Twins right-hander pa sed through waivers unclaimed and has been a signed outright to Triple-A St. Paul, . He was designated for a signment when Minnesota claimed lefty off waivers from the Orioles. Dobnak has been outrighted in the past and thus has the right to reject the a signment, but hes a lock to accept. Because he has fewer than five years of service time, hed need to forfeit the remainder of this seasons $2.25MM salary and the $4MM hes still owed beyond the current campaign ($3MM salary in 25, $1MM buyout on a 26 option Payne Walker Jersey ) in order to elect free agency. Theres obviously no chance hed do so, meaning hell head back to the Saints and remain with the Twins organization as a depth arm both for the remainder of this season and at least the 2025 season as well. The 29-year-old Dobnak was a remarkable story back in 2019, when in just over a years time he rose from indie-ball pitcher and Uber driver to the Twins big league roster, even pitching in the playoffs that season. From 2019-20, Dobnak logged 75 innings of 3.12 ERA ball with a 15.7% strikeout rate, 5.7% walk rate and ma sive 58.8% ground-ball rate. On the back of that performance, Minnesota inked him a five-year, $9.25MM contract extension that contained a trio of club options. It was a low-cost move that provided the Twins ample contractual upside if Dobnak proved capable of sustaining anything close to that pace, but injuries and a decline in his performance have rendered the deal underwater. Dobnak was clobbered for a 7.64 ERA in 2021 after signing that deal. He hit the 60-day injured list late that season with a strained pulley tendon in his right middle finger and mi sed much of the 2022 campaign with a similar i sue. He pitched just 25 minor league innings that year and none in the majors. The Twins removed him from the 40-man roster and pa sed him through waivers that September. Dobnak was healthy again in 2023 but struggled to a 5.13 ERA in 126 1/3 Triple-A frames. The 2024 season has been something of a rebound campaign, at least in the Triple-A ranks. Dobnak has made 23 starts and four relief appearances for the Saints, working to a 3.90 ERA with a 22.5% strikeout rate, 10.4% walk rate and 57.4% grounder rate in 129 1/3 innings. That performance earned him another look in the big leagues, but he was tagged for five runs nine hits and five walks in 7 2/3 innings before being designated for a signment once again. Henry Bryant Jersey