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MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Twins acquired starting pitcher Hector Santiago a minor leaguer from the Los Angeles Angels for right-handers Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer and cash, completing the deal Monday just before the non-waiver trade deadline.Santiago, an All-Star last season, is 10-4 with a 4.25 ERA in 22 starts with 107 strikeouts and 57 walks in 120 2/3 innings. Hes eligible for free agency after the 2017 season. The Angels also sent Double-A reliever Alan Busenitz to the Twins.Were getting a starter who we can plug right in, and hes excited about the opportunity, Minnesota manager Paul Molitor said. He certainly knows how to pitch. This is a good chance for a change of scenery for him.The 33-year-old Nolasco went 15-22 with a 5.44 ERA for the Twins since signing before the 2014 season a $49 million, four-year contract that went fulfilled. Meyer, a once-promising prospect who has sputtered in four seasons with the organization, was acquired in 2012 from Washington for center fielder Denard Span.This wasnt the typical trade-deadline deal, given that both the Twins and the Angels are way out of contention.According to the Twins, the remainder of Nolascos $12 million salary this year will stay with the Twins and the rest of Santiagos $5 million salary this season will stay with the Angels. The Twins will then send $4 million to the Angels in 2017 toward Nolascos $12 million salary.As a result, the Twins pay the Angels $6,371,585: $2,371,585 this year and $4 million in 2017. If the Angels decline Nolascos option, the Twins must send the Angels an additional $1 million.Nolasco leads the Twins this year with 124 2/3 innings, 93 strikeouts and 21 starts, but hes 4-8 with a 5.13 ERA. If he logs 400 or more innings over the 2016 and 2017 seasons, his $13 million club option for 2018 will be guaranteed.Over an 11-year career in the majors, Nolasco is 104-97 with a 4.58 ERA. His 3.41 strikeout-to-walk ratio is 10th in the majors in that span among pitchers with a minimum of 1,500 innings.Telling Ricky he was traded was tough, Molitor said. He brought it all on the mound in every start for us, and Im grateful for that.For a rotation decimated by injuries this season to C.J. Wilson, Garrett Richards and Nick Tropeano, Nolasco is at least a slight downgrade from Santiago. But the Angels were willing to swap for the chance to harness the ability of Meyer.The 26-year-old has a 1.04 ERA in 17 1/3 innings with 19 strikeouts for Triple-A Rochester, but he has been hampered by shoulder trouble. This is his third straight season in Triple-A, having struggled with his control and his confidence since reaching the top level of the farm system. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Meyer was a first-round draft pick by the Nationals in 2011.Meyer has allowed 10 runs in 6 1/3 innings in the majors, making four appearances for the Twins.Santiago, who made his major league debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2011, went 7-0 with a 2.52 ERA in his last nine starts for the Angels.The Twins announced that Santiago would start Thursday at Cleveland, the finale of a four-game series. Left-hander Tommy Milone was moved to the bullpen, with rookie Jose Berrios recalled from Triple-A Rochester to take the mound Monday.Earlier in the day, the Twins traded left-handed reliever Fernando Abad to Boston for minor league pitcher Pat Light. Last week, they sent shortstop Eduardo Nunez to San Francisco for minor league pitcher Adalberto Mejia. Veterans such as starting pitcher Ervin Santana, closer Brandon Kintzler, catcher Kurt Suzuki and third baseman Trevor Plouffe stayed put, but any of them still could be dealt this month by first clearing waivers.The 25-year-old Busenitz, a 25th-round draft pick by the Angels in 2013, has a career 3.55 ERA in the minor leagues. The right-hander was hit hard with Triple-A Salt Lake in 10 appearances this season but posted a 1.93 ERA in 32 2/3 innings for Double-A Arkansas. The Twins will send him to Double-A Chattanooga.wholesale jerseys china . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. fake jerseys china . Q: Team Canada announces their Olympic roster three weeks from today. Who is general manager Steve Yzerman watching? LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets. https://www.chinajerseysreplica.us/ . 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A little extra ambition is to be expected on the first day of training camp, when first impressions are still being formed, especially on a team of players 23 and under.It might also have to do with the fact that this group will be watched more closely by their coaches than any other World Cup team in training camp this week. Unlike with many of the established countries participating in the upcoming tournament, Team North America coach Todd McLellan and his staff still have a slew of decisions to make.They tipped their hands on some of those decisions, such as who might get first crack at playing with Connor McDavid.?Mark Scheifele and Jonathan Drouin joined McDavid in line rushes, and the threesome sat together in the dressing room. But McLellan offered no hints as to who would be the captain and who would form the leadership group of this high-octane All-Star team.Its an evolving process. Some of the mature [countries] have their godfathers, McLellan said. You look at Sidney Crosby, [Henrik] Zetterberg when he was involved. Those are the godfathers. Theyre at the head of the food chain.One of the fascinating things about this group of young players is that there is no food chain -- not yet.McDavid might have the highest profile on the team, but he is one of a number of former No. 1 picks on the roster. Brandon Saad has the most playoff experience and won two Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks, which?should certainly put him in the discussion.The Florida Panthers Aaron Ekblad carries himself with the grace of a player who has been in the league for a decade, and he gets early points for showing confidence in his new teammates.Every player is so good, he said. Its actually crazy how good we are.The Philadelphia Flyers Seann Couturier is a veteran of 350 NHL games.dddddddddddd That counts for something. The Winnipeg Jets thought enough of Scheifeles leadership skills to give him an A under new captain Blake Wheeler.We have an idea who should be stepping up, McLellan said. We need to see it throughout training camp and maybe an exhibition game or two.This team is run in part by Edmonton Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli. On the staff are two Oilers coaches, including the guy in charge. Oilers star McDavid is Team North Americas centerpiece and best player. He isnt necessarily a vocal guy, but he has the makeup of a captain. Hes cut from the same cloth as Crosby and Jonathan Toews.If Chiarelli and McLellan are comfortable putting more pressure on the shoulders of their franchise player, who is 19 years old, he might be the best option. Plus, it would be a nice trial run for a player everyone expects to wear the C in Edmonton one day.Hes an unbelievable guy. First and foremost, hes a great person. I think great people make great captains, Schefiele said of McDavid. Theres no doubt hell be a captain for that [Oilers] team, whether this year or in the future.Near the end of practice, McLellan gathered his team at center ice and shared what he will ask of them this tournament.What we expect from you is an honest effort and commitment on both sides of the puck, McLellan told the team.For now, that message has to come from the coaching staff. For this group to have real success in the tournament, itll have to come from within the dressing room.The players know that. They expect it to happen. Its just going to take some time for a team that first got together at 7 p.m. ET Sunday.Thats why we have a training camp, and thats why we have all this: to see who emerges, McDavid said. The beauty of us having a young team is everyone is going to have a voice. On the [NHL team], younger guys may not have the biggest voice in the room. In this room, everyone is going to have the opportunity to be heard. ' ' '