The Minnesota Twins, who sit in fourth place in the American League Central, finished off their liquidation sale by making deals with a pair of AL East teams ahead of Thursday's deadline. The Twins dealt right-handed reliever Griffin Jax to the Tampa Bay Rays,

Griffin Jax has no saves and a relatively high ERA, but that hasn’t stopped the baseball industry from considering him one of the most potent relievers in the sport. The Tampa Bay Rays paid for dominance on Thursday, acquiring Jax from the Minnesota Twins for Taj Bradley, a source confirmed to The Athletic.