The hard-throwing Twins reliever has been at the center of trade deadline rumors and appeared to confirm those suspicions when he was spotted by TV cameras hugging the team’s bullpen catcher, Frank Nigro, at Target Field during Minnesota’s game against the Red Sox.

The fourth-place Twins have no time to show that they can make a playoff run before this week's trade deadline.

As the MLB trade deadline approaches, the Minnesota Twins are holding two of the most sought-after bullpen arms on the market: Jhoan Duran and Griffin Jax. With both relievers boasting 2.5 years of team control and plenty of experience in high-leverage roles,

The Twins lost 8-5 to the Red Sox Tuesday night in Minneapolis, though there were moments of excitement and panic for Minnesota fans thanks to Brooks Lee's off-the-bench performance and an interesting moment featuring Jhoan Duran in the bullpen.

The day after the Twins trade starting pitcher Chris Paddack and minor league pitcher Randy Dobnak, players in the Twins clubhouse know that more moves could be on the way. “I’m just trying to control what I can control,

If the Red Sox truly have ambitions of playing baseball in October, they need more reliability to protect their increasingly overworked bullpen.

The Twins are falling out of the playoff race and should be sellers before Thursday's trade deadline. They have multiple pitchers that will be in demand and Griffin Jax is one of them.

The Twins are reportedly receiving constant trade calls before the deadline from teams including the Yankees and Red Sox.