Twins purchase York’s Mikolajchak contract after strong Atlantic League start

The Twins bought Nick Mikolajchak’s contract out of York after a start that showed why Atlantic League clubs keep drawing affiliated attention. In his second start for the Revolution on May 2 against the Gastonia Ghost Peppers, Mikolajchak worked a career-high 5.1 innings and allowed two runs, one earned, in a 10-2 loss at WellSpan Park.

That outing became the clearest snapshot of what Minnesota was getting. Mikolajchak had only just settled into York’s rotation, but the performance against Gastonia gave the club a useful benchmark: he could give length, limit damage and hold up over multiple trips through an order. York later said the right-hander’s contract had been purchased by the Minnesota Twins organization, and the Revolution’s social post said he became the third Revs player that season to have his contract purchased by a major-league organization.

For York, the move fit a familiar pattern that has been building through the 2026 season. The Revolution opened their schedule April 21 against the Lancaster Stormers, and the roster churn that followed turned into a steady stream of external interest. Hunter Gregory’s contract was purchased by the Twins on June 2, and Chris Vallimont followed on June 12. A June 13 York post said Vallimont became the fifth member of the 2026 squad to have his contract purchased by a major-league organization and the third to go to Minnesota, a run that showed just how closely the Twins were tracking York.

That is the Atlantic League’s proof of concept in practice. A pitcher can arrive, make a handful of starts and force an affiliated club to move quickly if the performance and the underlying readiness check out. Mikolajchak’s jump to Minnesota, coming on the heels of a strong second start and in the middle of a larger York-to-Twins pipeline, is the latest reminder that WellSpan Park has become a legitimate place for major-league organizations to shop for help.