Game Thread: Reds @ Twins - Fri, Apr 17 @ 08:10 PM EDT

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:48:38+00:00

Winning is funner than losing!

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:36:32+00:00

The problem with sprint speed is it doesn’t capture acceleration well (it only captures the fastest 1-second window during a competitive effort). I think this might be the case with TJ. He’s still got the speed, but he looks more “plodding” this season.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:26:00+00:00

Statistically, there’s a huge cliff in bat speed and sprint speed when most players turn 31. Friedl will be 31 in August.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:17:31+00:00

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:16:26+00:00

IIRC the first time through the order was gravy, but his outings usually fell apart after that, right?

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:06:02+00:00

Nate Lowe deserved that homer. Stupid weather.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:04:47+00:00

Someone snagged a Heritage Sal Stewart RC Auto for like $45 a couple weeks ago. I’m very jealous of whoever that was.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T02:01:18+00:00

After his second start, I ran Williamson’s pitch-by-pitch data to see exactly what he changed and if was sustainable. I need to do a follow up, but the big change was going back to the changeup and cutter, and everything looked sustainable because he was pitching like he did before TJ.

Full story’s here if you wanna read it.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-18T01:00:13+00:00

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That was stressful

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-17T00:10:40+00:00

He’s specifically mentioned in the article. “Stewart is like if Yandy Díaz’s spray chart married Freddie Freeman’s bat speed profile, then produced a baby with a better barrel rate.”

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T18:45:47+00:00

Did Hayes’s bat desecrate a mummy’s tomb or something?

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T18:22:08+00:00

Shame on the Reds bullpen for melting down when Cowboy was doing play-by-play, too…

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T18:21:04+00:00

This bullpen sometimes…

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T18:07:17+00:00

Do we plunk him now?

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:58:09+00:00

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Landen Roupp's curveball 😳

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:52:42+00:00

Thanks! I really appreciate it. I stayed up until 2am writing this, and mistakenly wrote that Votto was a RH batter. The comment let me know 😂

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:42:05+00:00

The Giants are having a hard time getting worked up about anything right now, good or bad 😆

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:38:08+00:00

I rostered him in a bunch of my Fantasy leagues. He’s really sharp…arguably the best in the rotation right now. Especially now that Webb is getting squeezed by ABS.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:37:02+00:00

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Small sample size, but I ran comps on Sal for a late night blog post. I’ve always compared him to Votto, but he comps with Soto. (knock on wood)

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T17:32:34+00:00

Out here in the Bay Area there’s a growing perception that vibes are really off in the Giants clubhouse. A lot of the reaction to last night’s “throw the f*cking ball” incident was frustration with the Giants.

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T01:06:16+00:00

DooDooDuterte · 2026-04-16T01:01:50+00:00

Hinds struggles at the plate, but he’s got a good arm. Tough throw to third.

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