“He makes issues occur on the sphere,” Baldelli mentioned. “He’s lively. He performs arduous. He’s obtained a superb, brief, compact, sturdy swing. He’s accomplished nothing however carry out exceptionally effectively, actually, since he signed. I’m excited to get him again in there.”
The Twins claimed reliever Brooks Kriske off waivers from the Cubs after he was designated for task Saturday. In 4 video games with Chicago, Kriske pitched six scoreless innings with 4 strikeouts.
The 31-year-old righthander additionally has performed for the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and Kansas Metropolis Royals.
Reliever Darren McCaughan, who was known as up from St. Paul on Monday however didn’t pitch, was designated for task to make room for Kriske on the 40-man roster.
Kriske is predicted to report back to the Twins on Wednesday. Reliever Noah Davis was already optioned to St. Paul after he gave up three runs in an inning throughout Monday’s loss to Detroit.
And many others.
* Former Twins reliever Jorge Alcala was designated for task by the Boston Pink Sox on Tuesday. Alcala had a 3.31 ERA in 19 appearances. The Twins traded Alcala in June for Excessive-A infielder Andy Lugo, who’s batting .309 with three homers and 11 RBI in 28 video games since becoming a member of his new group.
