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Twins Claim Jordan Luplow

By Steve Adams and Anthony Franco | August 4, 2023 at 1:28pm CDT

The Twins have claimed outfielder Jordan Luplow off waivers from the Blue Jays, reports Shi Davidi of Sportsnet. Toronto designated Luplow for assignment prior to the trade deadline. To clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the Twins moved Brock Stewart from the 15-day to the 60-day injured list.

Luplow adds some balance to a lefty-heavy Minnesota outfield. A right-handed hitter, he’s been a solid power threat against left-handed pitching throughout his career. Luplow owns a .226/.337/.497 slash in 520 MLB plate appearances versus southpaws. He’s been leveraged in a platoon capacity throughout his big league time, only picking up 467 trips to the dish against same-handed arms (and hitting .199/.289/.354).

The bulk of Luplow’s production has come in previous seasons, however. The 29-year-old has barely played at the big league level this year. He’s made seven appearances around a pair of DFAs with the Blue Jays, who’d claimed him from Atlanta during the first week of the year. He’s posted roughly average numbers at Triple-A Buffalo, hitting .239/.341/.438 over 208 plate appearances.

Stewart had been amidst a breakout season that was interrupted by elbow soreness. He went for an MRI this week after experiencing renewed discomfort (relayed by Dan Hayes of the Athletic). It’s unclear how long he’ll be out, though the transfer officially puts him on the shelf until the final week of August.

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  1. jimmertee

    2 years ago

    Luplow is AAAA or platoon MLB player. Barely passing quality depth.

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  2. twinky

    2 years ago

    Sounds like he will blend in with our current players crappy stats.

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  3. benhen77

    2 years ago

    Did the FO forget they already have Kyle Garlick? Seems redundant at best.

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  4. FossSellsKeys

    2 years ago

    How is he any better that Kyle Garlick? Seems like the same dude but worse. Twins already have that dude.

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    • Ham Fighter

      2 years ago

      Literally the same player

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  5. ForDoingNothing

    2 years ago

    They put Stewart on the IL stating a little bit of soreness and needing of a break and that he wouldn’t be on the IL long.

    Then they found out that Stewart wouldn’t be back any time soon and failed to bring in any relief help.

    Falvey has the GM Yips

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  6. Jacksson13

    2 years ago

    Slap in the face for Kyle Garlick.
    But Luplow will fit right in to the Twins
    “High Performing” outfield……………………….
    Gallo = .179
    Taylor = .223
    Kepler = .230
    Buxton = .207

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    • Armaments216

      2 years ago

      Luplow will fit right in but at twice the scale so as to reduce choking hazard

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    • Ham Fighter

      2 years ago

      What a piece of garbage Buxton is this year

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  7. solaris602

    2 years ago

    I’d be ashamed to announce this move if I was the FO. At least they didn’t get bottom feeder move of the day, though. That went to CLE for their acquisition of Cole Calhoun from LAD for cash.

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  8. its_happening

    2 years ago

    If someone in the Twins organization fixes Luplow, he should be promoted or given a gigantic raise, and go directly to Cooperstown into the Hall of Fame.

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    • Jacksson13

      2 years ago

      Unfortunately, the current Twins’ organizational methodology
      for “fixing” hitters results in their batting averages plummeting
      towards the Mendoza Line.

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      • DCartrow

        2 years ago

        Fixed or spayed?

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  9. Rsox

    2 years ago

    Presumably replacing Ryan LaMarre at AAA

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  10. joefleury

    2 years ago

    Another .220 hitter and this is against lefties. What are the Twins thinking?

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  11. ohyeadam

    2 years ago

    Makes me think Buxton might hit the DL

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