Twins deal for Cabrera at deadline
The Twins made a deadline trade with the Oakland Athletics to acquire shortstop, Orlando Cabrera, in exchange for a Minor League prospect.
Twins All-Stars Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan and Justin Morneau, had been vocal about making a trade before the deadline to help shore up some needs and help the team to an AL Central title. Mauer and Morneau talked with Cabrera during their last road trip in Oakland and said they would like to see him play in Minnesota.
Cabrera, who is in his 13th season, batted .280 with four home runs and 41 RBIs in 101 games this year with the Athletics.
In return, the Twins gave Oakland Tyler Landendorf, a minor league shortstop who had been playing with the Single-A Beloit Snappers where he had a batting average of .233 over 15 games. Landendorf also hit .410 with the Elizabethton Twins earlier this season in the Appalachian League.
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