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Chicago and Minnesota have reached an agreement on an 11 player trade:


Cubs send:

Sam Hilliard RF/P COL  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Hunter Harvey SP  BAL Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Sam Huff C TEX  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Jackson Tetreault SP WAS  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Austin Maddox RP BOS   Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Tyler Herb SP SF  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Reyes Moronta RP SF   Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Anderson Espinoza SP SD  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
TJ Zeuch SP TOR  Prospect - $.2m / 2018
Kyle Lewis RF SEA  Prospect - $.2m / 2018

Twins send:

Brian Dozier 2B   $9m- 2018, $13.5m- 2019, $13.5- 2020, $13.5m -2021, $13.5m -2022, UFA - 2023


The Twins make a hard decision in dealing Brian Dozier. We were not shopping him, but an unsolicited offer from the Cubs GM mandated our attention. The Twins with this and the other trades now have a farm that gives us plenty of bargaining chips for future moves, and/or provides home grown depth for years to come. We are excited by these new additions, esp the underrated Espinoza and Lewis. Also some nice potential in Harvey and Zeuch, along with bolstering our farm's RPs with Moronta and Maddox. 

Thanks Josh and the Cubs for the great talks.

Cubbies to Confirm. 

[Chicago Cubs]

I knew Dozier wasn't really available so I needed to come in with a big package to have a chance. I'm all in for this season and 2B was a position that I've been trying to upgrade for awhile now; so it was worth unloading a ton of farm depth to get this deal done. Espinoza and Lewis were the toughest guys to part with, but I knew the package would need to be headlined by a couple legit high ceiling top prospects to have a real chance. Both Harvey and Zeuch are real solid SP prospects just outside the top group. Hilliard might be the most underrated guy from the group. He's a converted SP who is a little older in the minors as a result; but he shredded A+ last season with a stat line to drool over including a .300 AVG, 21 HR and 37 SB. Throw a future at Coors field on top of that and he's a guy I'd been pretty excited about.

Pretty big package overall and a lot give up; but I'm trading from strength and this was the price to pay to add a top guy like Dozier to fill a specific need in my MLB lineup. Thanks for the trade Randy. Always a pleasure. I've still got many of those guys in other leagues so I'll be hoping they all work out for you. Good luck!

[Arizona Diamondbacks]

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