Game Thread Twins @ Mariners 3:10pm cdt 5/19/19/19 ad

[twins_89]

How is Arraez not a higher rated prospect? He's hit for a high average at every level and walks as much as he strikes out. He also seems at least decent in the field and can play 2B, 3B, and in an emergency SS.

[ScrapTheNickname]

Arraez skipped over 5 Twins middle infield prospects to arrive here and he looks pretty snappily good.

Edited May 19, 2019 by ScrapTheNickname

[Mill1634]

POLANCO!!!!

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Hip, hip!

[MNT1996]

Amazing bunt. Holy cow

[stringer bell]

Comment--According to the box on TV, this home plate ump has been excellent.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

Hip, hip!

Jorge!

[Nine of twelve]

 

Not to be snooty but that's a Dorothy Parker quote. That old woman you know stole it!

I didn't know the origin of the poem but this makes total sense.

[stringer bell]

Small ball for two runs!

[MNT1996]

Gotta get that man in CJ

[bighat]

Whoopsies, more errors. These guys are bad.

[ScrapTheNickname]

If the Mariners were actually Mariners their ship would have capsized by now.

Edited May 19, 2019 by ScrapTheNickname

[Danchat]

 

How is Arraez not a higher rated prospect? He's hit for a high average at every level and walks as much as he strikes out. He also seems at least decent in the field and can play 2B, 3B, and in an emergency SS.

I would guess that the main reasons are that A: he doesn't have much power and B: he's only defensively average at 2B and not great at the other spots (though don't quote me on that). He can flat-out hit, so yeah, he probably should have been rated higher. Gordon's been ranked higher because of the projections of him as a stronger hitter and being able to play SS... but clearly Arraez has passed him up.

 

If he develops some power, look out! He's going to be a MLB starter sooner than later in that case.

Edited May 19, 2019 by Danchat

[diehardtwinsfan]

 

How is Arraez not a higher rated prospect? He's hit for a high average at every level and walks as much as he strikes out. He also seems at least decent in the field and can play 2B, 3B, and in an emergency SS.

 

Probably due to him not having a ton of power. He's well liked though by most of us that follows the minors. A player like him should still be very useful. 

[tarheeltwinsfan]

The guy who is leading the American League in average, bunts in the perfect situation for a bunt and gets a single,,,then another Mariner error allows a run to score and Polanco goes to second.. You gotta love that.

[wabene]

Polanco is a well rounded hitter. That was a perfect bunt.

[LVTwinsfan]

Fast ball right down the middle

[Mill1634]

Yikes Gibson...

[MNT1996]

I miss the days of when I could kinda trust Gibson (and Berrios for that matter) on the mound

[bighat]

Geez Gibby.

[mrtwinsfan]

Gibby wat up????????????????

[twins_89]

Gibson with a couple of fastballs right down the middle.

[stringer bell]

Tough fifth for Gibson.

[snotboogie]

5 inning Gibby

[LVTwinsfan]

He’s done, he’s thrown his 80 pitches

[Aggies7]

Well this went off the rails

[Squirrel]

Well, can’t win them all ... however ... it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.

[Danchat]

Wow, Gibby's just throwing cookies now. He's looking like 2018 Odorizzi - good through the first two trips through the lineup, but cooked when the batters come up a third time. 

[Aggies7]

Well, can’t win them all ... however ... it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.

Who says we can’t win them all? You?

[MNT1996]

Gibson has always been a back end of the rotation kind of starter