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| Dec 1 2023 | Moran (elbow) signed a minor-league contract with the Twins on Nov. 20, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The left-handed reliever was non-tendered by the Twins last month but winds up remaining in the organization. Moran recently underwent Tommy John surgery which will sideline him until 2025. |
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| Aug 6 2023 | Moran was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran recorded nine holds early in the season for Minnesota but will head down to Triple-A after giving up six runs in his past four outings. Brent Headrick was recalled from St. Paul in a corresponding move. |
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| Jun 16 2023 | Moran (0-2) took the loss in Thursday's 8-4 defeat the hands of the Tigers. He allowed three runs on three hits with one strikeout over one inning. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The 26-year-old made his mess in the fifth inning, highlighted by Javier Baez's two-run triple that tied the game at 4-4. Moran had allowed just one run over his previous 11 appearances (10.2 innings), while Thursday's outing was the first time he'd given up more than one run since April 18. His ERA is now up to 4.50 with a 1.43 WHIP and 31:14 K:BB across 28 innings while working in middle relief for the Twins. |
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| Sep 4 2022 | The Twins recalled Moran from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: One day after being sent down to the minors to clear room on the 28-man active roster for starter Tyler Mahle's return to the rotation, Moran will be back with the Twins after Mahle was sent back to the IL upon suffering a recurrence of right shoulder inflammation in Saturday's 13-0 loss to the White Sox. Aaron Sanchez is likely the top candidate to replace Mahle in the rotation, while Moran presumably serves as a long man or middle-relief option for Minnesota. Moran thrived in his most recent appearance for the Twins on Wednesday, striking out five while allowing one run on three hits over three innings in a relief appearance against Boston. |
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| Sep 3 2022 | Moran was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran rejoined the Twins' bullpen Monday but made just one relief appearance during his stint with the big-league club. He allowed a run on three hits and no walks while striking out five in three innings Wednesday against the Red Sox but will head back to the minors after Tyler Mahle (shoulder) was reinstated from the injured list Saturday. |
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| Aug 29 2022 | Moran was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Monday, Phil Miller of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran was sent to the minors in early August but will rejoin the major-league bullpen after Devin Smeltzer was optioned to Triple-A on Monday. Moran has posted a 1.93 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 23.1 innings over 20 major-league relief appearances this year. |
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| Aug 3 2022 | Moran was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran has been effective out of the Twins' bullpen this year, posting a 1.93 ERA, 31:15 K:BB and 1.20 WHIP in 23.1 innings over 20 appearances. However, he'll head to the minors since Tyler Mahle is slated to join the active roster after being traded from Cincinnati to Minnesota. |
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| Jul 13 2022 | Moran struck out a batter and worked around a hit over 1.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Brewers before he was lifted from the contest with a bruised right calf, Dave Campbell of the Associated Press reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The injury is considered a minor concern and doesn't look to be anything that will keep Moran unavailable for more than a day or two. The 25-year-old lefty lowered his season ERA to 1.13 with the scoreless showing Tuesday. |
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| Jun 26 2022 | The Twins recalled Moran from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Minnesota will add the right-hander to the bullpen as a replacement for Joe Smith, who was placed on the 15-day injured list with upper trapezius tightness. Though Smith has been one of the Twins' top setup men this season, Moran is likely to be deployed in lower-leverage spots while he's up with the big club. |
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| Jun 15 2022 | The Twins optioned Moran to Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The transaction clears room on the 26-man active roster for right-hander Sonny Gray (pectoral), who was activated from the 15-day injured list in advance of his scheduled start Wednesday in Seattle. During his two-and-a-half-week-long stay with the big club, Moran made five appearances in relief and collected one save while striking out 10 in 7.2 innings and giving up two earned runs on five hits and seven walks. |
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| Jun 5 2022 | Moran earned a one-out save while allowing one hit in Sunday's win over Toronto. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran entered the game to preserve a two-run lead after Tyler Duffey coughed up a three-run homer in the ninth. He allowed a single to George Springer before forcing a Bo Bichette groundout to end the contest. The 25-year-old has 12 punchouts through 6.2 shutout frames at the MLB level this season. |
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| May 28 2022 | Moran was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: The southpaw was sent to the minors in early May, but he'll rejoin the Twins with Danny Coulombe (hip) going on the 15-day injured list. Moran made two relief appearances for the Twins earlier in the year and struck out five over 2.2 scoreless innings. |
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| May 6 2022 | Moran was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: He struck out five and did not allow a run in 2.2 innings, pitching Wednesday and Thursday. The Twins will call up Cole Sands to provide a fresh arm out of the bullpen. |
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| May 2 2022 | Moran was recalled by the Twins on Monday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran made his MLB debut last season, struggling to a 7.88 ERA in eight innings of relief work while walking 18.4 percent of the batters he faced. His 16.7 percent walk rate through 7.1 Triple-A innings this year isn't much better, but it's led to a 3.68 ERA when paired with his 38.9 percent strikeout rate. He'll need to find the zone more often if he's to fill anything but a low-leverage role, however. |
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| Apr 3 2022 | The Twins optioned Moran to Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran missed out on the Twins' Opening Day roster after he was hit hard in spring training, giving up seven runs on nine hits and seven walks over eight innings in Grapefruit League play. He'll fill a spot in the St. Paul bullpen to begin the upcoming campaign. |
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| Sep 11 2021 | Moran was recalled from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports. | ROTOWIRE RECOMMENDS: Moran has a 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 45:18 K:BB in 29.2 innings (15 appearances) at Triple-A. The 24-year-old southpaw should work in low-leverage spots during his first cup of coffee in the majors. |
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