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  1. Doctor Wu
    Good to see someone in the organization starting to hit home runs again!
  2. Doctor Wu
    He's not a prospect, but I wonder if Brock Stassi could be called up in the near future ... but only if Mauer spends more time on the DL than expected. Stassi is a good fielding first baseman and spent some time with the Phillies last year. Not a youngster, but not yet over the hill either.
  3. Doctor Wu
    I miss Colon too. Not saying that I think the Twins should have brought him back --- too many other and potentially better arms in the mix --- but I did enjoy seeing him in a Twins uniform last year. Colorful players like him are one reason why I still love baseball.
  4. Doctor Wu
    Sam Fuld! How soon we forget.
  5. Doctor Wu
    Fernando Romero and his innings limit might end up being a major consideration if he keeps pitching well over the next two months.
  6. Doctor Wu
    Good overview, thanks! Looks like a fairly deep pool of talent in the draft, even as far down as where the Twins will be picking. I noticed one player, Logan Gilbert, from Stetson University in Florida. As you noted, that college also yielded Jacob deGrom and Cory Kluber. And if you go back about 63 years ago.... my father was also an "ace" pitcher for Stetson. Family legend has is that the Yankees drafted him, but he decided to finish college and never pursued baseball any further. But I keep thinking: what if?
  7. Doctor Wu
    A bunch of players are playing well and looking like they deserve looks at the next level. Lewis, Kirilloff, and Gordon are the obvious stars playing well, but you could cite Wade and a few pitchers too. Could be an interesting summer of promotions.
  8. Doctor Wu
    Not much more to say; getting released is one of those unfortunate aspects of baseball life. But injuries such as the ones Hughes had to deal with are extremely difficult to recover from. Alexi Ogando, another pitcher who once showed lots of promise and got derailed by arm trouble (he was an All-Star for Texas back in 2011), was released by the Cleveland organization this week. He's 34, a few years older than Hughes, but earlier in this decade he looked terrific..
  9. Doctor Wu
    Yeah, that Brewers bullpen is "nasty" indeed. Lots of press about Hader this season (and he struck out 6 Twins batters in 2.1 innings yesterday) but Jeffress has also been formidable; another scoreless inning yesterday with 2 KO's of his own, and an ERA now sitting at 0.36 !!!
  10. Doctor Wu
    And, as someone posted last week, there is also the impending return and Minnesota debut of Michael Pineda sometime this summer. Hope that Santana gets to the mound before that time, but who knows at this point. Like the decision with Trevor May, will the Twins stick Pineda in the bullpen to start with, or give him some starts?
  11. Doctor Wu
    Was there a reason that Buxton didn't start yesterday, other than the fact that he can't buy a hit this month?
  12. Doctor Wu
    I saw the video of the Palka triple, but I missed the other ones. And did you see Pedro Florimon's home run for the Phillies? Two in one week for him!
  13. Doctor Wu
    Very encouraging starts by those young pitchers. Hope they can "build on" those performances and gain some confidence, in addition to that much valued experience. As others have said, I'm still not sold on Kohl Stewart's future as a solid MLB pitcher, but games like the one he just had give me more reason to hope.
  14. Doctor Wu
    What's Oswaldo Arica doing nowadays? Ha! Just kidding! Then again ....
  15. Doctor Wu
    Obviously, the Twins need to go out and find the best darn pitch-framer who is available for a reasonable price! Then again, we can suffice with Garver and spare parts (Wilson, etc.) until August rolls around and we're still in this thing or not. If not, no reason to trade good prospects or sign unnecessary scrubs.
  16. Doctor Wu
    A shame about that errant Morrison throw, but at least Odirizzi pitched well and struck out a few batters.
  17. Doctor Wu
    His first two pitches were 100 mph. Wow and whoa!!! I can't remember the last time a Twins pitching prospect was throwing with velocity like that. Exciting stuff! Let's just hope he remembers where the strike zone is located.
  18. Doctor Wu
    Always very sad to hear news like this Sure, I remember the Quilici days, both as player and manager. I recall seeing him in Spring Training when the Twins played games in Orlando back in the early 1970s. One thing that surprised me that Seth wrote: I didn't realize that he was only 33 years old when he became the Twins manager. That's mind boggling!
  19. Doctor Wu
    Good for him. Maybe his relatively "advanced" age has helped, but he doesn't seem intimidated or hesitant in his new role as the main catcher. I don't think many people were happy to see Castro put on the DL, but I think putting Garver behind the plate more has given him the experience and confidence he needs to thrive.
  20. Doctor Wu
    Good reminder. I've forgotten about Pineda's impending return too. And you may be right about Meija too. Barring injuries, too many good arms ahead of him.
  21. Doctor Wu
    And congratulations to Trevor May ("Lurch" ???) on making it back to the mound again, even if it's on a rehab assignment in the minors. He must be pumped big time!
  22. Doctor Wu
    Excellent summary of the past week, NIck! Yeah, what a relief to see the Twins winning again on a consistent basis. Not sure what the magic ingredient was. Fairly good pitching, Morrison picking it up a bit, and the return of Buxton. Sure,he's looked flat at the plate thus far, but just his presence on the field is a psychological boost for the team.
  23. Doctor Wu
    I haven't been following the results of the new Pace of Play rule in the minors thus far, but it strikes me as one of those misguided experiments that will soon be terminated.
  24. Doctor Wu
    I'm also feeling frustrated by Buxton's continuing slow starts and the nagging injuries. I love watching him play center field and run the bases. Not many players can match that excitement. But I'm starting to have my doubts that he'll ever be more than a .250 hitter. Man, I hope I'm wrong about that. But I'm also getting tired of the "he's only 24" excuses for his struggles. It's time for him to make the jump to the next level.
  25. Doctor Wu
    Add me to the list of those who are surprised and disappointed in seeing Melotakis released. What prompted that move? More injury concerns? Or too many better arms ahead of him?
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