MLB Betting Odds Twins Lose Closer Nathan For Season Picks - Top five closer's in the game, big blow for a team whom I thought would win the MLB Odds central. Hurts a bullpen that is very good if Nathan is the closer and the other guys like Guerrer and Rauch being setup men. While Joe is an established closer and this definitely hurts them, all is not lost. Guerrier Minnesota Twins 25-1. was dominant last season and could be a more than capable replacement if Gardy decides to go that route. 2010 World Series Betting Odds

 

With less than a month to go before opening day in Major League Baseball, the Minnesota Twins have learned they could be without their starting closer for the entire season. Joe Nathan has been diagnosed with a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, and will have to make a decision with the team over the next couple of weeks on whether or not to have surgery. MLB Sports Betting Odds AL Central Minnesota Twins +150.

 

Bet AL Central MLB Sports Odds with Bodog.com and Betus.com. Nathan will rest the arm over that period, and then attempt to pitch again at the end of the two-week period. If the injury has healed enough that he can pitch then Nathan, who pitched a career-high 47 saves last season, will put off surgery until the end of the year. The loss would be huge for a team expected to contend for the AL Central title this season. Bet on 2010 World Series Vegas Odds with Bodog.com and Betus.com. Glen McNeil MLB Picks Bet on Detroit Tigers 5-1 MLB odds to win AL Central.

 

"Right now, until they tell us 'Joe's not going to pitch,' he's our closer," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We'll go from there, but we have to start looking in other directions and start the process. This kind of all of a sudden came up, and it is what it is. No one's going to cry for us. We just have to kind of make our way through it."