Diego Cartaya was once the crown jewel of the Dodgers' farm system, but the Twins cut bait with the catcher following his struggles with the St. Paul Saints.

Alabama pitcher Riley Quick has signed with the Minnesota Twins after the American League team chose him with the 36th selection in the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on July 13. Quick joined Minnesota for a $2.692 million signing bonus, mlb.com reported.

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher David Festa has been placed on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation.

Former Alabama pitcher Riley Quick, chosen 36th overall in this year's MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins, has signed with the organization. MLB Pipeline senior writer Jim Callis confirmed that Quick signed for $2,692,000, the full slot value for the 36th pick.

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Jeff Passan of ESPN is reporting that the Minnesota Twins are looking for multiple top-100 prospects if teams want either Griffin Jax or Jhoan Duran.

The Twins are seeking at least two top-100 caliber prospects in exchange for either Duran or Jax, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. Passan goes on to note that such an exorbitant asking price has made teams reluctant to approach the Twins about a potential trade for Ryan, a top of the rotation starter two years away from free agency.

The Minnesota Twins claimed catcher Jhonny Pereda off waivers from the Athletics and DFA'd catcher Jair Camargo.

In their first game against the Dodgers this week, Minnesota's approach to protecting young pitchers vanished at the worst possible time.