Comments on: Trio of Twins http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/ Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:27:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sal Paradise http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37829 Sal Paradise Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:41:34 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37829 Many organizations try to get their batters to walk, perhaps the Twins take the opposite approach with pitching as David Appleman said. It doesn't seem like a bad idea (though I don't know how sustainable it is, and I would guess it makes their effectiveness far more variable if they muck up with their control just the slightest). Many organizations try to get their batters to walk, perhaps the Twins take the opposite approach with pitching as David Appleman said.

It doesn’t seem like a bad idea (though I don’t know how sustainable it is, and I would guess it makes their effectiveness far more variable if they muck up with their control just the slightest).

]]> By: Eric Seidman http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37779 Eric Seidman Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:27:20 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37779 David, yeah that was the reason. When I checked, Perkins had an FIP of 4.52, which was considerably worse than the other three. Nothing against him as a person but I don't want to see he has a 7-2 record especially given his average game score is 49 this year. Steve, Perkins could very well turn into a solid pitcher but right now the trio mentioned in the article are ahead of him in my book. David, yeah that was the reason. When I checked, Perkins had an FIP of 4.52, which was considerably worse than the other three. Nothing against him as a person but I don’t want to see he has a 7-2 record especially given his average game score is 49 this year.

Steve, Perkins could very well turn into a solid pitcher but right now the trio mentioned in the article are ahead of him in my book.

]]> By: David Appelman http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37770 David Appelman Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:47:56 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37770 I think Perkins skill set right now seems to be considerably worse than that of the other 3, which is perhaps why Eric decided to merely give him honorable mention. A K9/BB9 of 4.7/2.4 in my book is pretty poor, especially for someone who is not a groundball pitcher. The twins overall have a pretty interesting starting pitching staff. Their BB/9 is 1.93 and it's the second lowest of any team in the past 30 years, with the exception of the 2005 twins who were at 1.60. Is this a club philosophy that they just tell their pitchers not to walk anyone, or are they purposefully scouting control specialists? Just from looking at Livan's stats it seems to me more of a philosophy since his BB/9 has been halved since he joined the team. I think Perkins skill set right now seems to be considerably worse than that of the other 3, which is perhaps why Eric decided to merely give him honorable mention.

A K9/BB9 of 4.7/2.4 in my book is pretty poor, especially for someone who is not a groundball pitcher.

The twins overall have a pretty interesting starting pitching staff. Their BB/9 is 1.93 and it’s the second lowest of any team in the past 30 years, with the exception of the 2005 twins who were at 1.60.

Is this a club philosophy that they just tell their pitchers not to walk anyone, or are they purposefully scouting control specialists?

Just from looking at Livan’s stats it seems to me more of a philosophy since his BB/9 has been halved since he joined the team.

]]> By: Steve http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37766 Steve Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/trio-of-twins/#comment-37766 With all due respect, why does Bonser even get a mention as a Twins starter considering he's been relegated to mop-up duty since the beginning of June? And Glen Perkins should receive more than an honorable mention. It's a quartet of young arms in Minnesota not a trip. Perkins has started as many games as Slowey, which is two more than Bonser, and is second on the staff in wins with a 7-2 record. With all due respect, why does Bonser even get a mention as a Twins starter considering he’s been relegated to mop-up duty since the beginning of June?

And Glen Perkins should receive more than an honorable mention. It’s a quartet of young arms in Minnesota not a trip. Perkins has started as many games as Slowey, which is two more than Bonser, and is second on the staff in wins with a 7-2 record.

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