A couple updates on some recent DFAs to kick off the morning… Infielder Kevin Padlo cleared outright waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis, the Pirates announced Monday.
Beckham, 32, inked a minor league deal with the Twins over the winter and recently had his contract selected.
To Fill Kepler and Sano's spots on the active Roster, the Twins recalled infielder Tim Beckham and outfielder Mark Contreras from Triple-A St. Paul.
While Major League Baseball has decided to lock out the players and freeze big-league transactions, Minnesota has continued making minor league moves. Daniel Robertson and Tim Beckham were signed recently and could be depth fits for the 26-man roster, but what if this club already has a utility pla...
The Minnesota Twins aren’t currently able to sign any major league players, so there isn’t much the team can do, especially to fix it’s major hole at shortstop.
You can mix-and-match the possibilities to your liking — what else is there to do with no end to the lockout in sight? — but it’s likely the Twins’ next starting shortstop hasn’t yet been acquired.
The Twins finally make a (minor) addition at shortstop. In a relatively small move Saturday afternoon, the Twins signed shortstop Tim Beckham to a minor league contract.
The versatile Robertson has plenty of experience as a shortstop, third baseman and second baseman, plus he has expanded his utility range by also playing a handful of games as a corner outfielder and first baseman.
The deal will pay Beckham roughly $1M should he make the big-league roster.
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