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Prielipp

It seemed worth debating Prielipp versus Zebby Matthews in the Twins rotation following the Dean Kremer acquisition, but that Matthews pitched last night made it easy call to send him down initially. Plus, Prielipp did pitch well in his return from the IL against the A’s on Sunday. He was mediocre in walking four and giving up a Randy Arozarena homer today, but he did give the Twins a chance to win. The no-decision keeps him 3-5 with a 4.75 ERA through 15 starts. He’ll likely face the Brewers on Friday.

Prielipp gave up two hits, walked one and struck out five. He improved to 3-5 with the win. Prielipp spent the last two weeks on the IL with a blister on his pitching hand, but returned with an excellent start against the A’s on Sunday. He has a 4.73 ERA. Prielipp is lined up to face the Mariners on the road next weekend.

Prielipp will return to start against the Athletics on Sunday afternoon. The 25-year-old southpaw had been sidelined since July 9 due to a blister on his pitching hand. Prielipp has struggled to a 5.00 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and a 71/25 K/BB ratio over 66 2/3 innings through his first 13 starts with the Twins this season.

No additional details at this time. It’s possible Paredes got hurt while warming up in the bullpen. Kendry Rojas took over as Minnesota’s starter in his place. It’ll be Connor Prielipp (blister) coming off the injured list to start Sunday’s series finale.

There was some speculation that rookie Connor Prielipp (blister) would be activated from the injured list to make this start, but that doesn’t appear to be happening. However, Prielipp figures to take the ball for Sunday’s series finale with Twins ace Joe Ryan being scratched due to arm fatigue. Paredes holds an underwhelming 4.72 ERA and 19/13 K/BB ratio across 34 1/3 innings at the highest level this season. He’s not a recommended fantasy option.

He gets an extra day of rest after allowing six home runs to the Guardians in his last start. Twins beat writer Aaron Gleeman believes Connor Prielipp could draw the start on Saturday, assuming he’s activated off the injured list.

Prielipp had a blister pop in his start on July 9 against the Guardians and wound up on the injured list. He looked good on Sunday, throwing 20 of his 32 pitches for strikes. Since he hasn’t been out long, there’s a chance the Twins could simply bring him back this week, but he has also thrown 85 innings already this season, topping his career high, so the Twins may be comfortable slowing his return. Whenever he is back, he’s worth an add in all 15-team formats and would be back on the streamer radar in 12-team leagues.

Apparently, Prielipp had the blister in his previous start, but it ripped and began to bleed in the fourth inning on Thursday. That would explain why Prielipp, who had gotten nine of the first ten batters out, ran into big-time trouble in the fourth inning and allowed two home runs, which accounted for all of the runs he allowed. With the All-Star break coming, he may only miss one start, but the Twins could also be cautious with his innings totals and slow play his return a bit.

Prielipp retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced before back-to-back home runs in the fourth accounted for all three runs on his ledger. Both pitches that left the yard were poorly executed as well. First, a belt high changeup that Brayan Rocchio sent into the upper deck and then a hanging slider that Rhys Hoskins tattooed. Nevertheless, he did well to limit the damage otherwise and will head into the All-Star break with a 5.00 ERA, 71 strikeouts, and 25 walks across 66 2/3 innings.

A sensational outing for Prielipp; one that saw him generate a whopping 20 swings-and-misses over 93 pitches. The two runs came on an infield single in the first, and an RBI knock in his sixth and final frame. Prielipp has been more down than up in his first taste of MLB action, but Sunday was a proof-of-concept for one of the better pitching prospects in the Minnesota system. He’ll try and match — or come close to it — those results Saturday against the Yankees.