2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Minnesota Twins

by | Mar 5, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 85-77 (2nd in AL Central – Lost AL Wild Card)

The Minnesota Twins surprised a lot of fans as they snuck into the AL Wild Card Game in 2017. This year, they are back with Jake Odorizzi folded into the rotation. Logan Morrison was recently signed and might be a key piece moving forward for an exciting team. Here’s our Remarkable! season preview:

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Jose Berrios
  • He walked 14 of 329 right-handed batters (4.3%) in the 2017 season — tied 2nd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.0%.

  • He allowed an OPS of just .616 (329 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 3rd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .755.
  • He threw his curveball 30.0% of the time (716/2,388) in the 2017 season — 4th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 13.2%.

 

Kyle Gibson
  • Opponents batted .292 (182-for-624) against Kyle Gibson in the 2017 season — 4th worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .258.
  • Right-handed hitters had a groundball rate of 56.6% (141/249) against Kyle Gibson in the 2017 season — 7th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 46.1%.
  • He threw his changeup for a strike 69.9% (269/385) of the time in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.3%.

 

Jake Odorizzi
  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of just 53.8% (326/606) in the 2017 season — 4th lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.3%.
  • Left-handed batters hit .210 (47-for-224) against Jake Odorizzi in the 2017 season — 3rd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .264.

  • He recorded 86 of his 127 strikeouts (67.7%) with his fastball in the 2017 season — 5th highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 44.5%.

 

Phil Hughes
  • As a starter, He allowed a slugging percentage of .682 (45 Total Bases / 66 ABs) on non-fastballs in 2017 — 3rd worst among SPs in MLB; League Avg: .389.
  • As a starter, he had a first-pitch strike rate of 67.5% (141/209) in 2017 — 6th best among SPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.7%.

 

Adalberto Mejia
  • He threw his changeup for a strike just 49.7% (155/312) of the time in the 2017 season — lowest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 61.3%.
  • He allowed an OBP of .364 (368 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 6th worst among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .323.

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .261 27th
OBP .324 T-16th
SLG .428 25th
OPS .752 T-25th
BB% 7.7% 3rd
K% 19.8% 29th
GB% 46.0% T-11th

 

Fernando Rodney
  • Hitters swung at 38.5% of Fernando Rodney‘s fastballs (225/584) in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 48.1%.
  • He threw his changeup 42.9% of the time (133/310) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 4th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 9.0%.
  • He threw his fastball for a strike just 60.6% (354/584) of the time in the 2017 season — 7th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 65.6%.

 

Addison Reed
  • He had a strike rate of 70.9% (515/726) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — tied for 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.5%.
  • He induced opposing hitters to ground into just 1 double play in 56 opportunities (1.8%) in the 2017 season — 4th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 10.6%.
  • Hitters chased 63 of Addison Reed‘s 140 elevated fastballs out of the zone (45.0%) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 29.3%.

 

Taylor Rogers
  • Right-handed hitters had a line drive rate of 31.9% (36/113) against Taylor Rogers in the 2017 season — highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.5%.

  • He threw his curveball 34.0% of the time (296/870) in the 2017 season — 11th highest among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 8.3%.

 

Ryan Pressly
  • He recorded 34 of his 61 strikeouts (55.7%) with his curveball in the 2017 season — 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 11.8%.
  • Right-handed hitters had a Well-Hit Avg of .196 (27/138) against Ryan Pressly in the 2017 season — 12th worst among 119 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .150.

 

Trevor Hildenberger
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 61.2% (71/116) against Trevor Hildenberger in the 2017 season — 12th highest among 179 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 46.2%.

  • He recorded 25 of his 44 strikeouts (56.8%) with his changeup in the 2017 season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 9.3%.

 

Zach Duke
  • He threw his slider 40.0% of the time (26/65) vs left-handed batters over the last 30 days of the 2017 regular season — 10th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 15.8%.

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .260 T-8th
OBP .334 T-6th
SLG .434 T-11th
OPS .768 9th
BB% 9.5% T-5th
K% 21.4% T-13th
QAB 2723 3rd
wOBA .337 T-5th

 

Joe Mauer
  • He batted .267 (79-for-296) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .189.
  • He chased 2.4% of pitches out of the zone (6/255) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season — lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 14.0%.
  • He had a line drive rate of 34.0% (34/100) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.1%.

 

Brian Dozier
  • He had an OPS of 1.057 (168 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .802.
  • He pulled 54.5% of fastballs he’s put into play (157/288) in the 2017 season — tied for highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 39.1%.
  • He slugged .634 (92 total bases in 145 ABs) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 10th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .455.

 

Miguel Sano
  • He swung and missed 42.5% (147/346) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 23.5%.
  • He slugged .604 (61 total bases in 101 ABs) against LHP in the 2017 season — tied for 23rd best among 299 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .439.
  • He batted .450 (27-for-60) when the pitcher is behind in the count in the 2017 season — tied for 11th best among 300 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .355.

 

Byron Buxton
  • He batted .517 (30-for-58) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season — 5th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .356.
  • He grounded into 1 double play in 86 opportunities (1.2%)  in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 11.2%.
  • He made 19 non-routine plays out of 36 chances (52.8%) in 2017 — best in MLB; League Avg; 22.3%.

 

Eddie Rosario
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .243 (91/374) against RHP in the 2017 season — 6th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .181.
  • He had a swing rate of 57.8% (673/1,164) on fastballs in the 2017 season — tied 2nd highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 46.0%.
  • He batted .332 (92-for-277) at home in the 2017 season — League Avg: .275.

 

Max Kepler
  • He had an OPS of just .453 (137 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — League Avg: .801.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .225 (87/386) against RHP in the 2017 season — League Avg: .182.
  • He grounded into 5 double plays in 93 opportunities (5.4%) in the 2017 season — 8th best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 11.4%.

 

Logan Morrison
  • He had 25 HRs in just 248 ABs (9.9 AB/HR) on the road in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 23.8 ABs Per HR.
  • He slugged .746 (50 total bases in 67 ABs) on changeups in the 2017 season — League Avg: .450.
  • He batted just .168 (22-for-131) with RISP in the 2017 season — League Avg: .280.

 

Jorge Polanco
  • He had an OBP of just .277 (176 PAs) against LHP in the 2017 season — 14th worst among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .347.
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of just .089 (17/190) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — 11th worst among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .145.
  • He swung and missed just 14.7% (133/907) in the 2017 season — 24th lowest among 321 hitters in MLB; League Avg: 23.6%.

 

Jason Castro
  • He had a line drive rate of 29.8% (42/141) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — tied for 9th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.5%.
  • He had an OPS of just .411 (222 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 14th worst among 321 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .561.
  • He chased 13.9% of pitches out of the zone (23/165) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season– 18th lowest among 315 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 25.1%.

 

 

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