Thursday Links – Baseball Boyfriend Edition
The most discouraging news this past week was not even the Twins’ inability to sign a starting pitcher to replace Nick Blackburn. It was the release of the Baseball Boyfriend app, a mini-fantasy…Read More
Thursday Links
If nothing else, this offseason has been busy for the Minnesota Twins. Well, busy up until this past week. With Twins executives and other front office types taking time off for holidays any and all…Read More
The Winning Teams: 2009
This is part eleven in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current version of the Twins is 20 games over .500 or stuck in last place, fans can always hold onto…Read More
The Winning Teams: 2008
This is part ten in a series examining every Twins team that has made the playoffs. Whether the current version of the Twins is 20 games over .500 or stuck in last place, fans can always hold onto…Read More
Mr. Clutch
(via Fangraphs) OK, so maybe clutch hitting isn’t an actual skill, and even if it were, with a career -2.75 WPA, Alexi Casilla could hardly be considered clutch. But in his four seasons with the…Read More
J.J. Hardy
The Twins definitely bought low on Hardy when they acquired him from the Brewers during the offseason.…Read More
So, How Good is This Team? The Hitters
We are now 42 games into the regular season, so now is a good time to check in and see how the team is…Read More
25-17: I Love Interleague Play
(via Fangraphs) Ah, the joys of having an actual job. I didn’t get to see any of this game because…Read More
Twins Trade Gomez For JJ Hardy
The Orlando Cabrera era in Minnesota is likely over. According to Tyler Barnes of brewers.com’s…Read More
Two Comparisons
Player A: 4.50 FIP, 5.14 K/9, 2.33 BB/9, 37.3% GB rate, 9.7% HR/FB Player B: 4.07 FIP, 6.43 K/9, 1.72…Read More
Two Freebies
As we hit the home stretch, the Twins are in the position to grab two players for free who can help them,…Read More
Our Optimal Outfield
A couple, well quite frankly dumb, twitter posts have prompted me to dive a little deeper into what our…Read More


