Louis Varland is a native of St. Paul, Minnesota. So in that way, he was the perfect fit for the Minnesota Twins. He's also a star reliever who had five years of club control remaining. That didn't stop the Twins from trading him at the deadline to the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's been a whirlwind week for the franchise. On Friday, president of baseball operations Derek Falvey flew to Cleveland to address his new-look roster prior to the start of a series against the Guardians. He then joined the team's TV broadcast in the third inning of what wound up being their latest walkoff loss at Progressive Field.