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Righty John Klein goes to Jays in Hoffman trade

John Klein

TOR Relief Pitcher #71

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Blue Jays acquired RHP John Klein, 2B Dameury Pena and LHP Dasan Hill from the Twins for RHP Jeff Hoffman and cash considerations.

Klein, 24, made his major league debut earlier this season, allowing two runs and walking four in 4 1/3 innings over three appearances for the Twins. He can start or relieve, and he misses bats at a pretty good clip. He’ll probably be up and down several times as a swingman-type over the next couple of years.

- Matthew Pouliot

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John Klein

MIN Relief Pitcher #71

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Twins optioned RHP John Klein to Triple-A St. Paul.

Klein was with the Twins for just one game this time around, issuing three walks and a hit while navigating a pair of scoreless innings on Saturday. He’ll bide his time at the Triple-A level until another need arises in the Twins’ bullpen.
John Klein

MIN Relief Pitcher #71

Twins recalled RHP John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul.

Klein provides Minnesota’s overworked bullpen with a fresh arm heading into Saturday’s showdown against the Pirates. The 24-year-old rookie allowed two runs over 2 1/3 innings of work during his first call up to the majors earlier this month.
John Klein

MIN Relief Pitcher #71

Twins optioned RHP John Klein to Triple-A St. Paul.

The 24-year-old hurler just got the call on Saturday, but the Twins need to clear a spot for the arrival of Yoendrys Gomez on Friday and unfortunately for Klein he drew the short straw this time around. He appeared in two games in his brief time with the Twins, posting a 7.71 ERA and 1.29 WHIP across 2 1/3 innings.
John Klein

MIN Relief Pitcher #71

Twins selected the contract of RHP John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul.

Klein receives his first call up to the big leagues to replace an injured Cole Sands (forearm) in Minnesota’s bullpen. The 24-year-old relief prospect has piled up 24 strikeouts and just six walks over 21 2/3 innings for Triple-A St. Paul this season. He’ll likely operate as a multi-inning specialist out of the gate.
Emmanuel Rodriguez

MIN Center Fielder #33

Twins optioned OFs Emmanuel Rodriguez and Gabriel Gonzalez, LHPs Connor Prielipp and Kendry Rojas, RHPs John Klein, Marco Raya and Andrew Morris to Triple-A St. Paul; Optioned OF Hendry Mendez and C Patrick Winkel to Double-A Wichita.

By moving nine players out of big league camp on Monday, the Twins are now down to 49 players remaining. Rodriguez, 23, was absolutely sizzling at the plate in Grapefruit League play — hitting .421 (8-for-19) with a pair of homers and four RBI. As long as he’s able to stay healthy, it shouldn’t be long before he breaks through and makes his debut with the Twins.
Kendry Rojas

MIN Starting Pitcher

Twins selected the contracts of LHP Kendry Rojas, OF Gabriel Gonzalez, LHP Connor Prielipp, RHP Andrew Morris, OF Hendry Mendez and RHP John Klein from Triple-A St. Paul.

Rojas is the highest-profile prospect to join Minnesota’s 40-man roster in advance of next month’s Rule 5 Draft after coming over from the Blue Jays in the Louis Varland trade back in July. The soon-to-be 23-year-old southpaw posted a 4.70 ERA and 90/32 K/BB ratio across 69 innings over 19 appearances (18 starts) across four minor league levels.

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Josue Briceno

DET Catcher #80
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Tigers promoted C/1B Josue Briceño to Triple-A Toledo.

Briceño is the 54th-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. He hit .297/.382/.672 in 17 games at Double-A after being activated from the 60-day IL in July following wrist surgery. Briceño also tallied eight home runs, 19 RBI, and a 16/9 K/BB ratio. He’ll likely need to play first base long-term in Detroit with Dillon Dingler entrenched as the team’s franchise catcher.
- Eric Samulski

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Blake Burke

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Brewers promoted 1B prospect Blake Burke to Triple-A Nashville.

Burke slashed .285/.367/.603 in 96 games with Double-A Biloxi. He posted 30 home runs, 88 RBI, and 28 steals but also had a 102/44 K/BB ratio. The Brewers’ offense rarely has a hitter with this type of power and swing-and-miss, so it will be interesting to see how Burke fits as he rises up the affiliates.
- Eric Samulski

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Billy Amick

NYM 3rd Baseman
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Mets INF prospect Billy Amick went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run for Double-A Binghamton on Sunday.

Amick came to the Mets in a deadline deal for A.J. Minter and has been on fire since. In his seven games in the Mets organization, he’s hitting .333/.429/.958 with five home runs, 13 RBI, and one steal. He does have 11 strikeouts in those seven games, so swing-and-miss will always be part of his game, but he has 28 home runs in 93 total games at Triple-A this season, so the power is very real.
- Eric Samulski

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Christian Moore

LAA 2nd Baseman #4
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Christian Moore went 3-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, and an RBI for Triple-A Salt Lake on Sunday.

Moore is hitting .307/.434/.517 in 78 games at Triple-A with 10 home runs, 56 RBI, and 13 steals with an 84/65 K/BB ratio. With the Angels out of playoff contention, it would make sense for them to call Moore up again and give him an actual chance at playing time.
- Eric Samulski

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Zac Veen

COL Left Fielder #13
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Zac Veen went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs for Triple-A Albuquerque on Sunday.

Veen is now hitting .455/.514/1.121 in eight games in August with five home runs, 12 RBI, 13 runs, and two steals. Unfortunately, with Mickey Moniak, Cole Carrigg, and Jake McCarthy in Colorado, there is no room for Veen.
- Eric Samulski

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Seaver King

WSH Shortstop
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Nationals SS prospect Seaver King went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored for Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.

King is hitting .284/.361/.469 in 41 games at Triple-A with seven home runs, 29 RBI, and four steals. With CJ Abrams continuing to struggle defensively at shortstop, it’s fair to wonder if the Nationals would consider a position change in the offseason to ensure a place for King in the 2027 lineup.
- Eric Samulski

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Oneil Cruz

PIT Center Fielder #15
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Oneil Cruz (hand) went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts for Triple-A Indianapolis on Sunday.

Cruz played seven innings in center field on Sunday and will now be evaluated by the Pirates. His results haven’t been great in Triple-A, but if the organization deems that he’s healthy enough to return, we could see Cruz back in the lineup this week.
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Kristian Campbell

BOS Outfield #28
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Kristian Campbell went 3-for-3 with a walk, a double, and two runs scored for Triple-A Worcester on Sunday.

Since the start of July, Campbell is now 29-for-84 (.345) with three home runs, 16 RBI, 20 runs, three steals, and a 24/17 K/BB ratio. Still just 24 years old, Campbell could very well emerge as an impactful regular with the Red Sox if his recent swing changes continue to produce results like this.
- Eric Samulski

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Carlos Rodón

NYY Starting Pitcher #55
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Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Carlos Rodón will have “at least one more Minor League rehab start before being activated.”

Rodón allowed three runs in 2 2/3 innings in his first rehab start with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Saturday. His velocity was down across the board in this one, so he will need to make some progress if he wants his next rehab start to be his last one.
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Fernando Tatis Jr.

SD Right Fielder #23
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Fernando Tatis Jr. had a three-run homer and a double to power the Padres past the Astros 7-2 on Sunday Night Baseball.

After grounding out in his first at-bat, Tatis only barely missed in his second, hitting a 359-foot flyout. After that came the 421-foot homer and 386-foot double. He has three homers in five games. Since finally delivering his first homer on May 30, he’s hit .294/.347/.506 with 11 homers in 62 games.
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