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not like they gave up much. defense gets worse though.
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His defense has been surprisingly good. Almost really good, dare I say. They need dudes who can hit though. I'd imagine he platoons with Cruz in RF mostly with the occasional start at 1B.You know they can get away with him at first. LoMo isn't anything special.
No chance though? I don't know about that. I've stated before I think they regress, but I wonder on what grounds he thinks that.I forgot what the specific reasoning was, but Keith Law said they have no chance to play anywhere near the level they are at right now
I don't know all what entails xFIP, but from the eye test, their pitching is getting better. Between Gibson and Mays, these guys keep getting better and better. They don't strike out a lot of batters, but I don't see why that really matters all that much. If these guys keep improving (judging by May's start today, he continues that trend) and a guy like Pelfrey stays consistent, then they may be just fine with Ervin getting back to the rotation.Fangraphs podcast with Dave Cameron said they had the lowest win probability moving forwardTwins also have the third highest xFIP in baseball 4.38 so regression in those arms looks likely.
It's basically the defense/ball park assisting the pitching. I don't think the Twins will fall off a cliff but they probably won't have the best record in the AL (we both know that's not shocking ) I really like the base the Twins are building and once those kids come up they can be a really fun team. Molitor really is doing a tremendous job.I forgot what the specific reasoning was, but Keith Law said they have no chance to play anywhere near the level they are at right now
No chance though? I don't know about that. I've stated before I think they regress, but I wonder on what grounds he thinks that.
Fangraphs podcast with Dave Cameron said they had the lowest win probability moving forward Twins also have the third highest xFIP in baseball 4.38 so regression in those arms looks likely.
I don't know all what entails xFIP, but from the eye test, their pitching is getting better. Between Gibson and Mays, these guys keep getting better and better. They don't strike out a lot of batters, but I don't see why that really matters all that much. If these guys keep improving (judging by May's start today, he continues that trend) and a guy like Pelfrey stays consistent, then they may be just fine with Ervin getting back to the rotation.
Their hitting is a question mark, but Pauly -- as we've talked about -- seems to understand how to optimize his lineup and knows how to coach in situations that put the batters, baserunners, etc., in a position to where they're most likely to score.
All encouraging signs, but also very tough to extrapolate to figure out if it's sustainable.
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After the Reds announcers talked about how long it's been since he's given up a HR
Yeah, I don't expect them to even win the division really, let alone best record in the AL. I think a wild card is possible though.It's basically the defense/ball park assisting the pitching. I don't think the Twins will fall off a cliff but they probably won't have the best record in the AL (we both know that's not shocking) I really like the base the Twins are building and once those kids come up they can be a really fun team. Molitor really is doing a tremendous job.