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Twins Activate Chris Paddack

By Nick Deeds | September 24, 2023 at 11:05am CDT

The Twins announced this morning that the club had activated right-hander Chris Paddack from the 60-day IL. Left-hander Jovani Moran was recalled and placed on the 60-day IL to make way for Paddack on the 40-man roster, while right-hander Josh Winder was optioned to Triple-A to clear space on the active roster.

Paddack, 27, is returning from the second Tommy John surgery of his career. An eighth-round pick by the Marlins in the 2015 draft, he was shipped to the Padres in exchange for closer Fernando Rodney just one year later. Paddack eventually made his big league debut in 2019 and made a strong impression during his rookie campaign. The youngster posted a 3.33 ERA across 140 2/3 innings of work with a 26.9% strikeout rate against a walk rate of just 5.5%. Things took a turn for a worse during the shortened 2020 season, however, as his ERA shot up to 4.73 across 12 starts, thanks in large part to an unbelievable 25% of his fly balls leaving the yard for home runs.

While Paddack’s home run rate came back down to Earth in 2021, his results remained less than stellar. His 5.07 ERA was 23% worse than league average by measure of ERA+, and while his career-best 3.78 FIP and a career-low 60.7% strand rate indicated that misfortune could be plaguing Paddack, the righty’s strikeout rate had dipped to just 21.6%, a far cry from the highs of his rookie season. Paddack also dealt with injuries throughout the 2021 campaign, with three trips to the injured list costing him a total of two months.

The struggles led the Padres to move on from Paddack, shipping him to Minnesota ahead of the 2022 season alongside right-hander Emilio Pagan in exchange for lefty Taylor Rogers and outfielder Brent Rooker. Paddack looked to have better days on the horizon through five starts with his new club, as he posted a 4.03 ERA and 3.18 FIP across 22 1/3 innings of work. Unfortunately for both Paddack and the Twins, the righty would subsequently require surgery that would wipe out the remainder of his 2022 season and the entire 2023 campaign to this point. Of course, the injury woes didn’t stop the sides from coming together on a three-year pact this offseason that bought out what otherwise would have been his first free agent year.

Now back on the mound in the big leagues, Paddack is expected to work out of the bullpen for the Twins down the stretch and into the postseason, though after stretching out to 60 pitches in the minors, it’s certainly plausible that he could provide Minnesota with rotation depth or a piggyback starter in the playoffs, should the club wind up in a pinch at some point. Looking ahead to 2024, Paddack seems poised to be in the mix for the club’s rotation alongside Pablo Lopez, Bailey Ober, and Joe Ryan following the impending departures of Sonny Gray and Kenta Maeda via free agency.

Moran, 26, posted a 5.31 ERA in 42 1/3 innings of work for the Twins this season but hasn’t appeared in the majors since early August. He was placed on the IL in the minor leagues at the end of August with a forearm strain, and evidently will not pitch again this season. As for Winder, the righty has posted a solid 4.15 ERA in 34 2/3 innings of work as a long reliever for the Twins this year, his first since converting to the bullpen full time. He could provide the Twins with starting depth throughout their postseason run, but won’t be eligible to return to the regular season roster this year unless he replaces an injured player.

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12 Comments

  1. MLB Top 100 Commenter

    2 years ago

    Friars didn’t keep Rooker long enough

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    • martras

      2 years ago

      Rooker cooled right down after his insane start, but he has been pretty solid in the 2nd half overall. Still way, way too much swing and miss in his game after his torrid start.
      Since ASG
      .232/.301/.486 OPS .787, 7.1% BB, 35.7% K, wRC+ 117

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  2. wjf010

    2 years ago

    For Winder, you need to ignore stats and use your eyes….he’shorrible

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  3. martras

    2 years ago

    We’ll see on Paddack. The Twins extended him while he was recovering from TJ at the beginning of this year for…. no good reason. Paddack was still under team control this year and next year and he wasn’t going to be making squat during that time.

    It feels like another Falvey-eque move where he thinks he’s smarter than everybody else. Paddack’s stuff hasn’t really been fooling anybody since his rookie campaign so he’s been relying on issuing no walks and a good ‘ol Rick Anderson pitch-to-contact model for the most part. Paddacks also seen a steadily increasing line drive rate on his pitches (increased every single year) and the only thing saving him from the land of AAAA is the fly ball rate.

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  4. Slider_withcheese

    2 years ago

    That’s good for the Twins and Paddack, but if the Vikings don’t win today, their season is essentially over.

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    • wjf010

      2 years ago

      nothing wrong with the Vikings losing….they don’t have a super bowl QB OR roster, so what’s the point? get a decent draft pick so you CAN get a super bowl qb.

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  5. Jack Buckley

    2 years ago

    As embarrassed as I am by the most unlikable team in sports, the Chicago White Sox, Chris Paddock sucks

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  6. CrikesAlready

    2 years ago

    The Sheriff got too full of himself and he Boss-Hogged himself into a corner.

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  7. Friarguy19

    2 years ago

    What happened today. Says Paddock went into the game but didn’t throw a pitch.

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    • twins33

      2 years ago

      Rain delay just when he was about to pitch.

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      • Friarguy19

        2 years ago

        Ah, thanks!

        Reply
  8. Joefishy

    2 years ago

    Kody F can go back to St. Paul while we see what Paddock has.

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