Front Page: Twins Game Recap (8/24): Sano 3-Run Bomba, Bullpen Boost Twins to Victory

[Dantes929]

 

you can keep both Cave and Kepler in the lineup by playing Kepler at 1st.

Although as you note, keeping Cave in the lineup probably isnt a long term goal.

And for me, all of that comes second to getting a healthy Buxton back into CF. I dont lengthen Buxtons IL stint for anyone.

I hadn't thought about Kepler at 1st.   I really like it when facing right handers, then give one of the three lefties a break when facing a lefty.    Cave .825 OPS against righties.  Cron .810 against lefties.    I like platooning when it makes sense.   3 day rehab seems really short after a month off but Buxton is my favorite player so I will be happy to see him back.    Thanks for the correction though.   I read the wrong feed.

[puckstopper1]

 

Odorizzi has a 2.82 ERA in August.   Sometimes you have to look beyond the numbers.    Odo's last start he gave up 4 runs (3 earned) and those runs resulted from bleeders and happenstance.   

Dantes:

 

I agree with you that sometimes you have to looks beyond the numbers. I feel Odorizzi's August ERA is misleading. One number that is jumping out to me is that Odo has only pitched 6 innings ONCE in his last 10 starts. Any starter that needs 3+ bullpen innings is not reliable IMO

[SwainZag]

 

Dantes:

 

I agree with you that sometimes you have to looks beyond the numbers. I feel Odorizzi's August ERA is misleading. One number that is jumping out to me is that Odo has only pitched 6 innings ONCE in his last 10 starts. Any starter that needs 3+ bullpen innings is not reliable IMO

 

Getting 2 ER ball out of 5+ innings of a starter IS valuable though.  I think all of us would like it if Jake could save a few pitches during his outings and go 7 everytime out, but sometimes you just gotta take what you can get.  

[puckstopper1]

 

Getting 2 ER ball out of 5+ innings of a starter IS valuable though.  I think all of us would like it if Jake could save a few pitches during his outings and go 7 everytime out, but sometimes you just gotta take what you can get.  

 

Yup - and Odo has provided 2 ER ball with 5 or more innings as a starter 4 times over his last 12 starts.

 

Hard to quantify that as reliable.