He needs to be on the Roster by the end of this month for playoffs. My assumption was he was tiring and maybe losing velocity, so he was going down for 3-4 weeks to re-charge? He’s a solid 3-4 innings guy in a playoff game and could be a solid 2 inning guy for rest of regular season in spots out of bullpen.
My assumption is the Twins will not have a “bullpen start” in the playoffs but rather a starter only going 3+ innings - replaced by next starter going 3, etc. (Bundy-Smelzer-Archer) This could be a good option to rest bullpen and get effective innings from these guys!