Twins President Dave St. Peter 'optimistic' team will 'continue to add talent'
The Minnesota Twins have been as active as any team in baseball since the MLB owners' lockout ended March 10, having added eight new players.
They signed Carlos Correa, Chris Archer and Joe Smith, and traded for Sonny Gray, Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan, Gio Urshela, Gary Sanchez. That's in addition to signing Dylan Bundy before the lockout.
And they might not be done yet.
"We're working on some things," Twins President Dave St. Peter said on KFAN radio Friday morning, "and you never know how they come together but there's obviously some players that are available. There's some discussions going on. We've said from the start that you could never have enough pitching, so we're always focused there as well."
One pitcher the Twins have been reportedly interested is Oakland right-hander Frankie Montas, who comes at a very steep price considering he's under team control for two more years and is fresh off a season in which he was top five in the American League Cy Young vote.
St. Peter didn't name any of the players the Twins are targeting, but he said more movement could happen in a matter of days or weeks.
"Whether it transpires over the next 24 or 48 hours or over the next 3-4 weeks, I'm optimistic that you're going to see us continue to add talent," he said, "all rooted in trying to put us in a better position to chase down the White Sox and hold off the Tigers, Guardians and Royals."
Typically, rumors are over and done with by the time Opening Day comes around. Not this year, as everything has been put in a blender thanks to the lockout.
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