The Twins had high hopes for the 2021 season. Those hopes ha

The Twins had high hopes for the ☎️ season. Those hopes have been dashed, consistently and painfully, over the past few months.Were now a week into July and the club is still double-digit games under . ☎️ theyre ☎️ ☎️ after a lo s Wednesday, in last place in the AL Central behind the Tigers and Royals and its time for a change.The Twins have five players scheduled to be free agents after the season players with that type of contract status are always trade potentials and several players under contract/control for a couple of more seasons who would be very attractive to potential contenders in ☎️ and ☎️ MORE: Lets take a look at five Twins who could be moved in Nelson Cruz Jersey the next couple of weeks, and where they might wind up. Andrelton Simmons and J.A. Happ could be moved, too, but there isnt a huge market for a shortstop with a ☎️ OPS+ or a starter with a ☎️ ☎️ ERA, so well focus on these other five players.Jose Berrios, SPContract status: Arbitration-eligible for the final time in ☎️ free agent after ☎️ Need to know: No Twins player would bring back a bigger return than Berrios, an ace-type who could step right into the top few spots of pretty much any contenders rotation. The teams that try to trade for Berrios are the teams that truly believe they can win the World Series, with Berrios being one of the final pieces. The right-hander is a two-time All-Star who currently has career-best marks in ERA ( ☎️ ☎️ and FIP ( ☎️ ☎️ and oh,yeah has a ☎️ ☎️ ERA in three starts since the sticky-stuff ban went into effect.Potential destination: Padres. Look, heres the thing: If the Twins do make Berrios available, theyre not trading him unle s theyre blown away by an offer. Because if they dont get what they want now, they could hold him and trade him in the offseason, or try to sign him to an extension, or just let him pitch out his contract when they try to contend again in ☎️ So not only do you have to look at teams that want an ace-type pitcher, but ones that have the prospects nece sary to make a deal happen. The Padres have both the motivation and the prospects. The Dodgers could be interested too, depending on what happens with Trevor Bauer.Taylor Rogers Willians Astudillo Jersey , RPContract status: Arbitration-eligible for the final time in ☎️ free agent after ☎️ Need to know: In the history of baseball, Im pretty sure there has never been a contending team fully satisfied with its bullpen heading into the trade deadline. They dont all swing trades for relief arms, but they at least kick the tires. Rogers has been super reliable for the Twins, posting a ☎️ ☎️ ERA in ☎️ relief appearances since the start of the ☎️ season. Hes a lefty, too, with ☎️ strikeouts and as many saves as walks seven of both in ☎️ ☎️ ☎️ innings this year.Potential destination: As. The Bay Areas kelly green team could use help in the later innings, and Rogers feels like a great fit. He wont be cheap in his final year of arbitration hes making $ ☎️ million this year but its also po sible the As could trade for him now, then move him again in the offseason to avoid paying his raise for ☎️ Nelson Cruz, DHContract status: Free agent after ☎️ Need to know: Hes a DH only, of course he just turned ☎️ and hasnt played in the field since four games in ☎️ which limits his suitors to American League Phil Hughes Jersey teams. But thats literally the only downside to Cruz, who is as consistent of a hitter and power source as thereis in the game. Hes right around a . ☎️ batting average again, with ☎️ C. J. Cron Jersey homers and a ☎️ OPS+.Potential destination: White Sox. Yeah, a lot of folks have connected Cruz to the As, and maybe its a little hard to imagine the Twins and White Sox AL Central rivals making a deal like this. But the White Sox have been crushed by injuries to their sluggers and need offensive help, especially now that DH Yermin Mercedes stopped hitting and has been sent to the minors.Michael Pineda, SPContract status: Free agent after ☎️ Need to know: Pineda mi sed time with elbow inflammation, but returned from the IL to work into the sixth inning on Wednesday against the White Sox. He wasnt great ☎️ hits, five earned runs but a little rust after a layoff isnt a horrible thing. In his first ☎️ starts of the season, Pineda had a solid ☎️ ☎️ with ☎️ ☎️ strikeouts per nine and ☎️ ☎️ walks per nine. Hes not nece sarily a guy you trade for hoping hell start Game ☎️ of a postseason series, but hes the type of guy who could be acquired without a big prospect cost to help a team survive the next couple of months and get into the postseason.Potential destination: Rays. Just feels like hell wind up somewhere like Tampa Bay or San Francisco, doesnt it? Maybe the Cardinals throw out a feeler?Hansel Robles, RPContract status: Free agent after ☎️ Need to know: Robles leads the Twins with eight saves in ☎️ opportunities, but its unlikely the team that trades for him would immediately give him the ninth-inning role. Hes a good arm to add to a contenders bullpen, though. He does have closer experience the eight saves this year and ☎️ for the Angels in ☎️ and has ☎️ strikeouts in ☎️ innings this year, with a ☎️ ☎️ ERA that jumped up a few notches with a rough stretch since the last week or so of June.Potential destination: Phillies. Two things have been true of the Phillies for the past several years Bert Blyleven Jersey theyre always around . ☎️ and theyre always in need of bullpen help. Sames true in ☎️ they entered play on Wednesday with a ☎️ ☎️ record, but theyre only four games behind the Mets in the NL East. Robles wouldnt cost a ton, and would be worth a look.