The Nationals acquired closer Brandon Kintzler from the Twins right before the Trade Deadline on Monday. Minnesota will receive Minor League left-hander Tyler Watson and international bonus pool money from Washington.

Kintzler, 32, is 2-2 with a 2.78 ERA and 28 saves in 45 1/3 innings for the Twins this season. He figures to form a dynamic late-inning trio with lefty Sean Doolittle and righty Ryan Madson, who were acquired from the Athletics earlier this month.
Watson is 6-4 with a 4.35 ERA for Double-A Hagerstown this season. He was rated the Nationals' No. 17 prospect by MLBPipeline.com.

The Yankees have agreed to a trade for left-hander Jaime Garcia with the Twins.

The Yankees announced the deal Sunday. Garcia, a free agent after the season, will be changing teams for the second time in less than a week; he joined Minnesota on Monday after the Braves dealt him, catcher Anthony Recker and cash considerations for a minor league pitching prospect.

The Yankees will send minor league pitchers Zack Littell and Dietrich Enns to the Twins as part of the swap and will also receive cash considerations from Minnesota.

The Atlanta Braves have traded Jaime Garcia to the Minnesota Twins for minor league right-hander Huascar Ynoa.

Atlanta also sent catcher Anthony Recker and cash considerations to Minnesota as part of the trade.

The Braves have also agreed to pay the remaining $4.6 million on Garcia's contract, according to a report.

The Twins will start Garcia on Friday night at the Oakland Athletics.

The Minnesota Twins are closing in on a trade with the Atlanta Braves for Jaime Garcia, according to a source.

Atlanta would receive a Minor League player in the swap.

Garcia has a 4.33 ERA in 17 starts this season. He is making $12 million.

The Minnesota Twins are interested in acquiring controllable starting pitchers this month, according to a report.

The Twins are still alive in the playoff race, which has spurred the interest.

Thad Levine said recently that the Twins "would be very open to spending aggressively on assets that we could use to propel our team forward this year and for years to come."

The Mets say they wanted a reunion with Bartolo Colon, but he has opted for a new home.

The 44-year-old Colon agreed to terms Friday on a minor league deal with the Twins, who would be his 10th major league team over a 20-year career.

"You know he's been around a long time if I've faced him," Twins manager Paul Molitor joked, adding he vaguely remembers getting a hit off Colon in his final game in 1998.