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Why We Should Care About Pitching Independent of Fielding
2 days ago by
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When the 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner conceded during a press conference that he follows a lesser known three-letter acronym statistic (FIP) than the reigning mainstream accepted one (ERA), pundits took to the keyboards to either extol his virtues of being a forward-thinker or criticize...
OtB's Around the Central (11.15.09)
5 days ago by
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News and notes from the Twins interdivision rivals: Chicago White SoxChicago struggled to find a serviceable leadoff hitter for much of the 2009 season. For the team’s first 34 games, the Sox employed a potpourri of hitters including Dwayne Wise, Jayson Nix, Brent Lillibridge and...
Seagulling the Michael Cuddyer Option
9 days ago by
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I’m not convinced that extending Michael Cuddyer was as heinous a decision as ESPN.com’s Rob Neyer made it out to be. Without a doubt, Neyer raises some good points. Neyer recognizes the face value problem of extending a 32-year-old, he examines the piece not the whole...
Analysis: JJ Hardy
13 days ago by
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You did not have to delve too deep into the TwinsCentric Offseason GM Handbook to realize where the Twins had a surplus. In fact, we wrote it out in play English: “Two quality players overlapping playing time should suggest an area of excess.” Thanks to Heater Magazine’s supplied...
Cross Him Off Then (Iwamura Edition).
17 days ago by
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The first of several second base options is now off the market.
The embers of Pittsburgh’s 2008-2009 fire sale were still smoldering when on Tuesday, a day before Game 6 of the World Series, Pirates GM Neal Huntington poured out the last of his Busch Light on the pile and...
2009 Pitching Appraisal: Carl Pavano
19 days ago by
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C. Pavano (33 Starts)
FIP | MLB Rank
4.00*
40th*
BABIP | +/- MLB Avg
.330
+10.0%
Runs Support | +/- MLB Avg
6.13
+27.1%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score 50 or Greater:
11-3
3-1
Game Score 49 or Lower:
3-9
2-1
Average...
2009 Pitching Appraisal: Kevin Slowey
23 days ago by
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K. SLOWEY (16 Starts)
xFIP | MLB Rank
4.46
DNQ
BABIP | +/- MLB Avg
.349
+16.3%
Runs Support | +/- MLB Avg
5.69
+18.1%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score Greater Than 50:
8-0
0-1
Game Score Less
Than 50:
2-3
0-2
Average Game...
2009 Pitcher Appraisal: Glen Perkins
25 days ago by
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G. PERKINS (17
Starts)
xFIP | MLB
Rank
5.07
DNQ
BABIP | +/-
MLB Avg
.321
+7.0%
Runs
Support | +/- MLB Avg
4.40
-4.7%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score
Greater Than 50:
5...
2009 Pitcher Appraisal: Francisco Liriano
October 20, 2009 by
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F. LIRIANO (24 Starts)
xFIP | MLB Rank
4.78
DNQ
BABIP | +/- MLB Avg
.323
+7.4%
Runs Support | +/- MLB Avg
3.82
-20.6%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score Greater Than 50:
3-3
4-2
Game Score Less
Than 50:
2-10
None
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2009 Pitcher Appraisal: Scott Baker
October 19, 2009 by
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S. BAKER (33 Starts)
xFIP | MLB Rank
4.46
49th
BABIP | +/- MLB Avg
.277
-7.4%
Runs Support | +/- MLB Avg
5.62
+17.9%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score Greater Than 50:
12-2
2-2
Game Score Less
Than 50:
3-6
3-3
Average Game Score Per...
2009 Pitcher Appraisal: Nick Blackburn
October 15, 2009 by
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N. BLACKBURN (33 Starts)
xFIP | MLB Rank
4.78
65th
BABIP | +/- MLB Avg
.303
+1.3%
Runs Support | +/- MLB Avg
5.09
+9.43%
GAME SCORES
Decisions
No-Decisions
Game Score 50 or Greater:
10-3...
Planning for Next Year
October 13, 2009 by
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In the midst of his capital improvement plan for the 2010
season, Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse submitted some very bold and very
blunt proposal for the offseason. The veteran
scribe prods the Twins organization to making several transactions this winter
– including...
The Bitter End.
October 12, 2009 by
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Viewers of the ALDS Game 3 watching from home were subjected
to a bombardment of ads for the new TNT show Men of a Certain Age. The comedy’s
premise involves men in their forties coping with the realities (ear hair?
Viagra? “going” problems?) of...
Down Two Games.
October 10, 2009 by
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I know. Carlos Gomez shouldn't have taken such an overzealous turn at second. Jason Kubel should not have turned into Delmong Young (1-for-10, 6 K's). Delmon Young should not have been Delmon Young (0-for-8, 4 K's). Joe Nathan should not have thrown a 3-0 hanging fastball...
The Inning.
October 07, 2009 by
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Ron
Gardenhire had run through relievers like a cold victim runs through Kleenex. A comparison fitting in the context of the dreary
exterior weather. Inside the bubble,
Twins fans were hoarse, jittery and alternating between waves of ecstasy and
anxiety...
OtB Twins Notes: 10.05.09
October 05, 2009 by
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“Maybe we’ll have a whiteout on Tuesday. Maybe it’ll look like winter in here. This place is a different animal when it comes playoff time.” - Michael Cuddyer. Without a doubt, this needs implemented. I don't know how these things start but word needs...
OtB Quick Links (09.30.09)
September 30, 2009 by
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We (John Bonnes, Nick Nelson, Seth Stohs and myself) are putting the finishing touches on the second TwinsCentric offering that should be available shortly after the season ends. This will be a beast of a book, encompassing all the decisions and pratfalls of being in the Twins...
Starting with strikes big for Twins
September 25, 2009 by
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This was not how the Twins rotation was supposed to look come September.
Back in April, the prevailing assumption among Twins fans was that a combination of Scott Baker, Francisco Liriano and Kevin Slowey would be headlining any sort of playoff push, acting as the key ingredients...
The Igniter.
September 23, 2009 by
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When Michael Cuddyer shot John Danks’ first offering of the sixth inning over the right-center field wall in Chicago -- lifting Minnesota to a 6-to-2 lead -- the home run was the 12th of such leadoff bombs for the Twins right fielder. Just two innings earlier, the righty had...
The 'Neau Morneau Effect
September 17, 2009 by
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It is hard to consider that the Twins would have a gnat’s ass chance of slipping past the Detroit Tigers without their All Star first baseman in the lineup. The truth, however, is we have not had him in the lineup since mid-July. Up until July 22nd, Justin Morneau...
OtB Twins Notes: 09.14.09
September 13, 2009 by
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Kelsie Smith notes that Ron Gardenhire has satisfied with the shape his bullpen is in. Since the demotion of Philip Humber on August 28th, opponents are hitting just .200/.263/.357 for the relievers. Jesse Crain has been particularly tough, as opponents are just 2-for...
OtB Twins Notes: 09.14.09
September 13, 2009 by
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Kelsie Smith notes that Ron Gardenhire has satisfied with the shape his bullpen is in. Since the demotion of Philip Humber on August 28th, opponents are hitting just .200/.263/.357 for the relievers. Jesse Crain has been particularly tough, as opponents are just 2-for...
Fan's Scouting Report
September 11, 2009 by
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I have become enamored by the The Scouting Report. Created by Tom Tango and his associates at The Book (insidethebook.com), this community project gathers the fan's collection of players skills. This is ingenious innovation, gathering a season's worth of eye-witness...
OtB Twins Notes: 09.08.09
September 08, 2009 by
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Joe Christensen tells us that the Twins front office will not provide any insight to whether or not they will retain any of the impending free agents on the roster, including Orlando Cabrera. Christensen says that some baseball insiders are suggesting that "the team...
Nathan's Slider
September 04, 2009 by
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From Pat Borzi at MinnPost:
Manager Ron Gardenhire, faced with a barrage of questions about Nathan's sudden struggles, said Nathan "dropped his arm" throwing a nothing slider to Konerko for the tying homer. That means Nathan released the pitch lower than the normal apex...
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