Simeon Woods Richardson

Woods Richardson gave up only one hit, though it was a 429-foot homer from Otto Kemp. He walked none and dropped his spring ERA to 6.55 in 11 innings. That's still not great, but his rotation spot figured to be secure coming into the spring and his current 11/1 K/BB is obviously just fine.

He struck out three and walked one, but Woods Richardson has now allowed seven earned runs on 13 hits in five innings in his last two spring starts. The good news is that he registered a 27 percent whiff rate, and the splitter he introduced at the end of last season continued to miss bats. However, Woods Richardson had just a 56 percent strike rate overall and threw a first-pitch strike to just seven of the 17 batters he faced. He likely has a spot in the rotation locked up, but with Mick Abel looking good this spring, Woods Richardson will need to perform better to hold onto his spot.

All of the runs scored in the first, as Woods Richardson was able to work around a one-out double in the second. His fastball averaged 91.8 mph today, down 1.4 mph from his average last season, and he ended up getting just two misses on 20 swings. Still, while this wasn't nearly his best work, he seems safely penciled into Minnesota's rotation.