Derek Falvey offers injury updates on 3 most important Minnesota twins – twins

The twins are on the road again after winning four out of six games on their latest homeste. The next part of the schedule is significantly harder with series against the guardians, Red Sox, Orioles and giant. The twins need all hands on deck to make it through this glove. Unfortunately, not all the team's important players can return over the next two weeks.

Twins President Derek Falvey was one Within twins On Sunday and was asked for some important injured players and when they are expected to return. Let us examine the injury of each player and what a reasonable timeline to return to the roster.

Royce Lewis, 3b
Injury: Medium -heavy left -handed thigh tribe
IL Date: March 27 (10-day-il, retrospectively until March 24th)
Lewis injured the first basis during a spring training game while playing in a game for the twins this season. This burden is expected to cost a player for 6-8 weeks, and he has returned to speed in this window (although the twins have never delivered this return defense). On Friday he played in his first rehabilitation game and went 1-3 with a double while playing six innings in the third base. After the game, Lewi's reporters said that after a few hard defensive games he felt “really good”. He went 2: 3 on Sunday.

“The role with a player like Royce is that he was injured in the spring training, so that he did not even carry out his full addition to the spring training games and the structure,” said Falvey. “He is back into the progress of building up in games, and you just don't want to hurry.”

“You would like to make sure that if he is back on the big league level, you can go every evening when he needs it,” he continued. “We will surely see him play in the course of this week. As soon as we arrive the weekend, we make decisions about what the next step is.”

Expected return: Lewis will probably play several games with the saints throughout the week, with the potential to join the twins for part of the Boston series of this weekend.

Willi Castro, Util
Injury: right -wing strain
IL Date: April 24 (10-day-il, retrospectively until April 21)
Castro does everything apart from the left. When he was placed on the IL, the twins limited his baseball activities for a few days before rising again. Minnesota's handling of Castro's injury was strange because he was on the active squad for more days than necessary. Nevertheless, the twins did not necessarily have someone to help the squad in the minor. Minnesota recently added several infield options, including Kody Clemens and Jonah Bride.

“Even when he was active, he was a daily guy on the squad who even dealt with it because he could meet right -handed people,” said Falvey. “It was a bit more difficult for him to meet left -handed. He could play defense if we needed him. We hope that this is very close to a minimum time.”

In particular, Castro told reporters that the plan was to close it from all activities for about a week as soon as he went to the shelf to calm the injury. After we could expect it to be a week or two before he is ready to cope with the big leagues again.

Expected return: Castro can be able to return if the twins for the Orioles series return to the Target Field and be on the squad shortly afterwards.

Matt Wallner, from
Injury: Medium -heavy left -handed thigh tribe
IL Date: April 17 (10-day-il, retrospectively until April 16)
Like Lewis, the twins were deliberately vague with Wallner's Return Timeline. However, the similarities between the injuries probably bring its return temperature into the 6-8-week window. He started playing catching but starting other baseball activities. He has to increase these activities, carry out the bases and do a rehab task.

“You have to make sure that it heals in full. Since it is moderate [6 weeks]. He is on the right track, but we have to make sure that he continues to heal before going into the progress of running. “

Expected return: At the end of May there is probably the earliest that he will do for a rehab order and his return to the twins in early June.

Both Lewis and Castro could be back with the twins by Tuesday next week. Wallner will probably be on a rehab task at the end of next month and will return to Minnesota in early June. Minnesota's offense showed some life in the past week, but the return of important players can always increase the line -up – especially if a further injury is only a pitch away.

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