Randy Dobnak Fantasy Baseball News
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Piling up strikeouts
Randy Dobnak threw three scoreless innings with six strikeouts in Friday’s spring start. He’s thrown 5.2 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts and no walks this spring.Dobnak has looked sharp so far, but it’s very unlikely he’ll win a spot in the rotation unless Matt Shoemaker or another starter is injured. He’ll likely begin the season in a swingman role, but he is still someone to keep in mind in deeper leagues given the strikeouts he’s getting this spring and the improved defense (ie. Andrelton Simmons at shortstop) behind the groundball pitcher.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Looks solid in spring debut
Randy Dobnak threw 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts in his spring debut in Friday’s loss to Atlanta. He pitched in reilef after starter Matt Shoemaker. “Dobber can seemingly handle pretty much whatever role we have for him. He does not overcomplicate things,” manager Rocco Baldelli told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.Dobnak appeared to be the leading candidate to win the fifth-starter role, but he looks set to move to a swingman role after the Minnesota Twins signed Shoemaker. He’s nominally competing with Shoemaker, Devin Smeltzer and Lewis Thorpe for the fifth starter role this spring. Shoemaker hasn’t been able to stay healthy the last three seasons, so Dobnak could be a factor in the rotation before too long.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Faces competition for rotation spot
Randy Dobnak will face competition for the fifth starter role after the Minnesota Twins signed Matt Shoemaker to a one-year, $2 million contract.Dobnak appeared to be the leading candidate to win the fifth-starter role, but he’ll now compete against Shoemaker, along with Devin Smeltzer and Lewis Thorpe. Since Dobnak has minor-league options left, it’s more likely he’ll be used in a swingman role and could be sent to Triple-A for brief stints. Still, Shoemaker will have to perform well in spring training, but Dobnak is now an underdog for a rotation spot.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Leading fifth starter candidate
Randy Dobnak will enter spring training as the leading candidate for the fifth starter role barring a late signing of a veteran free agent, Betsy Helfand of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports.If the Minnesota Twins don’t sign a veteran to compete for the role, Dobnak looks like the clear favorite as he’ll battle Devin Smeltzer and Lewis Thorpe. Dobnak began last season in the rotation and went 5-1 with a 1.78 ERA through his first six starts, but he was later sent to the alternative site after posting a 8.27 ERA and 26 hits allowed across 16.1 innings in his last four outings. As a groundball pitcher (62.1% in 2020), Dobnak could benefit significantly from Minnesota’s signing of Andrelton Simmons and an improved infield defense.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Joins postseason roster
The Minnesota Twins called Randy Dobnak up from their alternate training site ahead of Tuesday’s wild-card opener versus the Astros.Dobnak made the Twins’ postseason roster as a long man out of the bullpen, likely earning the spot over Rich Hill. The Twins dropped Dobnak from their rotation in mid-September after back-to-back rocky starts, but he was still an effective depth starter overall in 2020, finishing with a 4.05 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 46.2 innings.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Sent down to alternate site
Randy Dobnak was optioned to the Minnesota Twins’ alternate training site Wednesday, Brandon Warne of ZoneCoverage.com reports.Dobnak struggled in Tuesday’s start as he was charged with his fourth loss of the season, and he’ll be removed from the active roster as a result. Jake Odorizzi (abdomen) was reinstated from the injured list to take his place in the rotation. Dobnak will remain with the taxi squad for the team’s current road trip, so he’ll be available in an emergency situation.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Takes another loss
Randy Dobnak (6-4) allowed four earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out four across 4.1 innings to take the loss Tuesday against the White Sox.Dobnak didn’t allow any home runs but faltered in the third inning. Four of the first five batters he faced reached base, resulting in three runs crossing the plate. Dobnak allowed two or fewer runners to score in each of his six outings, but he has surrendered 17 earned runs across 21.1 frames in his last five trips to the mound. He’ll look to get things back on track in his next outing, projected to come Tuesday against Detroit.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Cut down by Cards
Randy Dobnak (6-3) took the loss in the second game of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Cardinals, coughing up five runs on two hits, two walks and two HBP over 2.2 innings. He struck out two.The right-hander threw only 27 of his 47 pitches for strikes before getting the hook in the middle of a third inning in which the Cards sent 11 batters to the plate. Dobnak has now given up at least five runs in two of his last three starts, inflating his ERA to 3.61, and his struggles could put his rotation spot in jeopardy with Michael Pineda pitching well since his return from suspension and Jake Odorizzi (abdomen) closing in on his own return to action.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Earns Game 1 win
Randy Dobnak (6-2) tossed five scoreless innings as he earned the win in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader against the Tigers. He allowed four hits and one walk while striking out four.The Minnesota Twins led off Friday’s doubleheader with back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and that run support was all Dobnak needed to pick up his sixth win of 2020. The right-hander allowed just five baserunners over the first five innings, and the bullpen took care of the rest. Dobnak now carries a 2.72 ERA and 21:10 K:BB over 39.2 innings this season. His next start should come at home against Cleveland next Friday.
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Twins’ Randy Dobnak: Roughed up in loss
Randy Dobnak (5-2) allowed six runs on 12 hits and two walks while managing just one strikeout across 4.1 innings Saturday as he was handed his second loss of the season.It was just one of those off-days for Dobnak as the Tiger hitters were making contact with everything he was throwing. Saturday’s outing was the first time all season the young right-hander allowed more than two runs in a start and was just the second time he surrendered more than four hits. Dobnak is lined up to face the Tigers again Friday and will look to get back into the win column once again.
