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Newest Twins pitcher Pelfrey intends to be ready

  • Article by: La VELLE E. NEAL III , Star Tribune
  • Updated: December 18, 2012 - 12:20 PM

Mike Pelfrey, 28, is a former first-round draft pick of the Mets. He had Tommy John surgery on May 1.

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BallFourDec. 17, 12 9:35 PM

LEN: The three have to prove they can come over from the National League and boost the Twins' rotation. BALLFOUR: Once again, time to quit thinking the AL has all this great hitting and pitchers in the NL have it easy. Last season, the AL hit 2500 HRs, had a .255 BA and a .411 SA. The NL had 2434 HRs (the NL was short by about the 60 HRs that Fielder and Pujols hit in the AL), a .254 BA (one point less than the AL; that's with the pitcher hitting, folks) and a .400 SA. The AL scored 4.45 runs per game and the NL 4.22.

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artvanndelayDec. 17, 12 9:49 PM

This guy had Tommy John last May? A career losing record. We don't need another average pitcher coming off major surgery. Who's gonna be the ace? We don't even have a #2 guy. A bunch of #4 starters with the hope that one of them catches lightning in a bottle. This is Twins territory!

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honnatDec. 17, 12 9:50 PM

"...vastly altered rotation." Ummmmmm...No. Just different names.

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jackpine54Dec. 17, 1210:23 PM

This is how you plug a hole?They(Twins)are just going through the motions here to appease the public.They'll finish in the basement again,and Twins fans will have to buy into again.

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jachesteDec. 17, 1210:29 PM

Actually, what they have is a big collection of #4 or #5 starters in a 5 man rotation. The old adage, quantity does not equal quality comes to mind. Same old Twins, at least for this coming year.

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danlgoldDec. 17, 1211:07 PM

This is absurd. The club admittedly says it needs to be careful to monitor the innings of a pitcher it HOPES to have in the rotation and who had TJ surgery in 2011 (Gibson), yet it hands out $4.5 million for a guy it expects to be a reliable top line starter this coming season who had TJ surgery in May 2012! What's wrong with this picture?!

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chagen5Dec. 18, 12 8:12 AM

The Twins model get quantity over quality! I prefer quality i'm thinking the good teams do

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unlikesidDec. 18, 12 8:18 AM

They are not in a position to truely win this coming year no matter what they do. Bill Smith set this team back a couple of years with the way he spent money, swapped players and lost the essentials of the Twins system. They could hardly play defense anymore. Although I agree Ryan isn't adding players that will put them in a position to win next year I don't know that it's possible. The number one and number two type pitchers almost always come from inside the organization except if your from one of the 5 big spending teams. The Twins are who they are and most years, minus the past three, they are who I grew up loving.

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scenic61Dec. 18, 12 8:49 AM

Twins FO needs to stop insulting the intelligence of its fan base and say it like it really is: "Ok - we admit it. We are in full-blown rebuilding mode for the next 2-3 years". Just say it dang it!

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bolock54Dec. 18, 12 9:18 AM

Before everyone goes belistic here, lets give this a shot to see if it works.... doesn't sound the best to me either, but at least they are trying to get some arms that can throw 175 + innings.....another wait and see deal.....

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