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Detroit Tigers trade for Chris Paddack, Randy Dobnak from Minnesota Twins
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The Detroit Tigers have made a trade.
The Tigers acquired right-handers Chris Paddack and Randy Dobnak from the Minnesota Twins on Monday, July 28 — just three days before the MLB trade deadline, which is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31.
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To add the pitchers, the Tigers traded away catcher Enrique Jimenez .
Jimenez is hitting .250 with six home runs, 23 walks and 42 strikeouts over 48 games in the Florida Complex League. The 19-year-old signed for $1.25 million in the 2023 international signing period.
He was the Tigers' No. 14 prospect, according to MLB Pipeline .
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Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Chris Paddack walks back to the dugout after pitching sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on July 23, 2025.
Paddack, 29, has a 4.95 ERA with 27 walks and 83 strikeouts across 111 innings in 21 starts in the 2025 season. He has a 4.49 ERA across his seven-year MLB career.
He features a six-pitch mix: four-seam fastball, changeup, slider, curveball, cutter and sinker. His fastball averages 93.8 mph. Both his changeup and slider north of 25% whiff rates.
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Paddack ranks in the 87th percentile with a 5.7% walk rate, but he is in the 19th percentile with a 17.6% strikeout rate and the 21st percentile with a 21.2% whiff rate.
This story will be updated.
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