Twins promote Parmelee from Rochester, option De Vries back to Triple-A

The move bolsters the Twins bench at a time when they can shorten their pitching staff.

June 7, 2012 at 8:58PM
Cole De Vries
Cole De Vries (Stan Schmidt — Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Three days after notching his first major league victory, Twins pitcher Cole De Vries is heading back to Class AAA Rochester.

The Eden Prairie native went 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA in three starts, but the Twins optioned him back to Triple-A on Thursday to clear a roster spot for Chris Parmelee, who is heading back to Minnesota after batting .375 with four home runs and 12 RBI in 15 games for Rochester.

The Twins had been hoping to trim back to 12 pitchers on their 25-man roster, allowing them to bolster their bench, and they played short in Kansas City this week with Joe Mauer out with a sprained right thumb.

With off days today and Monday, the Twins can get by with four starting pitchers for now.

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Joe Christensen

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Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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