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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    I agree with this post directionally, but it’s missing some detail. it appears the Twins are ahead of the trend to manage times through the order, and are doing so to @Squirrel’s point in an effort to manage a high injury risk starting rotation’s impact on the game, as well as I think it’s an effort to mitigate inherited runners on the bullpen. they’ve taken the trend and ran with it. It’s not inherently a bad strategy if the FO had invested in the bullpen or piggy-backed or openered or whatever to compensate for the high injury risk starting rotation. Agreed, the Twins are blazing some trails, but it’s not unfounded or entirely without precedent, the strategy appears to have merit, but execution on talent acquisition has missed the mark badly.
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    Awesome! Rooting for you Louie!
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    I’ll do Guardians 9/11
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    Lightning Rod Reg is getting surpassed
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    Lopez and Duran haven’t pitched in a week. Sometimes you gotta give guys some work regardless of the scenario
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    Ober is a pretty good home grown 4th/5th starter. Injuries happen, but he’s one, isn’t he? if the response is injury, then has any team ever developed a starter who’s never been injured? Winder is close and seems likely to be better than back end of rotation- TBD
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    I am as big of a Ryan Jeffers fan as almost anyone on TD, except for maybe his mom, and I think the Twins need to find a better complement (larger share) to him in the Catcher time share.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    Awesome perspective Sherry and Ryan. Super relatable for a lot of us who never got as close to the goal as Ryan did. It takes a lot of grit and determination to play and excel at college ball, and a lot more to accept current circumstances and still achieve great milestones in spite of the challenges. Great series Sherry, I look forward to learning more!
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    Twins and Rangers play again tomorrow. Twins can still split the series. this one was discouraging. Pagan…
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Great work Sherry! I’m always amazed by how deep you dig to find meaningful stories! The fans are what makes this game great, and TD has done great fans making our community awesome
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    The reason the starters are limited to 4-5 innings, is as much to do with limiting their workload for the year, as it is limiting their exposure to the opposing lineup. Going to a 4 man rotation increases workload on pitchers who haven’t pitched 150 innings before, or haven’t in several years. The market inefficiency on injured starters tends to reduce available capacity for innings pitched
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    Great article Theo!
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, along with stringer bell, context matters. I would add to that context, not making an out leads to crooked innings. Even if a hitter doesn’t get the RBI, just getting on base without making an out is huge. Player K could have 10 rbi in 78 at-bats but got on base without an out in 30 of the at-bats, time to move him up in the order.
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    I disagree with this entirely. 1) Jeffers - while not a great hitter, Sanchez hasn’t been since going into the lead role. Sanchez is fine as a platoon guy, but he’s not as good of a hitter to overcome his receiving skills. Outs are outs, and I’ll take put-outs… but value to the team, receiving is way more valuable than throwing as a catching skill. There is on average one successful stolen base per game, league wide, over the course of the season. There are 100 plus pitches thrown per game per team. Getting a higher number of strikes called, fewer passed balls, the frequency is 30:2. Yeah, ideally you’d have a catcher who can do both, but receiving is way more valuable. 2) Larnach rips the cover off the ball @wabene called it out. Additionally, Larnach may not have a ton of range, he makes the sound play. He catches what he gets to, without doing many the risky plays that let the roller bounce around in the corner. As to the OP, I would add a 4th, Jorge Alcala. The pen is MUCH improved, but another shut down reliever would go a long ways towards keeping close games close. The starters are not going to magically become 1990s era workhorses, the bullpen has to be a modern deep flame throwing shut down pen.
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, they should be looking to add. Im not quite as down on the rotation, likely average, middling, and Maeda coming back from injury has a huge array of possibilities, one of which was Cy Young award candidate in the shortened 20 season to what we saw last year shortened by injuries. Gray is a solid to 20 starting pitcher, Mahle is a solid top 30, and Ryan and Ober are above average 4th/5th starters. they likely lack a top end number 1 starter, have solid to good middle rotation and better than average back. It’s a rotation we’ve become accustomed to, designed to win in the regular season. Average… the wide range of possibilities and risk for injury with Maeda, Ober, Gray and the farm…. I’d love to see an additional front of the rotation starter, but I’ve said that for years….
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    Stu, you turn your article in early this week. Absolutely hilarious!
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, though I found myself defending his numbers and reading more into them than there really was. I was conflicted about Sano as a Twin because he had shown the tantalizing promise and been accused of harassment that I can’t forgive him for. at least now I don’t have to feel conflicted anymore.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    I was encouraged by Duffey’s Late June to late July… then the wheels fell off again. good luck Tyler. I’m sure he’ll get picked up off waivers.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    Coming into the season the FO had not prioritized the bullpen even knowing the starting pitching staff was going to be closely managed innings, they still traded Rogers for Paddack (another closely managed short start pitcher). Making the bullpen thinner yet. yes the bullpen looks nice for a couple years, but that doesn’t mean they don’t need to improve further.
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    AK isn’t a machine that can be taken down for PMs and just “fixed”. He’s a human being. Medical science has advanced in ways that I don’t understand, but humanity’s understanding of the human body isn’t exhaustive. 40% of doctors and surgeons get sued for medical malpractice at some point in their careers. when my team develops capital projects for New Product Introduction, the machines are typically not built “bullet proof” as much as we build them with redundancy. Fixing a machine when it goes down takes critical time, so asset functionality are qualified in duplicity. Even machines that can be “fixed” need to have a plan B.
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    He’s only under contract through ‘23. that is a bold prediction!
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    Good job!
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Cal Ripken is in the MLB hall of fame and holds the record for most consecutive games played. totally fair comp
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    Keep up the great work TD on TD! Its been a joy watching Miranda blossom into a big leaguer right in front of our eyes. Love the visuals that prove the feel
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    Great work TwinsData! graphical evidence Max Kepler is “Meh” and Miranda is a monster! Imagine if more of the hitters could coordinate the upswings… the runs to be scored….
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