Pablo Lopez's Injury Update: 15-Day IL for Hamstring

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00:00Well, let's also see what we can do about the next injury.

00:02Pablo Lopez, 15-day IL with a hamstring issue.

00:05So the good news here, it's not an arm issue.

00:07The bad news is it's still an issue that's going to mean he's going to miss weeks.

00:13Who knows? Could even be a month.

00:14You never know. There's no timetable quite yet for Pablo Lopez return.

00:18But better be safe than sorry, especially in April.

00:20So I know what the Twins are doing here, and this is the right call to put him on the IL,

00:23not try to push things too much and give him some time.

00:25Now, the good news for the Twins is you've got a couple guys that can fill that role.

00:28David Festa was terrible in the spring, but last year,

00:32after first two starts that were awful as well, he was a very good pitcher for the Twins.

00:36He got major league experience. He got the first call, the first look.

00:39There's also a player we're going to talk about in prospect watch,

00:41Zebby Matthews, that I think also in deeper leagues is worth a stash

00:44because it's not just Pablo Lopez who's going to be missing here.

00:47Eventually, you're going to have to boot Simeon Woods-Richardson,

00:49I think, out of this rotation. He's got an ERA well over five.

00:52To me, if you're the Twins, you got to get serious here.

00:55The Guardian's gotten off to kind of a mid-start here.

00:58They've got some bullpen issues going on.

01:00Who'd have thought that would be the case?

01:02But you're the Twins. You need to go out there and throw quality starts.

01:05And if you have the pitching to do that, use it.

01:08Use the kids. Festa, Zebby Matthews.

01:11So, again, this is not the worst-case scenario if you have Pablo Lopez.

01:14But in the meantime, it certainly does hurt your ability to compete on a weekly basis

01:18until he comes back because he's one of the more durable pitchers

01:21that we've had in fantasy baseball the last three years.