BREAKING NEWS: Twins Managent Made 5 important And Necessary Roster Moves and Changes Including Demotion For Key Star After poor Start of Season

Louie Varland has made four bad starts for the Minnesota Twins this season, and there will be no fifth.

On Monday, less than a day after being lit up by the Detroit Tigers and lasting less than three innings, Varland was sent to Triple-A St. Paul for the time being. It was a much-needed move for everyone concerned, as Varland showed some flashes with his velocity but was getting completely hammered by batters.

Varland enters the minors with a 9.18 ERA, his most recent outing coming against Detroit, in which he allowed four runs in 2.2 innings. It wasn’t his worst statistical start of the season, as he only allowed six runs on 11 hits against the Orioles, but Rocco Baldelli didn’t need to see much more of Varland crashing and burning before pulling him on Sunday.

Minnesota did not need to see much more of Varland in the Major Leagues, as evidenced by his demotion. The concern now is what happens next, as Varland pitched well in the bullpen late last season after a similar poor start, but he’ll only get so many opportunities.

Twins make five roster alterations, including the demotion of Louie Varland.
Sending down Varland was not the Twins’ sole move, though it was the most notable.

Just as crucial is the return of Max Kepler from the injured list, who has been sidelined for more than a week after injuring his knee on Opening Day. Much with Varland, there is optimism that Kepler’s difficulties can be resolved, however here’s hoping things go better.

Kepler struggled to start the season as well, but it’s unclear how much of that was due to his ailing knee. He went 1-for-20 in the IL, hitting an abysmal.050, which appears practically unfathomable for a professional baseball player.

Of course, Twins fans haven’t had to look far for historically negative tendencies. Minnesota’s offence is second-worst in the league, and it’s in such a dreadful slump that it’s tied with the Chicago White Sox.

Kepler’s bat needs to wake up, because someone needs to step up to the plate to get the offence started.

Twins send down Jair Camargo and send another pitcher to the 60-day injured list.
On Monday, Jair Camargo was demoted to Triple-A. He was called up a week ago to give doubleheader relief after Carlos Correa was sent to the IL, but he went 0-for-4 with a walk and one run scored in two games.

Ronny Henriquez will take his spot on the 26-man roster after Daniel Duarte was placed on the 60-day injured list. We knew his season was finished this weekend, but it took until Monday for the Twins to make a corresponding move.

Henriquez will provide some length out of the bullpen, and given how well that unit has performed, he may be in the best position to make an impact.

That being said, the Twins are in a tough spot right now, and it’s evident they’re doing everything they can to get some sort of spark going before it’s too late.