{"id":571738,"date":"2026-02-14T07:13:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/571738\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T07:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T07:13:15","slug":"twins-re-sign-cody-laweryson-to-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/571738\/","title":{"rendered":"Twins Re-Sign Cody Laweryson To Minor League Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Twins brought back reliever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lawerco01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cody Laweryson<\/a> after he was released by the Angels last week. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/matthewhleach.bsky.social\/post\/3meqysziik22s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matthew Leach of MLB.com<\/a> first noted that the right-hander had a locker in Minnesota\u2019s Spring Training complex. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/live-blog-minnesota-twins-spring-training-buxton-ryan-zoll-shelton-fort-myers\/601578136\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bobby Nightengale of The Minnesota Star-Tribune<\/a> confirms the sides have a minor league deal with an invite to big league camp.<\/p>\n<p>Laweryson returns to the only organization he\u2019d known until November. Minnesota selected him in the 14th round in 2019 out of the University of Maine. They called him up for the first time last September. The 6\u20194\u2033 righty made five appearances, allowing two runs (one earned) across 7 2\/3 innings. He struck out seven without issuing a walk. Laweryson also pitched well in Triple-A, turning in a 2.86 earned run average while striking out a quarter of opposing hitters.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old (28 in May) has a strong statistical track record. Laweryson owns a 3.39 ERA with a 27% strikeout percentage over 327 minor league innings. Teams evidently remain skeptical about how it\u2019ll translate over a larger sample against big league hitters. Laweryson\u2019s 93.2 mph average fastball isn\u2019t especially imposing. He doesn\u2019t have a power breaking ball either, sitting 85-86 mph with a cutter while mixing in a low-80s changeup.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota dropped him from the 40-man roster at the beginning of the offseason despite having one of the league\u2019s weakest bullpens. The Halos claimed him but cut him loose to make room on the roster when they re-signed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/moncayo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yo\u00e1n Moncada<\/a>. The Twins also have former big leaguers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hendrli01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Liam Hendriks<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/merryju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Julian Merryweather<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/altavda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dan Altavilla<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bowmama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Matt Bowman<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hartwgr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.mlbtraderumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-02-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Grant Hartwig<\/a> battling for spots in a wide open middle relief group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Twins brought back reliever\u00a0Cody Laweryson after he was released by the Angels last week. 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