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

Byron Buxton never blinked and continues to make it known that he's a Minnesota Twin for life while rejecting trade offers.

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.