Big John

Right on, for Pitchers there's very little reason to manipulate service time, as there's no telling how many pitches there are going to be in any given arm. If he's ready to get major league hitters out, you may as well use him. Unless you're in a FULL ON tank and rebuild like the Tigers or something.

ALTHOUGH, also worth noting that he was notoriously high on Balazovic before most people had even heard of him. So there is that. If I remember right the reason he didn't have Graterol as simply that he was never going to hold up to starting with the delivery that he had, and I think the front office has come around to that point of view as well. I honestly think he's a rich man's Trevor May. Which is nothing to sneeze at and a valuable piece, but some people are freaking like the Twins traded the next Nolan Ryan.

So any thoughts about Smeltzer to the pen? Lefty without overpowering stuff and that funky delivery, feels like that may be his long term destiny...