MINNEAPOLIS — The AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers acquired starting pitcher Chris Paddack from the flagging division rival Minnesota Twins in a three-player trade on Monday to plug another injury-created vacancy in their rotation.
The Tigers announced that right-hander and former North Hall standout Reese Olson will miss the remainder of the regular season with a strained shoulder. Olson suffered the injury during his most recent bullpen session, joining right-hander Jackson Jobe on the shelf. Olson could return for the playoffs.
“We wish we could’ve added Chris and kept Reese, but that’s not in the cards," Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris said, praising Paddack's experience, fastball and approach. "He goes right at hitters. That’s always been our pitching philosophy, and we think he’s going to fit in well.”
Olson made 13 starts this season before a finger injury and then a shoulder sprain landed him on the IL for an extended period of time. He is 4-4 with 3.14 ERA in 68 2/3 innings, allowing 58 hits and 25 walks while striking out 65. His last start came on July 24 in an 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. He surrendered five runs on six hits, including a pair of home runs, and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. He fanned four.
The Twins packaged Paddack and depth right-hander Randy Dobnak for catcher Enrique Jimenez, who was the Tigers' 14th-best prospect in MLB's preseason rankings. After losing six of their first nine games out of the All-Star break, even the wild-card race has become bleak for the Twins, with the fourth-worst record in the AL entering the week.
Paddack will make his debut for Detroit on Wednesday against Arizona. Dobnak was sent to Triple-A Toledo.
(AP freelance writer Dave Hogg in Detroit contributed to this report.)
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