Woods Richardson, a beacon of stability for the Twins’ rotation in the second half last season, opened the year with a pair of solid outings but since then has scuffled. The latest rough performance came in a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday in which he was reached for a pair of homers among nine hits in 4 2/3 innings.
Over his past five starts, Woods Richardson has an 8.60 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 11 walks in 23 innings. He hasn’t gotten an out in the sixth since April 5, and has allowed at least one homer in every start this year.
There’s no one obvious culprit for the struggles. His stuff is not appreciably worse. His four-seam fastball velocity is down a tick from last year, but that’s one pitch that has remained effective. It seems to be mostly a matter of location…
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