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I would love to see the Twins designate their 4th and 5th starters, sans Santana, as co 4th starters who both pitch every time that spot comes up in the rotation. Say that is Mejia and Hughes. Game 4 you start Mejia with Hughes slated to relieve in the 6th inning, or earlier if Mejia gets in trouble. Game 8 you send out Hughes to start with Mejia set to come in for the 6th inning or earlier if Hughes is in trouble. You then have one of them ready to start that 5th spot when it comes around and also get a look at both pitchers to start the season. I get that it eats a bullpen slot but should mean you will use far fewer relief pitcher innings on average for that 4th rotation spot. Any thoughts? I like that better than stowing Hughes in the bullpen if you want him to focus on being a starter, but I like this for most teams with a battle for that last rotation spot to start the season.
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Spent some time reviewing speculation on Odorizzi's trade value over the last few months and feel this deal is far less than the pundits expected and we should be thrilled with the cost. I see several comparisons to Gibson here. I like Gibson and hope he turned the corner last year. However, I have grown tired of seeing Twins pitchers with Opponents Batting Average hovering at or near 300. Gibson: 2016 .298 2017 .292, 2017 before and after all star break .317 /.262. Odorizzi 2016 .241 2017 .220, 2017 before and after all star break .249/.176. I understand the concerns around other advanced metrics, and his walks are up, but I like this move a lot. Gibson 60 walks last year, Odorizzi 61.
