Hughes Starts Tonight, Gibson Remains on DL

[Seth Stohs]

Per the Twins, Kyle Gibson's back has delayed his return from the Disabled List. Instead, Phil Hughes will make the start tonight. 

 

 

 

[gunnarthor]

Kind of a lost year for Gibson.

[Platoon]

Kind of a lost year for Gibson.

Not just for Gibson.

[Mike Sixel]

Bummer. Get better soon, sir, and kick some butt tonight other sir!

[LaBombo]

 

Per the Twins, Kyle Gibson's back has delayed his return from the Disabled List. Instead, Phil Hughes will make the start tonight. 

 

 

Well,   i guess it beats one or two bad starts and the 60 Day for the rest of the year.

 

More so than almost any other position in all 4 of the major sports,  though,  there needs to be both caution and moderation when allowing the phrase "bad luck" to creep into a conversation about injury to a starting pitcher.

 

Luck plays a part,  to be sure,  but mechanics and the pitcher's innate physical limitations play a huge role in how healthy they are over the course of their career.

[Kwak]

"Open mouth, insert Phil Hughes."

[Craig Arko]

On the bright side, they didn't activate Gibson first and send somebody down, only to find out about this too late.

[ashbury]

How many guys get to make a spot start five days after their previous start?

[jimmer]

Let's be honest, Gibson isn't exactly a stud nor did he start off anywhere near well this season with only one good start out of four.  One more Hughes start in his place isn't a big deal.

[nicksaviking]

How many guys get to make a spot start five days after their previous start?

I'm completely comfortable assuming every start for Phil from here on out is a spot start.

[Linus]

Let's be honest, Gibson isn't exactly a stud nor did he start off anywhere near well this season with only one good start out of four. One more Hughes start in his place isn't a big deal.

This. At this point Gibson is back to suspect status not prospect. I am not confident that he will have a successful mlb career.

[jimmer]

For a long time, I've been saying his ceiling was a #3 type, but likely a #4 or #5.  Have never been convinced other-wise.

[sftwinsfan]

I like how almost everyone was convinced last year that Kyle Gibson was maybe better than they thought, had started racking up some K's.  Now after 4 starts and an injury (that may have had something to do with those poor starts) almost everyone has written him off with the likes of Ricky Nolasco.  

[jimmer]

 

I like how almost everyone was convinced last year that Kyle Gibson was maybe better than they thought, had started racking up some K's.  Now after 4 starts and an injury (that may have had something to do with those poor starts) almost everyone has written him off with the likes of Ricky Nolasco.  

Well, I can only speak for myself, but one good season doesn't change my view on a player.  Example, Hughes 2014 season (added example, Suzuki's 2014 season).

[USAFChief]

Hughes had the worst stuff of any Twins starter this year tonight.

 

Literally nothing.  No velocity, no change in velocity, no sharp break on that thing he calls a "cutter", no location, no deception.

 

Nothing. 

 

Was there a bad swing taken by a single Ray hitter tonight?  

[Shaitan]

 

Kind of a lost year for Gibson.

It's still only June 2.

[Rosterman]

As someone said, good that they didn't activtae him and send someone out. Whew! Lucky Day in Twins land with a win with lots of hits and great pitching from a bullpen. Hey...no one in the bullpen didn't pitch a full inning in one stretch!

[kab21]

I know that it is easy to hate on Hughes and he has been extraordinarily awful but he lost 2mph on his fastball. He doesn't stand a chance as a soft tossing (<90 mph) pitcher and he is toast until he figures out where that velocity went. Perhaps though a move to the pen will bring it back.

Just no more starts.