If they can add two more dynamite arms to this mix. We have Moya and then Reed (either) in the wings. Right now, looks like the Twins may have a rotating spot or two in the 'pen.

I agree. While they’ve pitched well so far it obviously doesn’t hurt to add another quality arm or two. It’s just a mater of at what cost. The Indians gave up a top 50 prospect for Brad Hand. The Cubs gave up Gleyber Torres for Chapman and the Indians gave up Clint Frazier for Andrew Miller. The Twins pen isn’t so terrible where they need to sell the farm for an elite arm. That’s why I like Will Smith.

Go get Will Smith now.

Also...have to take Harper's ERA with a big grain of salt there...he's allowed almost all of his inherited runners to score...not a good look for 2019.

16th in ERA at 4.20 and 13th in FIP at 4.12.  Both have been improving lately as well.  2nd in ERA for the last 7 days (2.57) and 11th in the last 14 days (3.99).

Should be a good group going forward.  Keeping the big 4 healthy will be key.  It's a good sign that our "weakness" is league average or better.

Also...have to take Harper's ERA with a big grain of salt there...he's allowed almost all of his inherited runners to score...not a good look for 2019.

8 out of 12. (all getting charged to his teammates) .Hildenberger has let in 5, but he is 5 of 19 and 26.3% inherited runners scored, which is not bad (except, perhaps, the reality of it in the games he lets them score). But Hildenberger is on the rise and the ERA has been climbing steadily lately.

16th in ERA at 4.20 and 13th in FIP at 4.12.  Both have been improving lately as well.  2nd in ERA for the last 7 days (2.57) and 11th in the last 14 days (3.99).

 

Should be a good group going forward.  Keeping the big 4 healthy will be key.  It's a good sign that our "weakness" is league average or better.

Are you throwing Mejia (more?) out too? Or is this with all relief pitching, as the other teams are. After all, they probably have at least one reliever they would like to not count as happened, too.

Many suggest adding two relief arms, and I'm here to suggest that is not the best plan.  The team absolutely needs to gear up for a long season, and if we added a Will Smith and another stalwart, it would make it difficult if not impossible to utilize the last spots of the pen as an open gate between AAA and the major league club.

One of two things could happen - all 7/8 of the relief corps could perform admirably and we'd not need to dip into the pool of also-rans.  On the other hand, adding two non-optionable arms to the bullpen could result in a minor leaguer being shut out from helping the team (should one or more minor-league arms start throwing lights out), or it could result in wearing out the bullpen if we hit 2 or 3 short starts within the rotation of 5.  We play so many consecutive games for the next month, it scares me to count on long starts to ensure that the pen doesn't get over-utilized. 

I know it sounds counter-productive to denigrate a major-league caliber bullpen 1-8 but the value in having a couple of moving parts who can pitch a few innings and then go back down to AAA and be replaced by fresh arms strikes me as even more valuable.