A look at the Twins' recent July trade history

With less than two days to Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline, I don't mean to sound like a wet blanket, but it's time to remind you how rare a Twins move is at this time of year.

The Twins have made just 12 July trades since 2000. According to Major League Baseball, the only teams with less July movement in that span are the Tigers (11 trades), Astros (11), Angels (10) and Blue Jays (10).

The busiest July teams have been the Padres (34), Pirates (28), Red Sox (26) and Cubs, Rockies, Dodgers, Yankees (24 apiece).

The Twins have made just four July trades since 2005, and that includes the Brett Boone-for-Box of Balls deal. A complete list, compiled from MLB's release:

July 15, 2000 – Rockies traded 1B Todd Sears and cash to Twins for 2B Todd Walker and OF Butch Huskey.

July 31, 2000 – Twins traded 1B Mario Valdez to Athletics for C Danny Ardoin.

July 3, 2001 – Cardinals traded 1B-OF Larry Sutton to Twins for IF Hanley Frias.

July 30, 2001 – Mets traded P Rick Reed to Twins for OF Matt Lawton. (Note: Omitted this one earlier.)

July 12, 2002 – Twins traded OF Brian Buchanan to Padres for IF Jason Bartlett.

July 16, 2003 – Twins acquired OF Shannon Stewart from the Blue Jays for OF Bobby Kielty and a player to be named.

July 31, 2004 – Cubs acquired SS Nomar Garciaparra, OF Matt Murton and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox. Acquired 1B Doug Mientkiewicz from the Twins in exchange for minor league LHP Justin Jones. Traded Mientkiewicz, INF Alex Gonzalez, INF Brendan Harris and RHP Francis Beltran to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Garciaparra and Murton.

July 11, 2005 – Twins acquired 2B Bret Boone and cash from the Mariners for a player to be named later. (Note: No player was ever named.)

July 30, 2008 – Mets acquired INF Luis Castillo from the Twins for C Drew Butera and OF Dustin Martin