In Falvey — who hired Thad Levine from the Texas Rangers as his general manager — the Twins have an acknowledged pitching expert. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“Clearly, his vision for pitching got our attention,” St. Peter said. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIt was resourceful, sure, but lots of people could have completed that task. In the past, Twins teams chafed at the “pitch to contact” label, but that was what the staff did, filling the zone with strikes and counting on stellar defense for support. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyPutting his ideas into effect, and tailoring so many individual strategies, will take time and manpower.

Source: New York Times March 25, 2017 19:18 UTC