Friday, August 28, 2009

Pavano for Pino?



On August 7th the Twins obtained Carl Pavano from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. Typically when one thinks of a PTBNL it is not a pitcher in AAA who has evolved and become better as he rises through the minors and is on the verge of being called up to the big leagues. Yohan Pino is that kind of pitcher and a PTBNL in the Twins eyes. I have never seen Pino pitch and the first time I do will be with him wearing an Indians hat. That is unfortunate because Pino's career minor league numbers are strong. In 148 games, 66 of which were starts, he has an ERA of 3.27, WHIP of 1.15, he fans 8.1 batters per nine innings and has a K/BB ratio of 3.67. This year between Triple A and Double A Pino had his K/BB at 4.00 which is outstanding and the sign of a pitcher ready for the next step into the major leagues. With the Twins struggling for reliable pitching this is a move that hurts and seems unexplainable unless the Twins know something about Pino no one else does. Regardless, Twins fans first lost Johan and now they have lost Yohan. Let's hope the latter proves to be less painful.

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