Winning their first postseason game and series since 2004 won’t be enough for this version of the Minnesota Twins. Like their basketball brethren across Interstate 394, their […]

In an arsenal that he’s frequently changed, Sonny Gray’s curveball remains largely the same. It’s still the 79-81 mph hard curveball he employed when he debuted for […]

The Minnesota Twins are entering a period of simultaneous clarity and uncertainty. Over the weekend, the Twins learned that they’d be playing the Toronto Blue Jays in […]

Pitching today is all about optimization. Pitchers throw breaking balls in two-strike counts hoping for the best possible outcome (a swing-and-miss) is the result. They throw fastballs […]

Pitchers are evaluated in countless ways. Beyond measuring all the ways their actual pitches perform, like spin rate and velocity, loads of statistics are used to determine […]

It’s September and pitching remains a highlight of the Minnesota Twins’ 2023 season. Pablo López recently eclipsed 200 strikeouts; his four-seamer has leveled up and brought his […]

The news of Joe Ryan’s strained left groin at the beginning of this month was by no means a good thing. It meant Ryan would have to […]

Pitchers can highlight their skills in many ways. Velocity and spin, release point, tunneling, command and control, sequencing and reading a batter’s body language; pitchers can squeeze […]

For years, Max Kepler returned seasons of low average, low strikeout percentage (K%), above-average walks, and an overall league-average bat. The juiced ball fueled his breakout in […]

For all of the eye-rolling and yawning that clichés bring, some overused phrases are helpful nuggets of truth. One wouldn’t have to follow baseball for long before […]

Although they are amicably referred to as the Twin Cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul have starkly different personalities. Minneapolis is more of the livelier twin, known better […]

With almost a week to go before the deadline, the Minnesota Twins struck a deal with the Miami Marlins – again. There’s another López involved, this time […]