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The Twins announced Monday that theyve claimed lefty off waivers from the Orioles, whod designated him for a signment last week. Minnesota opened a 40-man roster spot by designating right-hander for a signment. Irvin will join the roster tomorrow, Dan Hayes of The Athletic . The veteran lefty would not be eligible for the Twins postseason roster, given that hes being acquired after Sept. 1. Irvin, 30, will give the Twins some rotation depth for the final couple weeks of the season and can be controlled for two additional seasons via arbitration if the Twins choose. Hes had an up-and-down tenure with the Orioles after being acquired from the As in the 2022-23 offseason in a trade that sent infield prospect to Oakland. Irvin was initially acquired to help stabilize the Os rotation. From 2021-22, he gave the As 62 starts (359 1/3 innings) of 4.11 ERA ball with a well below-average 16.8% strikeout rate but also a very strong 5.2% walk rate. As a homer-prone lefty who averaged 91 mph with his heater, Irvin had clearly benefited to an extent from the Athletics cavernous home park, but his Baltimore tenure got off to a far shakier start than anyone couldve reasonably expected. Irvin was shelled for 15 runs in his first 12 2/3 innings, and the Os optioned him to Triple-A after just three appearances. He spent much of the remainder of the 23 season as an up-and-down swingman. The 2024 season brought a slew of injuries to the Baltimore staff, and with it came a fresh opportunity for Irvin. He ran with it for a good portion of the season, as hes rattled off 16 starts and another nine relief appearances several of them covering three or four innings. In 107 1/3 frames this year, Irvin carries a 4.86 earned run average. Hes fanned 16.2% of his opponents against a 5.3% walk rate marks that mirror his rate stats from his peak days in Oakland. Home runs have again been an i sue (1.43 HR/9), but for an injury-ravaged Twins club that Joe Maddon Jersey is currently relying on three rookies ( , , ) behind and , Irvin could provide some veteran help to the staff, whether in the rotation or as a long reliever. Irvin is earning $2MM this season after avoiding arbitration over the winter. Hes owed about $151K of that between now and seasons end, and the Twins will a sume that in full. If hes retained via arbitration, Irvin isnt likely to be a particularly costly option; his modest workload and generally pedestrian results this season should keep next years salary in the rough vicinity of $3MM, a suming hes tendered a contract. Hes out of minor league options, so Irvin will need to stick on the Twins roster this year and throughout the offseason or else once again be designated for a signment and likely exposed to outright waivers. Irvin hasnt started a game since Aug. 27, when he to sed 60 pitches over 4 1/3 innings. He did to s three innings and 43 pitches on Sept. 2, plus another one-inning relief outing on Sept. 9 (15 pitches). He may not be stretched out to jump into the rotation and throw 100 pitches, but if the Twins need, he should be an option to pitch as many as three to five innings, depending on pitch count. Whether thatll happen or whether Irvin will simply head to the pen isnt yet clear. Lopez will start tonights series opener in Cleveland, and hes slated to be followed by Matthews, Ober and Woods Richardson, respectively. Of that group, Matthews has struggled the most. Hes lined up to start tomorrow. Irvin could piggyback with him or replace him outright, depending on how the Twins feel about the matchup. In order to make room on the roster, Dobnak will be designated for a signment for a second time in his career. The right-hander was a sensational story in 2019, ascending from indie-ball hurler and part-time Uber driver to the Twins big league rotation. He pitched well enough in that debut showing and in the shortened 2020 season (combined 3.12 ERA, 15.7 K%, 5.7 BB%, 58.8 GB% in 75 innings) that the Twins signed him to a five-year, $9.25MM contract with a trio of club options. Injuries and a downturn in performance have soured that modestly priced deal, however. Dobnak was torched for a 7.64 ERA in 2021, removed from the 40-man roster in 2022 and pa sed through waivers. He posted an ERA north of 5.00 in Triple-A from 2022-23 but has had a rebound in St. Paul this year, logging a 3.90 ERA in 23 starts and four relief appearances for the Twins Triple-A affiliate. That prompted a fresh look in the majors, but Dobnak allowed five runs on nine hits and five walks with seven punchouts in 7 2/3 innings. Dobnak is still owed a bit more than $170K of this years $2.25MM salary, plus a $3MM salary in 2025 and at least a $1MM buyout on the first of his three club options. That remaining $4.17MM on his contract will all but a sure he clears waivers. Hes been outrighted before, so Dobnak will technically have the opportunity to reject the a signment, but doing so would mean forfeiting the remainder of that salary. Theres no chance hell do that, so a suming he indeed goes unclaimed, hell remain with the organization in Triple-A but no longer occupy a spot on the 40-man roster. Phoenix Sanders Jersey |
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