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  1. Kirby_waved_at_me
    With Hicks and Plouffe on the DL, Fuld is going to get more starts in CF and Santana will be re-acquainting himself with SS.
  2. Kirby_waved_at_me
    On "The Ron Gardenhire Show" yesterday morning Gardy mentioned how he's glad he's not the one that has to make the 40-Man roster decisons. He was asked if the Twins need to be set with 30-35 reliable, major-league ready talent at all times in case of injury or poor performance from the 25 Man. Gardy agreed, and then stated that he wouldn't like to have make those kinds of moves / decisions and he is happy that others take care of that for the Twins.
  3. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Pelfrey's not on the 60 day DL yet? What are they waiting for? Every report I have read about his recent procedure said the recovery time was 2 Months + , so why would he still be using up a 40-Man roster spot?
  4. Kirby_waved_at_me
    EduarDOS
  5. Kirby_waved_at_me
    hmm - that is interesting. I would assume the successful pitchers are the ones that can drink the pitch to contact kool-aid but keep the style that made them successful. Pitch to contact (or any other philosophy) should be integrated or merged with an established pitcher's style, rather than replacing it. I think the quote about Hughes going back to the things that made him successful in the past (before the micro tinkering of last season) can be a credit to the relationship of coach and player.
  6. Kirby_waved_at_me
    That was both informative and stimulating! Garver sounds like he was a steal as a 9th round pick.
  7. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think a new player coming to a new team will benefit from the coaches there. Having a new perspective, an opposing scouting report, just getting feedback that is different from the philosophy of your former coaches can help a player gain some insight they wouldn't have with the same opinions over and over. I'd like to see that level of sucess for every new Twins pitcher before giving Anderson a lot of the credit, but I certainly see how having another opinion can help Hughes make a more informed choice. A few of the articles I've read recently talk about how Hughes likes to tinker with his approach and try different things to find what works, so moving to a new team is a great way to do that.
  8. Kirby_waved_at_me
    right on - I'm guessing the good seats sold quickly and most of those then were added to the re-sale sites
  9. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Who is the next most promising catching prospect in the Twins' system? It's Pinto, then . . . ? Brian Navarreto? Stuart Turner? I don't know much about those guys. They drafted a few Catchers, but they were all in later rounds.
  10. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think you can also buy the MLB All Star Sunday package (Futures Game plus softball) direct from MLB.com - they haven't sold out yet. May or may not be cheaper at this point, depending on where you planned on sitting.
  11. Kirby_waved_at_me
    yeah - they definitely needed to make a change there. Their back up catcher was pretty useless. Pachecho can also play 3rd and 1st, so there's a lot to like.
  12. Kirby_waved_at_me
    1) Jordan Pacheco has just been DFAd by the Rockies. 28 years old, 935 PAs. The D-Backs claimed Pachecho . . .
  13. Kirby_waved_at_me
    That makes the most sense based on the moves the Twins have made this year- I wonder if they would throw a curveball by sending someone else down (like a Reliever) instead. OR Sending Hicks down to AAA to work the Righty vs. Righty situation instead of putting him on the DL. Say they do the expected and DL Hicks - when he is ready to come off the DL, do they demote someone else? If Santana is still sustaining the unsustainable, Hicks might be the one to be sent down, yes?
  14. Kirby_waved_at_me
    BTW, the tickets for this are still pretty reasonably priced! Especially compared to the All-Star Game tix.
  15. Kirby_waved_at_me
    That's cool - it's about what I figured would happen. Fryer is perfectly fine as backup to give Suzuki a rest here and there. The new floor is the Florimon line - as long as Fryer can avoid being an offensive black hole, making himself and the batters before and after him an automatic out, then sign me up. Did the Twins say who Fuld was replacing on the 25 man?
  16. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Huh - the earlier reports said he was DFA'd. If they optioned him yesterday, he must have cleared waivers first. I guess the contract was too big for anyone to bite (or there were teams interested, but were talked out of it by the Arizona GM?).
  17. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think it's listed as MLB All-Star Sunday. It's one ticket for the Futures game plus watching Jon Hamm play softball with Jack Morris. [h=4]"Taco Bell All-Star Sunday[/h] Major League Baseball brings Taco Bell All-Star Sunday to Minneapolis on July 13 at Target Field. The doubleheader includes the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game "
  18. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I was gonna say throw in Kubel, since he's a former Diamondback player and Cahill and Kubel were both recently DFA'd.
  19. Kirby_waved_at_me
    One Orioles Fan seems to think Cahill should be claimed by a team: http://camdendepot.blogspot.com/2014/06/claiming-trevor-cahill-makes-some-sense.html The thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the Lefty/Righty Splits. Left handed batters seem to be very successful this year against Cahill...
  20. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Sounds like a prototypical #4 or #5 Twins Starter... I am curious which team walks away first from a straight up swap of Cahill for Correia.
  21. Kirby_waved_at_me
    one way to look at it - Cahill hypothetically replaces the spot vacated by Mike Pelfrey ...
  22. Kirby_waved_at_me
    I think part of the deal with Guerrier is that the other "getting the band back together" guys brought so little to the table this year. I think Guerrier got lumped in with Bartlett and Kubel, and a lot of people questioned signing him in the first place at the expense of players that will be with the team in the future. Now that it is mid-June and the Twins are still in the race for the Division (and the WC), having a pitcher like Guerrier is looking like a better move. Having an established pitcher that is performing well is better for a pennant race than having a pitcher that is being called up for the first time and adjusting to the speed of the major leagues. Gardenhire gives his veteran players a lot of slack, plays the hot hand, and is not particularly patient with rookies - but so far this year that has translated into a pretty competitive club. We can nitpick the individual in-game choices and question the faith he's put in some players that haven't met expectations, but the overall record should be enough to say that he's done well with the team on the field.
  23. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Hmm - The Twins are 3.5 games back right now. If the Sox beat Detroit tonight, a sweep this weekend would tie the Twins and Tigers. Not a bad place to be for a last place team. They are definitely still in the thick of the race for the division, and a good showing against the Tigers (and the Red Sox) could move the Twins up significantly in standings.
  24. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Just let go at the top of the hill and that self propel function will work just fine!
  25. Kirby_waved_at_me
    Gardy agrees!
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