A few hours before Royce Lewis electrified the Target Field crowd with a two-out, two-run, walkoff triple to bring the Twins back to .500, general manager Jeremy Zoll made it clear that the team plans on buying, not selling, prior to Monday's MLB trade deadline.
The Minnesota Twins are a solid team. They are currently a couple of games under .500, but they have their share of bright spots. The offense is average, but Byron Buxton is putting together another monster season.
The Minnesota Twins placed right-handers Travis Adams and David Festa on the 15-day injured list Wednesday. The team also selected the contract of right-hander Cody Laweryson and designated catcher Alex Jackson for release or assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
As it turns out, when you trade away virtually your entire bullpen, it becomes significantly harder to win baseball games. We saw that play out in the Twins' 6-3 series-opening loss to the Tigers on Monday evening in Detroit.
The Twins have selected the contract of veteran right-handed reliever Michael Tonkin and called him up to make his season debut. Travis Adams was sent back down to Triple-A St.
The Twins have called up right-hander Travis Adams, who will make his MLB debut as their bulk pitcher in Saturday's game against the Rays at Target Field.
The Twins optioned pitcher Travis Adams down to Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, according to their official transactions log. There was no corresponding move.
And a Happy Turkey Week to all! The Past Week on Twinkie Town: Ahead of the Rule 5 draft, the Twins opted to add prospects Marco Raya and Travis Adams to the 40-man roster.
The Twins added right-handed pitching prospect Travis Adams to their 40-man roster on Tuesday, positioning him to play a real in their short-term plans.