Minnesota Twins Swap Out Bullpen Lefties

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Earlier this season, the Minnesota Twins promoted Travis Adams and didn’t wind up using him in a game. His purpose was to provide length out of the bullpen. They opted to claim former first round pick Joey Wentz and use him in the role instead.

The Twins acquired Wentz back on June 11, and he somehow found a way to stick around on the Twins roster for nearly a month. That was until he made his latest appearance on Tuesday night, for the ninth inning of an 8-0 blowout of the Chicago Cubs at Target Field.

Minnesota Twins say goodbye to Joey Wentz

Unfortunately, the 27-year-old former 1st round pick allowed 2 hits to the northsiders, along with their only run of the contest — raising his ERA with the Twins to an impossible 15.75 in 8 innings pitched. That triggered Minnesota to finally DFA Joey Wentz on Wednesday.

Joey Wentz appeared in his sixth games for the Minnesota Twin, allowing 14 total runs on 17 hits. He also leaves with a 9/6 K/BB ratio. Wentz was brought in to bring more length to the bullpen, but he only made it through two innings twice before the Twins pulled the plug.

After a month in the bullpen, Joey Wentz might be one of the worst Twins pitching pickups in recent memory. Replacing Wentz in the bullpen will be another lefty veteran, Anthony Misiewicz whose contract was selected out of St. Paul.

Get to know the newest Twins pitcher, Anthony Misiewicz

Misiewicz has pitched in the big leagues for five different franchises over the last five seasons, and three in the last two. In 2024, he appeared in just one game, taking the mound for one inning as a New York Yankee. Since the start of 2023, Misiewicz has pitched just 12 total innings (6.75 ERA, 2.167 WHIP).

In 2025, the Saints have used Misiewicz in 26 games, where he’s compiled 31 1/3 innings. Down at Triple-A, the former 2015 18th round pick out of Michigan State owns a 4.02 ERA with a 29/10 K/BB.

Misiewicz’ fastball sits around 94 mph. He combines it with both a cutter and a curveball. If/when he gets into his first game as a Twin, he will be the 24th pitcher used by Minnesota this season.

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It’s worth noting that the Minnesota Twins went with Misiewicz, who was not on the 40-man roster, rather than Kody Funderburk. Funderburk has struggled in 13 innings with Minnesota (10 runs on 19 hits), but has a 1.61 ERA across 22 1/3 innings at Triple-A this season.

Rocco Baldelli keeps two lefties in his bullpen as Misiewicz joins Danny Coulombe. He should be expected to fill the same role as Wentz departs, which puts him at the bottom of the pecking order. With competent pitching, Misiewicz should earn a big league paycheck for a while.

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