Busy day at Target Field on Saturday

Roster moves, draft pick signings. Oh, and two baseball games.

June 17, 2017 at 4:35AM

There's a lot going on at Target Field on Saturday.

First, the Twins are going to announce a couple of roster moves to add some pitchers to get them through the doubleheader against Cleveland. The Star Tribune has learned that one of them will be righthander Alan Busenitz from Class AAA Rochester.

Busenitz, 26, is 2-0 with a 2.15 ERA for the Red Wings. In 291/3 innings, he has walked nine and struck out 32. He came over with Hector Santiago in exchange for Ricky Nolasco and Alex Meyer last season. He will make his major league debut whenever he appears in a game.

The Twins are also expected to finalize a deal for first-round pick Royce Lewis, a prep shortstop from JSerra Catholic High in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. He's expected to sign for under the slot number of $7.77 million.

Then the Twins will play two games against Cleveland.

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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