As things have generally gone sideways for the Twins this decade, an abundance of flaws have been rightfully described as culprits. Chief among them: An organizational philosophy of pitching to contact — espoused when the team’s defense was sharper and before conventional baseball wisdom had so many batters working for either a walk or a home run — led to what seemed like the cultivation of starting pitchers who didn’t miss a lot of bats. As a result, from 2011-17, Twins starting pitchers never finished higher than No.