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  1. Twinsoholic
    Good question by Steve71 about Birdsell. He was the Twins first pick on day 3 of the draft. They had plenty of time to check in with different players who would likely be available for selection when their turn to pick arrived. It would surprise me if they selected someone whom they had not been in contact with, someone whom they thought was uncertain about signing if selected. Maybe they just took a shot in the dark by selecting him, but if that was the case, that is not a great approach.
  2. Twinsoholic
    Ober’s high fastball seems to run in at 94 mph. Right now the pitch has been unhittable in the sense that he either gets a swinging strike or weak contact. So many batters have trouble laying off of fastballs just above the strike zone. If his stuff remains as efective as it has been over his last 5 or so starts then I think he profiles as a #3 starter rather than a back of the rotation starter. It is also possible, of course, that enough batters start laying off the high fastball, forcing him to drop more in the upper part of the zone, where batters have a better chance of making solid contact.
  3. Twinsoholic
    The Twins have selected and added Nick Vincent. They have sent Burrows back to AAA. Moran or Hamilton could have been selected.
  4. Twinsoholic
    La Z Boy noted above about “getting Big Mike locked up” in a new contract. The other day I read that Pineda hoped he would not be trade—said he liked pitching as a Twins player. I wonder if his agent and Falvine have an understanding about a new contract for him. That could explain why he was not traded. Of course, other reasons could be he is hurt or teams were trying to low-ball the Twins. I am glad Mike is still on the Twins. I like players, particularly starting pitchers, who want to stay on the team.
  5. Twinsoholic
    Earlier in this thread I said no team would trade for Robles. I am surprisingly delighted that I was wrong. He is a Red Sox now.
  6. Twinsoholic
    No team is going to trade for Robles. Pineda will be traded today. Maybe Thielbar will also be traded. By the way, Coloumbe certainly has been a pleasant surprise out of the pen. After the trading deadline I hope the Twins release Colome and Robles and option Alcala to St. Paul. Alcala needs to rework his game. Earlier in the season I was expecting him to do great. He throws so hard, but when he’s throwing strikes the pitches are all too often in the middle of the plate. The demotion to AAA seems to have helped Rooker. Alcala needs something similar to happen to him.
  7. Twinsoholic
    Even if Robles had a decent outing, it is hard to believe any club would have traded anything for him. He has just been awful. He throws 97 mph, but he has had an awful season. There are better reliever trade options on other clubs with losing records. By the way, I agree with Chief: there was nothing unusual about tonight’s loss.
  8. Twinsoholic
    Why did they draft Birdsell unless they were highly confident he would sign? He was their first pick on day 3. I have to believe that they were in contact with him prior to selecting him. I understand why he would go back to Texas Tech to try to improve his draft position, but I don’t understand why the Twins would have selected him unless they thought he would sign with them.
  9. Twinsoholic
    17th round selection Dylan Neuse has a back injury (sometime in April). He was an outfielder, but the Twins have selected him as a second baseman.
  10. Twinsoholic
    The numbers this year for the Long Beach State pitcher, Lavallee, are quite good.
  11. Twinsoholic
    Birdsell had rotator cuff surgery this spring. Ouch! Prior to that he had an upper 90s fastball.
  12. Twinsoholic
    Miller was projected to go later in the second round, so my guess is that he is going to sign for second round money rather than sandwich pick slot money. I hope the Twins draft a few more high school players over their next four or five selections. Time to reseed the system. This time next year, the Twins will have earlier selections in each round (maybe they will be able to select a top of the rotation college starter in the first round next year).
  13. Twinsoholic
    Alcala does the job. Only had 3 innings before his one inning today. Crappy bullpen use by Rocco.
  14. Twinsoholic
    Now Alcala comes in. He probably has the best arm in the pen.
  15. Twinsoholic
    Doesn’t a hard throwing reliever named Alcala pitch for the Twins? I seem to recall he strike out batters.
  16. Twinsoholic
    Good move by Manfred and MLB. I applaud the decision. I look forward to using my subscription.
  17. Twinsoholic
    I agree with gunnarthor on Mauer and intelligence. Obviously it depends on how you are defining it. From another perspective, Jonathan Scoop speaks/reads 5 or 6 languages. Mike Marshall was a doctor as well as one hell of a reliever. Craig Breslin was no academic slouch. Jason Castro went to Stanford and was praised for his defense. I suspect that Tony Olivia had as much baseball smarts as anyone who ever put on a baseball uniform. Selecting Mayer just seems like a hometown choice. He was a great ball player, but was he really the Twins’ Einstein of baseball? Not from my perspective. I will grant that was from your perspective.
  18. Twinsoholic
    Hi Mike, You are right: not on day one--I meant later in the season (how much later, I don't know, but I think he might be a steal of that draft for the Twins).
  19. Twinsoholic
    Dobnak has been a great story for the Twins, and we all seem to expect he will have a rotation spot next year. Here is a question for everyone. Is there a Twins minor leaguer who could be a surprise starter for the Twins next season? I am not thinking about someone who was never drafted but who the Twins signed. If there is another Dobnak from that route, wonderful. But, I think Canterino is the pitcher who could, if he stays healthy, end up starting for the Twins in a meaningful way sometime next season much as Dobnak has done. Canterino was the Twins 2nd round draft selection this past June. He hasn't been in the organization for very long, but he is a polished college pitcher, and his arm was not abused at Rice. Wouldn't it be great to have successful starters coming out of our own farm system? Anyway, I am betting on Canterino to be a success story. Think what that would do for the payroll.
  20. Twinsoholic
    Etwink is trademarking the Dobber so I am trademarking the Dobbermann and the Dobbermann Pitcher.
  21. Twinsoholic
    He does nibble. He gets 2 strikes and then refuses to throw the third one. Batters know this and lay off his next pitches. His pitch count escalates. Jack Morris has had Gibson’s number on this for quite a while. Morris also notes that Gibson is reluctant to throw fastballs inside to right hand batters with 2 strikes. Hitters have figured this out as well and know they don’t have to look for this pitch. Escalating pitch counts hurt Gibson’s effectiveness. I also agree with the comment above about his problems once he gets a runner on base. I definitely wish him the best—I certainly could not be a major league player. I root for him but he is fairly predictable and that has something to do with his results.
  22. Twinsoholic
    Kinda miss Jaylin Davis right about now.
  23. Twinsoholic
    Notice that Bremer and Smalley were surprised Cave swung 3 and 0. They know the "rule." Tommy Watkins knows the "rule"--that's why he said something to Cave at first base. Cave knows the "rule"--he likely had the count wrong in his mind at that time, so he swung the bat at the pitch.
  24. Twinsoholic
    I also want to thank Mariana Guzman for interviewing the players and writing the article. Minor league ball is challenging in so many ways if your first language is English. Think about the off the field challenges for the Latinos. It is great that they are becoming bi-lingual. I wish them all the best and hope to see them playing in the majors for the Twins.
  25. Twinsoholic
    Cave is stinking it up. I hope he can hit tonight cause he has a lot to atone for.
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