The Twins announced Tuesday pitcher Yohan Pino will be replacing Samuel Deduno in the rotation. Pino will make his MLB debut Thursday against the White Sox.
Twins manager Ron Gardenhire gave a quick scouting report Tuesday on Pino, who was 9-1 with a 1.92 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in 14 games (seven starts) for Triple-A Rochester. He also had 61 strikeouts to 16 walks in 61 innings.
"He throws 87-88 mph with a big curveball and really changes speeds well. He just gets hitters out," Gardenhire said.