The Milwaukee Brewers announced they have traded relief pitcher Neal Cotts to the Minnesota Twins.
In return, Milwaukee will be acquiring cash or a player to be named later.
35-year-old Cotts has pitched 49.1 innings this season with 48 strikeouts and a 3.28 ERA. He's been very effective against left-handed bats, allowing a .185 average and becoming a lefty specialist in Minnesota.
But he has been experiencing problems keeping the ball in the park, giving up nine home runs this season. Any arm will help at this point though as the Twins bullpen situation was not looking good as of late, according to ESPN 1500's Patrick Reusse:
Twins currently have one able-bodied pitcher in bullpen who doesn't scare the hell out of you, and he should be a starter (Trevor May)
— Patrick Reusse (@1500ESPN_Reusse) August 19, 2015
Ranked 22nd in the majors, the Twins bullpen carried an ERA of 4.