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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
Episode 57 of the Twins baseball podcast, Talk To Contact (@TalkToContact), is now available for download via iTunes or by clicking here. http://puckettspond.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/2/files/2013/10/hotstove.jpg This week Eric and Paul are joined by Jay Corn (@jay__corn, that's right, two underscores!) to talk Twins baseball. This will be our fist dive into the post-season hot stove, and this week we talked about available starting pitching and which pitchers we thought, if any, made sense in Mi
http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-0x0+0+0_8924187.jpg This week Eric and Paul are joined by Jay Corn (@jay__corn, that's right, two underscores!) to talk Twins baseball. This will be our fist dive into the post-season hot stove, and this week we talked about available starting pitching and which pitchers we thought, if any, made sense in Minnesota. Pedro Hernandez was removed from the 40-man roster and signed a AAA deal, Terry Ryan is putting the band back together, so
Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed! State of the Team 1994 Record: 53-60, 4th in the BRAND NEW AL Central 1994 Overview: STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-RIKE! 1995 Outlook: Will there be a season? If so, where will Shane Mack be? Players Lost - Free Agency The seeds for the 1994 off-season were planted in 1993 when the (at the time) current collective bargaining agreement expired without a new agreement. A strike was a legit possibility and looked more and more likely as the 199
They say the best way to learn is by making mistakes, but an even better way to learn is by learning from others’ mistakes. That way you get all the knowledge without the bitter tinge of regret. Another way of saying this is, “You don’t have to reinvent the wheel,” which in this context means there are a lot of renovators and designers out there who have likely done a project similar to the one you’re planning on attempting. Don’t feel like you have to make it up as you go along, instead, utiliz
Houston reached base 3 times on Thursday. He's hitting .308/.398/.440 (.838) since joining the Surge and stole his 14th AA base. His 38 total SB is tied with Yasser Mercedes for organizational lead.
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