Wednesday,
June 24, 2009
Testa
Promoted to Ft. Myers
Another day. Another promotion. Travis
from Travis Talks is reporting that Joe
Testa has been promoted to Ft. Myers. The
news comes just one day after he pitched in the Midwest League All-Star game.
He faced two batters and got two outs. He told me this afternoon that he threw
just three pitches. I asked him this afternoon if he had heard anything, but
said he hadn’t. We looked at the Miracle roster and saw they were actually down
to just 10 pitchers, so I figured it was just a matter of time. And again,
according to Travis, the time was this evening. Testa
has been excellent out of the Snappers bullpen all season. In 45.2 innings, he
had 63 strikeouts. He also had 23 walks. He was 0-2 with a 2.56 ERA. He has
recorded seven saves. You recall that Testa signed
with the Twins out of Wagner University last year after the draft and pitched
for the GCL Twins. When the Miracle needed a left-handed pitcher, Testa walked across the parking lot and performed well. He
has definitely earned this promotion.
Again, I don’t
know of any subsequent moves that may be necessary, but I will try to keep you
updated. Let
me know what you think.