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  1. stringer bell
    I gotta say this, he clogs the base paths, he has a long injury history, and all he can do now is DH, but VMart is the toughest out in the AL.
  2. stringer bell
    It would be among the most unlikely cycles in the history of baseball.
  3. stringer bell
    Dozier has certainly flattened out in the second half. His overall season is still pretty good. I don't know if he can be expected to be markedly better next year. His defense has also slipped a notch or two in the second half--about the same number of exceptional plays, but several more errors and misplays on balls that could/should be caught. He's far better than average and one of very few players on the Twins that could be expected to help win a game with any of his bat, his legs, or his glove.
  4. stringer bell
    I do like staying in a more neutral or pitcher-friendly league. However, weather has been a major buzzkill the last couple years in both the Eastern and International Leagues. I don't know much about the Southern, but I am guessing it would be pretty neutral. The only problem, to me, with Chatanooga is that it is in Tennessee!
  5. stringer bell
    MLB Trade Rumors has a free agency writeup for Melky Cabrera, who would appear to be a good fit for the Twins. The article points out the lack of good options for teams looking for outfielders in free agency, putting Melky head and shoulders above all other traditional free-agent options. http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/09/free-agent-stock-watch-melky-cabrera.html I don't know if Cabrera is worth multiple years that far north of $10M per year. Most of the rest of the others listed look to be flawed candidates, as well. It may be that the Twins won't bite on any free-agent outfielders. I am beginning to believe that might even be the right decision.
  6. stringer bell
    Bremer, please shut up.
  7. stringer bell
    Well, that didn't take long.
  8. stringer bell
    I was with you until the last six words.
  9. stringer bell
    Danny Santana was called up because the Twins were just about out of choices for position players. He didn't play every day at first, but did start to hit right away. He hit enough to stay, then to play every day as the leadoff hitter and now almost certainly will make the Twins as their leadoff hitter in 2015. Santana is hitting .316 with an OPS of .822, fine numbers. Looking more deeply at his splits, he has hit better as a lefty (.851 OPS), hit well in almost every situation, and shown enough pop and speed to excite the fan base. If there are concerns, they would be about contact and BB/K ratio. Danny has struck out 78 times in slightly over half a season's at bat. He has drawn only 17 walks. I don't have his BABIP at my fingertips, but it has to be pretty high, which is fitting for a switch hitter with excellent speed, but he would probably be categorized as "lucky" in his young career. As mentioned previously, Santana has an OPS about 100 points higher as a left handed hitter. His OPS from the right side is a still-very-acceptable .752. He joins Kennys Vargas as a Twins switch hitter who fares better against right-handed pitching. Santana is 23 and has put up a very fine rookie season. What is his major league future and will he be the Twins regular shortstop for years to come?
  10. stringer bell
    Part of this question is, "do the Twins keep Hicks, Schafer or both?", I think. Schafer's month of August was better than any month we've seen from Hicks. The "new, improved" Hicks who returned from the minors has a .606 OPS (SSS). I don't care if he hits .500 in ST next year, Aaron Hicks needs more minor league time. At 28, we really can't expect Schafer's play to get better, but since he no longer wears a prospect tag, he can be a perfectly fine fourth OF, who might have the chance to step into center field until Willie Mays......errr Byron Buxton arrives.
  11. stringer bell
    Really good article. It's time for new blood in the manager's office and with his staff. I believe Gardy is a decent manager and his staff is okay. After over a decade, the message gets stale.
  12. stringer bell
    Speaking of concern, I wonder how good Perkins is going to be for the remainder of his contract. Honestly, I think he has to adapt some and perhaps come up with another pitcher. He has stayed with his 92-94 mph fastball and his slider. I think he needs to have something that is a change of speeds. I think he threw one changeup yesterday and it was in the dirt. Everybody seems to throw at least 92 in mlb bullpens, so he really needs to locate his fastball.
  13. stringer bell
    SSS! BA is now .241 for September. A homer and 2 SB today help everything and he is still doing a good job overall.
  14. stringer bell
    I like Dozier a lot. He did a fine job as a leadoff hitter, but he probably will never hit with a high BA. Hitting second, in front of Mauer, is not a good position for a true pull hitter. He won't advance many guys on outs and won't run much in the second spot either. I like him down the order much more. I do agree that he has worn down. I think he should have a day off each series for the rest of the way.
  15. stringer bell
    He could allow a couple of solo homers and maybe a couple of triples.
  16. stringer bell
    Twins win the season series vs. the White Sox. We own 'em.
  17. stringer bell
    Escobar's got to catch that! C'mon Davis....I mean Perkins.
  18. stringer bell
    Gotta love the run scored by Schafer this inning. The Twins haven't had a guy like that in ....forever. Good speed (Hicks, even Span) is overrated, but game-changing speed like Schafer (maybe Revere) is underrated I think.
  19. stringer bell
    I didn't watch much of the football game, but didn't see all of the Twins game either. I saw that May allowed four straight guys to reach (two runs), but then struck out the side. I saw the last two strikeouts and he was throwing mid-90s heat on the corners, a nice curve and changeup. Very impressive!
  20. stringer bell
    And yet the Baltimore Orioles are going to win the East with Steve Pearce playing first base and some guy named Paredes playing third most of the time. Jose Bautista was bounced around from team to team and is now one of the top power threats in baseball. A certain number of players will become stars when there value was discounted. Buying lottery tickets is fine, but the Twins can't focus only on that, of course.
  21. stringer bell
    And the first son would be August
  22. stringer bell
    The second one would be June!
  23. stringer bell
    And I understand there may be tickets available!
  24. stringer bell
    I don't like how this inning is going.
  25. stringer bell
    How will the outfield align for the ninth?
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