The Twins announced this afternoon that theyve placed shortstop and right-hander Dairon Blanco Jersey on the injured list. Correa heads to the 10-day IL due to right plantar fasciitis, retroactive to July 16. Paddack, meanwhile is heading to the 15-day IL (retroactive to July 17) with a right forearm strain. In corresponding moves, second baseman has been recalled from Triple-A, while utility bat has been activated from the IL. That Correa is dealing with a bout of plantar fasciitis in his right foot isnt news, as it was announced that the shortstop would not participate in the All-Star game due to the i sue. It seems hell need additional time to rest his ailing foot, however, as hes now shelved until at least July 26. Plantar fasciitis is generally considered to be a matter of pain tolerance, so its unlikely that Correa will remain shelved until its fully healed. Even so, its not nece sarily a surprise that he and the Twins are taking the i sue seriously given his struggles while playing through the i sue in his left foot last year. While Correa played in 135 games last year, he posted a below-average 96 wRC+ while defensive metrics suggested that his typically excellent defense at shortstop slipped. That decline in performance while playing through the injury clearly suggested to the Twins and Correa that it would be best for everyone if he took additional time to rest his ailing foot before returning to the lineup, though its worth noting that manager told reporters (including ) that Correas absence isnt expected to require several weeks to a month, with the club anticipating his return sooner than that. For now, however, Correa has received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his foot and will look to recover while that will get the majority of reps at shortstop in his absence. With Castro handling shortstop on a regular basis and covering for the injured at third base, the Twins are calling on Julien to take back over at the keystone. The 25-year-old posted a pedestrian 97 wRC+ in his sophomore season acro s 58 games before being optioned down to the minors, where he has subsequently impre sed with a 114 wRC+ and an eye-popping 21.2% walk rate. Julien will be joined by Martin, who can provide a right-handed complement to him at second base while also backing up the clubs outfield mix. As for Paddack, the right-handers first full season back from his second Tommy John surgery has been a difficult one. Hes battled injury i sues to make 17 starts this season, although even when healthy enough to take the mound hes struggled to a 4.99 ERA despite solid peripherals such as a 4.19 FIP and a 4.09 SIERA. In spite of those peripherals, however, Paddacks performance has seen him strike out a career-low 20.6% of batters faced while generating le s grounders than ever before, a clip of just 37.3%. While forearm i sues are somewhat alarming for a pitcher who has already gone under the knife for Tommy John surgery twice, Baldelli suggested to reporters ( ) that the club isnt particularly concerned, believing that the problem is a muscle strain that will heal up with rest. Even if Paddack is back in action in relatively short order, however, the news only exacerbates Minnesotas obvious need for help in the starting rotation. While has impre sed as a front-of-the-rotation option and s typical mid-rotation production is as steady as ever, has surprisingly struggled after entering the season as the clubs ace following the departure of over the winter while struggled enough in the fifth starter role to be demoted to Triple-A. Simeon Woods-Richardson has done well in Varlands place, but with the likes of Varland and rookie Dave Festa as the best options to step into Paddacks rotation spot, its easy to see why the Twins are reportedly ahead of the July 30 trade deadline. Hunter Harvey Jersey