Twins Reportedly Acquire Veteran Reliever Sam Dyson From San Francisco
By Karl Rasmussen
After a long and painful buildup to the MLB trade deadline, the deals finally began to trickle in Wednesday afternoon.
Among the flurry of transactions, the Minnesota Twins added some bullpen depth as they prepare for a run into the postseason. The AL Central leaders added veteran right-hander Sam Dyson in a swap with the San Francisco Giants.
#MNTwins acquire Sam Dyson from Giants.
— Dan Hayes (@DanHayesMLB) July 31, 2019
Dyson has hurled 51 innings for the Giants this season, fanning 47 batters and logging a terrific 2.47 ERA and 0.902 WHIP.
The journeyman is now on his way to his fifth MLB organization in eight seasons.
Source says #Twins have sent Jaylin Davis to the #SFGiants for Sam Dyson. According to @TommyBirch, Prelander Berroa and Kai-Wei Teng on the move, too. https://t.co/K5PUZlNVwU
— Andersen Pickard (@andersenreports) July 31, 2019
Heading to San Francisco in the deal is Jaylin Davis. The 25-year-old outfielder was at Triple-A Rochester in the Twins minor league system, and in 41 games slashed .331/.405/.708 with 15 homers and 42 RBI.
The Appalachian State product was a 24th-round pick from the Twins in 2015 and has been working his way up the minors since.