On Monday, the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers linked up for a trade that will leave the city of Cleveland confused about how to feel.
On one hand, the Twins (a team chasing the Guardians in the Wild Card and American League Central standings) got markedly worse by trading starting pitcher Chris Paddack to the Tigers alongside pitcher Randy Dobnak.
Full trade: The Tigers are acquiring right-hander Chris Paddack from the Twins for catcher/first baseman Enrique Jimenez, source said. Deal is done.
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But on the other hand, the Tigers (the team the Guardians are chasing in the American League Central standings) got even better by adding Paddack at the cost of minor league catcher/infielder catcher/first baseman Enrique Jimenez.