On Friday, Finkelstein and Staph predicted that the Cubs would acquire Ryan, sending the Twins a three-prospect package including catcher Moises Ballesteros, infielder Jefferson Rojas, and right-handed pitcher Jaxon Wiggins.

Rental players like Danny Coulombe, Harrison Bader and Willi Castro seem more likely to get dealt, but Heyman mentioned that Minnesota will listen to offers on star pitchers Joe Ryan and Jhoan Duran. They'd likely have to be "blown away" to make a trade involving the latter.

According to Jon Heyman of The New York Post and MLB Network, the Twins are now “seriously listening” on several of their rental players, including Harrison Bader, Willi Castro, and Caleb Thielbar. Given the team’s inconsistent play and recent slide heading into the deadline, this shift is hardly surprising.

These are troubling times in the land of 10,000 rakes. The Twins have dropped four of six games coming out of the break. Already five games back of a wild card spot, it looks like the smart thing for the Twins to do is sell at the trade deadline.

With his name being hurled about in trade rumors, Ryan struck out 11 in a win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Royce Lewis hit two home runs — his first career multihomer game — and Joe Ryan struck out 11 in seven innings as the Minnesota Twins beat the Colorado Rockies 7-1 to prevent a three-game sweep.

First-time All-Star Joe Ryan, who has been told he will “most likely pitch an inning” Tuesday night, is soaking up knowledge from his fellow standouts in Atlanta.

Big deals involving Joe Ryan, Jhoan Duran or Griffin Jax might not happen, but ESPN's Alden Gonzalez says the "sense is that at least one of" Duran or Jax will be trade. Gonzalez also says the Twins are "widely expected to trade" outfielder Harrison Bader, utility man Willi Castro, starting pitcher Chris Paddack and lefty reliever Danny Coulombe.

Several scouts praised the Yankees for the deal that brought Ryan McMahon, lefty-swinging, Gold-Glover to The Bronx in exchange for a pair of pitching prospects.