The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired right-handed pitcher Dylan Floro from the Miami Marlins in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jorge López.
Floro, 32, has gone 3-5 with a 4.54 ERA (39.2 IP, 20 ER), seven saves, 11 walks, 41 strikeouts, a 1.49 WHIP and a 9.3 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings ratio in 43 relief appearances for the Marlins this season. The 6-foot-2, 203-pound right-hander was originally selected by Tampa Bay in the 13th round of the 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of California State University, Fullerton and made his major league debut for the Rays on July 7, 2016 vs. Los Angeles-AL.
A native of Merced, CA, Floro has gone 24-21 with a 3.32 ERA (317.0 IP, 117 ER), 32 saves, 99 walks, 290 strikeouts, a 1.30 WHIP and an 8.2 strikeouts-per-9.0 innings ratio in parts of eight major league seasons with Tampa Bay, Chicago-NL, Cincinnati, Los Angeles-NL and Miami.
López, 30, has gone 3-2 with a 5.09 ERA (35.1 IP, 20 ER), 11 walks, 27 strikeouts and a 1.27 WHIP in 37 relief appearances for the Twins this season. He was acquired by the Twins in a trade with Baltimore on August 2, 2022.
(info courtesy of Twins)
