{"id":902,"date":"2026-05-21T21:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=902"},"modified":"2026-05-21T21:36:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T21:36:06","slug":"twins-have-maintained-their-starting-pitching-strength-despite-losing-ace-pablo-lopez-for-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=902","title":{"rendered":"Twins have maintained their starting pitching strength despite losing ace Pablo L\u00f3pez for the season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Recent cost-cutting by the Twins left a bare-bones bullpen they are trying to rebuild by committee with bargain pickups and a few top-flight prospects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=900\">The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The budget-friendly lineup has been in flux, too, with none of their young homegrown players reliably producing at the plate and a crushing setback this week when standout catcher Ryan Jeffers was sidelined until perhaps the All-Star break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Twins have managed to stayed afloat in a wide-open American League during the first third of the 2026 schedule with repeated winning performances \u2014 hinting at a bright future for the foundational piece of any major league club \u2014 by their starting pitchers.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019re starting to develop a little bit of an identity,\u201d manager Derek Shelton said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Joe Ryan was the latest with a masterpiece on the mound, matching his career high with 12 strikeouts in six innings and retiring the last 16 batters he faced to beat the Astros on Wednesday. The 2025 All-Star lowered his ERA to 3.02, which would be a personal best over a full season, and shrunk his sparkling WHIP rate to 0.971, which ranks eighth in MLB among pitchers with a qualifying amount of innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Roman Anthony is being asked to be great a little too soon, and other Red Sox thoughts<\/div>\n<p><span>After their selloff last summer that jettisoned 10 players off the major league roster, the Twins resisted a further teardown and kept their two best trade chips in Ryan and fellow ace Pablo L\u00f3pez. Their greatest strength was immediately tested when L\u00f3pez was injured on the first day of full-squad workouts in spring training and lost for the year to Tommy John elbow surgery. Mick Abel and Taj Bradley, two of the starting pitchers received in the 2025 trading spree, have since been sidelined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=898\">In bipartisan vote, N.H. lawmaker censured for inflammatory taunts invoking deportation and the Holocaust<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>But the rotation has kept on spinning with favorable results. The Twins rank fifth in MLB with 21 quality starts of six or more innings and three or fewer earned runs. They\u2019re seventh in starter ERA at 3.67.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just look at it as, \u2018Go pitch on my day,\u2019 \u201d Ryan said, uninterested in publicly embracing the role of staff leader in light of L\u00f3pez\u2019s absence. \u201cWhoever\u2019s out there, they should think that they\u2019re the guy that day and go do their job, and we\u2019re all going to have their back the same way as anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Joe Ryan, Filthy 79mph Knuckle Curve. \ud83d\ude37 pic.twitter.com\/XY9QS2zScS<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Bailey Ober, who has one of three complete game shutouts in the major leagues this year, has made a sharp bounce back from a disappointing 2025 season. Zebby Matthews was recently promoted from Triple-A as a calmer and more confident version of himself after up-and-down stints over the last two years. Rookie Connor Prielipp, the organization\u2019s fifth-best prospect in MLB.com\u2019s preseason rankings, has quickly shown he belongs on a major league mound. Bradley could return from a chest muscle injury this weekend. Abel remains on the injured list indefinitely with elbow inflammation, but he\u2019s not expected to be out long term.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou see behind the scenes what they\u2019re doing and how they prepare and how they handle success and failure and stay the same, and that\u2019s really a pretty good feeling just knowing guys are going to go out there and have good outings,\u201d Ryan said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=896\">John Henry says MLB is in \u2018tremendous shape,\u2019 but labor negotiations will require both sides working together<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Twins rank fifth in MLB with 21 quality starts of six or more innings and three or fewer earned runs. 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