did our first roundup Saturday afternoon, several stars had signed and one major trade had been completed. With only a week between the end of the MLB lockout and the start of spring training games, the transactions are coming in hot just as expected.