Twins Fan From Afar

[Originally posted at Twins Fan From Afar]

Will this man-child ever throw for the Twins again?

There's no good news report today, as it was just announced that our best righty, Scott Baker, will miss the entire season ...

Tags: francisco liriano, scott baker elbow, scott baker twins, twins 2012

Categories

Uncategorized

Per La Velle.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/tw...147047085.html

This doesn't sound good. I'll hope for the best, but it's tough to imagine a press conference with Terry Ryan sitting next to Baker, and Baker saying "I'm 100% ready for action!"

Thus far, good things are coming out of New Britain

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

A few unrelated items this morning. First, if you missed it, yesterday I wrote about Alex Wimmers' first AA Rock Cats start that took place Monday night, ...

Updated 04-11-2012 at 08:25 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

Tags: aaron hicks, joe mauer, pedro florimon, rock cats, seth stohs

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published with pictures at Twins Fan From Afar]



Though he got into a jam in the fifth inning, Alex Wimmers definitely looked capable of facing AA competition

Last week, I was fortunate enough to have dinner with and talk to ...

Updated 04-10-2012 at 08:44 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

Tags: aaron hicks, alex wimmers, evan bigley, new britain rock cats

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published with pictures at Twins Fan From Afar]

Camden Yards from the hotel window.

Well, the baseball side of things left a lot to be desired, but you're not much of a baseball fan if you can't have a great ...

Tags: francisco liriano, joe mauer, justin morneau, twins orioles

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published with pictures at Twins Fan From Afar]

Opening Day is special for fans and players alike -- especially for players in the minor leagues who are working their way up the system and hoping to latch on with a new, better team each season. After spending some time with Alex Wimmers and the other Rock Cats players the other night, I have a newfound ...

Tags: chris herrmann, james beresford, lucas french, new britain rock cats

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published with pictures at Twins Fan From Afar]

As much as I love going to Twins games, there's something special about minor league baseball. It's intimate and personal. It's real and unadulterated -- both the good and the bad. Every year, the New Britain Rock Cats host a "welcome home" dinner for the team, the front office and the fans. This year, it was ...

Updated 04-05-2012 at 08:38 AM by Seth Stohs

Tags: alex wimmers, joe mauer, new britain, rock cats

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

To say that it's a big year for Francisco Liriano is an understatement. He's coming off an awful 2011 (except for that no-hitter), he's trying to prove that he can stay healthy for an entire season, and he's pitching for a contract, whether it's from the Twins, or any of the other teams in baseball that might be interested in a lefty with a nasty slider. Earlier this winter, I made my case for trying to extend Liriano before Spring Training ...

Tags: francisco liriano, matt capps

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

As I scanned down the list of position players on the Twins' 25 man roster, and saw names like Josh Willingham, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer and Denard Span as starters, and guys like Luke Hughes and Sean Burroughs off the bench, something came to mind: there shouldn't be an awful hitter on this team in 2012.

If you've followed the Twins for the past several seasons, there is always at least one hitter that can barely hit his weight, ...

Updated 04-02-2012 at 09:34 AM by Twins Fan From Afar

Tags: sean burroughs, twins roster

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

Chris Parmelee should be fine. He looked great last September in a Twins uniform, and was a bright spot during an otherwise dismal time. Of the three prospects called up -- Parmelee, Joe Benson and Liam Hendriks -- Parmelee looked the most ready for the show. After watching several Rock Cats games last year in person, I was a little surprised that Parmelee, and not Benson, looked better in his time as a Twin, but that is why I don't get ...

Updated 03-30-2012 at 12:55 PM by Seth Stohs

Tags: chris parmelee, justin morneau 2012, twins lineup

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

To say that Justin Morneau has been locked in the past few games is an understatement. How does 7-for-14 with 3 home runs and a double sound? If this was the regular season, we'd be beginning a campaign for Morneau to win the AL Player of the Week Award. Although these were only Spring Training games, his offensive performance was meaningful in the larger scheme of things. By "larger scheme," of course, I'm referring to Morneau's ...

Tags: chris parmelee, joe mauer, justin morneau, ryan doumit, twins designated hitter

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

Jeff Dooley, the voice of the New Britain Rock Cats, has been blogging about Twins Spring Training. A couple days ago, he stated in the blog that the Rock Cats' 2012 lineup would be headlined by prospect Aaron Hicks. This is generally in agreement with what I heard at the Rock Cats Hot Stove luncheon in January, where Rock Cats manager Jeff Smith suggested that, at some point in 2012, fans in Connecticut would be welcoming Hicks.
...

Tags: aaron hicks, new britain rock cats

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

This isn't a blog post about March Madness, Tim Tebow (**shudder**), Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods or whether the Yankees or Red Sox won or lost last night. In my mind, those come in a far distant second to what happened on Saturday down in Florida. Of course I'm talking about Justin Morneau's 2-for-2 game with 2 home runs and 5 RBIs. Every report had indicated that, although Morneau was still batting around .100, his timing was closer. La ...

Tags: chris parmelee, justin morneau, morneau recovery

Categories

Uncategorized

[Originally published at Twins Fan From Afar]

He wasn't a household name last year at this time, even among many followers of the Twins' minor league system, but much has changed in the past 12 months. Depending on whom you speak to in the front office, there seem to be differing interpretations on Dozier's role in the Twins' organization this season. Make no mistake -- everyone is speaking of him highly right now. Terry Ryan, for instance, recently mentioned that he would not hesitate ...

Updated 03-23-2012 at 09:18 AM by Seth Stohs

Tags: brian dozier, twins 2012, twins shortstop

Categories

Uncategorized