Ronny

Henriquez

Henriquez has pitched in three of the last four days. Minnesota is swapping him out for a fresh arm to finish out its weekend series in Boston.

It’ll likely be Louie Varland following Henriquez for a bulk relief appearance. Varland has looked extremely sharp in his last couple outings at Triple-A St. Paul and should be officially recalled prior to Wednesday’s contest. There’s some streaming intrigue here for fantasy managers in extremely deep mixed leagues.

Henriquez provides the Twins with some extra relief depth heading into a four-game series against the Rangers. The 24-year-old righty has worked 3 1/3 scoreless frames in a trio of relief outings this season for Minnesota.

The 24-year-old was called up on Sunday and recorded one out on Tuesday night before being sent back to the minors to make room for David Festa. Henriquez figures to get another shot in the bullpen later in the season.

Steven Okert will start on Wednesday, but Festa will operate as a bulk reliever after him. The 24-year-old allowed 12 runs on 16 hits with an 8/1 K/BB ratio across 10 innings in a pair of starts after being called up in his first MLB stint; however, he pitched better than the results indicate. With Chris Paddack injured, Festa has the chance to stick in the rotation for a few starts if it goes well. Ronny Henriquez was optioned in a corresponding move.

Henriquez is up from Triple-A after Kody Funderburk was placed on the 15-day injured list with an oblique strain. Henriquez will be a multi-inning option out of the bullpen for Minnesota in this stint with the Twins.

Henriquez was called up on Tuesday to take Chris Paddack’s spot on the roster and will now head back down with David Festa being called up. The right-hander has thrown three scoreless innings for the Twins so far this season and will likely be back up again later this season.

The move was announced on Wednesday but is now official. Festa is the Twins’ top pitching prospect and has looked the part, striking out 87 batters in 59 2/3 innings with a 3.77 ERA in Triple-A this year. He has some control issues, but he has a deep array of pitches including a slider with the second-highest whiff rate total for a slider at Triple-A with whiffs on 44.8% of swings and a CSW of 39.2%. He also boasts a changeup that had a 41.2% whiff rate and 31.4% CSW. Ronny Henriquez was optioned in a corresponding move.

Henriquez, 24, will take the roster spot of Chris Paddack with Paddack placed on the injured list with right arm fatigue. The right-hander will be a fresh bullpen arm, but Minnesota will need to make another transaction to replace Paddack when his turn in the rotation comes up.

The 23-year-old right-hander was recalled when Louie Varland was demoted on Monday, giving the Twins a fresh arm in the bullpen for a couple of days. He’ll now head back to make room for Thursday’s starter Simeon Woods-Richardson. Henriquez appeared in one game during his time with the big league club, firing two scoreless innings with a 1.50 WHIP and a 2/1 K/BB ratio.