Boofpen

It's official. Boof Bonser is now a member of the Minnesota Twins bullpen.

This will be Boof's first time ever as a regular member of a bullpen. He has one career relief appearance, his professional debut, for Salem-Keizer back in 2000.

UPDATE: The same article now states that Bonser is back in the rotation, taking the spot of the injured Carlos Silva. No matter what is going on, Boof's next start is crucial to establishing himself as a starting pitcher to remain competitive for a rotation spot in 2008, which is by no means a sure thing.

Surely it hasn't come to this

Boof's recent starts have been, well...not so good, we'll say. It's gotten to the point where Ron Gardenhire had to actually state that Boof really will get another start. But with the Twins calling up more young starting prospects, there will be guys waiting in the wings if Boof falters again.

In other words, Boof's spot in the rotation very well could be decided by his performance in his next start.