Relievers are a different then starters so judging a reliever by just his ERA doesn’t tell the whole story. So lets look at Theilbar and see if he has been successful for the season or not so far. We are going to start by going through game logs and comparing to a reliever with a similar ERA and another who is getting the job done and make notes.
As of the All-Star break Theilbar has pitched in 31 games with 22.1 innings and given up 14 earned runs for a 5.64 ERA. In his 31 games he has
Minnesota Twins: Royce Lewis recalled James outman DFA'ed Per Aaron Gleeman. Lewis slashed .303/.443/.900 in his short stint in St Paul. While outman struggled at the plate. Lewis has been open and is expected to play 1st and 2 base in the long term.