Rangers send IKF to Twins, per report

Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty ImagesMLB Trade Rumors: Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been traded by the Texas Rangers to the Minnesota Twins, according to Jeff Passan on Twitter. Catcher Mitch Garver is coming to Texas, per Passan, though it isn’t clear yet whether that’s the whole deal or not.

This is a big surprise. It would not have been a big surprise a few weeks ago (other than, you know, the lockout was going on), but with Josh Jung having shoulder surgery that is expected to cost him most, if not all, of the 2022 season, IKF seemed like not just the best third base option for the Rangers, but the only real third base option.

With IKF gone, Andy Ibanez would seem to be the leader for the third…