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Royals recalled RHP Randy Dobnak from Triple-A Omaha.

Dobnak gets the call to fortify Kansas City’s long relief depth prior to Wednesday’s series finale against Tampa Bay. The 31-year-old swingman came over from the Mariners in a small trade back in mid-June. He’s pitched sparingly in the majors over the last few years, making just one relief appearance for the Twins last season.
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Royals acquired RHP Randy Dobnak from the Mariners for cash.

Dobnak heads to Triple-A Omaha as extra starting pitching depth for Kansas City. The 31-year-old righty has posted a respectable 4.24 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 39/24 K/BB ratio across 70 innings over 13 starts in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League this season. He made one appearance for the Twins last year.

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the Royals are acquiring reliever Randy Dobnak from the Mariners.

It’s not exactly the blockbuster Passan bomb that baseball fans are desperately craving with the trade deadline roughly six weeks away. Dobnak heads to Kansas City after exercising the upward mobility clause in his minor league contract. The 31-year-old has posted a serviceable 4.24 ERA across 70 innings this season at the Triple-A level.

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Mariners optioned LHP Robinson Ortiz to Triple-A Tacoma; reassigned LHP Kade Anderson, C Brian O’Keefe, SS Will Wilson, 1B Patrick Wisdom and RHPS Guillo Zuñiga and Randy Dobnak to minor league camp.

Anderson, the third-overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, looked extremely impressive in three Cactus League outings this spring and appears to be on the fast-track to the big leagues. The 21-year-old southpaw possesses enough strikeout upside to make an immediate fantasy impact once he reaches the majors. He’s one of the few pitching prospects worth stashing at the outset of the year, especially in deeper mixed leagues.

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Randy Dobnak gave up five runs in his 1 1/3 innings against the Reds on Sunday.

Dobnak’s debut with the Mariners started out ok with a scoreless first, but he allowed seven hits and five runs in the second inning. Seattle added a host of filler arms on minor league contracts, and Dobnak stands very little chance of making the M’s out of spring training. Results like this certainly won’t help.

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Mariners signed RHP Randy Dobnak to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.

The Mariners lacked rotation depth beyond their big five last season, and addressing that should be an in the plans for this winter. Dobnak, who debuted with the Twins in 2019 but has barely pitched in the majors the last four years, doesn’t really qualify as a quality fallback at this point — he had a 5.84 ERA in Triple-A last season — but maybe Seattle sees something for him to work on.

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Tigers declined RHP Randy Dobnak’s option for 2026.

The option was worth $6 million and included a $1 million buyout. Dobnak never pitched for the Tigers after the Twins included him in the Chris Paddack trade as a salary dump. He’s barely pitched at all in the majors since 2021, though he did allow one run in 5 1/3 innings for the Twins last season. He has a lifetime 4.86 ERA in 140 2/3 major league innings.

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Tigers acquired RHP Randy Dobnak and RHP Chris Paddack from the Twins for C Enrique Jimenez.

Dobnak will head to Triple-A Toledo for the moment as extra organizational relief depth. The 30-year-old’s inclusion in the deal feels like purely a salary dump by Minnesota as he still had nearly $1 million left on his deal, according to reports. He’ll likely operate in middle relief, if he gets the call to Detroit during the final two months.

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Twins sent RHP Randy Dobnak outright to Triple-A St. Paul.

Dobnak cleared waivers after being designated for assignment. The 30-year-old provides depth for Minnesota, and while he’ll need to be added to the 40-man roster to do so, it wouldn’t be an upset if he made more appearances with the Twins in 2025.

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Twins designated RHP Randy Dobnak for assignment.

The unfortunate reality of MLB is that picking your team up by throwing 5 1/3 innings in relief will more than likely get you sent down the next day. At least Dobnak has his guaranteed deal, so he doesn’t lose any money in the equation. He’ll clear waivers, and he should be back at some point.

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