Willians Astudillo Might Be Here to Stay

[Dodecahedron]

 

You would have to believe his defense would be improved by physical conditioning. That could be the difference between him remaining on a major league roster or being a AAAA player. I was really hoping this would be the year we saw the version of Astudillo you described. Physical conditioning and even a modest degree of plate discipline and he would be a very good utility man.

 

If you ran a survey on the most popular and/or most known players in Twins history, most people would list Puckett and Killebrew in the top 3, if not the top 2.

 

Most of us remember Puckett's "bubble butt" rounding the bases in his prime, and Killebrew was a very big guy in his day. 

 

Heck, Babe Ruth was a big guy too. He is said to have weighed 260 pounds, with very thin arms and legs, or "toothpicks on a piano."

[Major League Ready]

 

If you ran a survey on the most popular and/or most known players in Twins history, most people would list Puckett and Killebrew in the top 3, if not the top 2.

 

Most of us remember Puckett's "bubble butt" rounding the bases in his prime, and Killebrew was a very big guy in his day. 

 

Heck, Babe Ruth was a big guy too. He is said to have weighed 260 pounds, with very thin arms and legs, or "toothpicks on a piano."

 

What's your point? Are you saying physical conditioning is not advantageous to professional athletes?

[Dodecahedron]

I am saying I would not make Astudillo's weight the story. It's not the story.

[Major League Ready]

 

I am saying I would not make Astudillo's weight the story. It's not the story.

 

The story is about the probability of Astudillo staying. I believe the likelihood of him staying would be increased if he were in significantly better physical condition. Do you disagree that an athlete in great even good physical  condition will outperform the same athlete in Astudillo's physicial condition? How is this not germane to the article?