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The Twins are promoting left-handed pitcher Kendry Rojas, pictured, as well as left-handed prospect Connor Prielipp. Brace Hemmelgarn \/ Minnesota Twins \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
April 19, 2026Updated 11:41 pm EDT<\/p>\n
Fresh off a series sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds, the Minnesota Twins are bringing two hard-throwing left-handed prospects to New York.<\/p>\n
The Twins plan to promote Kendry Rojas to the big-league roster in time for Tuesday\u2019s series opener at the New York Mets, according to a team source. The Twins will also add left-handed prospect Connor Prielipp to the team\u2019s taxi squad Tuesday, according to multiple team sources.<\/p>\n
The Athletic\u2019s Aaron Gleeman ranked Rojas the team\u2019s No. 9 overall prospect in his preseason top-40 rankings. He named Prielipp the team\u2019s fifth-best prospect.<\/p>\n
The Twins are expected to be without reliever Kody Funderburk, who will go on the paternity list.<\/p>\n
Rojas and Prielipp could offer the Twins bullpen a pair of desperately needed power arms. Their arrival comes after the team\u2019s bullpen faltered twice in the late innings over the weekend in Cincinnati\u2019s series sweep.<\/p>\n
Despite dynamite starts from Taj Bradley and Bailey Ober on Saturday and Sunday, the Twins\u2019 relievers blew saves on consecutive days, leading to backbreaking losses. Justin Topa, Eric Orze and Cole Sands each allowed a run in Saturday\u2019s 5-4 loss. Rookie Andrew Morris blew a save try Sunday when he surrendered three runs. After the Twins tied the score with a ninth-inning rally of their own, Garrett Acton yielded three unearned runs in a 7-4 loss to the Reds in 10 innings.<\/p>\n
The combination of a shaky bullpen and even worse infield defense harmed the Twins multiple times during the team\u2019s current four-game losing streak. Saturday\u2019s game-winning rally was keyed when shortstop Brooks Lee couldn\u2019t field a slow grounder.<\/p>\n
Acquired in a trade that sent Louis Varland to Toronto in August, Rojas said he felt more settled in with the Twins this spring. He\u2019s pitched six scoreless innings for the St. Paul Saints this season with five strikeouts. Acknowledging he struggled to grip the different ball used at Triple A last August, an adjustment he felt like he made this offseason, Rojas produced a 6.59 ERA in 27 1\/3 innings after the trade.<\/p>\n
The team\u2019s minor-league pitcher of the year for 2025, Prielipp is off to an even better start than Rojas. Prielipp, a second-round pick in the 2022 draft, has a 2.30 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 15 2\/3 innings at St. Paul.<\/p>\n
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