Eric in Madison
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5 that are 26 or younger
by Eric in Madison
on Aug 19, 2008 12:02 PM PDT
I was looking at the basic pitching stats the other day and realized that the Twins have a chance to have 4 starters finish the season with:
a) 150+ innings
b) ERA+ above league average
c) and are all 26 or younger
and I was wondering how often that had happened. Then I realized that there is another American League team likely to do that this year: the Rays. Anyway, that got me to thinking more about the Twins rotation, and in particular the non-Liriano members of it--what can we make of the seasons they've had?
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Twins Free Agent Signings--A Review
by Eric in Madison
on Aug 1, 2008 1:30 PM PDT
You know, the Twins organization is marked by it's continuity. The names remain the same; promotions come from within. Bill Smith replaces Ryan, Radcliff and Rantz are long-timers, etc.
The Twins as an organization do some things very well. Their drafting and development is good--see Mauer and Morneau; see 4/5ths of the starting rotation--all drafted by the Twins. That's very, very solid. Obviously, they make mistakes like every team, but their ability to generate talent is impressive.
They scout other organizations--particularly their minor leagues, very well. See Johan Santana, Kyle Lohse, Lew Ford, Jason Bartlett, Alexi Casilla, Boof Bonser, Francisco Liriano, Matt Guerrier, etc.
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Something that would never happen
by Eric in Madison
on Jul 28, 2008 7:48 AM PDT
But I'd consider it--and I wonder if anyone else would. Would you trade for Manny Ramirez? I think I might, actually--what say you?
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Ruminations on a Poor Offense
by Eric in Madison
on Apr 25, 2008 1:28 PM PDT
As we know, the Twins have had problems scoring runs in the early going. Their 3.6 runs per game is only better than the Royals in the AL, masking what has been a good start by the rotation. We also know that it's early. Is that all it is? Small sample? Will things get better? What's been going on?
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Bullpen Usage
by Eric in Madison
on Apr 16, 2008 5:45 AM PDT
After the two ugly losses in Detroit, I thought a discussion about bullpen usage would be timely. I'm not here to bash Gardenhire--that isn't interesting to me. My point is this: in two straight games, the Twins had late leads. In two straight games Detroit scored the winning runs against the Twins bullpen. In two straight games, the Twins best reliever didn't pitch.
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Fascinating situation developing for Red Sox
by Eric in Madison
on Mar 19, 2008 9:22 AM PDT
The Red Sox are not taking the field today in Ft. Myers against the Jays as we speak.
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PECOTA foreses 74-88
by Eric in Madison
on Feb 16, 2008 9:15 AM PST
I won't show everything, since it's subscription, but follow over the jump for some of the highlights.
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Mike Lamb Signed
by Eric in Madison
on Dec 14, 2007 2:57 PM PST
Joe C. Reporting
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Sunday's Santana Thread
by Eric in Madison
on Dec 2, 2007 11:46 AM PST
Since Jesse hasn't posted one...
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Anyone else interested in Carlos Quentin?
by Eric in Madison
on Aug 7, 2007 12:25 PM PDT
The D'Backs apparently just signed Eric Byrnes to a 3 year, $30 million extension (and Torii Hunter's agent just popped open a bottle of champagne). Word is they are shopping Quentin. I want him. Anyone else?
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