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  1. stringer bell
    Thanks for preaching the gospel of Small Sample Size. Well said. The walks and strikeouts stand out to me. So far in 40-plus PAs, Rosario has two walks and 14 Ks. Hicks has 5 walks and 12 Ks. Meanwhile in Chattanooga, Buxton has one walk and 13 Ks. Schafer in fewer PAs (30) has one walk and 10 whiffs.
  2. stringer bell
    Shane Robinson has had 15 at-bats in 11 games, and that includes a high percentage of left handed starters. He's an okay fourth/fifth outfielder much like Jason Repko. The three starters haven't hit much, but there is a reasonable expectation that Hunter and Arcia will. So far, Schafer has been poor, and that isn't much of a surprise. His potential replacements aren't tearing it up in Rochester.
  3. stringer bell
    Arcia drives me crazy sometimes. One moment he's pumping his fist and the next he seems lost. I said on another thread that he seems to have "baseball ADD". He can't seem to stay focused. He has far to man "no chance" at-bats. Nuñez is also frustrating. He will do something good followed by a huge mistake. The deke on the steal was all on him. As for the "infielders in the outfield" meme, I think both Escobar and Nuñez would be decent with 30 games or so out there. They've both already thrown out a runner and should be adept at charging hits to the OF. With a little experience routes on fly balls could improve as well. Jordan Schafer hasn't covered himself with glory so far. However, neither Rosario or Hicks is lighting it up in Rochester at this point.
  4. stringer bell
    There aren't many games lost when your team hits a grand slam. To have the top two affiliates both get them on the same day and both lose is pretty rare. Esobar's throw was perfect--an easy hop for Herrmann to catch and then block the plate, right on the money. BTW, did anyone think Herrmann applied the tag too high and maybe the runner got in? On Escobar (and less so) Nuñez playing the outfield, with a few more games under their belts, I think they can be OK to pretty good. Nuñez clanked an easy fly ball in his only start, but he has pretty good range and you'll remember he threw out a runner in that start, as well. Both guys know how to charge balls and make good throws. Where they would suffer is getting breaks on fly balls and going to the wall.
  5. stringer bell
    I credit myself!
  6. stringer bell
    Time for Plouffe to do something.
  7. stringer bell
    Uh oh.
  8. stringer bell
    Tito has a lot of bullpen moves to make. If Shaw walks Dozier, he'll probably go with a left vs. Vargas.
  9. stringer bell
    Don't agree with that take. No guarantee that Rosario would stay on the team anyway.
  10. stringer bell
    Infielder in the outfield makes a fine play.
  11. stringer bell
    I'd say Pinto, Rosario, and then Hicks.
  12. stringer bell
    Cleveland needs help against LH pitching. I know, I know, no Gomes.
  13. stringer bell
    RBI machine Mauer will plate the lead run. Or not.
  14. stringer bell
    To rip off Letterman--Aaron Thompson, is this something?
  15. stringer bell
    Neither team looks dangerous at the plate. Until Stauffer served up that gopher.
  16. stringer bell
    You just knew Kluber was eventually going to fan Vargas.
  17. stringer bell
    Sorry for your loss Brian. Remember the good times.
  18. stringer bell
    So why displace the young player who has defensive problems in the outfield and send him across the field for one year?
  19. stringer bell
    A victory and the Twins will be in third place! Very interesting that Arcia gets moved to right when Hunter is out of the lineup and apprentice OF Escobar replaces him. It tells me that when Hunter's time is up as a Twin, the new right fielder for the Twins will be Oswaldo Arcia.
  20. stringer bell
    Regarding the guys in AAA, Pinto had four hits today and now is hitting .364, while Hicks was 0-6 and is now hitting .222. Pinto has shown that he can hit AAA pitching, so unless his defense or his health are an issue, bring him up! IMHO, Hicks hasn't mastered Triple A and the splits remain troubling. If the Twins want a better-fielding Bombo Rivera or Pedro Muñoz, they can call him up and platoon him. I hope he "gets it" against right handed pitching or his value will diminish to platoon/fourth OF. BTW, if an outfielder goes, it wouldn't surprise me if it were Schafer ahead of Robinson. Robinson is what he his--this year's version of Jason Repko--fine fielder at all three spots, limited hitter. I haven't seen all the games, but it is my understanding that Schafer has been pretty bad in center.
  21. stringer bell
    It is really early to decide whether someone is hitting or not. Hicks was under .200 until his three-hit day. All of a sudden, he is tearing up AAA because he had a good game? I was opposed to Hicks abandoning switch hitting and remain so. It is questionable he'll ever hit well against RH pitching as a left handed hitter. It is much more doubtful that he would ever thrive as solely a right hander. Give the guys 'til the end of the month to show something. If failure continues, abandon a bad plan and go with the kids.
  22. stringer bell
    Arcia: Yes, he needs to hustle all the time and yes, he shows emotion and most of us like that. That is style. On substance, his swing gets long while he's trying to hit 500 ft. homers, he needs to shorten that swing and settle for more singles and doubles. The home runs will come, but not if he keeps trying to hit it 500 feet.
  23. stringer bell
    What is the best way to get him moving toward his potential upside? Honestly, I think he needs to modify his approach a bit. He really takes far too many "no chance" at-bats.
  24. stringer bell
    I remain mostly unimpressed and 100% puzzled by Arcia. His minor league resumé says hitter not slugger, but he has seemed to adopt Mark Reynolds as a model rather than somebody like Bobby Abreu. Arcia is not long and lean, he well-muscled and wide, but he has the speed and the arm to be a capable base runner and defender. So far, his value is derived almost completely from hitting the ball over the fence. He seems to have stagnated in recognizing pitches and is neutralized by left handed pitching. From the behind the scenes rumbling to his not starting two of the first six games, it looks like Arcia might be the player that the Twins choose to be an example. I still like Arcia's potential, but he needs to show progress in developing his overall game.
  25. stringer bell
    Ash capitalizes.
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