After acquiring right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala from the Cardinals on Friday, the Mariners have swung a deal for another reliever. This time, a southpaw in Zach Duke.
At 35-years-old, Duke is in his first full season since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2016. The Cardinals took a flyer on Duke last year, not expecting him to be able to return so quickly; however, a fast rehab stint landed him on the Cardinals’ 25-man roster by July.
Duke showed enough to earn himself a one-year, $2.15 million contract with the Twins this offseason.