Simonitsch Added to Twins 40-Man Roster
12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 1, 2005
The additions of right-handed pitchers Adam Harben and Pat Neshek, left-handed pitchers Justin Jones, Jose Mijares and Simonitsch and outfielder Alex Romero put
Friday was the deadline to protect players from exposure to other clubs in next month's Rule 5 Draft. Minor League players out of high school four years, or three years out of college, and not on 40-man rosters are eligible for that draft.
The 22-year-old Harben, a 15th-round pick in the 2002 First-Year Player Draft, went 10-5 with a 2.66 ERA and notched 119 strikeouts in 25 starts this season for Class A Fort Myers.
Neshek, 25, was drafted by the Twins in the sixth round of the 2002 First-Year Player Draft out of
Jones was the player acquired from the Cubs in the July 31, 2004, three-way deal that sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Red Sox. The 21-year-old was 7-3 with a 3.01 ERA in 13 starts for
Mijares was signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2002 out of the Twins' Venezuelan academy. He began the season at low Class A Beloit, going 6-3 with a 4.31 ERA and two saves in 20 appearances that included six starts. After an August promotion to
The 23-year-old Simonitsch was a sixth-round pick in the 2003 First-Year Player Draft out of
Signed out of the Twins' Venezuelan academy in 2000, Romero batted .301 with 15 home runs and 77 RBIs in 139 games for
