Minnesota Twins Acquire Randy Flores from Colorado Rockies

Wednesday, the Minnesota Twins successfully acquired left-handed reliever Randy Flores off the waivers from the Colorado Rockies.  He was designated for assignment this past Wednesday and he’ll immediately be placed on the Twins’ roster.

35-year-old Flores was 2-0 in his 47 appearances with Colorado this season and had an earned run average of 2.96.  In 27 1/3 innings, he allowed 22 hits, 18 strikeouts, 13 walks and 9 earned runs.  At the end of this season, Flores will find himself on the free agent market.  He was due $650,000 total this season and the Twins will only have to pick up about $150,000 of that.

Flores is being placed on the 40-man roster for the Twins. In order to make room on the 40-man roster for Flores, the Twins have placed Ron Mahay on the 60-day DL.  Mahay, also a reliever, injured his right shoulder when attempting to catch a grounder.  Specifically, the left-hander tore his rotator cuff.

As for the active 25-man roster, the Twins will likely make room for Flores on there as well as soon as he joins the team.  Speculation leans towards infielder Matt Tolbert.  If that’s the case, he’ll likely be optioned back to AAA Rochester.

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