Derek Falvey came out today to say, haha, no, the Twins won't be dealing away Carlos Correa. Nor will they be looking to trade Pablo Lopez or Byron Buxton, for that matter. Some New York area newspapers were speculating on the Yankees or Mets looking at trying to acquire Correa from the cash strapped Twins.
They do this all the time, of course. Big market teams believe they are entitled to the best players in smaller markets, but the Twins are still in a competitive mode, so why would anyone begin to think that they three most important, core players of the team would even be on the market?
I mean, aside from the fact that the Twins dropped their salary by $30m last year and already stated they won't be increasing the salary this year. It so happens they are at about the same level already right now.
And sure, the Pohlads are notorious for their frugality, their cynical dedication to making a profit over any other goal. They are selling the team, and have no vested interest in the future of the squad. A sale won't be completed, certainly, until next season. This is going to be one last grab at either cash or wins, and they've never really cared about wins.
But it's a total fabrication that Carlos Correa is on the market, just because Joel Sherman threwe it out there.
But who said anything about Lopez or Buxton, Derek?
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