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From the Plaza

A blog by MaxOelerking in Twins Daily

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Discussing all things Twins baseball from the plaza level.

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Did We Break Max Kepler?

Twins fans over the past few season have been extremely critical of Max Kepler and his terrible offensive production vs LHP. The criticism was rightly deserved, because his numbers were atrocious. Twins territory has been pleasantly surprised by his improvement vs LHP, but now his numbers vs RHP are dropping. Here are Kepler's splits from 2015-2017.   vs RHP: .258/.332/.471 vs LHP: .188/.259/.288   So against RHP, Kepler was solid at the plate. He reached base and hit for power. Against LHP, his

Ranking the Greatest Twins Since 2000

For this ranking, I will be making a list of the top 5 hitters and top 5 pitchers since 2000. The criteria for the ranking will consist of both stats and awards. Please comment below and let me know what you think.   Pitchers   5.) Francisco Liriano IP: 783.1 ERA: 4.33 WHIP: 1.34 K/9: 9.05 Awards: 1 All-Star Game   4.) Scott Baker IP: 958.0 ERA: 4.15 WHIP: 1.26 K/9: 7.23 Awards: N/A   3.) Brad Radke IP: 1366.0 ERA: 4.16 WHIP: 1.25 K/9: 5.29 Awards: 1 All-Star Game   2.) Joe Nathan IP: 463.1 ERA

Market for Sano

Here are just some ideas for a possible trade involving the Twins third baseman.   Baltimore Orioles   Trade Assets: Manny Machado SS Darren O'Day RHP Tanner Scott LHP Chance Sisco C Hunter Harvey RHP San Diego Padres   Trade Assets: Tyson Ross RHP Mackenzie Gore LHP Michael Baez RHP Adrian Morejon LHP Robbie Erlin LHP Philadelphia Phillies   Trade Assets: Sixto Sanchez RHP Adam Haseley OF Seranthony Dominguez RHP Nick Pivetta RHP Nick Williams OF

Twins Trade Their Way to the World Series

In the event that the Twins are in position to be buyers at the trade deadline, here are some possible trade prospects the Twins could realistically go after to make a run at the postseason.   1.) Tyson Ross SP Padres Ross has been the bright spot in an otherwise "business as usual" San Diego Padres rotation. Assuming SD will be looking for young talent come the trade deadline, Ross could be on the market at 31-years of age. The Twins can also afford to take on Ross' contract that is $1.75M and

Love/Hate with Statcast

With all the technological advancements made in baseball, its easy to get lost in the mess. There's new stats that make zero sense to some people, but the issue is just understanding what they tell us. Batting average and ERA are easy to grasp. What percentage of this batter's at-bats have resulted in hits? How many earned-runs does this pitcher give up on average in 9 innings? These are how we read stats, because they answer our questions. So what question does launch angle and exit velocity an

Pitching to the Yankees

Today I wanted to break down how the Twins pitchers can beat the Yankees top hitters. I will talk about where to get swings and misses, outs, and where to simply avoid placing the ball (danger zones).   Brett Gardner Gardner is a pest at the plate. Very tough to strikeout and always battles. Swings and misses don't happen often, (lowest on Yankees at 4.62%) but he is patient (10.46% called first strike) and he struggles with pitches on the outer half or down and out of the zone. Getting him into

2018 Twins Roster...With Zero Twins Players

Something that I though would be fun, making a 2018 Twins roster with only similar players. For example, Mike Trout who is a career .305/.409/.566 and plays CF would be similar to Mickey Mantle .298/.421/.557.   Enjoy!   CATCHERS Wellington Castillo .259/.319/.430 { Jason Castro .233/.312/.388 }   John Hicks .232/.289/.395 { Mitch Garver .193/.281/.368 }   FIRST BASE Keith Hernandez .296/.384/.436 { Joe Mauer .309/.392/.443 }   Kevin Maas .230/.329/.422 { Logan Morrison .242/.328

Rotation Depth

The Minnesota Twins top priority this off-season has been pitching. We have made moves to bolster our bullpen (Addison Reed gets me fired up) and there is a lot of talk surrounding big name starting pitchers. Yu Darvish has been on the radar since October, getting Twins fans excited since we haven't had a top arm like his since Johan Santana. Unfortunately, the Darvish scenario is looking less hopeful for the Twins, a lot of teams are interested and can probably offer more money. I have talked a

Lucas Duda at DH

Last year at DH for the Twins looked like this:   Player PA R OBP SLG wOBA Robbie Grossman 257 39 .336 .398 .320 Kennys Vargas 129 17 .310 .425 .313 Miguel Sano 100 7 .300 .267 .254 Eduardo Escobar 74 7 .297 .424 .308 Joe Mauer 57 8 .386 .347 .331 Mitch Garver 12 1 .417 .500 .391 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 629 79 .326 .384 .309   Last year at the plate for Lucas Duda:   Player PA R OBP SLG wOBA Lucas Duda 491 50 .322 .496 .341       Th

2018 Wish List

Baseball fans around the country are ready for another exciting MLB free agency free-for-all. Especially excited are Twins fans. Coming off a Wild Card season, the Twins and their new management look to become a power in the AL.   Lets first look at what the Twins already have: Solid starting outfield Infield depth/flexability Strong offensive prospects And what we need to be successful: Stronger rotation Reliable bullpen One more solid bat in the middle of the lineup For the last bullet

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