Twins Sign Veteran Pitcher Carlos Torres
By Parker White
On Tuesday, the Minnesota Twins made a low-risk move and signed veteran right-handed pitcher Carlos Torres to a minor league deal. Torres began the season with the Detroit Tigers but elected free agency instead of accepting a minor league assignment.
The Tigers today have designated RHP Carlos Torres for assignment. In a corresponding move, RHP José Cisnero has been selected from Triple A Toledo.
— Tigers PR (@DetroitTigersPR) June 22, 2019
In four appearances out of the Tigers bullpen this year, Torres posted a 7.50 ERA and allowed five runs on nine hits with eight strikeouts over six innings.
Torres is in his 10th big league season and this will be his seventh team, including the Chicago White Sox, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers.
Twins Sign Carlos Torres https://t.co/I9vLTUAapW
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) June 25, 2019
This isn't the big addition the Twins are likely to make ahead of the trade deadline to augment their pitching staff, but Torres could be valuable out of the bullpen if he reaches the big leagues.
In 362 career appearances, Torres owns a 30-31 record with a 4.09 ERA and has 447 strikeouts over 506.2 innings.