tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post819095377573743450..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Gumming up the rotation outlookEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-77877804287817276112012-06-29T08:11:42.824-05:002012-06-29T08:11:42.824-05:0012-12 through the soft spot in their schedule (Jun...12-12 through the soft spot in their schedule (June). The Twins place in the standings speaks more about the AL central then anything else.<br /><br />A 162-game season's beauty is that all your warts get exposed; the Twins is their rotation and pretty much their entire staff as a whole.<br /><br />Cubs, Twins, Padres are in the race for the 1st pick in the 2013 Draft.bob gorinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-43518983591497608642012-06-28T19:01:25.924-05:002012-06-28T19:01:25.924-05:00Its pretty safe to say if the Twins play like they...Its pretty safe to say if the Twins play like they did the first couple months they aren't contenders. But if they play like they have the past month, then the numbers say they are. <br /><br />Their season ERA is based on a different set of starters and includes the struggles of Liriano and Hendricks. If those two really have turned things around and Duensing can pitch the way he has in the past, that ERA doesn't have much meaning for the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-88642759561974891442012-06-28T08:03:47.423-05:002012-06-28T08:03:47.423-05:00the Twins are not contenders.
their ERA is 2nd t...the Twins are not contenders.<br /><br />their ERA is 2nd to last in all of MLB.<br /><br /><br />If the can win 70 games this season it would be a miracle.bob gorinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-16764356831423398562012-06-27T09:19:52.190-05:002012-06-27T09:19:52.190-05:00Making decisions based on the idea the Twins are o...Making decisions based on the idea the Twins are out of it would be foolish. Before last nights game Chicago was on a pace to win the division with 84 wins. The Twins had been playing .600 ball for the past month, good enough to end the season with 84 wins.<br /><br />There may be a point where the Twins should play for next year, but they haven't reached it yet. Its also doubtful that letting a young pitcher get lit up at the major league level makes sense at any point. If he isn't getting hitters out, he isn't learning anything. Not when he is giving up a run per inning, which is what Hendriks had been doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com