The Twins plan to select Ryan's contract from Triple-A St. Paul when rosters expand Wednesday, and he'll likely be in line to start in his MLB debut later that day in Minnesota's series finale with the Cubs, Darren Wolfson of Channel 5 Saint Paul reports.
Minnesota is still listing their starter for Wednesday as "TBA," but with Randy Dobnak (finger) set to return from the 60-day injured list to start Friday against the Rays and Andrew Albers in line to take the hill Saturday, Ryan represents the most logical candidate to fill the opening for the series with the Cubs. After being acquired from the Rays on July 22 in the Nelson Cruz deal, Ryan didn't make his organizational debut until Aug. 20, as he had been a member of the Team USA roster in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Much like he did at Triple-A Durham prior to the Olympics, Ryan has impressed in his first two turns at St. Paul, covering nine innings between the starts while allowing two earned runs and striking out 17. Expect the Twins to give him a look in a starting role over the final month of the season in what amounts to an audition for a spot in the 2022 Opening Day rotation.