
Young Minnesota Twins Tracker: May 5 edition


IN THE MAJORS
Jose Berrios (age 21)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 1-0, 6.75 ERA, 5 1/3 IP, 3 H, 2 HR, 2 R, 5 BB, 8 K
Season: 2 games (2 starts), 1-1, 6.75 ERA, 9 1/3 IP, 1.714 WHIP, 9 H, 2 HR, 7 BB, 13 K
Notable: Berrios made his second career start on Monday, picking up a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros and fanning eight batters through 5 1/3 innings of work.
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Alex Meyer (age 26)
Last week: 2 games (1 starts), 0-1, 12.27 ERA, 3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 1 HR, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Season: 2 games (1 starts), 0-1, 12.27 ERA, 3 2/3 IP, 8 H, 1 HR, 5 R, 4 BB, 5 K
Notable: Meyer made his first start on Tuesday and didn't make it out of the second inning. The 26 year old faced just 14 batters, throwing 34 strikes on 65 pitches.
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Eddie Rosario (age 23)
Last week: 4 games, 13 AB, 1 R, 1 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, .077 BA, .071 OBP, .077 SLG
Season: 24 games, 91 PA, .188 BA, .213 OBP, .318 SLG, .531 OPS, 2 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 2 SB, 3 BB, 22 K, .213 BAbip, 47 OPS+, -0.7 WAR
Notable: It was a rough week for Rosario, who went three games without a hit before plating a single on Tuesday and scoring in a 6-4 loss to the Astros.
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Miguel Sano (age 22)
Last week: 6 games, 23 AB, 1 R, 6 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 8 K, .261 BA, .320 OBP, .391 SLG
Season: 28 games, 118 PA, .250 BA, .364 OBP, .400 SLG, .764 OPS, 6 2B, 0 3B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 0 SB, 18 BB, 39 K, .379 BAbip, 115 OPS+, 0.1 WAR
Notable: Sano had six hits in six games last week, but his bat continues to stay quiet. The sophomore slugger hasn't hit a home run since April 22.
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DOWN ON THE FARM
Nick Burdi (age 23/Double-A)
Last week: 1 game (no starts), 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1.50 WHIP
Season: 3 games (no starts), 1-0, 9.00 ERA, 3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 HR, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1.32 WHIP
Notable: Burdi faced five batters in a loss to Montgomery on Thursday, allowing one run and two hits.
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Byron Buxton (age 22/Triple-A)
Last week: 8 games, 31 AB, 10 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 9 K, .323 BA
Season (Triple-A): 10 games, 47 PA, .302 BA, .362 OBP, .512 SLG, .873 OPS, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB 4 BB, 12 K .
Notable: Buxton had a pair of doubles and drove in a run during a win over Syracuse on Wednesday.
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Stephen Gonsalves (age 21/High Single-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 start), 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 3 K, 1.50 ERA
Season: 5 games (5 starts), 1.45 ERA, 31 IP, 16 H, 5 R, 2 HR, 9 BB, 27 K, 0.81 WHIP
Notable: Gonsalves picked up a win in his first start since April 26, fanning three batters and allowing just three runs through six innings pitched.
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Nick Gordon (age 20/High Single-A)
Last week: 5 games, 19 AB, 4 H, 1 3B, 3 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, .211 BA.
Season: 23 games, 94 AB, .309 BA, .343 OBP, .447 SLG, .790 OPS, 6 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR, 13 R, 10 RBI, 4 BB, 17 K
Notable: Was placed on the 7-day disabled list due to a concussion.
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Tyler Jay (age 22/High Single-A)
Last week: 2 games (2 starts), 1-1, 10 2/3 IP, 4.25 ERA, 6 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
Season: 5 games (5 starts), 2-2, 3.86 ERA, 25 2/3 IP, 26 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 2 HR, 9 BB, 24 K, 1.36 WHIP
Notable: Had strong outing in last start on May 4, going a season-high 6 1/3 innings and allowing no runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
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Max Kepler (age 22/Triple-A)
Last week: 7 games, 25 AB, 7 H, 2 3B, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, .280 BA
Season: 11 games, 39 AB, .205 BA, .283 OBP, .333 SLG, .616 OPS 1 2B, 2 3B, 0 HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 1 K, 1 SB.
Notable: Since last week, raised his batting average from a season-low .071 to .205.
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Jorge Polanco (age 22)
Last week: 1 game, 1 AB, 0 R, 0 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, .143 BA, .222 OBP, .286 SLG
Season (MLB): 5 games, 9 PA, .143 BA, .222 OBP, .286 SLG, .508 OPS, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, 1 BB, 0 K, .125 BAbip, 126 OPS+, -0.0 WAR
Notable: The Twins optioned Polanco back to Triple-A Rochester on Monday after five games with the big club in which he hit just .143 and drove in one run.
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Kohl Stewart (age 21/High Single-A)
Last week: 1 game (1 start): 1-0, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 1.80 ERA
Season: 5 games (5 starts), 2-1, 1.91 ERA, 28 1/3 IP, 17 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 HR, 10 BB, 29 K, .172 OBA, 0.95 WHIP.
Notable: Threw a season-low 82 pitches in his last start on May 3. Has a WHIP of 0.81 vs. righties.
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Adam Walker (age 24/Triple-A)
Last week: 8 games, 26 AB, 6 H, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 14 K, 1 SB, .231 BA.
Season: 20 games, 74 AB, .243 BA, .291 OBP, .486 SLG, .778 OPS 4 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 11 R, 9 RBI, 5 BB, 33 K, 2 SB.
Notable: Has struck out in 12 straight games and in 18 of 20 games overall. Has 11 multiple-strikeout games including four games with three Ks. Is only member of Rochester to have more than one home run on the season.
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A glossary of some of the advanced statistics used:
OPS: On base percentage + slugging percentage
OPS+: OPS compared to league average of 100, adjusted to the player's ballpark
sOPS+: OPS for the split (in our case the last 7 days) compared to the league's split OPS (100 being average).
BAbip: Batting average on balls in play.
WHIP: Walks plus hits divided by innings pitched.
ERA+: ERA compared to league average of 100, adjusted to the player's ballpark
FIP: Fielding Independent Pitching. Measures a pitcher's effectiveness at presenting home runs, walks and hit by pitches while causing strikeouts. The MLB average FIP is the same as the MLB average ERA.
WAR: Wins Above Replacement value. Represents the number of wins the player added to the team above what a replacement player would add (we are using WAR from baseball-reference.com).
Statistics courtesy baseball-reference.com and milb.com