The Twins have struck a minors deal with lefty Ryan O’Rourke, according to Darren Wolfson of 1500 ESPN (via Twitter). He had been with the Minnesota organization from 2010 through 2016.
O’Rourke appeared briefly in the majors earlier this year with the Mets, marking his first showing since the ’16 campaign. He has spent much of the year with the top affiliate of the New York organization, where he carries a 3.27 ERA with 9.6 K/9 and 4.7 BB/9 over 44 innings.
It’s possible that O’Rourke could end up getting some MLB work in Minnesota, even if he has to wait until rosters expand in September. The club’s lone present southpaw reliever, Taylor Rogers, is its closer. There are four other lefties on the 40-man roster, but Martin Perez and Devin Smeltzer are working from the MLB rotation while Lewis Thorpe is starting at Triple-A. Stephen Gonsalves remains on the injured list in the minors.
he’s played well enough to be in the Majors. Hope ge gets a chance in Minnesota.
We need anyone who can get outs.
He had a decent little run with the Twins in 2016.
Didn’t even know he was cut by the Mets. Why did they cut him? He’s a better option than most guys you can find these days
Wow.
1.409 WHIP at AAA in 2019.
I used to call this guy Ryan oh boy because every time he got the ball it was flying out of the park. I sure hope he has changed since his last stent on the Twins.