With the MLB lockdown finally over and opening day set for April 7, free agency resumes as teams around the league seek to finish their off-season purchases. Here were some of the rumors and tricks from the opening weekend of the resumption of free agency.
Rangers deal the Twins
We have a business!
According to multiple reports, the Texas Rangers have agreed a deal that would send infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher and Double-A right-hander Ronnie Henriquez.
#Rangers traded Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a prospect to the #Twins for Mitch Garver. Kiner-Falefa had been a player of interest to the #Yankees to play SS.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) March 12, 2022
Kinner-Falefa, 26, hit .271 with eight homers and 53 RBIs in 158 games with Rangers last season. He also stole 20 bases and recorded an fWAR of 2.3.
Garver, 31, started 2019 with 31 homers and .995 OPS in just 93 games for the Twins, but struggled hard in 2020, hitting only .167. He got back on track last season, hitting 13 homers and driving 34 in 68 games.