The Twins have placed righthander Addison Reed on the 10-day disabled list with a right triceps strain. In his place, righthander Alan Busenitz has been called up from Class AAA Rochester.
Reed said this morning that he's been bothered by some soreness for last couple of weeks. He's had it in the past but has been able to manage the discomfort and keep pitching. This time, the soreness has lingered longer than he's used to, so the Twins decided to place him on the disabled list.
It probably doesn't help that he's 1-5 with a 4.83 ERA. He's been unable to throw the way he wants to throw, which has been frustrating to him.
Reed started out strong but has struggled in recent weeks, forcing manager Paul Molitor to move him out of the eighth-inning setup role.
Busenitz is 2-0 with a 6.43 ERA in two stints with the Twins this season. He's been outstanding for the Red Wings, going 2-2 with a 1.41 ERA in 20 games. He will be in the bullpen today as the Twins wrap up a three-game series with an afternoon game against the Royals at Target FieldÂ
Royals
Whit Merrifield, CF
Jorge Bonifacio, RF
Moose, 3B
Salvy, DH
Lucas Duda, 1B
Alex Gordon, LF
Alcides Escobar, SS
Aldalberto Mondesi, 2B
Drew Butera, C
Burch Smith, RHP
Twins
Joe Mauer, DH
Eddie Rosario, LF
Brian Dozier, 2B
Eduardo Escobar, 3B
LoMo, 1B
Jorge Polanco, SS
Max Kepler, RF
Jake Cave, CF
Bobby Wilson, C
Lance Lynn, RHP
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La Velle E. Neal III has covered baseball for the Star Tribune since 1998 (the post-Knoblauch era). Born and raised in Chicago, he grew up following the White Sox and hating the Cubs. He attended both the University of Illinois and Illinois-Chicago and began his baseball writing career at the Kansas City Star. He can be heard occasionally on KFAN radio, lending his great baseball mind to Paul Allen and other hosts.
Phil Miller covered three seasons of Twins baseball, but that was at a different ballpark for a different newspaper. Now Miller returns to the baseball beat after joining the Star Tribune as the Gopher football writer in 2010, and he won't miss the dingy dome for a minute. In addition to the Twins and Gophers, Miller covered the Utah Jazz and the NBA for six years at The Salt Lake Tribune.
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