Joe Ryan will always be compared to Jose Berrios because that is who he was traded for. When you compare their stats this year, I'll take Ryan and the money we saved.
If you are a batter at the professional level, IMO you should be able to bunt or hit the ball the other way and beat a shift. Few hitters have been willing to do this. Shifts have been around since Ted Williams played and have only increased because hitters have been unwilling to change to beat them.
Not sure what Johnson was making as Twins pitching coach, but according to LSU website TigerBait, he could make $750,000 as their pitching coach. https://tigerbait.com/s/4215/wes-johnson-to-join-jay-johnsons-lsu-baseball-staff
What a terrific read, and great thinking outside the box content. Every pair of eyes at Target Field offers its own perspective. Reminds me of when Leroy Neiman painted Harmon Killebrew on the David Letterman show dedicted to Harmon.
Stats aside, through the eye test I see growth in Larnach with more of his swings going to left-center and centerfield, I would like to see Max Kepler do that with more frequency too (he had a hit there on Saturday I believe.)