The Minnesota Twins may soon become sellers on the trade market if they can't turn their season around.
The Twins are reportedly expected to listen on offers for second baseman Brian Dozier, shortstop Eduardo Escobar, and starting pitcher Lance Lynn, according to MLB Network's Jon Morosi. All three players will be free agents following this season.
This wouldn't be Dozier's first time on the trade block. He drew interest ahead of last year's deadline after being on the Los Angeles Dodgers' radar the prior offseason. Despite a relatively down season, batting .221/.300/.396 with 11 home runs in 75 games, Dozier has established himself as a dual-threat. In five seasons from 2013 to 2017, Dozier hit 145 home runs while stealing 81 bases.
Escobar has emerged as one of baseball's biggest surprises in the first half of the season. The 29-year-old has been in the bigs since 2011, but has only really come into his own this year, batting .288/.340/.550 with an MLB-leading 33 doubles, and 12 home runs.
Finally, while Lynn started his Twins tenure very poorly with an 8.37 ERA over his first five starts, he's righted the ship. The big right-hander is 5-3 with a 3.27 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 55 innings since the start of May.
After earning a 2017 playoff berth as a Wild Card team, the Twins haven't lived up to last season's success. Sitting 8.5 games behind the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians with a 34-42 record entering Thursday, their chances are already fading.
