Who Needs Joe Nathan?
When Joe Nathan went down because of an elbow injury prior to the start of the 2010 season, the Twins were scrambling for a closer. Rumors swirled that they may acquire Heath Bell of the San Diego Padres or Jason Frasor of the Toronto Blue Jays. The Twins acquired nobody and went with an internal option. That internal option was Jon Rauch and Rauch has been nothing short of spectacular for the Twins so far. Rauch finished April with a 1.80 ERA and seven saves. Rauch used to pitch for the Arizona Diamondbacks where a certain second baseman had a monster month… 4. Kelly Johnson Is Back on Track Johnson spent most of 2009 in Atlanta Braves’ manager Bobby Cox’s doghouse. In 2010, Johnson might be spending some time in Anaheim for the All Star Game. Johnson finished the month of April second in the majors in home runs with nine and hit .313 with a 1.154 OPS. I predicted Johnson would have a bounce back year, but in no way did I expect this. Let’s stay in the NL West… 3. Barry Zito Is Pitchi
