Article: Rosario could rise to the top in '13

[mnfanforlife]

Uh oh... this can't be good, but I'm finding myself agreeing with Thrylos on this one... Again, I'm as high as anyone on Rosario... but I once had Angel Morales ranked as my #3 Twins prospect, and Tyler Robertson #1. There are no sure things. Stay high on Rosario. We are all fans of his here and want him to succeed and be great. I believe in his tools and skills and talent, but I was similarly high on Morales and there are a lot of examples that remind me to always have a little bit of caution.

 

It's also what keeps me high on Brian Dozier... I believe he can be a .700-.750 OPS guy for years in the big leagues.

 

And as I said in the other Rosario/Dozier thread, if the Twins believe in a guy, they will make room, and that includes moving an All-Star like AJ Pierzynski to make room for a phenom, like Mauer.

 

Excellent delivery.

[ashbury]

I'll have to look, but I don't think this scenario is covered in my old copy of Knotty Problems of Baseball. It's well known that you can be out for passing a runner in front of you, and there are rules to prevent shenanigans like "stealing" first starting from second in an attempt to draw a throw, but just stopping at second base for no reason when then umpire continues to twirl his index finger? It's a good (or maybe just fun) question.

 

I'm virtually certain no one else cares or spent any time thinking more on this, but I asked a couple of knowledgeable people and they could point to no specific rule covering the case, but believe that any umpire would eject the batter and/or manager if they persisted in this kind of jackassery. So, to the person who wondered if this scenario was possible, the answer is basically no.

[diehardtwinsfan]

I will say: depending on whether the rule-book allows it, I can almost imagine Gardy instructing one of his scrappy table-setters to actually stop at 2nd base to "keep the pressure on" if one of them accidentally hit a HR. From there they could even try to steal 3rd, which would really turn up the heat. Then imagine if they eventually scored!

 

LOL

 

Sadly, I could see that.

 

That said, I don't think people should discount the fact that runners on does change things. I seem to remember reading that most pitchers don't pitch quite as well out of the stretch as they do using a normal windup.

[FrodaddyG]

That said, I don't think people should discount the fact that runners on does change things. I seem to remember reading that most pitchers don't pitch quite as well out of the stretch as they do using a normal windup.

It does change the situation, but not with a guarantee of a run, which scoring on the HR does.