The Minnesota Twins sent starting pitcher Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers on Monday afternoon, the first of what could be multiple moves ahead of Thursday’s 5 p.m. trade deadline as the Twins have fallen behind much of the American League in their quest for a Wild Card berth.

The Minnesota Twins are finalizing a trade to send right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers, Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic report. Minnesota will receive a prospect in return for the veteran starter.

Minnesota also sent longtime Twins and Saints pitcher to Detroit four days ahead of the major league trade deadline.

The Minnesota Twins have officially gone into selling mode, trading pitchers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak to the Detroit Tigers

The Minnesota Twins are finalizing a trade to send right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack to the Detroit Tigers, Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic report. Minnesota will receive a prospect in return for the veteran starter.

According to AccuWeather, the Minnesota area is under severe thunderstorm watch from 9:39 p.m. local time until 10:30 p.m. So if this is accurate, the earliest the game could resume is somewhere between 10:30 and 11 p.m. on Monday night. It could obviously be later if lightning is still in the area of Target Field.

In order to pry starting pitcher Chris Paddack away from the Minnesota Twins prior to the trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers had to part ways with 19-year-old catcher Enrique Jimenez.

Twins All-Star Byron Buxton, who left Saturday's game against Washington with discomfort in his side, is day-to-day after an MRI showed cartilage irritation in his rib cage.

Things have been fairly quiet on the MLB trade front on Monday, but one deal was completed. The Minnesota Twins sent Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak to the Detro