Twins pitchers can spin the ball

[DJL44]

Twins pitchers had two mentions in this article about the most extreme statcast plays of 2025

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Most glove-side horizontal break on a strikeout
Joe Ryan -- 30 inches (April 27)

Ryan threw the sweepiest sweeper you can imagine to strike out the Angels' Kyren Paris. It broke two and a half feet, a truly insane amount. When you see a pitch take off like that, it's almost always because the wind is juicing up the movement, which is what happened here. But that's probably not much solace to Paris, who had to try to hit an impossible Wiffle ball pitch.

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Most arm-side horizontal break on a strikeout
Bailey Ober -- 27 inches (May 19)

Another Twin, another wind-blown K, but in the opposite direction. Ober got the strikeout with the most arm-side run of the year against Carlos Santana, bringing the slugger to his knees with an absolutely filthy changeup. Keep in mind the width of home plate is 17 inches. Ober's changeup broke 10 inches more than that, starting off the plate inside and ending up off the plate outside.

There are videos at the link.

It makes me hopeful that having Ober follow Ryan in the rotation will have batters baffled.

[DJL44]

Connor Prielipp is also highlighted for his stuff in this article

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Sorry to derail, but I’m going to anyways

From the second article, Falvey: “I'm excited about that group in aggregate”

is there any other way to be excited about a group than in the aggregate? The guy just can’t help himself but spew word salad. LOl

 

i do hope the pitching gambles, especially Prielipp pay off. If they don’t…

[old nurse]

20 hours ago, Richie the Rally Goat said:

Sorry to derail, but I’m going to anyways

From the second article, Falvey: “I'm excited about that group in aggregate”

is there any other way to be excited about a group than in the aggregate? The guy just can’t help himself but spew word salad. LOl

 

i do hope the pitching gambles, especially Prielipp pay off. If they don’t…

You call it word salad, I would say that he has seen the past criticisms and felt the need to explain what he meant by group of players 

[laloesch]

On 12/29/2025 at 6:39 AM, old nurse said:

You call it word salad, I would say that he has seen the past criticisms and felt the need to explain what he meant by group of players 

it's still word salad.  Trying to make something simple sound complicated and elaborate to intimidate readers or reporters thinking he's some masterful tactician.

[old nurse]

19 minutes ago, laloesch said:

it's still word salad.  Trying to make something simple sound complicated and elaborate to intimidate readers or reporters thinking he's some masterful tactician.

There is nothing complicated implied in his statement. There is complication when you tried to read into it 

[laloesch]

16 hours ago, old nurse said:

There is nothing complicated implied in his statement. There is complication when you tried to read into it 

ahhhh the classic Minnesotan passive aggressiveness on display here.  It's still word salad what he said.

[old nurse]

1 hour ago, laloesch said:

ahhhh the classic Minnesotan passive aggressiveness on display here.  It's still word salad what he said.

The typical response from someone who lets bias get in the way of rationality 

[laloesch]

6 hours ago, old nurse said:

The typical response from someone who lets bias get in the way of rationality 

Nope. My parents are Minnesotans and so are all my relatives.  First-hand knowledge is not bias.

[old nurse]

30 minutes ago, laloesch said:

Nope. My parents are Minnesotans and so are all my relatives.  First-hand knowledge is not bias.

You made a statement about Falvey based on bias   It wouldn’t matter what Falvey said, you will find a way to criticize.