In both of the past two seasons, Minnesota had a very bad bullpen in the early months and a very good one thereafter. You don't often find relief aces as great as Durán, nor supporting casts as deep. Outsiders and projections have the Twins pegged as a top 10 bullpen this year on the basis of these strengths. It'll be exciting to see him finally get a full-fledged opportunity in the majors. Morán can easily join them at that level if he throws enough strikes. It might be a stretch to say López's turnaround is a luxury, but with Alcalá returning alongside Jax and Thielbar, there are several proven setup options on hand to share the load. But if he returns to something approximating his form shown in the first half with Baltimore, this unit can be absolutely elite. The Twins bullpen can still be good if López is ordinary, like he was after the trade last year. He really feels like the pivot point in the outlook for the relief corps. That's a plausible belief, based on his high-octane stuff and overall performance last season (2.54 ERA in 71 IP). López was not a factor in the bullpen's late improvement, as he struggled following a deadline trade, but the Twins are hoping he can take them to the next level in 2023. He also figures to have much better support in the eighth and ninth this year. That's a hell of a foundation for your bullpen. So long as he is healthy and throwing the way he has, it's tough to envision a scenario where Durán is anything less than a top reliever in the game. The big righty's fastball velocity set Twins records and his "offspeed" velocity set major-league records. He dominated opponents consistently in a role where extreme late-game leverage was routine. He's coming off one of the great rookie seasons in Twins history. They Twins have equipped themselves with a deep collection of trustworthy high-powered arms. The front office bypassed significant bullpen additions during the offseason, and it's justifiable when you take a step back. That second-half group what mostly carries over to the 2023 season. The only clubs ahead of them? Essentially all pitching powerhouses: Houston, Cleveland, Dodgers, Mets, Seattle. Only the heroics from Durán kept them in the middle of the pack (15th) for Win Probability Added.īut from July 1st onward, the Twins ranked 8th out of 30 teams in fWAR (3.1) and if we cut that down to post-trade deadline, they were sixth. Through the end of June, Minnesota relievers ranked dead-last in all of baseball with negative-0.3 fWAR. Most of the negative associations people have with last year's Twins bullpen are tied to the first half of the season, when it was legitimately very bad. Prospects: Matt Canterino, Ronny Henriquez, Brent Headrick That may just be the stuff of science fiction, but scroll on to find out if any of these mind-blowing Mandela effect examples got you too.Projected Bullpen: Jhoan Durán, Jorge López, Griffin Jax, Caleb Thielbar, Emilio Pagán, Jovani Morán, Jorge Alcalá, Jeff Hoffmanĭepth: Trevor Megill, Josh Winder, Danny Coulombe, Oliver Ortega, Randy Dobnak Needless to say, no one is exempt from being stumped by the strange occurrences, and some even go so far as believe them as some sort of proof of alternate realities. Other people related to her in remembering things not exactly in the way that they happened, from spellings of your favorite snack brands all the way to important events that happened the year they were born. And it was named by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome, who wrongly recalled that late South African president, Nelson Mandela, had died in the 1980s after his imprisonment, when in fact, he passed in 2013.Īpparently, misremembering events and facts isn’t just exclusive to Broome. This eerie phenomenon where people collectively misremember events, historical facts and other famous pop culture moments is called the Mandela Effect. And as shocking as this discovery may feel in this very moment, you are actually not alone. If you remember Dorothy’s famous line in The Wizard of Oz as, "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore,” you would, in fact, be wrong.
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