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Connor Prielipp sidelined with a finger blister but nearing a late July return
Prielipp currently resides on the 15-day injured list due to a left middle finger blister, halting what had been an encouraging rookie campaign. The Twins sit in third place in the AL Central with a 50-53 record and are actively managing his workload following previous minor league injuries. He remains a key piece of the future rotation plans once healthy.
Before the injury, the young left-hander put up a 5.03 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP over 66.2 innings with 71 strikeouts, closely tracking our season projection of a 4.26 ERA and 115 strikeouts. His high strikeout-per-nine rate highlights elite swing-and-miss stuff that makes his long-term upside very real, though his current production is frozen while he recovers.
The right-hander has no upcoming starts on the schedule this week as he continues to recover from his blister issue, with a return expected in late July. Fantasy managers should keep him stashed on the injured list where available, but he cannot be deployed in active lineups right now. Hold.
Updated 3 days ago
