Matthews is another senior who will come in under slot.

He's got a low-to-mid 90s fastball as well as a slider. Matthews struck out 122 in 95 2/3 innings for the Catamounts.

The Twins on Matthews:

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Matthews, 22, went 4-6 with a 3.67 ERA (95.2 IP, 39 ER), 21 walks and a Southern Conference-best 122 strikeouts in 22 games (10 starts) for Western Carolina in 2022, his second-straight season as team captain. He was a Preseason First-Team All-Southern Conference selection as a starting pitcher and earned SoCon Pitcher of the Month for May, after going 3-0 with one save, a 0.75 ERA, seven walks and 46 strikeouts in 36.0 innings that month. The 6-foot-5, 210-pound right-hander began his college baseball career at Walters State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee, posting an 8-2 record and 2.79 ERA in 19 games (10 starts) prior to transferring to Western Carolina prior to the 2019 season.