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Twins Place Sam Dyson On IL

By Anthony Franco | August 4, 2019 at 11:49am CDT

The Twins announced they have placed reliever Sam Dyson on the 10-day injured list with right biceps tendinitis. In his place, they’ve recalled prospect Devin Smeltzer, who will start this afternoon’s game against Kansas City.

Dyson has pitched just twice since Minnesota acquired him from the Giants at the trade deadline. He’s continued to ride a fastball-heavy approach to great success, working to a 3.48 ERA with a strong combination of strikeouts (23.3%), walks (4.4%), and groundballs (54.3%) in 2019. He’s not quite the groundball machine he was in his best days with the Rangers, but he’s still an integral part of the Twins’ bullpen. Fortunately, manager Rocco Baldelli told Dan Hayes of the Athletic that Dyson’s rest period will be measured in “days instead of weeks.” That’s welcome news for a club hanging onto a three-game lead over Cleveland in the AL Central.

Smeltzer, a low-slot lefty acquired at the 2018 deadline from the Dodgers for Brian Dozier, will start his third game of the season for Minnesota. He’s been quite good in 16 starts in the high minors this year and ranks as the #23 prospect in a strong Twins’ farm system, per Kiley McDaniel and Eric Longenhagen of Fangraphs.

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  1. martras

    4 years ago

    LOL, that didn’t take long.

    Reply
  2. jrussell92024

    4 years ago

    Better rescind the trade – says Padres fan.

    Reply
    • DarkSide830

      4 years ago

      flash back to Marlins wanting to trade Luis Castillo to any team that woulf give them even a mediocre return.

      Reply
  3. bombo faedo

    4 years ago

    Often, when a pitcher with quality results gets marked up, he needs to rest his arm. This year, we’ve seen how strong our front office is. But let’s not forget Wes Johnson. We have a very, very talented pitching coach. Glad to see this. I bet Dyson is a key contributor in the last 2-3 weeks of the season.

    Reply
    • dsteig

      4 years ago

      I agree

      Reply
  4. Melchez

    4 years ago

    Shane greene has only had one appearance for the Braves and it was a blown save. I had a feeling that would happen. He was solid but then trade him and it messes with his mojo.

    Reply
    • Melchez

      4 years ago

      Second appearance was worse… 3 runs in one inning. Gets the loss.
      Tigers will be sanctioned for theft.

      Reply
      • Questionable_Source

        4 years ago

        Does everyone in the AL take strike one? Greene is throwing first-pitch fastballs straight down the middle and getting destroyed. Hopefully, it’s just a league adjustment thing.

        Reply
  5. bluemarc

    4 years ago

    great for Dozier he stunk for the Dodgers

    Reply
  6. nentwigs

    4 years ago

    Just a tired arm ??
    Or did the Twins receive damaged goods ??

    Reply
    • monymgr

      4 years ago

      Good Question !!

      Reply
    • macdaddy96

      4 years ago

      Pitched damn well for the giants up until he was traded. Let’s go tired arm

      Reply
      • jeb39999

        4 years ago

        The return the giants agreed to did seem light for a pitcher who was having a solid season on a team that was not on seller mode at the deadline. Maybe somebody knew something?

        Reply
  7. A-A

    4 years ago

    My Dyson stopped working as soon as the warranty ran out too.

    I know how the Twins feel

    Reply
    • gmenfan

      4 years ago

      Well done, sir.

      Reply
    • disadvantage

      4 years ago

      Excellent.

      Reply
  8. prid50

    4 years ago

    But did he play the game the right way? According to Dysan that is the most important thing.

    Reply
    • HubertHumphrey

      4 years ago

      He certainly attempted to battle his tail off.
      In my opinion, he really got after it.

      Reply
  9. Koamalu

    4 years ago

    Tommy John coming soon. Wonder why the Giants traded him?

    Reply
  10. brat922

    4 years ago

    Because it was the best deal for the team, I suppose they thought. I wish him speedy recovery. He was such a good reliever for the Giants!! Wish he hadn’t been traded…

    Reply
  11. Ddubbl

    4 years ago

    They threw Dyson in too soon. Poor dude was running on two hours sleep, traveling WC to Miami…they should’ve gave him a day to chill…instead of throwing him in a 4-1 situation immediately…oops. Now he strained his arm trying to impress…sounds like he’ll be ok. Smeltzer has been impressive. Go Twins!!

    Reply
  12. HubertHumphrey

    4 years ago

    Hope they got the second year of team control. That surgery isn’t free!

    Still, we owed the Giants, after Nathan and Liriano.
    Interesting how Dyson bit the dust on Nathan’s HOF weekend.

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