Can This Dominant Starter Silence the Opposition and Change the Game?

The Twins made a very clear decision at the trade deadline. They traded away something like 10 players on their big league roster. I think it makes a ton of sense. Minnesota has been a decent, but not great, team for quite a few years now. Even when they did make the playoffs, the Twins were very unsuccessful. They invested into their roster by trying to add guys like Carlos Correa who they ended up trading back to the Astros. Byron Buxton is still on the roster, one of the players who probably would’ve generated interest. I’m guessing they probably got a lot of calls on him and today’s starter, Joe Ryan, but couldn’t find a deal that was enticing enough. Ryan has a 10-5 record with a 2.83 ERA, and a 0.93 WHIP. Ryan has been fantastic this season with top-15 numbers in each of the major four categories for pitching. He is third overall in WHIP and likely will be in the conversation for the Cy Young (though he won’t win it). Ryan has been worse at home than on the road. He’s been solid in two of the past three games – quality starts – but he did allow four earned runs over five innings against the Nationals. 

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