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Analyzing Our Two New Arms

Found August 31, 2009 on Twinkie Talk:
PLAYERS: Ron Mahay,  Jon Rauch
TEAMS: Kansas City Royals,  Arizona Diamondbacks

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A couple new pitchers made their Twins debuts over the weekend. Ron Mahay, a lefty acquired from the Royals, debuted on Saturday, and yesterday Jon Rauch got his first win as a Twin in his debut. Let’s start with the lesser of the two. Ron Mahay has had kind of a rough year, with a 5.71 [...]
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