Trade targets for the 2019 Minnesota Twins

The Twins hold an eight-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central, so the Indians -- who were preseason favorites to walk away with the division title -- could be sellers by late July. The Indians reportedly were thinking of dealing the right-hander this past offseason, but would Cleveland trade Bauer to a division rival? Bauer has a 6-6 record, 3.55 ERA and 1.143 WHIP this season is second in the American League with 119 innings pitched. He’s been a key part of the Indians’ playoff runs from 2016-18 and even started two games of the 2016 World Series. But would Bauer fit in with the Twins clubhouse? He’s known as a big personality (just scroll through his Twitter feed) and has been known to stir the pot on the Internet more than once, but there’s no denying he’d make the Twins’ pitching staff better. A trade for Bauer likely would only be a rental. This offseason, Bauer made his plans to sign nothing but one-year deals for the rest of his career. It’s worth mentioning, however, that Minnesota has a connection with Bauer, as Twins chief baseball officer Derek Falvey was Cleveland’s director of baseball operations when the Indians traded for the right-hander back in 2012.

Source: Fox Sports

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