Scott Baker and the Importance of Pitch Location
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011 Posted in Scott Baker, Twins | Comments OffScott Baker’s overall decent start against the Yankees on Monday night was defined by two bad pitches to two great hitters. I’ve taken four screen captures of each home run to show how Baker’s miss with the intended pitch location ...
How Do Days Off Between Starts Affect Performance?
Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 Posted in Francisco Liriano, Kevin Slowey, Scott Baker, Twins | Comments OffRon Gardenhire, like most managers, usually keeps his starting rotation in a continuous order and doesn’t stray from that order, including maintaining the same rotation after off-days (barring injuries or poor performance). However, is there an opportunity for Gardenhire to ...
The Twins’ Other Starters in the First Inning
Monday, February 7th, 2011 Posted in Carl Pavano, Francisco Liriano, Kevin Slowey, Scott Baker, Twins | 1 Comment »After writing last week that Kevin Slowey is significantly worse in games where he allows a first inning run, I began to wonder if this was true for all Twins starters. During the season I had specifically remembered Slowey being awful ...