If the exchanges of Eduardo Escobar and Ryan Pressly last Friday made the Twins' club harmless, Monday's maneuvers – Lance Lynn to the Yankees and Zach Duke to the Mariners – were not a surprise

. Twins' front office is focused on exchanging veterans for future badets before Tuesday's 15:00 no-strike trade deadline.

Will Brian Dozier be next? Or maybe Kyle Gibson?

"There are a lot of things going on, not just here, but around the game as we get closer [to the deadline]," said manager Paul Molitor. "In the next 23 hours, there will probably be more activities."

Escobar-Arizona traders and Pressly-Houston have five minor leagues, four of which ranked among the top 30 prospects for the Twins . ranked by MLB.com. One of them, Jhoan Duran, made an immediate impression by launching seven smooth runs for Clbad A Cedar Rapids on Monday.

The Lynn and Duke added four more minor leagues, including former second-round pick Chase De Jong and Tyler Austin, who ranked among the top 100 Baseball America hopefuls.

The Twins could be buyers of commercial deadlines, not sellers, if it is for their departure 9-15. Lynn took his share of responsibility, since he had a record of 0-3 with a 8.37 ERA until the end of April, but that he was heading to the Yankees at 7-8 with a 5.10 MPM

"I really enjoyed my time here," said Lynn. . "I would have liked to be able to do better."

The Yankees could use it out of the paddock. To soften the Yankees' deal, the Twins agreed to pay half of the remaining $ 4.5 million to Lynn for his one-year contract.

The Yankees dropped Austin, 26, a power hitter who shared his time, right field and designated hitter. He made the New York opening day lineup this year and hit eight homers in 34 games, but he only beat .223 with a base percentage of .280 before AAA Scranton / Wilkes Barre

The Yankees also sent Twins right-handed thrower Luis Rijo, 19, who was 4-1 with a 2.77 ERA in seven starts. Three levels of the minor league this season, The Twins have beefed up their farming system, but veterans are still in shock from Friday, when the trades began with a series of four-game wins.

How long will it last?

"Honestly, it'll take a little while," said Dozier, another free agent on hold. "It's not a day, two days, or anything, he's still hanging out and he'll always do it."

Duke was 3-4 with a 3.62 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 37⅓ innings, he made 513 appearances in the career and did not allow a home race this season.

The key to this trade for the Twins was the 24-year-old De Jong, who was ranked number 28 in the Seattle system, according to MLB.com The Twins also acquired the championship player Ryan Costello, 22, who was not ranked among the top 30 prospects of Seattle.

The Twins have agreed to pay $ 75,000 out of the remaining $ 675,000 from his one-year contract The Mariners, like the Yankees, would be wild-card teams if the season ended today [19659002"Ilovetheguysinthisgame[Twins clubhouse] and I will miss them," said Duke. "But I'm very much looking forward to being in a fan race Ie. "

De Jong is a 6-4 right-handed player who was 5-5 with a 3.80 ERA in 21 starts for the AA Arkansas clbad this season. He had 89 strikeouts in 120⅔ innings. Drafted by Toronto six years ago, De Jong also competed in the Dodgers system and played seven games, including four starts, in the leagues for the Mariners last season, scoring 0-3 with a 6-man ERA. , 35

Costello, 22 years old. has an average of 16 home wins in the Midwest League with an average of .266 and 70 RBIs this season for Clinton. Still, it's hard to say how long these players will help the Twins.

"A lot of good players in [the Twins clubhouse] with a lot of potential and a lot of good futures ahead of them," Lynn said. "I wish them the best."