MLB Trade Rumors

Twins starter David Festa is done for the season after suffering a setback while working back from a shoulder injury, relays Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star-Tribune. Festa is headed for a consultation with noted orthopedist Dr. Keith Meister. The 25-year-old Festa has been out since the middle of July. Minnesota sent him to Triple-A St. Paul for a rehab start on August … [Read more...] about Twins’ David Festa Suffers Season-Ending Shoulder Injury

Aug. 27: Ramírez has accepted his outright assignment to Triple-A, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Aug. 26: The Twins have sent long reliever Erasmo Ramírez outright to Triple-A St. Paul, according to the MLB.com transaction log. Minnesota designated the veteran righty for assignment on Sunday when they called up Taj Bradley. Ramírez has more than enough service time to elect … [Read more...] about Twins Outright Erasmo Ramirez

Right-hander José Ureña has cleared waivers and elected free agency, reports Dan Hayes of The Athletic. The righty had been designated for assignment by the Twins a few days ago when they recalled Mick Abel. Ureña, 33, is a well-known commodity at this point in his career. He throws hard but doesn’t get a ton of strikeouts. He will keep the ball both in the strike zone and on … [Read more...] about José Ureña Elects Free Agency

The Twins announced that right-hander Taj Bradley has been called up from Triple-A St. Paul, and will start today’s game against the White Sox.  In the corresponding roster move, Minnesota designated right-hander Erasmo Ramirez for assignment. Though many of the Twins’ trade deadline moves were about cutting salary or moving impending free agents, the one-for-one deal that sent … [Read more...] about Twins Promote Taj Bradley, Designate Erasmo Ramirez

10:51AM: Urena’s DFA and Abel’s call-up were both officially announced by the Twins. 7:09AM: The Twins designated right-hander Jose Urena for assignment yesterday, according to The Athletic’s Dan Hayes.  Right-hander Mick Abel will be called up today in the corresponding move, and Abel will get the start in today’s game against the White Sox. Urena was Thursday’s starter, and … [Read more...] about Twins Designate Jose Urena For Assignment