Twins trade selloff begins
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports there was an additional piece in the deal. Full trade, per ESPN sources: Detroit receives: RHP Chris Paddack and RHP Randy Dobnak Minnesota receives: C/1B Enrique Jimenez Dobnak is under team control through 2027.
The Twins made their first major sale of trade-deadline week Monday afternoon. Paddack, a right-handed starter in his fourth year with Minnesota, was dealt to the Detroit Tigers. The news was first broken in a story by Dan Hayes, Ken Rosenthal and Cody Stavenhagen for The Athletic.
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