Taj Bradley, the 24-year-old right-hander the Twins acquired for Griffin Jax in one of their many pre-deadline trades, pitched well for Triple-A St. Paul in his organizational debut on Wednesday.

Not long after, however, Murphy popped up, dusted himself off, and returned to practice. He then proceeded to make his presence felt during 11-on-11 drills. That was good news for the Vikings because ...