The first pitch for the resumption of the transfer window is in. And like many other first pitches, this too has had a similar effect on New York Yankees fans; A feeling of general joy at action, but confused about what exactly they were trying to achieve. With the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins announcing a 5 player trade between them, fans took to Twitter to react to the trade and give their thoughts.

The 5 player trade saw the Yankees cover some key positions, including shortstop; while the Twins were possibly ramping up for more action across their other signings. However, fans across the Twitterverse seemed en masse puzzled by the trade, and unable to make out how exactly it was going to pan out over the course of the season. Some fans even went as far as to question the nexus of the trade and why it was carried out at all.

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The trade emerges

Jon Heyman was one of the few to report on the trade as it broke the news cycle. Reportedly, the two teams were quite satisfied with the calls they made, and how it could pan out for them.

The fans, however, are a different matter altogether. And perhaps reporter Ben Verlander put it best as he tweeted out.

With the trade report in, fan messages too began to stream in at a steady pace. Although perhaps calling them confused fan statements would be more appropriate. And with some fans even outright upset at not being able to understand the trade, the reactions were ones to watch out for.

Others still chose slightly harsher words to phrase their confusion.

But some fans managed to see the funny side even amid their confusion at seeing the trade draw to fruition.

Big days ahead?

Others still believed that the only way this deal had ever come to pass was if there was something larger at play for the Twins. Surprisingly, Yankees fans too shared some similar thoughts on the trades albeit from a Yankees perspective.

Who won the trade?

The classic question that always gets asked at the end of each transfer season, however, persisted; And fans presented both sides. Even while the Yankees gained some solid rotation players, the Twins seemingly got Donaldson off his giant contract and can stand to make offers to other players. So how does this work?

Some Yankees fans seemed to think that they had lost the trade because of how it has turned out.

But mostly it was fans uninterested in the entire transaction altogether when it came to the two teams.

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But perhaps most fan sentiment could be best summed up by a Twitter user in a succinct tweet that he put out.

But how do you see this trade panning out in the long term? And what do you think the teams will be doing to make them better fits in the long term? Do you think the Yankees or the Twins got the shorter end of the stick?