![]() ![]() (OK, OK, discussing a pitcher is almost ALWAYS bad news for the Tigers’ bats this season.) Ryan finished off a commanding April in which he posted a 1.17 ERA in 23 innings with seven innings of dominance April 27 vs. the Tigers. That could be bad news for the Tigers’ bats. But in July, the righty appears to have rediscovered his April form, with 13 strikeouts and five walks while allowing four earned runs over 16⅓ innings. Ryan spent three weeks on the injured list in late May and early June, and struggled slightly in his three June starts: 10 earned runs in 15⅔ innings. ![]() 725 OPS in 55 games with the Rays before departing for the Nationals in offseason free agency.) The Opening Day starter this season for the Twins, Ryan has picked up where he left off in September, with 66 strikeouts in 75⅓ innings. 1, he picked up 25 strikeouts while allowing just six earned runs in 22 innings over his first four starts (two each against Cleveland and the Chicago Cuts) before getting knocked around Sept. Since then, however, Ryan has made the trade look costly for the forever penny-pinching Rays.Ĭalled up Sept. 20.įEELING A DRAFT? MLB draft grades: What experts are saying about the 2022 class And indeed, Cruz already had seven homers and three doubles in 96 plate appearances with the Rays by the time Ryan made his first appearance in the Twins’ organization on Aug. 210 overall) with some Triple-A experience, though he wasn’t even with the Rays’ affiliate at the time of the deal - he was in Tokyo, trying to win an Olympic medal with Team USA. One year ago Friday, Minnesota sent slugger (and Tigers-killer) Nelson Cruz (plus righty reliever Calvin Faucher) to the Rays for Ryan and minor-league right-hander Drew Strotman.Īt the time, Ryan was a moderately successful 25-year-old and 2018 seventh-round pick (No. That appears to be the case in the Twins’ pickup of right-hander Joe Ryan at last season’s trade deadline. (The Tigers are getting a low-key taste of this themselves this season, as they wait for outfielder Austin Meadows’ first home run wearing the Old English “D” while former prospect Isaac Paredes has 13 homers in just 51 games with the Rays.)īut sometimes - oh so rarely - teams get the upper hand in a deal with Tampa Bay. Seemingly, no matter when the deal goes off, the small-market franchise in the majors’ worst stadium - yes, worse than the Oakland Coliseum - somehow always comes out ahead. Game notes: It’s one of the most oft-repeated mantras in baseball these days: “Don’t trade with the Rays.” ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |