Elsewhere, the Twins thought their prep work paid big dividends in the final hour when multiple moves were made.

The Minnesota Twins traded one of their best players who asked to be moved just before the trade deadline hit.

We regained steady connectivity on Thursday afternoon, about two hours before the trade deadline. In other words, we got back just after news that Carlos Correa had been sent back to Houston broke, but before the total dismantling of the Twins’ bullpen had occurred.