4 years agoMinnesota Twins relief pitcher Hansel Robles had a bit of a rough day in Thursday's loss to the Rays. Robles was saddled with the loss, as he pitched one inning, allowing four hits and three runs, two of them earned. However, the 30-year-old reliever showed some improved velocity on his four-seam fastball, touching 96 on the radar gun after losing 1.8 MPH of juice on the heater from 2019 to 2020. Robles has had a mixed bag of outings in two innings this spring- though it's too early to make any definite statements- particularly with Taylor Rogers and Alex Colome also looking a bit shaky. For now, Robles' increased velocity is the first step in his quest towards a bounce-back campaign in the Twins' bullpen.--Tim Capurso
Source: Do-Hyoung Park