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Twins notes: Abel shut down again, Wallner heating up in St. Paul, Lawrence gets DFA'd

Abel's latest setback came on the verge of rejoining the rotation; Wallner is doing his best Royce Lewis impression at Triple-A, but will it convince the Twins?

Twins notes: Abel shut down again, Wallner heating up in St. Paul, Lawrence gets DFA'd

Mick Abel was on the verge of coming off the injured list and rejoining the Twins' rotation, as soon as Sunday versus the Diamondbacks in Arizona. Instead, the 24-year-old right-hander was shut down Saturday following the latest setback in his recovery from elbow problems that have sidelined him since mid-April.