Article: Patience Warranted With Struggling Youngsters

[Brad Swanson]

Since Terry Ryan, in terms of evaluation, they have moved players up too quickly and have certainly misrepresented players readiness and skillset tto the public.

 

I think for Hick's sake more than anything else, if he doesn't show signs of life, you have to send him down.

 

Fair enough, we just disagree on the timetable, and that is fine. Although, I always thought the criticism against the Twins and their farm system organization was that they moved players too slowly.

[Alex]

Fair enough, we just disagree on the timetable, and that is fine. Although, I always thought the criticism against the Twins and their farm system organization was that they moved players too slowly.

 

You might be referring to a more reactionary crowd (the same group that might now also be saying Hicks is not major league material) Most critical thinkers are going to take it on a case-by-case basis, while overall the Twins do move players slower through their organization than other teams.

 

On the players in the last couple of years, those brought up on Spring Training numbers and with, at most short stints in Double AA, I've thought they were too quick.

[Brad Swanson]

You might be referring to a more reactionary crowd (the same group that might now also be saying Hicks is not major league material) Most critical thinkers are going to take it on a case-by-case basis, while overall the Twins do move players slower through their organization than other teams.

 

On the players in the last couple of years, those brought up on Spring Training numbers and with, at most short stints in Double AA, I've thought they were too quick.

 

Gotcha, that makes sense.