Smeltzer impresses in Twins season debut, gets demoted as result

Smeltzer impresses in Twins season debut, gets demoted as result
Phil Miller, Star Tribune
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Devin Smeltzer entered in the fifth inning Saturday and remained on the mound for the Twins through the end of the game, a strong relief performance that earned him a spot off the roster.
Rocco Baldelli had one of those awkward it's-not-you-it's-me heart-to-hearts with Devin Smeltzer on Saturday, one that basically went: Congratulations. Thank you. And goodbye.
"I'll tell you this. It's never enjoyable in any way to send anybody down," Baldelli said after rewarding the lefthander for his 4⅔-inning performance in relief of Michael Pineda with an assignment back to St. Paul. "Especially after someone really gives you something, the way Smeltz did today."

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