Players the Minnesota Twins Should Look at the Rest of 2017

Dietrich Enns, LHP

Currently on the 40-man after being acquired from the New York Yankees in the Jaime Garcia trade, Enns was originally drafted by the Yankees out of Central Michigan University in the 19th round of the 2012 draft.

Enns had closed at Central Michigan, and the Yankees worked to stretch him out once they got him in their system, so Enns spent his first couple of seasons building up to start before then struggling with injury in 2014 and 2015. He was lights out once he got on the mound in 2015 for high-A Tampa, posting a 0.76 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 14/40 BB/K ratio over 47 1/3 innings.

In 2016, Enns split his season between AA and AAA, posting an incredible 1.73 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and a 56/124 BB/K ratio over 135 innings.

Enns has battled injury this season, but in his time healthy, he’s posted a 2.10 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and 12/51 BB/K ratio in 51 1/3 innings.

Enns doesn’t run a high-90s fastball, actually working more around 90, able to work to 92-93 with excellent movement on his fastball and his secondary offerings. He does struggle at times with control of his pitches due to that movement, and his eventual role may be in the bullpen, but as he’s already on the 40-man, he should be getting plenty of looks the rest of the season at the major league level, whether it’s as a starter, a swing man, or as a reliever.

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