https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/page/7/?d=1News: Twins Daily Caretakersenhttps://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/chris-paddack-slider-cutter-movement-profile-pitcher-list/Chris Paddack raised many an eyebrow in late September, when he returned from his second Tommy John surgery pumping 97-mph gas out of the bullpen. His four-seamer averaged 95.5 mph across 35 regular-season offerings, which was nearly 0.7 mph faster than his previous career high, set in 2021. How...15729Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:35:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/two-cities-two-seams-the-minnesota-twins-are-back-in-the-sinker-business-r15716/To the credit of all those who say it, the vapidity of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" has never been hidden or unclear. It's right there in the language of the thing. Yes, simplicity can be good, and yes, getting twitchy about life is a good way to miss the opportunity to enjoy success and en...15716Thu, 15 Feb 2024 18:20:14 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/is-the-twins-plan-to-start-chris-paddack-viable-r15668/There are plenty of questions about just how good Pablo López, Joe Ryan, and Bailey Ober will be, but there are relatively few about whether they're viable big-league starters. That gives the team three fairly locked-in names for the top half of their rotation, but while the team has spent this...15668Tue, 06 Feb 2024 20:30:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/all-or-nothing-effect-playoffs-strikeout-rate-free-agent-carlos-santana/It doesn't take an advanced degree in baseball to recognize the Twins as an all-or-nothing team at the plate. They might not send hitters up there looking to hit a home run in every plate appearance, but no team in the league is as comfortable with trading contact altogether in order to achieve...15642Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:19:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/anthony-desclafani-pitch-mix-four-seamer-sinker-slider-sweeper/Anthony DeSclafani was once considered among MLB’s up-and-coming starting pitchers before injuries began to hamper his career. He has spent significant time on the injured list, due to a right UCL sprain (all of 2017), right flexor-pronator strain (2023), right ankle inflammation (2021) and surg...15626Wed, 31 Jan 2024 18:14:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/louie-varland-starter-reliever-fastball-cutter-video/Martial arts legend Bruce Lee has a famous quote that says people should be more like water. Water, Lee said, can be many things. Water takes the shape of whatever is required. Put it in a cup, and it's a cup. A bottle? It's a bottle. An enormous Stanley taking up a Willians Astudillo-sized spac...15600Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:17:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/joe-ryan-and-the-difference-between-accuracy-and-precision-r15576/Joe Ryan—acquired the summer before in exchange for fan favorite Nelson Cruz—burst onto the scene in 2022, thanks largely to his unique arm slot and heavy four-seam fastball usage. A hair over 60% of his offerings in 2022 were heaters, a number generally reserved for fireballing relievers; that...15576Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:05:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/bailey-ober-pitch-data-command-stuff-heat-maps/Since the start of the 2022 season, Bailey Ober has made 37 starts in the big leagues, totaling 200 innings. He has a 3.37 ERA. In addition to those, he made five starts in Triple A in 2023, with St. Paul, and ran a 2.38 ERA. Those are frontline starter numbers. That 3.37 mark is the same ERA as...15569Fri, 19 Jan 2024 17:15:02 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/the-slight-but-important-differences-between-royce-lewis-and-ronald-acu%C3%B1a-r15552/Although he did not qualify for any awards due to his limited plate appearances, Royce Lewis ranked in the top 10 percent of all MLB hitters in maximum exit velocity (114.0 mph) and Barrels per plate appearance (7.9%), meaning he has near-elite raw power and an ability to find the ball with his...15552Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:11:01 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/max-kepler-second-half-adjustments-exit-velocity-launch-angle-david-popkins/Call up someone else. Bench Kepler. Trade him. DFA him. Strap him to a rocket and fire him into the nearest black hole. Look, I've never advocated for human rocketry to address athletic shortcomings, but Kepler's performance begged for some resolution. After all, pre-All-Star break, his .20...15523Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:20:00 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/six-man-rotation-trade-options-lopez-varland-paddack/By now, it shouldn't surprise anyone to hear that the six-man rotation is creeping in as a new normal throughout MLB. The league began trending that way half a decade ago, and the pandemic accelerated the process. In 2021, successful teams like the Astros and Brewers unapologetically turned to s...15492Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:09:47 +0000https://twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/caretakers/josh-staumont-free-agent-bullpen-signing-pitch-mix-movement-stuff-thoracic-outlet-syndrome/Go back a few years, and Josh Staumont was one of the nastiest relievers in baseball. He never became a household name or racked up a bunch of saves, but in 2020 and 2021, he had a total of 91 1/3 innings pitched, with a 2.75 ERA and a 29-percent strikeout rate. Since then, however, the wheels h...15464Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:27:02 +0000