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Craig, you're in Twins country.  What can you tell us about Kyle Gibson's raw stuff?

Very pedestrian.  He's bad, don't want him at all.  Has a good/decent arm (velocity) but nothing special; I guess maybe faster than the Cubs limited-velocity rotation, but it's not like he's got a big power arm or anything; bad control; he's supposed to be a groundball guy but he gives up a million HR's; "bad face" guy; even when he gets some guys out he seems to be struggling and laboring; often needs a lot of pitches to labor through.  Although on occasion when his location is on he can sometimes buzz through a lot of pitch-to-contact groundouts.  His K/BB/HR ratios are really bad, and it's no fluke.  Granted, I haven't watched him much, more likely radio while going somewhere.  It's also my sense that he is NOT a move-to-the-bullpen away from being a really good reliever, either.