TRANSACTIONS We heard about it more than 24 hours earlier, but officially Kody Funderburk was optioned to the Saints. The Twins selected the contract of veteran RHP Diego Castillo from the Saints. Josh Winder was reinstated from the 60-Day IL and optioned to St. Paul. RHP Jay Jackson cleared waiv.
TRANSACTIONS: RHP Diego Castillo contract selected by Minnesota. LHP Kody Funderburk optioned to St. Paul. RHP Josh Winder activated from 60-Day IL and optioned to St. Paul. RHP Joe Gunkel released by the Twins. INF Luke Keaschall is being promoted from Cedar Rapids to Wichita OF Kyle Hess promot.
Oh, and Luke Keaschall and Emmanuel Rodriguez went deep, but you probably already knew that. Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge TRANSACTIONS RHP Jay Jackson clears waivers, likely to report to AAA St. Paul soon. Saints Sentinel St. Paul 3, Buffalo 8 Box Score Louie Varland: 5 IP, 8 H.
The big news for the farm system on Friday was that Twins star Royce Lewis would be joining the St. Paul Saints on Saturday to kick off a rehab assignment, Wichita starter Marco Raya twirled a gem though, and recently signed prospect Kevin Maitan went yard for a big one with the Kernels. Check in.
There are a lot of players hurt across all levels of the Twins organization, but many of them will still return to play in 2024. Let's break down 19 players, from Low-A to the majors, who are expected to return to their teams before the season is over.