If the rest of the season depends on a pitcher who is in his first full season at the major league level, that should tell you how much trouble the team is in. Gibson is doing fine, his inconsistency is consistent with that of a young pitcher.

Sam Deduno is not part of the future and Gibson is. He is doing quite well for his first full year and I think be will be a 15 game winner in a year or two

Strange post......Gibson is the least of our troubles. .500 pitcher this year, ERA right around 4.00 and lowest BAA of starters. I like Deduno, but don't believe he would be swapping spots with Gibson anytime soon. If he stay healthy it looks like Gibson will be a solid 3-4 starter for years to come. Not a 1 or 2, but solid.

Considering that Deduno has 12 more career starts than Gibson (41 vs. 29, respectively), the Twins have given him more of a chance to succeed simply because he's been around the club longer. Anyway, even though Deduno has a lower ERA this year, Gibson has been looking better on several metrics:

In 2014 Gibson is doing slightly better than Deduno in terms of FIP (3.84 vs. 4.09), WHIP (1.28 vs 1.41), and BB/9 (2.5 vs. 3.9). He's also doing negligibly better with K/BB--1.80 for Gibson vs. Deduno's 1.77, despite Deduno's higher K/9. If you look at their career lines some of these differences are even more stark in favor of Gibson. So I'd say that Gibson has done more and has most definitely earned his spot in the rotation over Deduno.