Minnesota Twins Lose Young Pitcher to Injured List
Coming into the 2025 Major League Baseball season the Minnesota Twins felt good about their pitching depth . Derek Falvey had a plethora of options to fill in throughout the starting rotation.
Fast forward to where we are now and that depth has all but been used up and exposed. The tough thing about depth is that while it exists, the ceiling isn’t what you start with, and the floor is much lower.
In large part that’s why the Twins find themselves with a 49-52 record looking at a selloff come the July 31st trade deadline. With Pablo Lopez still on the injured list, David Festa is now on his way to join him.
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David Festa heads to IL for Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins have had David Festa make 11 appearances (10 starts) this season. His latest came Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. While he worked into the sixth inning and looked no worse for wear, something was determined amiss and he’s headed to the injured list.
The injury designation is right shoulder inflammation. That’s certainly not great news and shouldn’t be workload related. He pitched 103 2/3 innings in 2022, 92 1/3 in 2023, and 124 2/3 last year. Right now Festa is at just 82 innings pitched between the majors and Triple-A.
Festa made it through his start on Monday fine. In fact, Rocco Baldelli sent him back out for the sixth inning, to face the Dodgers a third time through the lineup. That’s something the skipper has not done with young arms this season and would seem to indicate there were no injury concerns.
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It’s possible that Festa simply needs a break, or that something popped up when he returned to the ballpark on Tuesday. At any rate, Travis Adams is back again to replace him. Adams has been up twice previously this season and made his major league debut. Across three games he has pitched nine innings allowing seven runs (six earned) on 12 hits. He has a 6/1 K/BB.
MN Twins injury issues may not be over
Festa’s placement on the injured list was somewhat of a surprise. If there was a candidate to be cautious of it was reliever Anthony Misiewicz . He was on the mound late against Los Angeles on Tuesday and left with a pectoral injury.
At this point Misiewicz is considered day-to-day. He has pitched in four games for the Twins and allowed five runs on four hits in just 4 1/3 innings. As a lefty, he gives Baldelli a low-leverage option without having to utilize Danny Coulombe in those spots.
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Considering Coulombe is a prime trade candidate next week, the Minnesota Twins may need to look at a recall of Kody Funderburk if they want a second southpaw in the bullpen. At any rate, Misiewicz is likely unavailable for Wednesday’s game against Los Angeles.
Hopefully he feels well enough to avoid a trip to the injured list.
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