Brock Beauchamp

I'm pretty immersed in multiple team fanbases, and I'd put the Twins somewhere in the middle. They're not a bad fanbase overall, but they're not the Cardinals, Brewers, Padres, etc. They're also not the Diamondbacks, or any of the Florida teams. The Twins could easily be the Brewers or Padres, but they'd need new ownership to do that. Honestly, that's the difference right there: competent, consistent ownership that either spends (Padres), hires the correct people every time (Brewers), or does both (Cardinals).

The Lynx are averaging 11,000 fans per game, but okay.

SAT SUN MON TUE WED TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 9 0 0 11 20 Travis Adams 15 0 21 0 0 36 Tommy Nance 0 11 0 18 0 29 Taylor Rogers 0 0 30 18 0 48 Kody Funderburk 21 15 0 22 0 58 Jeff Hoffman 15 0 0 0 24 39 Andrew Morris 0 14 0 0 18 32 A.J. Minter 0 16 0 0 9 25

The Phillies visit the Twins at the Field of Dreams as Nola takes on Bradley.

FRI SAT SUN MON TUE TOT Yoendrys Gómez 12 0 9 0 0 21 Travis Adams 0 15 0 21 0 36 Tommy Nance 24 0 11 0 18 53 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 30 18 48 Kody Funderburk 0 21 15 0 22 58 Jeff Hoffman 25 15 0 0 0 40 Andrew Morris 13 0 14 0 0 27 A.J. Minter 3 0 16 0 0 19

The Orioles visit the Twins as Baz takes on Matthews at Target Field.

THU FRI SAT SUN MON TOT Yoendrys Gómez 18 12 0 9 0 39 Travis Adams 0 0 15 0 21 36 Tommy Nance 0 24 0 11 0 35 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 0 30 30 Kody Funderburk 20 0 21 15 0 56 Jeff Hoffman 0 25 15 0 0 40 Andrew Morris 13 13 0 14 0 40 A.J. Minter 0 3 0 16 0 19

The Orioles visit the Twins as Young takes on Ober at Target Field.

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WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 18 12 0 9 39 Travis Adams 0 0 0 15 0 15 Tommy Nance 7 0 24 0 11 42 Taylor Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kody Funderburk 0 20 0 21 15 56 Jeff Hoffman 11 0 25 15 0 51 Andrew Morris 0 13 13 0 14 40 A.J. Minter 12 0 3 0 16 31

The Orioles visit the Twins as Rogers takes on Kremer at Target Field.

It's more than that, though. He's not just prone to typical fluctuations; he is literally a bad pitcher for prolonged periods of time. Overall, he's a good - not great - reliever because of it. I asked Sam to write the counterpoint to this because tons of Twins writers are fawning over Hoffman. We run a Blue Jays site, and I've watched Hoffman pretty closely for the past two years. While ERA isn't the end-all, be-all for relievers (in fact, I tell people not to use it at all 95% of the time), it is extremely important to note whether a reliever's ERA is bad because of three true outcomes, and Hoffman's is. He generally starts and ends his own innings. He's giving up home runs and walks. He has earned every bit of his ERA, and that means we should not ignore some significant red flags with him.

Woof, not a great pitching matchup today.

TUE WED THU FRI SAT TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 0 18 12 0 30 Travis Adams 20 0 0 0 15 35 Tommy Nance 0 7 0 24 0 31 Taylor Rogers 14 0 0 0 0 14 Kody Funderburk 14 0 20 0 21 55 Jeff Hoffman 0 11 0 25 15 51 Andrew Morris 0 0 13 13 0 26 A.J. Minter 0 12 0 3 0 15

The Twins visit the Brewers as Prielipp takes on Misiorowski at American Family Field.

Oh no, please share. Now I'm interested if it's doing that for a reason, or if it's just coincidence. I *think* it's probably coincidence, but I'm not sure.

Huh. Maybe? It's updated programmatically now.

SUN MON TUE WED THU TOT Yoendrys Gómez 19 0 0 0 18 37 Travis Adams 0 0 20 0 0 20 Tommy Nance 0 0 0 7 0 7 Taylor Rogers 0 0 14 0 0 14 Kody Funderburk 0 0 14 0 20 34 Jeff Hoffman 0 0 0 11 0 11 Andrew Morris 0 0 0 0 13 13 A.J. Minter 19 0 0 12 0 31

The Twins visit the Brewers as Matthews takes on Drohan at American Family Field.

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SAT SUN MON TUE WED TOT Yoendrys Gómez 0 19 0 0 0 19 Travis Adams 11 0 0 20 0 31 Tommy Nance 16 0 0 0 7 23 Taylor Rogers 14 0 0 14 0 28 Kody Funderburk 3 0 0 14 0 17 Jeff Hoffman 0 0 0 0 11 11 Andrew Morris 12 0 0 0 0 12 A.J. Minter 1 19 0 0 12 32

The Twins visit the Royals as Ober takes on Wacha at Kauffman Stadium.