The Twins have received lefthander Kris Johnson from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for righthander Duke Welker, who was with the Twins for less than two months.
Twins send Welker back to Pirates for lefthander Kris Johnson
Twins received Welker as part of the Justin Morneau trade
By lavelle neal
November 19, 2013 at 11:44PM
Johnson, 29, was 0-2 with a 6.10 ERA in four games (one start) with the Pirates. He spent the majority of the season at Class AAA Indianapolis, where he was 10-4, 2,39 in 26 games (21 starts).
The Twins received Welker on Oct. 5 as a player to be named later in the deal that sent Justin Morneau to the Pirates.
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Kepler was the longest-tenured Twins player after signing at 16 in 2009.
