Royce Lewis Activated By Twins, Kendry Rojas Called Up

[Steve Drumwright]

 

Some of the moves speculated over the last two days are now official.

Third baseman Royce Lewis was activated from the 10-day injured list, left-hander Kody Funderburk was placed on the paternity list and prospect left-hander Kendry Rojas was promoted from Triple-A St. Paul on Tuesday. The moves also fill the gap from Monday's transaction of placing right-handed starter Mick Abel on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his right elbow.

Rojas, the No. 8 prospect by Twins Daily who was already on the 40-man roster, will be making his MLB debut. The Twins have 12 pitchers and 14 position players on their roster.

Lewis' return from a sprained right knee after a minimal IL stint will be a boost to the Twins' offense. He hit a pair of home runs in his two-game rehab assignment with the St. Paul Saints over the weekend. That matched the total he hit in 12 MLB games this season while producing a .222/.378/.444 slash line.

Rojas was part of the return from the Toronto Blue Jays in the trade last year for right-handed reliever Louis Varland and first baseman Ty France. Rojas has appeared in three games, including two starts, in the minors this season with four walks and seven strikeouts in 7⅓ innings.

Funderburk is expected to rejoin the team by this weekend.

 

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[Twins_Fan_For_Life]

It'll be interesting to see who the twins send to St Paul when Prelipp is activated and Funderburk comes back

[mickster]

30 minutes ago, Twins_Fan_For_Life said:

It'll be interesting to see who the twins send to St Paul when Prelipp is activated and Funderburk comes back

Rojas goes back down

 

[Richie the Rally Goat]

19 hours ago, mickster said:

Rojas goes back down

 

Two need to go down, Outman as the second?

also, this bullpen really sucks, does Rojas stay up and Banda get DFA’d? I doubt they limit their options so early in the season, but something has to change.