Twins trim pitching staff down to 13 ahead of rule implementation – St. Paul Pioneer Press
PHOENIX ā Rocco Baldelliās want was To primarytain ā or A minimal of have The prospect To primarytain ā 14 pitchers on the lively roster all yr, and the Twinsā supervisor needed to make that hope acknowledged loud and clear.
āI donāt ask For A lot of headlines, however āManager hopeful To primarytain 14 pitchers,ā Wouldn’t be One which I might be Against seeing,ā Baldelli said in Might. āPlease put that On the market somewright here.ā
But regardmuch less of his hope, the day has finally come: After Sunday, teams will Not Be In a place To primarytain Greater than 13 on the 26-man roster.
The Twins Tailored their roster a day early, activating Kyle Garlick (hamstring) from the injured itemizing and placing reliever Trevor Megill on it with a proper shoulder impingement. Baldelli said Megill, who final pitched on Tuesday in Seattle, felt soreness all by way of that outing, necessitating the transfer.
The 13-pitcher restrict was introduced earlier than the 2020 season, however its implementation has been continuously kicked down the road, first As a Outcome of of COVID-19 After which in response to the lockout, after which teams had a condensed spring teaching, which means starters didnāt have time To utterly construct up.
Now, itās finally right here, and with much less arms out Inside the bullpen, The prime Outcome Shall be teams having to rely extra closely on their starters.
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