The Plan

With Pineda tweaking his knee Monday night, the Twins called up Smeltzer for a one night stand to pitch on Tuesday.

The plan was to send him back down on Wednesday, and with the breaks of the schedule, go with a four man rotation, and have Pineda back in ten days or so.

With Smeltzer back in AAA, the Twins could then have room on the roster for Cruz to come back on Thursday to face the Rays.

Luis Arraez would then get sent down this weekend to make room for Mitch Garver whose high ankle sprain is better.

Everything like clockwork.

That WAS the plan.

But Smeltzer was SO GOOD, that Rocco wants to give him another start. He wants to see how good this kid really is.

Plans will have to change. We'll see who gets sent where now.

We seem to have so many good options this season. That's just scary good.

Go Twins!!!