The Twins announced Tuesday that they’ve reinstated infielder Ronald Torreyes from the restricted list and designated left-handed reliever Gabriel Moya for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster. Torreyes was placed on the restricted list earlier this month for undisclosed reasons after already having spent a stretch on the temporarily inactive list. He’s been assigned to Class-A Advanced Fort Myers, where he’ll build back up after last playing in a game on May 3.
Moya, 24, hasn’t pitched in the Majors in 2019 but appeared in the big leagues with the Twins in 2017 and 2018. In 42 2/3 innings at the MLB level, he’s posted a 4.64 ERA with 7.6 K/9, 3.2 BB/9, 1.69 HR/9 and a 38.3 percent ground-ball rate. Moya has dominated in the upper minors in the past despite a pedestrian fastball that averages under 90 mph, but he’s been clobbered for a 7.36 ERA with a 27-to-13 K/BB ratio and three hit batters in 22 innings with Triple-A Rochester this year.
Moya logged a 1.90 ERA in 42 2/3 innings of Triple-A ball in 2018 and an eye-popping 0.77 ERA in 58 1/3 Double-A frames back in 2017. Although he’s anything but overpowering, he’s managed to consistently post gaudy strikeout totals in the minors, with a career minor league K/9 of 11.4. He has a minor league option remaining beyond the 2019 season, which, when paired with his prior success in the upper minors, could make him an appealing flier for another team (either via minor trade or a waiver claim).
Oh no
Sad day considering he was all we had left thanks to Terry Ryan’s horrible trade of Aaron Hicks for John Ryan Murphy.
Yes but u have to remember that trade was meant for Byron buxton
I could have found room for hicks and Buxton in my outfield….but that’s just me.
Hicks smelled like a bum when he was on the Twins.
I hope his career goes well, but it wasn’t happening here.
That conman after “which” in the last paragraph looks really bad.
What’s a conman? I recommend checking your own grammar next time, before you criticize a professional writer.
The word “which” is connecting two separate ideas that don’t form their own sentences, so, yes, it’s used correctly
You criticize the punctuation with lazy phrases. Did you mean to write that the comma placement incorrect? Or is your point that you do not like the font used for commas?