Twins fans get a Joe Ryan trade update that is both good and bad news originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Minnesota Twins are likely headed towards another trade deadline, acting as sellers. The only question is how far they’ll go this year.
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Byron Buxton will have plenty of interested teams, but realistically, it looks like there’s a different All-Star that will, once again, draw trade interest.
As USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reports, the Twins are expected to field interest in Joe Ryan once again this year at the trade deadline.
“Now that Minnesota Twins ace Joe Ryan dodged an injury scare,” Nightengale writes, “he’ll certainly be one of the most highly sought-after trade candidates on the market this summer.”
This report from Nightengale is hardly a surprise, but for Twins fans, this trade update brings both good and bad news.
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Hearing that Ryan is set to field trade interest is good news since that means his injury scare was only just that, a scare.
If there were actual concerns about his health, teams likely wouldn’t show as much interest as this report from Nightengale suggests.
While Twins fans will like hearing this good injury news on Ryan, the news that teams will continue to have serious interest is some bad news.
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There’s a real chance that fans will see Ryan depart this season by the trade deadline, which would be a bit of a disappointment considering how bleak the roster outside of a few key players like Ryan is.
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This report is both good and bad news, as the Twins will be able to get Ryan back healthy without much worry, but there’s now a greater chance he leaves in a trade due to his health being in line with what teams wanted to see.
Trading Ryan is a real possibility for the Twins, even if some fans don’t want to see Ryan go. A continued sell-off is very possible, and Ryan, with his health no longer a question, might be on the move.
