In many decades of writing about sports, I’ve never before written the following sentence: The front office of a Minnesota team should act selfishly, impetuously and irrationally. If you are Twins President Derek Falvey or General Manager Jeremy Zoll,

The MLB trade deadline is Thursday at 5 p.m. The Twins’ president said there is one guiding principle this time of year: “Never shut off avenues to talent.”

"We understand the reality there's a real chance we have a different locker room in 10 days," Ryan Jeffers said.

The Twins are entertaining trade offers for at least three of their players, per a new report. Minnesota may be willing to part with more.

That said, there are signs of life. He’s been more selective at the plate in recent weeks, and he has posted an .827 OPS over his last 20 games. If the Twins are going to make noise in the Wild Card chase, Correa has to be more than just steady. He needs to be the centerpiece. That might sound like a lot but it’s what he was brought here to do.

Perhaps Lewis’s good mental place convinces the Twins front office to keep together a roster which has underwhelmed all season.

A complicated season for the Twins’ starting rotation continued on Wednesday when the club placed right-hander David Festa on the 15-day injured list with what it called right shoulder inflammation. Festa becomes the third Minnesota starter currently on the IL.

Minnesota made a left-handed switch in its relief corps, as the club continues searching for stability out of the bullpen.

The Twins have signed shortstop Marek Houston, reports Jim Callis of MLB.com. Houston was just selected with the 16th overall pick in last week’s draft. His $4,497,500 signing bonus is below the $4,929,600 slot value for that pick.

Misiewicz was removed from the Twins’ game against the Los Angeles Dodgers due to the injury. He had only been able to appear in four games since having his contract selected on July 9, in which Misiewicz allowed five runs on four hits in 4.1 innings with three walks and five strikeouts.