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by R.J. Anderson

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Acquired 3B-R Danny Valencia from the Twins for OF-S Jeremias Pineda. [8/5]

When the Twins optioned Valencia to the minors in May, I wrote:

Rumor had the Twins shopping Valencia before demoting him. Meaning that either Minnesota chose against selling low, or teams chose against buying low. Quality precipitates demand and Valencia has not been quality since his rookie season. Perceived to be younger than he is (27), Valencia doesn’t offer power, contact, on-base skills, speed, or defense, beyond a strong arm and success against southpaws. Valencia’s future likely includes a lot of bench duty.

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