The Twins announced that they have claimed left-hander off waivers from the Pirates. The latter club designated him for a signment a few days ago. Wentz is out of options, so the Twins will Derrick Rose Jersey need to make a corresponding active roster move when he reports to the team. To open a 40-man spot for Wentz, the Twins have transferred righty to the 60-day injured list. It was reported last week that Lpez is expected to mi s eight to twelve weeks due to a teres major strain. Wentz, 27, is in his fourth major league season. He was primarily a starting pitcher in 2022 and 2023 but didnt quite establish himself as a bonafide big league rotation member. At the end of the 2023 season, he had a 5.99 earned run average and had exhausted his final option season. That pushed him to the bullpen, a role in which he has shown some potential. He to sed 55 1/3 innings out of Detroits bullpen last year. The 5.37 ERA wasnt great, nor was his 10.6% walk rate, but his 23.6% strikeout rate and 42% ground ball rate were pretty close to average. That got him bumped off the roster at the end of August last year. The Pirates put in a claim and got some encouraging results from Wentz to end the season. He posted a 1.50 ERA in 12 frames after that claim. His walk rate ticked up to 12% but he also struck out 26% of batters faced. He stuck on Pittsburghs roster through the winter and into 2025 with some mixed results so far. His 9.6% walk rate is still a bit high but an improvement for him. Hes also tamped down his home runs, with only 6.5% of fly balls leaving the yard compared to 11.3% last year. His 41.8% ground ball rate is still close to league par but his strikeout rate has dipped to 19.1%. That got him bumped off Pittsburghs roster but the Twins will take a shot on him. Minnesota currently has as its only lefty reliever on the active roster, with on optional a signment. Wentz will give manager a second southpaw in the relief corps alongside Coulombe, at least for the time being. Given his out-of-options status, Wentz will likely have a tenuous hold on a roster spot unle s he takes a step forward. Photo courtesy of Mark J. Rebilas, Imagn Images Zach Norvell Jersey