Even with the loss last night, the Twins are still alone in first place with KC's loss to Texas.
Remember how a few days ago I said the Twins had seven starters (maybe eight with a hot minor leaguer) an no way to use them all? Well, with Nolasco's "impeded" ankle injury and expected surgery (and yet another probable stint on the DL,) Tommy Milone's quick call-up will probably become a regular assignment for awhile.
No, Milone's outing on Thursday wasn't very good, but no one expects him to be that bad every time out, either. . Nolasco's last stint on the disabled list put Mike Pelfrey back in the starting rotation and look how that turned out! Let's hope something similar happens to Milone. Milone's worst career starts have ALL happened at Fenway. Leftys and Fenway don't mix. Milone is no exception.
Ervin Santana, our highest paid free agent, will be back on the roster in about a month after serving his suspension. We still have too many big league starters for our roster, BUT the problem seems to keep taking care of itself...
And there is no OFFICIAL word on Nolasco and his ankle, yet, either. I'm just speculating. The Twins are known for quick moves to the DL when things like this arise, so I don't see them doing something different here.
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