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Reyes was designated for assignment by the Red Sox on Tuesday, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.

Reyes spent the 2019 campaign at Double-A Portland and posted a 4.16 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 116:37 K:BB over 151.1 innings (26 starts). The 23-year-old could still make his way to Triple-A in 2020 if he can show some early season improvements, assuming he clears waivers and remains with the Red Sox.

Krehbiel agreed to a minor-league contract with the Twins on Tuesday.

Krehbiel has three big-league innings under his belt, all with Arizona in the 2018 season. He spent all of 2019 at Triple-A Reno, struggling to a 7.69 ERA in 64.1 innings.

Lawrence signed a minor-league deal with the Twins on Tuesday.

Lawrence has thrown 78.2 big-league innings, struggling to a 6.64 ERA. He spent 2019 with the Hiroshima Carp of the NPB, posting an unremarkable 4.80 ERA over 110.2 innings.

Adams returned to the Twins as a non-roster invitee Tuesday.

Adams struggled in his 16.2 innings for the Tigers last season, recording a 7.02 ERA and 13 walks. Prior to being claimed off waivers by Detroit in May, the 33-year-old pitched 18 innings for Triple-A Rochester within the Twins' organization, posting a more modest 4.50 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and a 28:6 K:BB. The veteran right-hander will have an opportunity to impress the big-league coaching staff this spring, but he will likely return to the minors given the amount of experienced arms that make up the Minnesota bullpen.

Lowther will join the Orioles for big-league camp this spring, Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Lowther pitched well in his third minor-league season, making 26 starts for Double-A Bowie and recording a 2.25 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 26 percent strikeout rate. The 23-year-old southpaw will have the opportunity to work with the big-league coaching staff this spring before likely joining Triple-A Norfolk's starting rotation alongside fellow quality pitching prospects Dean Kremer, Alex Wells and Michael Baumann.

Honeywell (elbow) has resumed throwing, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Honeywell was on the cusp of the big leagues after posting a 3.64 ERA and a 29.1 percent strikeout rate in 24 starts for Triple-A Durham back in 2017. He hasn't thrown a competitive pitch since then, however, as he missed 2018 due to Tommy John surgery and missed 2019 due to nerve irritation and a fractured elbow. He was quite a highly rated prospect prior to his injuries and could certainly make a significant impact if he's able to make his big-league debut this season, but the injury problems obviously add quite a lot of risk.

Hildenberger adjusted his mechanics during the offseason, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.

Hildenberger described his 2019 season as "miserable," but the Red Sox will give him a chance to help the team's bullpen in 2020. The side-arming right-hander said he never felt right mechanically last season, which diminished his velocity and negatively impacted movement and location. His groundball rate dropped to 41.3 percent, down from 60.3 percent the previous season. "I just felt off," he said. "And I think I corrected some things this offseason and I feel much, much better." Hildenberger is not a hard thrower, so movement and location are important.

Puk will be a starter for the A's this season, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

This shouldn't come as a surprise. Puk was eased back as a reliever in his first year back from Tommy John surgery, but he has a chance to be a really good starting pitcher, so Oakland will continue to develop him in that role. Manager Bob Melvin said the team might have to get creative with managing Puk and Jesus Luzardo's workloads, but there does not seem to be significant risk of either being used primarily out of the bullpen.

Mata received an invitation to the Red Sox's big-league camp Friday.

The 20-year-old will spend a few weeks with Boston's big-league coaching staff, though it might be another year before he's pushing to join the top club for good. In 11 starts at Double-A Portland last season, he posted an unimpressive 5.03 ERA, combining a strong 25.2 percent strikeout rate with a slightly high 10.3 percent walk rate.

Fulmer (elbow) is throwing from 90 feet on flat ground, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Fulmer is slowly working his way back to full strength after undergoing Tommy John surgery in late March. The right-hander is expected to increase his throwing distance to 120 feet next week before hopefully progressing to mound work thereafter. The hope is that Fulmer will be ready to return at some point this summer.