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On our pitching staff we have a rock solid starting 5 or even 6 if you count Mahle.  (Lopez, Gray, Ryan, Ober, and Meada) In the pen we have Duran, Jax, Pagan, and Thielbar and then we have the other guys.  Who are the other guys?  They are the depth starters and relievers used to round out the staff. 

The other guys include:  Varland, Winder, Keuchel, Headrick, Balazovic, Sands, Brock, Deleon, Ortega and Funderburk

These guys combined to make 17 starts and pitch 283.33 innings giving up 135 Earned Runs for a 4.29 ERA with 113 BB and 281 Ks.  They combined to go 16 wins and 7 loses and 3 saves.  We wouldn't have been able to win the division without their contributions.  Much like our bench who managed to hit league around league average and provide value on offense and some on defense.  These pitchers held their own in the rotation and bullpen.  Some of them will be counted on for bigger roles as early as next season with the hopes that Varland and Funderburk can step up and be major parts of the staff.  And Brock made it to that point already in his limited time with the Twins (27 2/3 innings pitched).  Will anyone else step-up next season?  Who else will step up and be a bigger part of the pen?  who will remain as one of the other guys.  Someone who helps glue the staff together and contributes in places where needed.  And who will join this group of unheralded pitchers to step in where needed if only for a start or a few relief appearances?  

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18 hours ago, strumdatjag said:

You must have missed Derek Falvey saying Chris Paddock is in next year’s starting rotation.  

I didn't include Paddack in the article because he was only available the last week of the season.  Of course, he is in the rotation next year.  He wasn't unheralded.  Just hurt.  

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