Rockies-Twins Trade

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Colorado and Minnesota have agreed to a nine player trade.


Rockies Send:

Chad Kuhl SP COL     2018 -$1.02M / 2019- $2.04m / 2020 -ARB1 / 2021- ARB2 / 2022 -ARB3 / 2023-UFA

Jorge Polanco SS MIN   2018- $2.04m / 2019 -ARB1 / 2020- ARB2 / 2021 -ARB3 / 2022-UFA

Carter Kieboom SS WAS   Prospect - $.2m / 2018

Brent Rooker LF MIN   Prospect - $.2m / 2018

Dustin May SP LAD   Prospect - $.2m / 2018

Marcus Wilson CF ARI   Prospect - $.2m / 2018

Brandon Lowe 2B TB    Prospect - $.2m / 2018


Twins Send:

Justin Verlander SP HOU 2018- $21m ($7m paid previously by Col) /2019- $21m ($7m paid previously by Col) /2020 -$22m TO/ 2021 UFA

Didi Gregorious SS NYY  2018-$7.65m / 2019-$7.65m / 2020-$7.65m / 2021 / 2022-$11.48m TO / 2023-UFA


This trade further moves the Twins toward our goal of being a competitive club long term. Polanco for Gregarious was a recent addition to our previous trade talks due to Polanco's suspension. We like Jorge and his controllable contract long term. This part of the trade also fits our timeline and we were glad to have the opportunity to add him to our roster. 

Verlander is our second large trade chip, who lets us trade present value for future potential. We are happy with the return from our two veterans: Kuhl is a controllable younger arm who benefits from the points format. We like the ceilings of Rooker and May. Kieboom, Wilson and Lowe gives us more positional depth on the farm.

Thanks for the easy talks Rockies. Colorado to confirm. 

[Colorado Rockies]

I have worked hard to make my team competitive this year while being young at the same time but I had a weakness at SP and after losing out on Kluber I felt I needed to go for Verlander even though I have doubts about him (he is 35, lots of IP on his arm, and has very slow starts the last 3+ seasons). I wasn't looking for a SS as I like Polanco a lot (young, TC, Good ceiling and high floor) but his cheating made be have to replace him as well as use him in the deal.

While this trade without a doubt makes my team better now I lose some important youth and depth from my team for the future. Kieboom is moving up prospects list very quickly and looks to have a very strong hitting tool with developing power and I really hated to see him go. Rooker falls in the same category as Kieboom but a year behind but looks to be a fast riser in the Twins system. While the other pieces I am moving are not as high upside as the previously mentioned players they are good for depth and all look to have MLB futures.

Thanks for the talks Twins and your future looks nice with these 2 trades.

[Arizona Diamondbacks]

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