An ownership change isn't guaranteed to improve fortunes. The Miami Marlins continue to run one of MLB's lowest payrolls after Bruce Sherman took over in 2018, and David Rubenstein's honeymoon period after buying the Baltimore Orioles last year is already over.

MLB teams shedding salary − whether it be midseason at the trade deadline or choosing not to extend certain players − shouldn't be new for MLB fans. But as Minnesota Twins fans watched a team just 5.5 games back of a wild-card berth get stripped for parts, it wouldn't be unreasonable to simply ask: "why?"