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Matthew Lenz
Matthew is a high school math teacher and junior varsity baseball coach. He joined Zone Coverage in January of 2018 writing about analytics for the Twins and Timberwolves. He also writes for his blog, "Musings from Twins Territory", on Twins Daily. Matthew is a connoisseur of "Deep Sweet Jams" and tacos.
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Looking Ahead to 2019: Position Players
By Matthew Lenz - Dec 24, 2018
In the final installment of the “Looking Ahead” series, it’s time to look at the position players who are currently on the roster and what their role […]
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Looking Ahead to 2019: Bullpen
By Matthew Lenz - Dec 3, 2018
The 2017-18 offseason saw the additions of Addison Reed, Zach Duke and Fernando Rodney to the bullpen, which gave fans some added excitement going into the season. […]
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Looking Ahead to 2019: Starting Pitchers
By Matthew Lenz - Oct 10, 2018
There was a lot of positivity surrounding this team entering the 2018 season and there are reasons to be excited for the 2019 version of the Minnesota […]
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LENZ: What is Tyler Austin’s Future?
By Matthew Lenz - Sep 4, 2018
In the three weeks since joining the Twins, Tyler Austin has played the best baseball of his career. The oft-injured first baseman was acquired in the Lance […]
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LENZ: Has Twins Third Baseman Sano Regained His Form?
By Matthew Lenz - Aug 16, 2018
It was just two months ago that Twins fans were shocked to hear the news that Miguel Sano had been sent down to Single-A Fort Myers to […]
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Breaking Down the Catching Concerns for the Twins
By Matthew Lenz - Jun 13, 2018
It has been 1,758 days since Twins fans last saw Joe Mauer calling pitches behind the plate. In that time, the Twins have struggled to find a […]
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Concern Surrounding Logan Morrison
By Matthew Lenz - Apr 19, 2018
After the Twins signed Logan Morrison, I had written an article on his swing to give Twins fans hope that his 2017 season was no fluke and […]
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LENZ: Evaluating Kyle Gibson Through Two Starts
By Matthew Lenz - Apr 8, 2018
Feeling conflicted myself, I turned to Twitter to gauge the temperature of where people are at with Kyle Gibson through two starts. Some people are ready to […]
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2018 Bullpen Usage and Roles
By Matthew Lenz - Mar 31, 2018
The Twins are two games into the season and after the first game, Twitter was already up in arms about Molitor’s bullpen decisions. Our very own Brandon […]
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LENZ: Figuring out the Twins Final Rotation Spot
By Matthew Lenz - Mar 6, 2018
Here we are about a week-and-a-half into spring training and I wanted to take a minute to address the starting pitching outlook for the Minnesota Twins. Recently, […]
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The Art of the Swing: Logan Morrison
By Matthew Lenz - Feb 27, 2018
On Sunday, Brandon wrote about former Tampa Bay Rays 1B/DH Logan Morrison signing with the Minnesota Twins for one year and $6.5 million with a vesting option […]
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Q&A with Twins Curator Clyde Doepner
By Matthew Lenz - Feb 9, 2018
Recently, I had the chance to talk with Clyde “the Guide” Doepner, the curator for the Minnesota Twins. Don’t know what a “curator” is? Think about getting […]