Some of that is the Twins offense looking good, but some of that is it just wasn’t as good as it normally is. A better slider might have meant a better outing for him. It wasn’t hit hard, but it wasn’t missed either.
Is third time the charm? Devin Smeltzer will make his third start of the season for the Minnesota Twins on Thursday when he faces the Kansas City Royals. Smeltzer, who’s bounced between the Twins and Triple-A St. Paul, steps in for Joe Ryan, who landed on the COVID list.
Ever since 2019, Devin Smeltzer has gone back and forth like a pendulum, swinging up from the farm system to the Twins and back down again. And no matter how well he plays, he can't escape the frequent promotions and demotions to finally establish himself at the MLB level. He was hoping 2022 would finally end the cycle, after he didn't allow a run in spring training. But with the Twins' ...
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66 | P | |
17 | P | |
37 | P | |
99 | P | |
53 | P | |
68 | P | |
21 | P | |
59 | P | |
54 | P | |
65 | P | |
18 | P | |
58 | P | |
16 | P | |
20 | P | |
12 | P | |
50 | P | |
41 | P | |
31 | P | |
38 | P | |
61 | P | |
56 | P | |
74 | P |
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27 | C | |
24 | C |
No | Player | Pos |
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2 | 2B | |
4 | SS | |
1 | SS | |
64 | 3B | |
11 | SS | |
22 | 3B | |
15 | 3B |
No | Player | Pos |
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25 | CF | |
67 | CF | |
30 | LF | |
26 | RF | |
13 | RF |