Takeaways from the Twins-Yankees series

[Melissa Berman]

2 hours ago, Doctor Wu said:

The first takeaway in Melissa's article:

The Twins won a series vs. the Yankees! And really, the Twins looked like the better team

I think that's a huge observation. In both this series, and in the last one that we split (I think that's correct) the Twins looked more confident and less overwhelmed by the specter of the "mighty Yankees." I really hope this year is a turning point in ridding ourselves of the Yankee curse!

 

I hope so too!! The Twins were able to keep Judge in check, and he has the ability to singlehandedly win games for them. The Yankees looked uncharacteristically sloppy at times- I'm not used to that! Thanks for reading + commenting!!

[Minny505]

On 4/27/2023 at 7:52 AM, stringer bell said:

Looking at the numbers, the Yankees have scored almost exactly the same amount of runs as the Twins and their home park is home run friendly. They are missing two projected starters--Stanton, who was an All-Star last year and Donaldson and three top starting pitchers, so yes it is probably best for the Twins to have played them early.

Yes, but the Yankees always have hurt guys. They are probably the best team in the AL when everyone is healthy, but that will not likely be the case for 90% of the season/playoffs. That's the way it goes when you have mostly post-arb players on the roster.