Josmil Pinto's chances of making the team have taken a hit as he will be shut down for several days after suffering a concussion in a game against Baltimore on Saturday.
UPDATE: GM Terry Ryan is not ready to call it a concussion. The Twins will wait a few days to see how he responds first. Ryan did say that Pinto has concussion-like symptoms. A CT Scan was negative. Ryan did admit that if this was the regular season, Pinto would be placed on the 7-day concussion DL because they would not have the time to play with like they do now.
Twins manager Paul Molitor said Pinto will miss four to five days while he recovers.
``He's feeling O.K.," said Molitor, who spoke with Pinto this morning. ``Obviously, you move slow with those particular injuries. We will see how he progresses but I would say a minimum of four to five days."
Pinto was struck three times at the end of Adam Jones' follow through on Saturday. They occurred over Jones' first two plate appearances. The first two have been described as grazing blows, but the third was more direct.
Jones is know for having a long follow through, and Pinto is not the first to find out about it. Pinto also was catching Tommy Milone, who throws a change up, and Molitor pointed out that catchers sometimes scoot up a little to get to the pitch before it hits the ground.
Pinto experienced dizziness after being hit. On Sunday he told Molitor he felt O.K. this morning but, ``just not quite himself," the manager said.
``Sometimes you have to slow people down and that's what we will do. We're going to be sure to give him time he needs to get well."
