Twins acquiring starting pitcher Dean Kremer from Orioles: Source

SEATTLE — The Minnesota Twins are adding on again, acquiring starting pitcher Dean Kremer from the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for a rookie-ball outfielder, a league source told The Athletic.

Kremer is 1-4 with a 6.50 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 36 innings this season for the Orioles. Before this season, Kremer owned a 4.26 career ERA while striking out 7.7 batters per nine innings.

A team source, who spoke on condition of anonymity since the deal is not yet official, said the Twins will send 18-year-old outfield prospect Jhomnardo Reyes to the Orioles. Reyes posted a .296/.409/.541 slash line in the Florida Complex League before recently being promoted to A-ball.

The Twins are taking on the remaining $1.7 million owed to Kremer, a league source told The Athletic. It’s the second time they’ve added to their payroll in less than 24 hours. The Twins also are paying the remaining $3.3 million owed to reliever A.J. Minter, who was acquired from the New York Mets late Thursday night.

The Twins’ rotation could benefit from some additional depth. Rookie Connor Prielipp’s 91 combined innings between Triple A and the majors this season is already a career high; he entered this season with 112 2/3 innings pitched since his professional career began in 2022. The Twins also have received inconsistent results from Friday’s starter Zebby Matthews, who began the game with a 5.21 ERA and yielded an early two-run double to Cal Raleigh.

Beyond those two, the Twins currently have unanswered questions about Joe Ryan, who struggled in his past two outings as he’s battled balance and lower-half issues, including surrendering a major-league record six home runs in a July 20 loss to Cleveland.

This story will be updated.