Despite a dramatic slump over the past month that’s taken them out of the American League East race and out to the periphery of the AL Wild Card race, Rays officials insisted they did not want to produce a repeat of last year’s Trade Deadline.

Just as the MLB trade deadline clock struck at 5 p.m. CT, the Twins reportedly traded star reliever Griffin Jax to the Tampa Bay Rays. It marked the eighth trade of the week and fifth of the day for Minnesota, which has blown up a roster that underperformed and sits six games out of the final wild-card spot.