A very busy Sunday morning in Detroit.
The callups have arrived and, yes, Brusdar Graterol is here. I know you want to hear from him, so here he is, talking about helping out as a reliever.
"I feel very good," Graterol said. "It's the same for me, starting and relieving, but now, I need to be ready every day, because you never know when they're going to call me to say, 'Hey, Graterol, get ready.' I'll be ready every day. It's very good now, relieving."
Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that he wants to use Graterol in low leverage situations just to ease him in. But things could change as the month progresses.
Graterol's contract was selected today from Class AAA Rochester so, as of now, he is not eligible for the postseason roster. But he can replace an injured player who is on the roster. Nick Gordon, for instance, has been out for several weeks but was on the 40-man roster all season long. The Twins can replace Gordon with Graterol on the playoff roster.
But Graterol has to convince the coaching staff that he can help in the postseason.
The other callups, announced by the Twins, are: lefthander Devin Smeltzer, righthanders Zack Littell and Kohl Stewart; catcher Willans Astudillo and outfielders Lamote Wade and Ian Miller.
Miller, like Graterol, had his contract selected. He was purchased from the Mariners system on Aug. 10 and will provide speed off the bench. Miller batted .264 with 35 steals between Class AAA Tacoma and Rochester.
