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  1. Secondary User

    Gibson 9/17

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/ClHrTds.jpg
     
    Rough start to the game, followed by a few solid innings and a huge gift from Torii Hunter by not running home on a ground ball with the infield back, leading to a double play to get Gibson out of a jam.
     
    Wasn't sharp tonight though, as he only threw 61% of his pitches for strikes. He was particularly bad with his slider command. You could tell that early on, Detroit just wasn't offering at it. He threw the slider 11 times in his 26 pitch first inning. 7 times, it was a ball, twice it was fouled off, once it was swung through and once it was put into play for an out. He did have some better success with it after the first inningh, though.
     
    The lack of control manifested itself in the form of 7 hits and 3BB over 6 innings. Detroit is a potent offense, particularly 2-5, but since August 8th, Gibson has put up a 4.5 BB/9 rate. While he is a ground ball pitcher and will erase some runners with double plays, his low strikeout numbers don't leave him much wiggle room. He is still only a couple years removed from Tommy John surgery, and this is the most innings he's pitched in a season, so perhaps it's just some fatigue as we head down the stretch, but it's something to monitor going forward
  2. Secondary User

    Hughes 9/13

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/Bj0y0pZ.jpg
     
    Another quality start, but who knows who things may have changed had Mauer not booted the ball early in the game which lead to the two run home run. Hughes' control was working as usual, though he did walk his first batter in 140 innings in the second. Many were surprised that it occurred against a team like the White Sox who walk so rarely (24th of 30 with a 6.9% BB%), but I figure it's a matter of Phil knowing the White Sox are aggressive, so he has to work the edges a bit more.
     
    That aside, with 11 strike outs, and a stellar 17% Swinging strike rate, he really did deal today despite the 5 runs given up. It's not often a starter will give up 5 runs (2 were inherited runners with nobody out in the 8th) in a 5-1 loss and it gets called a tough luck loss, but this really does seem fitting here.
     
    A quick note as well. I didn't do Logan Darnell's last start, because I just don't view him as a long term starter. I, again, am not doing his start this go around either. If there's enough demand for a breakdown of his outings, I can always go back and do one, but for the time being, it's just not worth the time.
  3. Secondary User

    Nolasco 9/11

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/jZp6Vma.jpg
     
    This is the type of appearance Twins fans hoped they were getting when he joined the club this year. An innings eater who can go deep into a game and keep you competitive. With 117 pitches, he reached a career high and the most he's thrown in a game since 2012.
     
    At 61.5% strike rate, it'd be incorrect to say he pounded the strike zone, but that really isn't his profile. However, he didn't walk any body, and the only big mistake he made was a splitter to Carlos Santana that got deposited into the seats. A sub 1 WHIP, 5 strike outs; if he can put together a couple more of these outings to round out a rough 2014, perhaps there will be something to look forward to in 2015.
  4. Secondary User

    Gibson 9/11

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/7Cz3DBi.jpg
     
    Part one of the twin billing didn't go as hoped. Gibson looked lack luster, and Cleveland took advantage to the tune of 7H, 7ER, 2BB 0Ks and 2HR in only 3IP. He only threw 57% of his pitches for strikes and only one swing and miss. His changeup was particularly futile. It fooled no one, getting not a single swinging strike, and was put into play 10 times, on only 14 pitches! In fact, the only time it ended up a strike was if someone offered at it (10 BiP and 1 Foul).
     
    After the game, there was talk about Gibson possibly being shut down for the season, with indications that he might be struggling with a tired arm. Over the five outings I've blogged about, his average fastball velocity for both his 4 and 2 seam has remained steady at around 91.5. Looking at brooksbaseball.com, since the start of the year, Gibson has shown about a 1MPH drop over the last month, but that doesn't seem too significant. He threw 152.1 innings last year, and he's at 159 this year, so it doesn't seem like he should be tired.
  5. Secondary User

    May 9/9

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/IioT54T.jpg
     
    Is it just me, or does Trevor May rely to heavily on his fastball? Maybe it is because he does use the fastball so heavily, but he always seems to get great swinging strike rates on his off speed offerings, and that trend continued tonight.
     
    Four walks in 5 innings is still a lot, but he did a good job of working out of trouble tonight, something that he had struggled with earlier.
     
    Another thing of note is that his average fastball velocity has gone up over a half mile per hour since his first couple starts and peaked at 92 even tonight. Not only that, but he hit 94 twice as many times tonight (8) as he has in all of his previous starts combined (4). This to me is just another indicator that nerves were really messing with him early on.
  6. Secondary User

    Nolasco 9/5

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/fWS5pCP.jpg
     
    Sorry it's a day late, but it's going to be a dollar short. Long weekend, results in this being put up at 3:30am.
     
    Control was a little spotty, good swing and miss numbers. 8 hits, 2 ER against a decent LAA offense. Some bad defense really hurt him, particularly the Arcia error which not only led to a run, but also led to an extra 14 pitches being thrown that inning. Worked out of trouble a lot, but then again, was in trouble.
     
    After seeing an initial spike in his velocity after coming back from the DL, he's down about .8 MPH on average for his fastball. Don't know if that's something to take note of, or a non-issue.
  7. Secondary User

    Hughes 9/1

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/X2mm606.jpg
     
    8 innings with three unearned runs on one swing of the bat in the 7th were the only blemish for Phil in today's game. He hung a cutter to Nick Hundley two batters after Plouffe air-mailed a double play grounder into right field. Hughes only tallied 5 strike outs over his 8 innings, but once again, didn't walk a batter and only gave up 5 hits.
     
    S for the peripherals, good control numbers, as he surpassed the 70% strike numbers. Foul balls were also down from previous outings with only 14. He had better than usual swinging strike numbers as well, getting up to 11.6%, though Baltimore's 10.7% average undoubtedly helped.
     
    One note, the four unknown pitches come from the first AB of the 8th inning. Not sure what happened
  8. Secondary User

    Nolasco 8/31

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/7VklLWt.jpg
     
    I'm torn on how I feel about this outing. On the one hand, Nolasco didn't seem to have great command throughout the day. He gave up 12 hits, 2 BBs, only 2Ks and two home runs. He seemed to be working in trouble most the day, but outside of the third inning, he was able to get out of it. Baltimore is a very potent offense that will make you pay dearly for mistakes, and the 3 big home runs that accounted for 8 of Baltimore's 12 runs are evidence of that.
     
    I question the decision to walk Davis to get to Hardy. He's a sub .200 hitter against both righties and lefties, Ks a lot. Hardy isn't the fastest guy, but he is on the fly ball side of the spectrum when it comes to GB/FB ratios compared to league averages. I know that the radio guys were saying Maddon did the same thing a couple weeks ago, and says he would stick by it, but he got burned by it as well. Just seems like I'd take my chances going after Davis.
     
    Anyway, 12 Hits, with the 2 basically every pitch but the splitter being hit well. 9.7% swinging strike rate is below Baltimore's season avearge. Had hoped for a good effort to piggy back off of his last outing, but maybe it was asking too much against a dangerous Baltimore squad.
  9. Secondary User

    Gibson 8/30

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/qwgDMJC.jpg
     
    Sorry about the delay. Newborn child doing wonders for a consistent sleep schedule and free time :\.
    Command was sub par (59.3%), particularly with his 4 seam. Got good swing and strike rates, especially on his slider, and even his 2 seam, but wasn't efficient. Can't complain too much about 4 hits over 5 innings, Though three walks does put his WHIP at 1.4. Not terrible, but you'd like better. One earned run against a potent Baltimore line up does make it easier to stomach. On the other hand, 6Ks through 5 innings gives him 35 strike outs in his last 7 outings for a 7.56 K/9 rate.
     
    A couple things of note. In the post game interviews Gibson did talk about some improvement in his curveball, and also the decision to use his changeup more against righties. Link down below.
     
    http://blogs.twincities.com/twins/2014/08/30/
  10. Secondary User

    Hughes 8/27

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/GR7ItWI.jpg
     
    Same story, different night. A pitcher's duel that saw the Twins scratch a lone run across in the top of the 7th only to see the Royals score in their last at bat (last night the 9th, tonight the 8th) to snatch a victory away.
     
    Hughes pitched a marvelous game. He commanded of all his pitches, throwing only 20 balls all night and not walking a batter. He was efficient, entering the 8th having only thrown 70 pitches, before a couple of soft base hits, a stolen base and a couple more infield hits later and Hughes was out of the game and would end up being charged with 4 runs. Only two of the 5 hits Hughes gave up in the 8th inning left the infield, one of which being Ibanez's bloop line drive. His swinging strikes were low, but again, KC doesn't swing and miss often. His 4 seam was very effective in getting outs, as only hit was recorded on it out of 15 balls put in play. None of his other pitches fared as well in that regard.
  11. Secondary User

    May 8/23

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/s5JhYDc.jpg
     
    This was a mixed bag start for May. For the first time since coming up, he didn't walk a man, but he also gave up 11 hits in 5.1 innings. He leaned much more heavily on his curveball than he did in previous outings (9 in his previous outing, 24 this time through), and it had very good results. He got a good swing strike rate on the curve, as well as 8 balls put into play and only 2 hits. On the other hand, the Tigers racked up 9 hits on 13 balls put into play on his fastball.
     
    I was very disappointed that going into the 6th inning, the Twins didn't have someone warming up in the bullpen. Typically, with a starting pitcher at 84 pitches going into the 6th, I wouldn't mind, but May has been a guy who has been struggling, had put together a good performance to this point, and was facing one of the best offenses in the league. I would have liked to see May as soon as the first guy got on base with one out. At that point, he's in line for the win, and despite giving up some hits (all of them singles up to that point), he has a positive to build off of. Instead, he was kept in two batters two long, gave up a double, and a soft single to center to lose the lead and turning a positive into a negative.
  12. Secondary User

    Pino 8/23

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/7zIEyR5.jpg
     
    Sorry for being late with this. Was out of town on some family matters. I know these are available at other sites now, but posting for posterity's sake.
     
    Pino left the game and after being optioned down after the game was placed on the minor league DL. Since he's on the minor league DL, he won't accrue service time, or earn the league minimum like he would if he were on the major league DL. This is going to be a very interesting situation, because as the 26th man, the Twins had no choice in sending him down, and the 26th man rule has no language in it pertaining what happens if someone is injured while being the 26th man. Expect a grievance to be filed.
     
    As for his pitching performance, typical Pino. Not overly effective, not a lot of swing and miss, but good control and enough to get the win in a game where the Twins scored 12.
  13. Secondary User

    Milone 8/22

    By Secondary User,

    http://i.imgur.com/jGI3TS3.jpg
     
    Sorry for the delay and poor quality of the image. I'm out of town and away from my computer so I tabulated it old school tonight. Not going to be a lot of insight from me, hoping to hear some more from you guys.
     
    Quick thoughts. First time covering Milone, and noticing he primarily stuck with the 4 seam and change tonight. Detroit was very aggressive. 22 balls in play, 16 foul balls and 7 swinging strikes makes 45 balls that were offered at. Throw in 37 balls, and that's 82 pitches, leaving only 17 called strikes, 14 of which came on the 4 seam, 1 on the change and 2 on the curve ball.
     
    That's all for tonight. May upload a cleaner version on Sunday when I'm back in town
  14. Secondary User

    Gibson 8/19

    By Secondary User,

    Kyle Gibson's pitch breakdown from Tuesday's 7-5 loss against the Cleveland Indians. Gibson pitched 5.1 innings, allowing 5R/ER on 8 hits, 1 BB and 4 SOs.
     
    http://i.imgur.com/7qDVdRG.jpg
     
    In his post game interview, Gibson said his fastball command was in and out, and his slider was his worst pitch, and the numbers pretty much reflect this. His slider was effective at getting swings and misses, but 3 of the 8 hits he allowed were on the slider, while the other 5 were on fastballs. His changeup also had good swing->miss action and when it was put in play, was good for an out.
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