Culpepper has been extremely good for a 23-year-old at Triple-A and the Twins' shortstop situation has been a season-long weakness.
Once considered a two-player draft, it's now a trio of top prospects with Lackey joining Roch Cholowsky and Grady Emerson.
Lewis played first base and second base in his first two games back in the Twins' lineup, and their crowded infield may soon be adding a top-100 prospect.
When and where will Lewis rejoin the Twins' lineup? Plus, trading Simeon Woods Richardson back to the Blue Jays five years later.
Initially filled with soft-tossers, the Twins' bullpen has added high-velocity arms in season, like acquiring Lawrence from the Pirates.
Just two months into a six-month season, the Twins' starting pitching depth has collapsed and they're scrambling just to fill out the rotation.
After two seasons as a solid back-end starter, Woods Richardson went 0-7 with a 7.74 ERA and the Twins designated the 25-year-old for assignment.
Lee moving off shortstop has domino effects on the Twins' infield involving Royce Lewis, Kaelen Culpepper, and Luke Keaschall.
Short version: Yes. Longer version: Yes (but with lots of exclamation points).
Spoiler alert: He's looked really, really good.
Jeffers was off to a great start offensively and defensively, and the impending free agent will be nearly impossible for the Twins to replace.
Less than a week after demoting the .167-hitting Matt Wallner to Triple-A St. Paul, the Twins made the same decision with the .163-hitting Lewis.
