It’s only going to get worse too, sadly. The push for maximum velocity is being taught all throughout youth baseball. Kids are gonna have 2 Tommy John surgeries before they’re ever considered a draft prospect.
I like the idea of easing him in with an opener and Festa coming to clean up afterwards. We haven’t really used that strategy since Kohl Stewart and other young players I’m forgetting back in 2018.
I had this series circled on my calendar for several weeks. The Twins proved they can hang with the best team in the league without Lewis, Correa, and Miranda. I am way more confident in the team’s outlook the rest of the season now.
Is there any cause for concern that Flaherty was a rental acquisition for Baltimore last year and struggled immensely?
9 games 7 starts, 6.75 ERA 4.89 FIP in 34 innings.
He played badly enough to not be in their playoff rotation.
Left handed and breathing. He fits our need for another starter. Probably not a wild card series starter but nonetheless, a starting left handed pitcher for basically free.
I wish we had our full arsenal of players available for this series. Regardless, this is a good test to see if the Twins can hang with the best teams in the league.