The Twins traded nearly half of their MLB roster at last week’s trade deadline, but if it weren’t for the Carlos Correa deal, pitcher Griffin Jax likely would have stayed put.

Houston Astros third baseman Carlos Correa's trade from the Minnesota Twins comes with a $4.7 million benefit.

Astros owner Jim Crane swindled the Twins in the Carlos Correa trade. Crane claimed trading Correa would make the Twins more valuable in a potential sale.

The whirlwind of activity on the MLB trade market each summer not only sees contenders shore up their rosters for the stretch run, but also leads to a significant shuffling of the prospect landscape.

The Minnesota Twins were perhaps the biggest sellers in the MLB at the annual trade deadline. The Twins started slow, trading Chris Paddack and Jhoan Duran prior to Thursday. Then the sale began. Minnesota shipped off eight other players on the final day.

Given the number of trades at this year's deadline, it took a few days to fully digest everything that happened. We're here to catch you up.