Twins add four pitchers to 40-man roster

November 11, 2009

The Twins moved pitchers Boof Bonser, Pat Neshek, and Kevin Slowey off of the 60-day disabled list and onto the 40-man roster this Tuesday.

Pat Neshek

Pat Neshek

Neshek missed his second season after undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery, other wise known as Tommy John surgery. The surgery was performed November 2008.

Bonser had surgery in February 2009 to repair partial tears in his rotator cuff and labrum. The shoulder surgery came just before the start of the season.

Slowey went deep into the season before having to go under the knife to remove bone chips in his right wrist. Slowey was 10-3 with a 4.86 ERA in 16 starts before his season ended in July.

Right-handed reliever Juan Morillo was also added to the 40-man roster by the Twins. The 26 year old Morillo posted a bush-league 22.50 ERA in three appearances for the Twins after being claimed off waivers from the Rockies. Morillo is a hard-throwing right-hander with control issues. He went 6-6 with a 3.90 ERA in 46 relief outings for Rochester. In that period Morillo ended up striking out 87 in 67 innings while issuing 51 walks.

The Twins’ have 36 players on the 40-man roster at this time. The ball club has until November 20th to nail down its 40-man roster in preparation for the Rule 5 Draft which takes place on December 10th.

Written by Alba Andrew · Filed Under Transactions 

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