The extent of the franchise's teardown was unexpected. Jhoan Durán, Griffin Jax, Carlos Correa, Harrison Bader, Danny Coulombe and Willi Castro. From the outside, it certainly looks as though the front office had a firm mandate to slash payroll as the Pohlad family tries to find a buyer.

Elsewhere, the Twins thought their prep work paid big dividends in the final hour when multiple moves were made.

The Mets upgraded in center field by trading for Cedric Mullins at the trade deadline, but not before swinging for the fences.

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Astros were looking to land a Minnesota Twins reliever at the trade deadline, with an eye on Griffin Jax, a right-handed reliever. But, they weren't pursuing him alone; he would've been a part of the Carlos Correa blockbuster.

Coach and Company discuss the stunning move at the MLB Trade Deadline that sent SS Carlos Correa back to Houston.

"The Twins had the opportunity to acquire Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker in their Carlos Correa trade talks, but passed, not wanting to take on the two years and $40 million left on his contract.