Lewis return shakes up Twins' infield

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Minnesota Twins
NEWS: Minnesota reinstated 3B Royce Lewis from the injured list and optioned Edouard Julien to Triple-A St. Paul.
IMPACT: High 
BHQ SPIN: The Twins had a tough call with the return of Lewis (+30%), who is a career .313 hitter with 18 homers and 58 RBI in 259 AB but has trouble staying healthy. Julien (-35%) hit .263 with 16 HR in 338 AB in 2023 but was the odd man out with the roster decision that, according to reports, had Jose Miranda, Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff under consideration. Starting the season slashing .207/.309/.367 didn’t help Julien’s cause either. Lewis will reclaim his 3B job, which moves Miranda to a corner INF/DH role. We will keep his playing time as is (about 300 AB for the...

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