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  1. Doctor Wu
    Yeah, it would have been nice to see Buxton attempt a steal at that point. Then again, gotta have at least one hit to bring him home. Sign.
  2. Doctor Wu
    I think it's gotta be a pitcher. Pressly or Berrios (if he has a string of quality starts next month) would be fun picks, but as Cody and others noted, it could end up being Fernando Rodney, mainly because he's the closer and is racking up some saves.
  3. Doctor Wu
    Nick Anderson continues to impress for the Red Wings. As Steve mentioned, his ERA is now at 1.16. Wow! Any chance he could be called up this summer if the Twins need an extra arm in the bullpen?
  4. Doctor Wu
    Palka homered again for the White Sox yesterday. That's his 5th HR of the year so far, along with 17 RBI. His batting average is now up to .289. I doubt he can sustain that average, but still, an impressive start. He played right field in that game, but I think he's had more starts at DH so far.
  5. Doctor Wu
    There is also John Hicks with the TIgers. Although after the Twins signed him a few years ago, I don't think he ever played a regular season game for the team. For Detroit this year he has also played first base. Now batting .279 with a .326 OBP -- but has 5 home runs and 17 RBI already.
  6. Doctor Wu
    Overall, I'm pretty happy with this pitching staff. The starters are reliable for the most part, and even Lynn looks like he's shaping up. If Santana is remotely like his old self when he returns, that will inspire a lot more confidence. And hey, I like this bullpen too.
  7. Doctor Wu
    Darn, you beat me to it! I just read this blurb on ESPN: The San Francisco Giants purchased Dereck Rodriguez's contract from Triple-A Sacramento, where he went 4-1 with a 3.40 ERA after signing as a minor league free agent on Nov. 15. He will be in the bullpen Monday against Colorado, looking to make his major league debut.
  8. Doctor Wu
    Let Garver play more and take his lumps, or watch him show some improvement. Meanwhile, I also vote to give Astudillo a chance. After the Castro injury it's tempting to want to go out and find an upgrade at catcher, but I'm still not confident enough that the Twins are going to be playoff contenders this year. If someone good falls into our laps, take it, but I don't want to see any foolish trades at this point.
  9. Doctor Wu
    Anemic batting about says it all. I think it may be to to shake things up again. Buxton can't even bunt or walk to get on base and show his speed. Once again, the strikeouts are adding up for him. What's the answer? Or is there one? Except for Rosario, no other hitter is in a groove right now. Another week of pitiful batting like this and I'll be adding to my profanity vocabulary.
  10. Doctor Wu
    I'd like to see more season stats posted too. I'm too lazy to go to other sources for that information. If TD could include more of those stats with these minor league wrap-ups and articles that would be terrific.
  11. Doctor Wu
    Good to see someone in the organization starting to hit home runs again!
  12. Doctor Wu
    Those are my concerns too. I hope that "at some point" arrives for Buxton soon! Otherwise, I fear we will end up with a faster version of Peter Bourjos. Not a horrible thing, but I really want to see that bat come around.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Doctor Wu
    Sam Fuld! How soon we forget.
  16. Doctor Wu
    I didn't realize that Plouffe was playing in the Phillies organization now. Last I noticed he was with Texas in spring training. With the injuries on the Rangers to infielders such as Beltre and Andrus, I wondered why Plouffe hadn't been called up. This explains why!
  17. 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.
  18. Doctor Wu
    Anyone regretting that the Twins didn't try and pick up Bautista after the Braves released him this week? Would he be a better or worse fit than Carter? Joey Bats hit two homers in his very brief stay with the Braves this month but couldn't hit his weight. But it was strange that they were playing him at third base most of the time.
  19. Doctor Wu
    This article helped me learn much more about Wade and his potential. Thanks for writing that. Also intrigued by some of the player comparisons. If he can end up playing anywhere near the mode of a Matt Lawton or Denard Span, that ain't so bad! One question: With such good speed on the base paths, what is the reason for his "slow" first couple of steps and lack of base-stealing ability? Can that be fixed by better technique or coaching tips? Or will he always be a slow "out-of-the-gate" runner?
  20. 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?
  21. Doctor Wu
    Serious question: if you are ranking them for their ability to field and play first base, which one is better: Carter or Morrison?
  22. 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.
  23. 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..
  24. 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 !!!
  25. 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?
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