In 29-year-old Lopez, the Twins gain a 2022 AL All-Star with a 1.68 ERA and 19 saves in the midst of his first full-time closer role of his seven-year career. Catcher Sandy Leon will report to the Saints while pitcher Ian Hamilton will now be part of the Guardians' system.
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For Fulmer, minor league pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long, who was a sixth-round pick in the 2019 draft. Lopez warmed up in the eighth inning of the Twins' 5-3 loss to Detroit on Tuesday night.įor Mahle, minor league infielders Christian Encarnacion-Strand (a fifth-round 2021 draft pick) and Spencer Steer (a third-round 2019 selection) as well as minor league pitcher Steve Hajjar (a second-round 2021 choice).
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As a player, you want to feel like the front office is putting the best product on the field to help you win a championship.” Carlos Correaįor Lopez, the Twins parted with four minor league pitchers, three of whom were international free agent signings: Yennier Cano, who pitched in 10 Twins games this season 2021 third-round draft pick Cade Povich and rookie league arms Juan Nuñez and Juan Rojas. “It seems like we're making the right moves to bulk up, and that's always great. Mahle followed in the afternoon before Fulmer had the unique experience of walking from Target Field's visiting clubhouse to the home one - with gathered media filming his every step - fewer than two hours before his former team faced his new team. Falvey said the team was working on the Lopez deal late Monday night but made it official the next morning. The Twins resistance to parting with any of their active players was part of the reason why all of the club's deals happened hours before the 5 p.m. "… We felt like with the group that we have in that room, the culture we have, we wanted to try and add to it and not to take it apart." "It feels a lot better, no other way to put it than that," said Derek Falvey, president of baseball operations. The atmosphere was markedly more optimistic Tuesday, as the AL Central-leading Twins brought in three pitchers - starter Tyler Mahle, reliever Michael Fulmer from the Tigers and closer Jorge Lopez from the Orioles - that can immediately contribute on the field without giving up anyone on the active roster. So the team dealt away beloved players, including starter Jose Berrios and designated hitter Nelson Cruz and refocused on the future. It was clear - for months before that point, honestly - that the squad wouldn't be a playoff team in 2021 and probably not in 2022 without a dramatic overhaul of the pitching staff.
Almost exactly a year ago, the Twins emerged from the trade deadline with a sense of somber resignation.
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