July 25, 20206 yr I’m glad to see Ex-Twins in 2020 thread is back up and running. This is also one of my favorite threads over the last 5 years. The Twins have never been undefeated this late into the calendar year (July 25, 2020).
July 25, 20206 yr Author If Max Kepler played a full season against Giolito and Trevor Bauer, he would average 187 home runs a year (approximately)
July 26, 20206 yr If the season ended today there would be thirteen teams tied for the second-eight playoff spots in the AL.
July 26, 20206 yr At the end of the 2020 season, the Twins will still hold the all-time team record for homers.
July 26, 20206 yr The Twins have never been undefeated this late into the calendar year (July 25, 2020).On a related note—there are four players hitting over .500 right now, and it’s almost August!
July 26, 20206 yr The 1894 NL Boston Beaneaters scored 1220 runs, a Major League record. They finished 8 games behind the Baltimore Orioles with an 83-49 record good for 3rd place in the NL. The Twins are averaging 9 runs per game after their first three, they would need to do a little better to catch the Beaneaters 9.24 runs per game. The Twins will need to score 555 runs in 60 games to claim that honor.
August 6, 20206 yr 20% of the way through the season, Twins relief pitchers with a 0.00 ERA: Cody StashakMatt WislerTyler DuffeySergio RomoTayler Rogers
August 6, 20206 yr 21..That is the number of consecutive games in August against 3 teams; Pirates, Royals and Brewers.Jim Brosnan needs to write a new book if he is still alive. Title; "The Short Season".
August 6, 20206 yr 20% of the way through the season, Twins relief pitchers with a 0.00 ERA:Cody StashakMatt WislerTyler DuffeySergio RomoTayler Rogers 20% of the way through the season, Twins relief pitchers with a 0.00 ERA other than runs that have bounced off of fielders gloves: Cody StashakMatt WislerTyler DuffeySergio RomoTayler RogersTrevor May But seriously, that's absolutely absurd to go 12 games and have 6 relievers that essentially haven't given up a run. Tyler Clippard has only allowed 1 run in 6 innings as well. That group of 7 relievers stats are as follows;34 1/3 IP2 ER (0.52 ERA)12 hits (3.2 hits/9)9 walks (2.4 walks/9)0.61 WHIP47 K's (12.4 K/9)Now Smeltzer/Thorpe/Alcala/Littell/Thielbar have combined 21 runs, 31 hits, 14 walks in just 21 innings... so that's pretty bad lol... but theoretically if you can go 7 deep with Dobnak/Pineda/Hill or Maeda or Odorizzi as your long men essentially instead of that group (and Berrios/2 of Hill/Maeda/Odorizzi starting)... you're in pretty good shape.
August 7, 20206 yr 5 game sweep on the road. Unheard of. So thank goodness Rodgers blew the save and took a L yesterday.
August 9, 20206 yr Twins record in games Buxton has homered: 0-3 Twins record in games Buxton has not homered: 10-2.
August 13, 20206 yr This is breaking the rules of the title of this post a little bit as it combines numbers from the 2019 season... but they are definitely fun numbers... so maybe we can let it slide? Byron Buxton's last 102 games which span parts of 2019 & 2020 look as follows: .267 avg - .312 obp - .531 slg - .843 OPS31 2Bs - 4 3Bs -15 HRs - 50 XBHs56 RBIs - 57 runs - 15 SBs Pro-rated to 162 games (you can then take these numbers are pro-rate them to whatever number of games you feel comfortable with because I know some folks don't like the per 162 game data manipulation)….312 OBP - .843 OPS50 2Bs - 6 3Bs - 24 HRs89 RBIs - 91 runs - 24 SBs Not bad for a gold glove CF who is hitting from the 9 spot! The other fun fact is that he has 50 XBHs compared to just 35 singles over the last 102 games... XBH MACHINE! The significance of a 102 game stretch with an .843 OPS while playing gold glove defense from the CF position is that is close to being "not a small sample size" especially when sustained for meaningful stretches over multiple seasons.
August 17, 20206 yr Great thread because stays relevant. Two numbers have popped up recently. First one is the cumulative MLB batting average into last nights game(s). .241 What does that tell you about this supposed regular season? Second number is 20 as in 20 games in a row Indians have defeated the Tigers. I wonder if one Ron Gardenhire has something to do with that. No help for his prior victim whatsoever. As an aside, is there any way to dispense with the September part of this joke of a regular season and get on with the playoffs which might actually be somewhat interesting?
August 23, 20206 yr Author Even with a number of injuries to the pitching staff and regulars in the field, the Twins are playing at a 104 win pace over 162 games.
August 23, 20206 yr I don’t know where to post this, but does anyone know else stan Lamonte Wade? His plate approach is so valuable
August 24, 20206 yr Miguel Sano’s last 130 games: 29 2Bs 2 3Bs 39 HRs91 RBIs 91 runs ~.345 OBP and .900+ OPS Bat this man up in the order!
August 25, 20206 yr It was discovered that Madison Bumgarner rides in the rodeo competitively. Miami infielder Eddy Alvarez was an Olympic speed skater. Now, add Arizona outfielder Kole Calhoun to the list of two-sport stars:
September 3, 20206 yr If Dobnak wins tomorrow, he’ll be tied with Bieber for AL win leader with 6 wins.
September 3, 20206 yr If Dobnak wins tomorrow, he’ll be tied with Bieber for AL win leader with 6 wins.Considering that Rocco has trusted Randy to go less deep into games on average than either Kenta or Jose, this is definitely a "fun with" kind of stat.
September 8, 20206 yr The most fun number any of us will read today: The Astros and Yankees have records of 21-20.
September 8, 20206 yr The Yankees' uniforms may still stop the Twins but the team they have put on the field lately should not.
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