Drafted by the Twins in the 24th round out of the University of California, Berkeley in 2014, the right-handed sidearm-throwing Trevor Hildenberger has always been a reliever. Back in December, he signed a minor league deal with the Mets.
The Twins got him into professional games that year, his age-23 season, in rookie ball, and things went well. In 29.0 innings of relief, Hildenberger had a 2.48 ERA with 32 strikeouts and just five walks, only three of which were unintentional. That pretty much set the standard for the pitcher that he would be for his next next few seasons in the minors.