Twins sign Mahay

[mntwinsfan]

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Left-hander Ron Mahay and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a minor league contract.

Mahay was cut by the Kansas City Royals with a 4.79 ERA in August, then signed with the Twins and had a 1-0 record and 2.00 ERA in nine innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. He made three appearances in the playoffs against the Yankees, allowing one run in 1 2/3 innings.

The Twins are reworking their bullpen following Joe Nathan's season-ending Tommy John elbow injury, scheduled for Friday by Dr. David Altchek, a team physician for the New York Mets.

Mahay might be able to provide depth. Left-hander Glen Perkins, a candidate for a long relief role, is out for at least a few days because of a strained back.

The 38-year-old Mahay is 26-11 with a 3.86 ERA and four saves with eight teams in 13 major league seasons.

Manager Ron Gardenhire said the plan is to send Mahay to minor-league camp for a couple of weeks and then evaluate the situation.

"We know what he can do. He can come in and get some lefties out," Gardenhire said, adding: "No promises, other than we'll let him get into shape here and then we'll see where we're at."


Might be a good move. In the limited time he pitched for the Twins last season, he got the job done. This signing to me means Rauch becomes the closer. Mahay will face lefty hitters.

[catman]

Good. He did very nicely down the stretch last year for the Twins.