Sure, let's spice up Opening Day with a significant trade: The Padres send pitchers Chris Paddack and Emilio Pagan to the Twins for reliever Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker. It is an intriguing deal along the lines of the Craig Kimbrel-AJ Pollock trade between the White Sox and Dodgers because it is major league talent for major league talent -- no prospects, not a salary dump, just a realigning of players that both teams hope will help each other.
Let's dig into the San Diego side first.