Article: Game Thread: Twins @ Reds, 6/29 @ 6:10pm CT

[James]

 

Oh, if you offer a play enough money, they'd still sign.  It really is that simple

I would say that is true for some players, but not all.  Some players like knowing the stability and knowing where they're going to be for the next few years.  

 

If you sign a bunch of guys to extensions, then turn around and trade them that year, agents are going to stop letting the people they represent sign those extensions.  Also, usually the point of signing players to extensions is so that you can control your costs.  Throwing more money at free agents doesn't really accomplish that.

 

Either way, I still believe that Hughes will add a lot of value to this team in the next few years.  If I had to trade a pitcher to get get Santana into the rotation, Hughes wouldn't be the guy I traded.  

[JB_Iowa]

Isn't Hicks like 1 for 12 (or something like that) at AAA?

 

Had a nice hit yesterday (a triple, I think) but he's going to have to show more before they bring him back.

 

Found this:

 

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino  · 19h19 hours ago 
Aaron Hicks had first hit since starting rehab at @RocRedWings.

Bad news: He is 1 for 11 with 5 Ks through 3 games. Also assist at home.

 

The assist at home was apparently a pretty good throw indicating that the arm is okay.

Edited June 29, 2015 by JB_Iowa

[sampleSizeOfOne]

5. New Watch -- I bought a new watch... I'm now living in Eastern Time and my old watch was Central time. It was hard... there are a lot of watch choices and none of them blew me away. After a half hour of shopping ... I strongly considered keeping my old watch and moving back to Central Time.

I think the secret is to get watches with only 1 hand. Better yet, you should have bought an east coast watch in your travels, and just averaged 'em.

 

Yeah, seeing Hamilton's speed may be bitter sweet just 'cause it gives some idea of what Buxton might be capable of.

 

And while i know what's up, i still am bothered about all this talk about how to fit Santana in. The answer's obvious and here: shortstop.

[Danchat]

I would activate Hicks pretty soon. Ease him back into CF and keep giving Rosario some chances to play CF. 

 

And please, get Eduardo out of LF!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Has Escobar improved much, following time in the outfield?

[Craig Arko]

Just because...

 

[Craig Arko]

It appears Mauer and Hunter are flipped in the lineup; Mauer batting 2nd and Hunter 3rd.

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Just because...

 

... it's there.

 

But not to be confused with "new horizons in music appreciation"

 

"Tell me Bob, is it a theme or a motif?"

 

Anyway, game's about to start... Everyone got good eats?

[mickeymental]

... it's there.But not to be confused with "new horizons in music appreciation""Tell me Bob, is it a theme or a motif?"Anyway, game's about to start... Everyone got good eats?

... stay thirsty, my friends ...

[USAFChief]

Unless Hicks is still hurt, which seems doubtful since he's played a couple games at Rochester, I don't understand why he's not in CF and Rosario in LF.

 

[spinowner]

 

Unless Hicks is still hurt, which seems doubtful since he's played a couple games at Rochester, I don't understand why he's not in CF and Rosario in LF.

I think that's it in a nutshell; they don't feel he's fully rehabbed yet.

[Squirrel]

 

It appears Mauer and Hunter are flipped in the lineup; Mauer batting 2nd and Hunter 3rd.

Yeah … probably me that did that … but I've put it back right.

[Squirrel]

Will he steal 2nd, then 3rd?

[Winston Smith]

 

Why on earth does a team need 8 bullpen arms? Espeically when half of them are guys you don't want to pitch in big spots anyways: Meyer, Graham, Duensing, etc

 

7 is the absolute max a team should have.

who do you stick the fork in?

[sampleSizeOfOne]

Was that speed?

[Squirrel]

I'm already getting cynical in this 1st inning with 2 on, no outs ...

[Squirrel]

ACK!!!! Bases loaded … 

[Squirrel]

Cmon!!! TRIPLE PLAY!!!

[sampleSizeOfOne]

... 3 on, no outs ...

Now 1 run in.

 

Nothing wrong with cynicism...

 

And that was Frazier, eh?

[USAFChief]

good start.

[Squirrel]

GET! HIM! OUT!!

[Squirrel]

This week of pitching is going to answer a few questions … maybe not with the answers we think ...

[Squirrel]

GET HIM OUT!! STRIKE HIM OUT!!

[Riverbrian]

Grey skies are gonna clear up

 

Put on a... Aww screw it

[Aggies7]

With all the talk about flags these days...here's one the twins can use for the remainder of this once promising season...

[notoriousgod71]

I didn't even realize the Twins were no longer a wild card team anymore. I just assumed they were since everyone gets a trophy.

[notoriousgod71]

 

 

With all the talk about flags these days...here's one the twins can use for the remainder of this once promising season...

 

 

Put a rainbow on it and you've covered all your bases.

[spinowner]

I'm having a last-four-years flashback.

[David HK]

I'm wondering why it feels with the opposing team having bases loaded-nobody out, the over/under feels like about 5 runs.  While with our offense, it feels like 1.  Maybe I'm just a pessimist pretty much all the time.

[Squirrel]

Well, we got out of that only scathed, rather than really scathed. But still … down 3-0 after 1 is not good