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- Updated: August 2, 2016
CLEVELAND — Twins interim general manager Rob Antony accomplished a few of his goals leading up to Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline, moving veterans Eduardo Nunez, Fernando Abad and Ricky Nolasco, but the club still has several veteran players who could be available in August waiver deals.
One of the biggest surprises was the Twins not trading catcher Kurt Suzuki, as the veteran backstop is set to be a free agent after the season because he’s not likely to reach 485 plate appearances to trigger his $6 million option to vest. Minnesota also didn’t deal right-hander Ervin Santana or closer Brandon Kintzler, both of whom drew interest on the trade market.
Antony admitted he hoped to make more deals before the Trade Deadline but said he believes he has built the foundation for future trades that could be made in August or in the offseason.
“Some things came together and some other things didn’t, but we got some pretty good ideas,” Antony said, “and some things that maybe lay the groundwork in the future, offseason or prior to next season. So I feel good about it. There are other things that we would have liked to have done, but like I said from the beginning, we weren’t going to make a deal just to make a …
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