Monday afternoon, news broke that the Detroit Tigers had moved to acquire RHPs Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins for switch hitting catcher Enrique Jimenez. Paddack is a rental starting pitcher with 4.95 ERA/4.39 FIP. He will likely slot into the backend of Detroit’s rotation as other arms progress in their rehab.
The rationale wasn’t clear until it was reported by Dan Miller of FOX Sports and Evan Petzold of the Freep that starter Reese Olson will be shut down for the rest of the season with a shoulder strain. This is the second straight season that shoulder trouble has wiped out most or all of the the second half of the season for him.