The Twins signed veteran right-hander to a minor league contract, . The CAA client will presumably head to Triple-A St. Paul once hes built up, but he wasnt with a team in spring training and could thus need some work at the teams spring complex before joining an affiliate. The 32-year-old Plutko spent the past two seasons pitching in the Korea Baseball Organization for the LG Twins, coincidentally and pitched quite well overseas. Through 285 1/3 innings out of LGs rotation, he worked to a 2.40 ERA with a 21.7% strikeout Michael Jordan Jersey rate, a 6% walk rate and a 46.5% ground-ball rate. Prior to that run in the KBO, Plutko pitched in parts of five big league seasons between Cleveland and Baltimore, logging a 5.39 ERA in 273 2/3 innings while pitching both out of the rotation and in a long relief role. Hes fanned 17% of his big league opponents against a 7.2% walk rate. Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey worked in Clevelands front office from the time Plutko was drafted in 2013 until his eventual hiring in Minnesota following the 2016 season, so he should be quite familiar with Plutko. Plutko gives the Twins some low-cost depth at a time when theyve already seen their rotation thinned out. Righty underwent season-ending flexor surgery before Opening Day, and young right-hander struggled in his initial rotation look after showing promise in his first 22 MLB appearances in 2022-23. Rookie has stepped into the rotation and pitched well in three starts, but Minnesotas options behind Woods Richardson and Varland arent plentiful. Left-hander is on the 60-day injured list in the minors due to a forearm strain. Top prospect has pitched to a 2.18 ERA in Triple-A, but hes also posted a 14.8% walk rate and has all of 33 career innings north of the Double-A level. Right-hander has an ERA just shy of 6.00 through his first six appearances of the season. Plutko doesnt have a great big league track record, but hell add a needed depth option thats had some recent succe s overseas. Noah Vonleh Jersey