Twins Tidbit: What's Behind the Breakout of Bullpen Addition Jorge Lopez?

It'll be interesting to see if the Twins try to refine his pitch mix further (maybe dropping another option entirely), especially since they've organizationally been fans of the slider. But Lopez's success is just another reminder that you can make bullpen weapons out of failed starters quite often.

I wouldn't be surprised if the twins are able to add another tick or two to the fastball.   

  On 8/3/2022 at 4:34 PM, jmlease1 said:

It'll be interesting to see if the Twins try to refine his pitch mix further

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OTOH: "If it aint't broke, don't fix it".

  On 8/3/2022 at 11:08 PM, Game7-91 said:

OTOH: "If it aint't broke, don't fix it".

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Exactly. I'd prefer them not to touch him for the time being. Most of our best pitchers are ones that have come from other organizations(Lopez, Gray, Ryan). I don't think that's a coincidence.

Yeah, the concerns by casual fans (Twins & Orioles) who most strongly judge on ERA, have been quite verbal about how he is just hot and going to regress to his career numbers before long.

It's amazing having data like this to prove the performance is pretty real, even if the ERA might be a little lower than the performance would indicate. SSS often makes ERA so volatile (see Theilbar, Caleb), which is why it is not a great tool for performance.

This dude is a stud. Arguably a Top 15 reliever in MLB. As long as he stays healthy, he will likely maintain that status.