Twins To Activate Pablo Lope Twins To Activate Pablo Lope

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The Twins will activate to start tomorrows series opener against the Royals, . Hell be activated from the 60-day injured list. Minnesota already has two vacancies on the 40-man roster, so theyll only need to option a pitcher to create an active roster spot. Lpez has been out of action for three months. He suffered a Grade 2 teres major strain in his throwing shoulder during his start on June 3. That injury was arguably the turning point of Minnesotas season. The Twins were seven games above .500 and in po se sion of a Wild Card spot at the time. Minnesotas rotation collapsed over the next few weeks. That wasnt all about Lpezs injury, as the struggles extended beyond call-up , but their season Mickey Mantle Jersey never recovered. The Twins went 9-18 in June. A month later, they traded almost everyone from their bullpen and pulled off the surprising salary dump. A healthy Lpez wouldve been a target for contenders as well. The Twins had no reason to trade him halfway through an injury, but its not out of the question that they hear teams out this offseason. Lpez was off to what mightve been a career season. He posted a 2.82 ERA in 60 2/3 frames spanning 11 starts. He fanned a quarter of opponents against a 5.7% walk rate. Lpez has been an above-average starter for a few years but has yet to post a sub-3.00 ERA over a full season. He might have been on that trajectory had he not gotten hurt. Minnesotas sell-off and fall down the standings raised some question about whether itd be prudent to shut Lpez down entirely. The veteran righty remained committed to making it back for a few turns through the rotation. Thatll allow him to go into the offseason with more confidence than he would have had coming off a season-ending shoulder injury. Itll also give opposing clubs a few looks as they consider whether to make a big push to try to pull Lpez in an offseason trade. Lpez is wrapping up the second season of a four-year, $73.5MM extension. Hell make $21.5MM per season between 2026-27. Thats below market value for a #2 caliber starter. Lpez would have trade value if the Twins shop him, but they could prefer to hold him as a veteran anchor of a young rotation while looking ahead to a potential deadline deal in 2026. , who is down to his last two seasons of arbitration control, will also be one of the offseasons top trade candidates. David Wells Jersey