On Wednesday, the Twins signaled that they were open for business beyond just pending free agents at the trade deadline.

Let’s examine the deal and hand out some grades.

Twins get: Catcher Eduardo Tate and RHP Mick Abel.

Phillies get: Jhoan Duran.

From the Twins’ perspective, this closes the book on realistic contention in 2025 — the right idea from President Derek Falvey and co. based on what we have seen from the Twins in recent weeks.

What’s harder to swallow is that Duran was under team control through 2027, meaning he could have been a relatively low-cost elite bullpen arm for two more seasons beyond this one as the Twins potentially (hopefully, for them) reload.

Given Duran’s contract status, I did wonder initially if the Twins could have gotten more for him — or if, frankly, his greatest value would have been simply in hanging onto him at least through those cost-controlled years.