If the Twins sell, they have plenty of marketable players to shop, from impending free agents to core pieces under years of team control.

The New York Yankees are expected to make big splashes at the trade deadline this year, but what pitcher could they potentially add?

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The Twins are a team on the fringe of contention and up for sale. How will they approach the trade deadline? Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

As you can see, every projection system basically eliminates the Angels from contention. Sorry yet again, Mike Trout. The Guardians and Royals each have less than half the chances of the Twins as well. The Rangers are just ahead of the Twins, and both the Rays and Red Sox have roughly twice the odds of the Twins.

With a successful All-Star week now in the rearview mirror, the Twins will kick off the "second half" of the season — really, there's about 40 percent of the campaign left — on Friday in Colorado. At 47-49, they certainly have work to do to get back in the heart of the playoff chase. But they also have the talent to do it.