The Minnesota Twins have activated right-handed reliever Jeff Hoffman, who was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. The 33-year-old has gone 6-7 with a 3.94 ERA (48.0 IP, 21 ER), five saves, 12 holds, 18 walks, 75 strikeouts, a 1.38 WHIP and an 11.1 inherited runners scored percent (9 IR/1 IRS) in 51 games for the Blue Jays this season, while ranking sixth among MLB relievers in strikeout ratio (34.9%). Since June 9, the right-hander has allowed just two earned runs over 20.2 innings pitched (0.87 ERA), striking out 28 of his 86 batters faced in 21 games in that span; his 0.87 ERA in that span is tied for the seventh-lowest among all relievers (minimum of 20.0 IP).
To make room on the Major League roster, the team has optioned left-handed pitcher Kendry Rojas to Triple-A St. Paul. Rojas has gone 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (13.1 IP, 8 ER) with nine walks and 16 strikeouts in six games (2 starts) during his most recent stint with the Twins, since July 9. On the season, he has gone 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA (29.2 IP, 11 ER), 22 walks, 34 strikeouts and a .221 opponent batting average in 12 games (4 starts) for Minnesota.
(info courtesy of Twins)
