Friday, June 8, 2007

Twins Revolving Rotation

Although it has not been officially decided, the Twins have a decision to make and Scott Baker may not be happy with the result. Due to Monday's off day, the Twins have 5 starters for the next four days. Carlos Silva and Johan Santana will remain on 5 days rest meaning either Baker or Bonser would get skipped on Monday and the other would pitch on tuesday before Silva and then Santana on Wednesday and Thursday. The logical person to skip is Baker who has an ERA of 9.00 over the last 14 innings (his last 3 starts). Even if he is skipped, he wouldn't necessarily lose his spot in the rotation but Matt Garza is pitching well in AAA. He has 66 strikeouts in 68 innings and a 3.44 ERA. If Baker loses his job, Garza could be valuable in AL only leagues right away.