Guardians (Bibee) vs Twins (Ryan): 09/13/26, 1:10 PM

[Brock Beauchamp]

Bibee starts for the Guardians opposite a yet-to-be-named Twins starter this afternoon at Target Field.
(Edited to show Ryan is pitching.)

[Brock Beauchamp]

	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	TOT
Yoendrys Gómez	13	0	0	21	0	34
Travis Adams	0	42	0	0	0	42
Tommy Nance	0	24	0	0	0	24
Taylor Rogers	0	16	0	0	0	16
Kody Funderburk	0	22	0	15	22	59
Jeff Hoffman	18	0	0	10	16	44
Connor Prielipp	0	0	0	0	77	77
Andrew Morris	8	0	0	0	17	25
A.J. Minter	23	0	0	17	16	56

[Patzky]

The pen is plucked pretty dry. Adams? (Shudder). Nance? We watched yesterday as Cleveland showed how NOT to work a bullpen game. Ober? Rojas in a sneak move?

[Patzky]

Lineup time.  Culpeper out, no shock. But that outfield! New look! Larnach gives Bell a rest day at DH. 

Who's gonna pitch! Rojas, Adams, Ober? 

[mnfireman]

4 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Lineup time.  Culpeper out, no shock. But that outfield! New look! Larnach gives Bell a rest day at DH. 

Who's gonna pitch! Rojas, Adams, Ober? 

Ryan

[Patzky]

1 hour ago, mnfireman said:

Ryan

Hope he's stretched out to maybe 80 pitches this time.

[mrmpls]

4 minutes ago, Patzky said:

Hope he's stretched out to maybe 80 pitches this time.

4th   inning

[lecroy24fan]

Not sure why it was TBA when Brock posted it since it was announced yesterday Ryan was going today.

[DH_11]

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

[HarmonK03]

10 minutes ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

Let it play out.

[mrmpls]

47 minutes ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

[ziggy]

53 minutes ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

Honeymoon is over pretty quick. Ken Griffey jr says hi.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

54 minutes ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

I am told it's not length that matters, it's how it is used...

[mrmpls]

59 minutes ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

BattingxwOBA.259xBA.159xSLG.248Avg Exit Velo85.9Barrel %3.8Hard-Hit %30.8LA Sweet-Spot %26.9Bat Speed71.7Squared-Up %19.4Chase %23.2Whiff %31.7K %26.7BB %13.3

[mrmpls]

The average swing length is 7.3 feet, and the seasonal average spread goes from just under six feet to more than eight-and-a-half feet – or more than 40 inches from most to least.

While there is some overlap between swing speed and swing length, it’s hardly a perfect one. For example, in the first month of 2024, Oneil Cruz and Paul Goldschmidt had the same swing length (7.7 feet), but Cruz’s swing was nearly 5 MPH faster.

For a visual example, compare these two swings. This Luis Arraez swing [link] looks like he is quick and short to the ball, and the data says: 4.4 feet of swing length. This Giancarlo Stanton swing [link] looks far longer, and it is – more than twice as long, in fact, at 9.7 feet.

Example:

In the first month of 2024, shorter swings were – as expected – more likely to make contact and less likely to hit for power.

Shorter than average swings

.258 BA / .359 SLG / .268 wOBA / 19% whiff rate

Longer than average swings

.235 BA / .422 SLG / .282 wOBA / 30% whiff rate

[mrmpls]

1 hour ago, DH_11 said:

Jenkins ugh

 

I guess let him play. I suspect he’s a career minor league with that long swing.

Walker Jenkins has averaged a Statcast swing length ranging between roughly 5.8 and 7.8 feet during his tracking data samples.

[HarmonK03]

10 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

Walker Jenkins has averaged a Statcast swing length ranging between roughly 5.8 and 7.8 feet during his tracking data samples.

Don't mess up a good narrative with facts.

[S Bart]

20 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

The average swing length is 7.3 feet, and the seasonal average spread goes from just under six feet to more than eight-and-a-half feet – or more than 40 inches from most to least.

While there is some overlap between swing speed and swing length, it’s hardly a perfect one. For example, in the first month of 2024, Oneil Cruz and Paul Goldschmidt had the same swing length (7.7 feet), but Cruz’s swing was nearly 5 MPH faster.

For a visual example, compare these two swings. This Luis Arraez swing [link] looks like he is quick and short to the ball, and the data says: 4.4 feet of swing length. This Giancarlo Stanton swing [link] looks far longer, and it is – more than twice as long, in fact, at 9.7 feet.

Example:

In the first month of 2024, shorter swings were – as expected – more likely to make contact and less likely to hit for power.

Shorter than average swings

.258 BA / .359 SLG / .268 wOBA / 19% whiff rate

Longer than average swings

.235 BA / .422 SLG / .282 wOBA / 30% whiff rate

[Mortimerkenny21]

DH_11 was trolling, it worked.

[Patzky]

5 minutes ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

DH_11 was trolling, it worked.

Water under the bridge

 

[S Bart]

31 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

BattingxwOBA.259xBA.159xSLG.248Avg Exit Velo85.9Barrel %3.8Hard-Hit %30.8LA Sweet-Spot %26.9Bat Speed71.7Squared-Up %19.4Chase %23.2Whiff %31.7K %26.7BB %13.3

[mrmpls]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Water under the bridge

 

or over a Damm ??

[Mortimerkenny21]

1 minute ago, Patzky said:

Water under the bridge

 

Water under the fridge.

[Patzky]

2 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

or over a Damm ??

Gosh it's Minnesota. Over a Darn.

[S Bart]

31 minutes ago, HarmonK03 said:

Don't mess up a good narrative with facts.