Twins recall Louie Varland
Is it Time for Twins to Move Louie Varland to the Bullpen?
The Twins have some concerns in the starting rotation, but it’s nowhere near as dire as the situation they’ve found themselves in with the bullpen. Is it time to roll the dice and move their young swingman back into a relief role?
Twins intend to start using Louie Varland out of the bullpen
The Twins intend to start using Louie Varland out of the bullpen down the stretch of the season, manager Rocco Baldelli told reporters ahead of Friday night’s game at the Kansas City Royals. Varland has primarily started for the Twins during his stints with the big league club the last two seasons,
Twins' Louie Varland: Disastrous outing as bulk reliever
Varland (0-6) took the loss Wednesday, surrendering eight runs on five hits and a walk over 2.1 relief innings as the Twins were downed 9-4 by the Rays. He struck out one.
Louie Varland, Twins done in by another disastrous inning in loss to Rays
The big, bad blowup inning is presently trending for the Twins, which isn’t a great development for a team with lofty October aspirations.
Twins recall Louie Varland, option Diego Castillo
The Twins recalled right-hander Louie Varland from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday and optioned right-handed reliever Diego Castillo back to the Saints as the corresponding move.
Twins' Louie Varland: Moving to bullpen
Varland is expected to be used in a traditional relief role down the stretch, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Twins recall Varland
The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Louie Varland from Triple-A St. Paul. Varland, who will be making his sixth stint with the Twins this season, has gone 5-8 with a 4.
Despite risks, it's time for Twins to add Louie Varland to their bullpen
Regardless of the risks, it's time to call Varland up and use him out of the bullpen. If that means potentially having to call on Randy Dobnak or Caleb Boushley for rotation depth, so be it. Varland can help them win games now, which is what matters most.
Defense, Louie Varland falter as Twins rattled by Rays
The Twins have seen too many of these types of games lately, where things snowball leading to an opponent’s big inning and they quickly find themselves in a noncompetitive contest. Wednesday, Louie Varland became the third Twins pitcher to give up at least eight runs in the team’s past eight games.
Twins start preparing Louie Varland for ‘different roles’
Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Louie Varland delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Target Field on August 9.
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Twins Transitioning Louie Varland Back to His Postseason Duties
That has left Louie Varland making multiple spot starts as the season has gone on. With the postseason in sight, he’s now transitioning back to the bullpen. Last season the Minnesota Twins ...
Twins done in by sloppy 8-run inning in loss to Rays
Sometimes all it really does take is one bad inning. A mix of bad luck, sloppy defense and bad pitching by the Minnesota ...
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Will Louie Varland shift to the bullpen again? Twins not sure yet
Right around this time last year, the Twins decided to move Louie Varland to the bullpen, allowing him first to get his feet wet in the role at Triple-A before deploying him as a weapon out of ...
Díaz hits a 2-run homer to complete an 8-run 4th inning and the Rays beat the Twins 9-4
Yandy Díaz hit a two-run homer to complete an eight-run fourth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 9-4.