Sad it had to end this way, but is best for the team. I am incredibly uncomfortable with Pagan in any situation and to a much lesser extent Jax. Any chance Sands sticks when we can bring Moran back?
No trades, there are to many gaps in the pen. 1 or 2 pen arms won’t change a first round sweep if we make it that far. I love Twins baseball, but this is where we are at.
For Bundy starts yes, maybe Archer if he turns back into a pumpkin. Three innings max for Bundy no matter what the score is or how he is pitching. He goes south fast.
Each start for Archer since his second has been worse. He would be better as a bridge during short starts. Better than Thielbar or Duffy? 2 inning guy maybe?
If you look at Pagans year with the Rays in 2019 he pitched 70 innings, had 96 strike outs and had 20 saves. 2.31 era. He thrived in the closer role. Home run numbers a bit high, but I think the FO views this kid as a late inning guy.
Hey guys, was not sure where to post this question. I am looking for a Hard Hit% statistic if that exists. Does anyone know where I can see this stat? Thanks in advance.
Dozier needs at least on hitter in front of him....right? 1. Hicks/Rosario 2. Dozier 3. Hunter 4. Plouffe 5. Vargas 6. Mauer 7. Suzuki 8. Santana 9. Hicks/Rosario Mauer could bat as low as 7th, but this will probably never happen. Hesitant with the Hicks/Rosario portion of this. Hicks has started to walk a bit and seems to be getting on more consistently OBP is 348 over his last 7 games.
Milone looks to get about three starts. Will this be enough for him to keep a spot in the rotation? I hope so. An ERA near 4.0 should do the trick. I think he will be better than that though.
They know what they have in Hu. They probably want to see how Lee fairs against better hitters. Hu is apparently comfortable against AAA pitching granted it was 1 game.