The Twins announced that they have claimed right-hander off waivers from the Cubs. They also announced their claim of from the Royals and their reinstatement of from the 60-day injured list, moves which were . To open spots for those three, they optioned outfielder and righty to Triple-A St. Paul while righty has been designated for Tyler Mahle Jersey a signment. Kriske, 31, has 27 2/3 innings of major league experience with an 8.78 earned run average. That ERA was even higher not too long ago, as Kriske has lowered it by throwing six scorele s innings for the Cubs this year. While putting up zeroes is nice, he worked around five walks while striking out four in that time. Its a small sample of work but Kriske has been really good in Triple-A this year. In 31 2/3 innings for Iowa, he has a 3.13 ERA, 39.4% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate. Those strikeouts arent really new for him but hes usually paired them with more walks. From 2021 to 2024, he struck out 35.5% of minor league opponents but also gave out free pa ses at a 13.3% clip. He also spent some time pitching in Japan with a 26.9% strikeout rate and 15.2% walk rate. The Twins are looking for warm bodies for their bullpen. Ahead of the deadline, they traded , , , and . They have since called up various minor leaguers to fill the void and have also now grabbed Kriske and Hatch. They are both out of options, which led to them ending up on waivers, so the Twins may bump them back off the roster later in the year. But for now, they provide the club with some fresh arms and add some extra depth. McCaughan, 29, was also one of those fresh arms. The Twins selected him to the big league roster just yesterday. He didnt pitch in yesterdays game but the club apparently liked Kriske and/or Hatch better. Since McCaughan is also out of options, he has been bumped off the 40-man spot that he just got a bit more than 24 hours ago. He now heads into DFA limbo. Since the trade deadline has pa sed, the Twins will have to put him on waivers. He has 61 1/3 major league innings on his track record with a 6.02 ERA, 16.2% strikeout rate, 8.1% walk rate and 37.7% ground ball rate. He has thrown 72 1/3 Triple-A innings this year with a 5.35 ERA, 20.1% strikeout rate, 7.6% walk rate and 34.1% ground ball rate. Photo courtesy of Lily Smith, Imagn Images Jonathan Ornelas Jersey