Time for Twins to Address the Elephant in the Room

[DJL44]

15 hours ago, beterday said:

It is time to let him go and bring up Balazovic.

Balazovic is going to get beat up in his first go around at the MLB level. He's not ready to help a playoff team win games.

[chpettit19]

1 hour ago, bighat said:

And my point has been - if you're going to easily be able to shield your 7th and 8th relievers from high leverage spots, why the hell are we paying a veteran for that role? Why don't the Twins bring up Balazovic and Sands for those positions - not only will they be shielded from any high-level outings, but the Twins will also benefit from being able to develop young arms without worrying about them getting shelled out there. 

Paying Pagan to essentially be a mop-up guy makes zero sense. 

I don't think Balazovic is ready, but I agree with your general point. I'm not at all arguing for Pagan to be on the team. I've been wanting him cut since last year. I have no idea why they tenured him a contract to fill that role, or any role, other than they maybe thought they could work him into a high leverage role as the season progressed. And I have no idea why they seem to think that.