Deduno

Sam has a strained groin. The Twins say he'll "miss a few days." I'm saying the Twins always get that injury wrong. It doesn't necessarily heal very fast and that could mean some DL time for Deduno. The primary reason it occurs? Too much stress before the body is ready for it. Sam might have pitched brilliantly in the WBC, but it is possible he pitched more innings and harder than if  the Twins would have used him in spring training if there were no WBC this year.

We'll have to wait on this one. He may yet prove to be another victim of the WBC.

In other Twins starting pitcher news?

The Twins gave up four runs in their win to Tampa Bay yesterday. The problem? ALL the runs were given up by projected starter Correia. He gave up three earned runs, four total, in yet another horrendous start by a recent Twin acquisition. He managed 4 and two thirds innings, but looked bad the entire time he was out there.

Worley, Pelfrey, and Correia do not look better than last year's starters. They look worse. Some would say much worse.

Hendricks, DeVries, Deduno, and Diamond SHOULD be four of the Twins five starters by mid-April. Sadly only one or two of those guys will be. The "Bad Three" and their awful contracts and horrible trades will dominate the Twins starting staff for most of the early season putting us in yet another big hole to start the year.

Maybe common sense will prevail and the better pitchers will make the roster instead. I just feel sorry for the bullpen. They'll be asked to do more than they should and as good as they look now, they'll be worn out by early May supporting such dreadful starters.