The Twins haven't had much going for them lately, but the news of newly acquired starting pitchers Mick Abel, who was traded to the Twins by the Philadelphia Phillies along with catcher Eduardo Tait in exchange for right-handed closer Jhoan Durán, and Taj Bradley, who was sent to the Twins by the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for right-handed reliever Griffin Jax, making their Twins debuts provided excitement for fans. However, Abel and Bradley ended up struggling significantly against the worst team in the American League.
Chicago White Sox dominated against newly acquired Twins starting pitchers, Mick Abel and Taj Bradley, last weekend at Rate Field in Chicago
Upon trading for Abel and Bradley, the Twins decided to start both pitchers in Triple-A so that they could work on refining certain aspects of their pitching.