May 5, 2022
Thorpe
signed a one-year contract Thursday with the Kansas City Monarchs of the independent American Association of Professional Baseball.
ANALYSIS
After being released by the Twins in April, the 26-year-old lefty will head to the independent ranks to continue his career. He saw big-league action with Minnesota in parts of each of the last three seasons, logging a 5.76 ERA, 1.74 WHIP and 47:27 K:BB across 59.1 innings.