The Minnesota Twins could decide to be sellers at the trade deadline and could move starting pitchers Lance Lynn, Jake Odorizzi, Ervin Santana or Kyle Gibson. Lynn is a free agent after this year and Santana has a $14 million option for the 2019 season but has yet to pitch this year. They are said to be open to dealing Odorizzi or Gibson, who are both free agents after 2019. Gibson would be the most intriguing to contenders, as he is having a career year with a 3.42 ERA, 1.23 [...]

This article is the third in our series on trade targets for the second half of the season. Part 1 focused on players generally ranked in the top 50. Part 2 focused on mid-tier and bargain targets for offense. This installment focuses on pitchers ranked outside the top 50. Part four will focus on players to target for specific categories rather than positional improvement. For these pitchers, I've included both ownership levels and consensus rank (CR) to indicate their current valuation and r[...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (finger) will head to Triple-A Rochester to make his next rehab start. Team manager Paul Molitor said it was "not a consideration" to have Santana called up to the big leagues to make a start on Sunday. Santana has allowed three runs in seven innings over his rehab stint, which up until this point has been spent in the Twins' lower levels. The veteran hurler had finger surgery in February and has been on the disabled list all season. He could return to[...]

Happy 7-11 day, everyone! Be sure to go get a free slurpee if the store still runs that promotion, but not before sitting down and fixing your team's starting rotation. Those in roto leagues better be on top of their innings limits and where they stand compared to opponents. Don't fret if you've only got a 4 or 5 in strikeouts yet everyone else in the league is +100 on innings. And if you're one of those plus-innings-ers then you should swing some of that extra SP capital into a bat or two! But [...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (finger) is scheduled to make his second rehab start on Thursday. The veteran pitcher is expected to throw either 60 pitches or four innings this time for the Class A Fort Myers Miracle. Santana has missed the entire season after having surgery on the middle finger of his pitching hand this past February. He posted an excellent season for the Twins in 2017, winning 16 games with a 3.28 ERA, 1.13 [...]

Minnesota Twins starter Ervin Santana (finger) will make his second rehab start at High-A Fort Myers on Thursday. He allowed one run through three innings during his first start last Saturday. Santana has yet to play in the majors this season due to offseason surgery on his finger. [...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (finger) allowed one run in three innings in his Saturday rehab start for the Class A Fort Myers Miracle. Santana gave up two hits and struck out two in the ballgame. Santana's fastball topped out at 90 MPH, about three MPH lower than what he has averaged in 2017. Santana had surgery on the middle finger of his throwing hand in February and has yet to make a start for the Twins in 2018. If he continues to progress, a mid-July return to the mound is lik[...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (finger) completed a successful live bullpen session on Tuesday. The veteran right-hander is now scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with Class A Fort Myers this Saturday. Santana has been on the disabled list all season after undergoing surgery on his right middle finger in February. It remains to be seen how many rehab appearances he will need before joining the big league team but a July return to the majors seems likely. He's worth stashing if yo[...]

Minnesota Twins right-hander Ervin Santana (finger) completed another 35-pitch bullpen session on Friday. The veteran right-hander threw as shortstop Jorge Polanco stood in and took some swings. Santana did the same this past Tuesday and is scheduled to throw again Monday of next week. The right-handed hurler has been sidelined since having finger surgery in February. If he continues to progress, Santana could return to the Twins sometime in July.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Ervin Santana (finger) threw a 35-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday. He used all his pitches and is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Friday. Santana has not pitched in the big leagues this season but looks like he's making solid progress. Hopefully, Santana is back sometime in July, but most fantasy owners should go ahead and look for other options.