Kelsie Smith notes that Ron Gardenhire has satisfied with the shape his bullpen is in. Since the demotion of Philip Humber on August 28th, opponents are hitting just .200/.263/.357 for the relievers. Jesse Crain has been particularly tough, as opponents are just 2-for-22 with five strikeouts and no extra base hits. The two members that are having the most problems are the two newest Twins, Jon Rauch and Ron Mahay. The pair have allowed hitters to go .282 (11-for-39) with 2 doubles and 2 home runs in their brief tenure in Minnesota.
While Rauch will be in a Twins uniform in 2010, Gardenhire told Smith that he is encouraging the front office to bring back the impending free agent Mahay. With the trials and tribulations faced by all lefties not named Jose Mijares, it not unexpected that the manager would request an additional lefty in the ‘pen. Craig Breslow and Sean Henn failed to neutralize left-handed batters, allowing ...
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