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According TwinCities.com the Twins are reportedly interested in pitchers Phil Hughes (Yankees), Bronson Arroyo (Reds), and Jason Vargas (LA Angels). Hughes and Arroyo are expected to receive multi- year deals and large sums of money in that contract, which could scare off the Twins when trying to sign these guys. Phil Hughes, 26, RHP, is coming off an acceptable year that would be a definite upgrade for the Twins if they were to sign him. In 2013 he went 8-3, with a 3.52 ERA, and 87 IP, 75/
In lieu of the possible trade rumors (and likely just rumors) of the Cardinals availability of starting pitchers Lance Lynn and Shelby Miller in hopes of finding a top shortstop. The 2014 rule 5 Draft in June is already being touted as a pitcher heavy draft. The amount of high school pitchers throwing 92+ mph is easily 15 and counting, while the college pitchers heavily populating preliminary mock drafts with some showing as many as 15 1st round college pitchers taken already. It's early I kno
Originally posted at The Tenth Inning Stretch ----- It is not a secret, that the biggest problem the Minnesota Twins had in the past few woeful season, as far as players are concerned, is the lack of a reliable rotation. While a lot of fans are looking at 2015 or 2016 as the potential contenting point for the Twins, when Miguel Sano and Byron Buxton "come to age", the dirty secret is that there are not (other than Alex Meyer and potentially Kyle Gibson above A level) any sure bets for to
There are plenty of ways to go about trying to fix the Twins team but some patience might be required as the club waits for some younger pieces to work their way through the minor leagues. The Twins Daily crew put out some solid information in the 2014 Offseason Handbook. One of the best parts to read about this document is the blueprint plans put together by the writers. There are plenty of options for the Twins but here is how I would go about trying to fix the team. Some of these ideas will
The New York Yankees extended qualifying offers to three of their 13 free agents. Robinson Cano, Hiroki Kuroda, and Curtis Granderson. Cano, they clearly were wanting to sign to a multi-year deal before he would hit free agency. Kuroda, they are perhaps not wild about as a 38 year old, but for $14M he's as good a bet as any for a 'decent' season. But Granderson, it would appear that the Yankees extended a qualifying offer to Granderson in hopes of jumping into one of the deepest pitching d
I have scrapped my earlier project of going by YOB. Why? Well, it took long enough to do . . . for things to slightly change in my mind here and there, so that the numbers were going to be messed up. Making a prospect list always involves weighing a bunch of different factors: floor/ceiling, durability, progress through the system, starter vs. reliever, positional versatility, etc. So it had changed enough for me to just go back to the old-fashioned way of constructing such a list. One thing
Just bought my 2014 Twins Daily Offseason Handbook, and I started thinking my baseball thriller The Hoosecows, written with Roy C. Booth, is a prospect to watch in its own right. If you're a Twins fan, the joy of watching prospects mature is going to be a big part of your 2014 experience. Sano, Buxton, Meyer . . . What could be more exciting than supporting a future superstar before they slip into a big league uniform? Now, I'd like to offer you a chance to dial into another prospect. The H
If you're the Twins, do you make a call, and, if so, what's your offer? http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/11/03/cardinals-could-trade-lance-lynn-or-shelby-miller-this-offseason-for-a-new-shortstop/ If I'm Texas, I call them and offer Andrus.
The Minnesota Twins struck out 1430 time last season, the third most strikeouts in the history of the game. On the offensive side of the ball, the team scored the third fewest runs in the American League while the pitching staff allowed the second most runs to be scored. The club also left the third most runners on base of any team in the AL. There needs to be some changes to the roster and the pitching staff is the biggest priority. Numbers like the ones discussed above make it clear that th
In the Twins 53 year history, 27 different Twins players have gotten five or or more hits in a game but only nine players have done this more then once. Kirby Puckett did it six times and in two of those occurrences he had six hits in a game. Puckett remains the only Twins player to get more then 5 hits in a game. Joe Mauer and Rod Carew each have had five 5 hit games wearing a Twins uni. Tony Oliva accomplished the feat four times. Paul Molitor did it three times. Denard Span, Justin
When a team has lost 90 games in three consecutive seasons, there can be plenty of finger pointing. For the Twins, there are questions to ask about how this current roster was created and what the team can do as they try and move forward. Where are the holes in this roster? What needs to be done this offseason? Are there internal options to help remedy the situation? All of these questions and more need to be answered before the team heads to Florida for spring training. Let's take a look at
Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed! Welcome to another Minnesota Twins mailbag. There has been so much juicy Twins news in the past month, I just couldn't resist asking questions to qualified Twins analysts. Unfortunately, with the iOS7 upgrade, none of my emails, texts, tweets or vines actually send, so I'll just have to answer my own questions this time. This should be a nice change of pace. Would you move Joe Mauer to first base to alleviate any potential concussion issues go
http://www.minorleagueball.com/2013/10/15/4838866/minnesota-twins-top-20-prospects-for-2014 Minor League Ball Top Prospects 2014 http://prospect361.com/2013/10/29/2014-top-10-minnesota-twins-prospects/ Prospect 361 Top Prospects 2014 http://topprospectalert.com/2013/10/09/minnesota-twins-2014-top-20-prospect-rankings/ Top Prospect Alert 2014 http://bowmanscout.wordpress.com/2013/10/10/j-p-schwartzs-organizational-top-prospect-list-for-2014/ J.P. Schwartz's Organizational Top Prospects 2014
1. Byron Buxton 2. Miguel Sano 3. Alex Meyer 4. Eddie Rosario 5. Kohl Stewart 6. J.O. Berrios 7. Max Kepler 8. Josmil Pinto 9. Jorge Polanco 10. Stephen Gonsalves 11. Trevor May 12. Travis Harrison 13. Adam Walker 14. Jorge Felix 15. Lewis Thorpe 16. Danny Santana 17. Kennys Vargas 18. Michael Tonkin 19. Dalton Hicks 20. Zach Jones 21. Miguel Sulbaran 22. D.J. Baxendale 23. Niko Goodrum 24. Tyler Duffey 25. Randy Rosario 26. A.J. Achter 27. Yorman Landa 28. J.D. Williams 29. Dakota Watts 30. Ade
The 22-year-old made his first Kernels start on Wednesday afternoon. He threw four scoreless innings and gave up 1 hit, walked none and had five strikeouts. That's 4 starts, 12 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 18 K, 0.00 ERA, 0.42 WHIP, .054 Opp BA.
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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
