The Twins’ fire sale was so ruthless that 27-year-old reliever Louie Varland, the hometown kid who absolutely loved being a Twin, making only $8,150 more than the minimum salary, and wasn’t even eligible for salary arbitration for two more years, was dumped and sent to the Toronto Blue Jays with first baseman Ty France.

This week, the Twins sold the roster. With nine trades, including seven over the final five hours before the deadline, the Twins stunningly jettisoned nearly 40% of their team — including Carlos Correa and four high-leverage relievers who all were at least two years from free agency.