This was a sad day for all Baseball fans and particularly for the Kansas City Royals. Although he only faced the Twins twice in '16 , he will be missed by everyone.
According to Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press, Ricky Nolasco will be making a rehab start in Cedar Rapids on Saturday. http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_27945723/minnesota-twins-ricky-nolasco-set-rehab-assignment?source=rss If it is successful, he should be returning to the Twins. Will he take his place in the rotation or will they put Nolasco in the bullpen? After Pelfrey's 7 innings of shutout pitching last night, all 5 of the current starters have had a quality start. If Molitor puts No
In July the Twins had a 9-17 record. These are the stats for the Twins starters in July. [TABLE] Player[TD=width: 81]Team[/TD] [TD=width: 81]W[/TD] [TD=width: 81]L[/TD] [TD=width: 81]ERA[/TD] [TD=width: 81]G[/TD] [TD=width: 81]GS▼[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SV[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SVO[/TD] [TD=width: 81]IP[/TD] [TD=width: 81]H[/TD] [TD=width: 81]R[/TD] [TD=width: 81]ER[/TD] [TD=width: 81]HR[/TD] [TD=width: 81]BB[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SO[/TD] [TD=width: 81]AVG[/TD] [TD=width: 81]WHIP[/TD] [TD=width: 81]C
I was curious about how our 2013 draft selections were doing. I thought I would share it with everyone. [TABLE] [TD=width: 540, colspan: 9]Minnesota Twins 2013 Draft Selections[/TD] [TD=width: 49][/TD] [TD=width: 43][/TD] [TD=width: 38][/TD] [TD=width: 28][/TD] [TD=width: 25][/TD] [TD=width: 31][/TD] [TD=width: 32][/TD] [TD=width: 27][/TD] [TD=width: 29][/TD] [TD=width: 53][/TD] [TD=width: 49][/TD] Name Pos B/T H
I will try to update the days results, daily and the weekly results on Mondays. Depth Chart - Catcher July 11, 2013 Twins Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Joe Mauer 339 .316 .396 .466 .862 Ryan Doumit 282 .241 .299 .394 .693 Rochester AAA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Chris Herrmann 235 .230 .300 .306 .606 Eric Fryer 114 .193 .343 .333 .676 Drew Butera 58 .241 .281 .362 .643 Ne
I am going to post each days stat line for Aaron Hicks while he is in Rochester. [TABLE] [TABLE] [TD=width: 81]Date [TD=width: 81]Pos[/TD] [TD=width: 81]AB[/TD] [TD=width: 81]R[/TD] [TD=width: 81]H[/TD] [TD=width: 81]2B[/TD] [TD=width: 81]3B[/TD] [TD=width: 81]HR[/TD] [TD=width: 81]RBI[/TD] [TD=width: 81]BB[/TD] [TD=width: 81]SO[/TD] [TD=width: 81]AVG[/TD] 06/30/13 CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rochester Red Wings 2013 Thurs April 4 Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA P.J. Walters (L, 0-1) 4.0 9 5 5 1 1 0 11.25 Caleb Thielbar 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 18.00 Bruce Pugh 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 0 9.00 Daniel Turpen
We all have seen pitchers that seemed to have difficulty in Spring Training, find their stuff once the season starts. We've see players hit for high average and then can't hit above .200 in real games. If we go by Spring Training results so far, the starting rotation would be: Sam Deduno Cole DeVries PJ Walters Liam Hendriks ahead of Worley, Pelfrey & Correia. Wouldn't that be a wonderment.
2013 Twins Starters Predictions These predictions are based only on my gut feelings. I post these here now Worley - Will be fighting to recover from surgery. will largely be ineffective Pelfrey - Will be fighting to recover from surgery. will largely be ineffective Correia - A waste of money and time Diamond - Will be fighting to recover from surgery. will largely be ineffective. May be a 1 year wonder Diduno - The ace of the staff. May win 15+ games Devries - Solid and unspec
IF Liriano had pitched like we know he can ... IF Baker had not been hurt and pitched like the Baker we know ... IF Pavano had not been hurt and was the innings eater he was in 2010 ... IF Blackburn had recovered his touch ... IF Slowey had been the pitcher we thought he was ... We would win the pennant this year and maybe even last year, Instead we have 5 minor league starting pitchers and only one came up though the Twins organization. (not counting De Vries) Gardenhire Anderson &
With the emergence of Chris Parmelee as a Major League quality hitter, someone recently commented that the Twins could easily fit 7 players into 6 positions. So I tested the theory. If nobody is traded, the Twins have 7 players to use in 6 positions. Mauer C, 1b, DH Doumit C, LF RF DH Morneau 1b, DH Willingham LF,RF,DH Span CF,RF,LF Revere LF, CF, RF Parmelee LF, RF DH -------- Lineup 1 Maurer C Doumit DH Morneau 1b Willingham LF Span CF Revere RF Bench - Parmelee ============== Lineu
I am not a follower of Donald Trump. I have participated in several no kings rallies and am disgusted with what he and his followers have done to our country and the world. I would like to know what most Brazilians feel about the United States now and about the folks our citizens have elected to represent us.
Just read your article on Twins defense this year and I couldn’t agree more. Pair poor defense with an over abundance of left handed hitters, players who have failed to show they can hit consistently, and a pitching staff lacking in quality starters (Ryan excepted) and we have the makings of a team that is going to lose90-100 games this year.
hello Seth......you'll wanna correct the date in headline of today's minor league report. :-) Brad· 0 replies
I am not a follower of Donald Trump. I have participated in several no kings rallies and am disgusted with what he and his followers have done to our country and the world. I would like to know what most Brazilians feel about the United States now and about the folks our citizens have elected to represent us.· 1 reply
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Just read your article on Twins defense this year and I couldn’t agree more. Pair poor defense with an over abundance of left handed hitters, players who have failed to show they can hit consistently, and a pitching staff lacking in quality starters (Ryan excepted) and we have the makings of a team that is going to lose90-100 games this year.· 0 replies
