Zebby Matthews Sharp in His Rehab Outing on Sunday
Zebby Matthews (shoulder) threw four shutout innings with nine strikeouts, no walks, and one hit allowed in his start Sunday for Triple-A St. Paul. His fastball reached 97-98 mph, and he got 12 outs on 56 pitches. It might be a one-and-done rehab assignment, depending on the Twins' rotation plan out of the break, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports. Matthews, regarded as one of the top Twins pitching prospects, injured his shoulder in early June, and after the outing he put together on Sunday, he could return to the starting rotation after the All-Star break. The Twins have yet to announce this, but with their rotation struggling due to Bailey Ober (hip) and Pablo Lopez (shoulder) being on the injured list, Matthews could be asked to rejoin the rotation right away with the Twins battling for a wild-card spot. Thus far with the Twins, Matthews owns an impressive 11.54 K/9 through 19 innings pitched. However, that is supported with a 5.21 ERA and 1.47 WHIP. That being said, his advanced metrics show signs of positive regression (3.65 xERA).
Source: Aaron Gleeman
Minnesota Twins pitcher Source: Aaron Gleeman

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