Counting stats don’t tell the whole story, but David Festa is off to a hot start in Triple-A for the 2024 season. The St. Paul Saints have limited his five starts to 15 ⅔ innings. However, the 24-year-old New Jersey native is keeping the run game down against opposing hitters. His 1.72 ERA is sixth best among all Triple-A pitchers with at least 15 innings thrown. He’s also … [Read more...] about David Festa Isn’t Limited By His Pitch Count
Guerin Must Take A Page From the Golden Knights To Retain Kaprizov
Kirill Kaprizov wants to win the Stanley Cup. Therefore, the Minnesota Wild are in danger of losing Kaprizov. In his season-end press conference, Bill Guerin admitted that he didn’t build enough depth to support Kaprizov. If Guerin continues to hand out immovable extensions to veterans, it will lead… … [Read more...] about Guerin Must Take A Page From the Golden Knights To Retain Kaprizov
Will the Wolves Return To Bad Habits In Phoenix?
The Minnesota Timberwolves are up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns. It’s quite an extraordinary development, given everything that happened in the regular season between the two teams. Not only have the Wolves beaten the Suns, who took all three regular-season games, but they’ve blown them out in both games. Despite the undeniably impressive results, … [Read more...] about Will the Wolves Return To Bad Habits In Phoenix?
The Vikings Are Still Navigating the “Uncomfortable Middle”
Two weeks before the draft, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said he accounted for irrational actions in his preparations. “You have to you have to build in some rationale,” he reasoned, “just because [of] the position and the need.” And while he couldn’t move up for Drake Maye at No. 3, he landed J.J. McCarthy at 10 without giving up significant draft capital. “We’re really excited about … [Read more...] about The Vikings Are Still Navigating the “Uncomfortable Middle”
The Wild Can Expect More From Their Top Line Next Year
A big focus of the Minnesota Wild’s offseason is improving their secondary scoring. At his postseason availability, Bill Guerin told the media, “I could have done a better job at insulating…our top players, creating more depth within the organization. I think that’s something we fell short on.”… … [Read more...] about The Wild Can Expect More From Their Top Line Next Year