After fracturing his ankle in batting practice, Carlos Correa does not make his big return, but he’ll be felt in spirit. We’ll have to settle for Christian Vazquez instead.
Today was originally Simeon Woods Richardson’s turn through the rotation, but after a disastrous start to the season, manager Derek Shelton will go with rookie Kendry Rojas on the mound and then “we’ll see” after that, which will likely include some amount of SWR. This rotation slot is likely a placeholder until Taj Bradley makes
his return later this week.
Byron Buxton, meanwhile, misses his fourth straight game with a hip issue though he is reportedly “very close” to returning. I would complain about not just putting him the IL to have another bench player, but with Alan Roden, Emmanuel Rodriguez, and Walker Jenkins all hurt and Matt Wallner just demoted, the St. Paul depth is pretty thin for the time being.
Lineups!
Edit: sorry for the late thread everyone! Got my timezones mixed up.
