June 22, 20179 yr Here's something for the stat geeks to check: When was the last time a team had two different players hit 40 HR in consecutive years?Are you meaning like having Dozier last year and Sano on pace for this year? Or two guys each year? If the former, I suspect it's pretty common. Encarnacion had 42 last year and Donaldson 41 and Bautista 40 in 2016. Trumbo had 47 last year and Davis 47 the year before, etc.
June 22, 20179 yr Yayyyyy...??? It shows improvement. Buxton's K% by month: April: 37.2%May: 31.3%June: 25.0%
June 22, 20179 yr Author Byron Buxton now has a career low K% at 31.5%. Given his start, that means he's been striking out at a lower pace the last month or so... That's probably more encouraging.
June 23, 20179 yr "The record for the longest streak [of appearances without a decision] to start a career, since 1913, appears to be 62 games by Michael Tonkin of the Twins. He had 62 games with no wins, losses or saves before he won an extra-innings game in 2016." -- SABR digest June 21.
June 23, 20179 yr Buxton has two problems this year. 1) Chasing fastballs: When it comes to fastballs, he loves to swing at pitches that are low and away but can only hit a fastball if it is right down broadway. 2) He has a .100 batting average v. "power" pitchers who are no doubt exploiting #1. This, too, is coachable, provided #1 isn't a sign that he can't see the ball. Regarding him playing much better as of late, he was improving in May and through the early part of June, but he his performance has declined a bit over the last week. Not saying I'm concerned, but pointing out that he's not fully baked yet. Edited June 23, 20179 yr by Doomtints
June 23, 20179 yr Two guys at the same time in back-to-back years?No. Dozier hit 40 last year. Sano could get to 40 this year. Like that.
June 23, 20179 yr No. Dozier hit 40 last year. Sano could get to 40 this year. Like that. Gotcha. As already noted, the Orioles have had 3 different guys in the last 3 years. Here's some others I noticed looking at the history of 40+. 1929 - Babe Ruth and Mel Ott1930 - Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig1931 - Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig 87/88 McGwire then Conseco 93/94 Williams then Bonds 94/95 Griffey then Buhner96 - Griffey and Buhner97- Griffey and Buhner98 - Griffey and Rodriguez99 - Griffey and Rodriguez Rodriguez and Palmiero then did it twice in Texas in the same season, 01 and 02. Carlos Delgado paired up with Shawn Green and then Tony Batista in back to back years, 99/00.
June 23, 20179 yr As of about 6:00 today, there have been more HRs (122) hit at Target Field than any other park in MLB. There were only 116 HR's hit at Target Field in the entire 2010 season.
June 23, 20179 yr Author As of about 6:00 today, there have been more HRs (122) hit at Target Field than any other park in MLB. There were only 116 HR's hit at Target Field in the entire 2010 season. I think that says a lot about the evolution of baseball thought... you're seeing more and more dead pull guys.
June 23, 20179 yr I think that says a lot about the evolution of baseball thought... you're seeing more and more dead pull guys.That, or the concrete has finally settled.
June 24, 20179 yr Or there was a Turley sighting.That too. Also removing the pines in center field. Edited June 24, 20179 yr by Willihammer
June 24, 20179 yr Author That, or the concrete has finally settled. now that I think about it... is there a Twins pitching affect that works kind of like park affect?
September 3, 20179 yr I think Run Differential is a little overrated, I've never believed it to be predictive.
September 3, 20179 yr I've never believed it to be predictive.It's generally predictive but not terribly accurate. BaseRuns is slightly more accurate but nothing can fully predict a team starting to just play better, as the Twins have over the past month.
September 3, 20179 yr As the minor league season winds down among the Twins first 8 pitchers selected this summer the highest ERA is 3.38, pretty sure the Hunter Greene hype train would still be rolling strong had he put up a 3.38 ERA. For the record Greene didn't pitch this year but did hit .233 with zero homeruns.
September 3, 20179 yr As the minor league season winds down among the Twins first 8 pitchers selected this summer the highest ERA is 3.38, pretty sure the Hunter Greene hype train would still be rolling strong had he put up a 3.38 ERA. For the record Greene didn't pitch this year but did hit .233 with zero homeruns.Greene actually pitched twice. Wasn't pretty.
September 9, 20179 yr The Twins have played only four extra inning games this season, the least in baseball. The Giants have played the most extra inning games, a whopping 19 thus far.
September 15, 20179 yr From August 8th through yesterday, Eddie Rosario has a .959 OPS and a .284 BABIP. His career BABIP is .327.
September 15, 20179 yr Twins have played more doubleheaders (6) than extra inning games (4). This one didn't last long.
September 15, 20179 yr This one didn't last long.shaddup snepp no one wants to hear your opinion anyway god dont be such a jerk all the time
September 15, 20179 yr From August 8th through yesterday, Eddie Rosario has a .959 OPS and a .284 BABIP. His career BABIP is .327. Too many home runs, he needs to slap it around a bit more.
September 15, 20179 yr Author Number of threads at TD with the word Magic Number in them: 1. That's a fun number.
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