September 8, 20215 yr On 9/3/2021 at 3:51 AM, yeahyabetcha said: He still managed to produce at least 10 good to quality starts. Is that horrible for someone who was brought in to be 4/5 starter? I thought Happ was a perfectly acceptable signing for this Twins team (lots of young pitching, none of which was ready to contribute at the MLB level; not a ton of money left to spend). He fell apart pretty early in the season, which was always a possibility. My characterization of him as old with next-to-nothing in the tank was based on the reality of what has happened to him this year. This offseason, Happ will be lucky to get a Shoemaker deal--in all likelihood he will either take a MiLB deal with a spring training invite, or he'll retire. Goes to show how fast the aging process can be once it begins.
September 9, 20215 yr 15 hours ago, Cap'n Piranha said: I thought Happ was a perfectly acceptable signing for this Twins team (lots of young pitching, none of which was ready to contribute at the MLB level; not a ton of money left to spend). He fell apart pretty early in the season, which was always a possibility. My characterization of him as old with next-to-nothing in the tank was based on the reality of what has happened to him this year. I had the same thoughts at the time. I knew he was a risk, but I had faith he would perform near the median. Of course, these thoughts were in the minority from what I remember. As to why the Cardinals traded for him, that's one hell of a mystery. The Cardinals are not a playoff team. Gant was working out for them and he is cheap. Like with the Cruz trade, I'm assuming the Twins cashed in some favors.
September 12, 20215 yr The sad thing is that he has actually done ok in St Louis. 7 starts, 3 - 2, 4.7 era, 1.3 whip. Had he averaged those numbers for the Twins they probably would have considered him a success. Instead he pitched to the tune of a 6.7 era.
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