Tonight I have three pitchers starting, should be interesting to see.

As I commented on previously, just because a pitcher is projected to start doesn’t mean he will. Looks like Lohse’s start will be cancelled this weekend to bring back a pitcher from DL without disrupting the rotation of the other starters. Don’t know what this means yet. Silva, the pitcher coming back, was the initial #4 pitcher of the Twins staff, Lohse the #3 starter.

Lohse hasn’t been too hot so far, with a 6.62 ERA and a 1.358 WHIP. (He’s actually the worst pitcher on the Twin’s roster, at present.) The major difference between Silva and Lohse is that Lohse will get more stikeouts. But Lohse is way above his expected ERA and WHIP. Silva went on DL with a hurt knee, so it will be interestnig to see how he does when he comes back this weekend.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Lohse sent down for a few months in order to get his act back in gear. He did make the Opening Day roster as a starter, so he has potential. He just doesn’t seem to have found it yet this year.