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4. Jose Berrios – MIN

4 IP, 0-1, 11.25 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, .353 BAA, 5 K, -0.2 WAR

With Ervin Santana and Kyle Gibson currently out of action on the disabled list, top prospect Jose Berrios has a chance to stick around on the Twins’ rotation with a proper approach.

Minnesota’s top pitching prospect had a rough first outing against the Cleveland Indians, surrendering five earned runs over four innings pitched. The pros are, he walked only two and struck out five and his fastball touched as high as 96 mph on the radar gun.

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There was likely a lot of nerves and adrenaline running through his system amidst a big league debut. Once Berrios settles in, expect something closer to the effectiveness of a No. 3 starter in a rotation.

Between 15 starts in Triple-A from 2015-16, the 21-year-old Puerto Rican fashioned an 8-2 record with an ERA of 2.33. Before getting called up last month, his K/9 with Rochester was at 10.6 and it shouldn’t dip too far below that while pitching with the Twins.

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