The Twins introduced Tuesday that they’ve positioned right-hander Chris Paddack on the injured listing with shoulder fatigue. Proper-hander Ronny Henriquez has been recalled from Triple-A St. Paul in his place. Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press tweets that Paddack knowledgeable the group after his most up-to-date begin that he’s been experiencing a useless arm just lately.
Some fatigue for Paddack ought to come as little shock. The 28-year-old righty pitched solely 18 1/3 innings final yr (minors and postseason included) in his return from 2022 Tommy John surgical procedure — a process that restricted him to only 22 1/3 frames that season. He’s already surpassed his mixed 2022-23 innings complete with this yr’s 78 1/3 frames.
It’s been an up-and-down season for Paddack in his first full yr since his second profession Tommy John surgical procedure. Total, his 5.29 ERA appears to be like moderately grim, however that quantity is closely skewed by two disastrous outings: a nine-run drubbing in Baltimore throughout his third begin of the season and a seven-run exhibiting at Yankee Stadium earlier this month. On the opposite finish of the spectrum, Paddack has a pair of 10-strikeout gems this season. He’s been a boom-or-bust choice for supervisor Rocco Baldelli all year long, however Paddack will sit for no less than the subsequent two weeks after yielding a mixed eight runs in his previous seven innings of labor throughout two begins (each of which got here in opposition to a lackluster Oakland lineup).
With Paddack on the shelf, the Twins may have a gap within the fifth spot of the rotation behind Pablo Lopez, Joe Ryan, Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson. Paddack’s spot is about to come back up on Thursday, although the Twins simply had an off-day, which may permit them to start out Ober on common relaxation that day. St. Paul righties Caleb Boushley and Randy Dobnak would even be on full relaxation (Dobnak would have to be added to the 40-man roster) if the Twins wish to give Ober an additional day after throwing a whole sport his final day trip.
Different depth choices like Louie Varland and high prospect David Festa each pitched inside the previous couple days, possible ruling them out for Thursday — however both might be an choice for subsequent begins, relying on how lengthy Paddack is out. There’s no timetable for Paddack’s return at current, although the dearth of a pressure or another notable damage doesn’t create quick concern of a protracted absence. The precise-hander is within the second season of a three-year, $12.5MM extension he signed whereas rehabbing from that Tommy John process. That deal purchased out Paddack’s remaining two arbitration seasons in addition to his first free-agent yr.
