Jump to content
If free agency is too rich for your blood, click here for the 35 players most likely to be traded this offseason. ×
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

stringer bell

Verified Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    21,647

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    96

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by stringer bell

  1. stringer bell
    94 from Fien?
  2. stringer bell
    3-3 and he's a goat?
  3. stringer bell
    Garcia reminds me of Miggy. I hope he doesn't become as good a hitter as Cabrera.
  4. stringer bell
    How about a couple runs to give Swarzak a "W"?
  5. stringer bell
    I've seen too many guys fail, when their track record says they should be better. Some have performed much better once they left Minnesota. The Twins haven't had ma big arms, but guys like Milone, Worley, and Nolasco have had success and then come to Minnesota and can't put together two good outings.
  6. stringer bell
    Swarzak + inherited runners= Trouble.
  7. stringer bell
    I thought the stop sign was late. Don't base coaches point to the bag when they want them to hold right there?
  8. stringer bell
    My bad. I thought you were going to Jet Blue tonight.
  9. stringer bell
    C'mon Milone!
  10. stringer bell
    Well Dick...Noesi hasn't fooled anyone except Dozier and Mauer.
  11. stringer bell
    Pretty good bunt (for a hit) there. Bad baserunning however.
  12. stringer bell
    Looks like a pitchers duel in Fort Myers, right Chi-Town?
  13. stringer bell
    Milone looks like a totally different pitcher after he walked Taylor.
  14. stringer bell
    Gladden is almost tolerable as an analyst, the PBP is brutal. Provus is very good, so the Twins radio broadcast is OK five or six innings of the game.
  15. stringer bell
    We'll Dick, Vargas can hit the ball HARD.
  16. stringer bell
    Well, Dick....if Escobar doesn't get two hits tonight, he won't get an at-bat for a week. Esco was o-fer the road trip. Gardy is going with 'his guys" today, but Hicks and Pinto are going to get at-bats and Escobar is a likely victim. Zuke will get more time off with four catchers available.
  17. stringer bell
    I would say that consistency is a quality of a good offense. I think that if a pitcher can reasonably count on 3-4 runs every day, he can pitch more comfortably, the infield doesn't have to play in early, the manager doesn't have to feel compelled to play for a run or two to take the lead early (read sacrifice bunts). Consistency would mean strength in the lineup, top to bottom, and production from different means of scoring runs--speed, power, bunching hits.
  18. stringer bell
    There is real progress this year. Look who has been jettisoned. The Twins started the season with a bunch of 30+ guys who were either past their prime or never were very good. Most are gone. They have two (TWO) pretty good options at short, when they started with Florimon. Trevor Plouffe has established himself (as Dozier did in 2013) and Dozier has proven that his breakout wasn't a fluke. The Twins acquired two nice players (Hughes and Suzuki) both now for three years. There is more to be done, no question. Somehow, some way, the pitching needs to be improved dramatically. On the position player front, one key acquisition plus improvement of young players would equal a pretty dynamic and effective offense.
  19. stringer bell
    An ace, yes. More Nolascos, Correias, etc., not so much. Adding an outfielder who can play decent defense in either center or left also makes a lot of sense. Beyond that, I like the position players and believe totally that barring further injuries, the Twins have two perennial All-Stars on the horizon in the next two years. The bullpen needs to be turned over and either from within or without, the startng rotation needs to take giant steps. I am hoping for a new manager and pitching coach next year. It is not that Anderson and Gardenhire aren't competent, but a new voice needs to be in charge.
  20. stringer bell
    13 pitchers was a function of lack of flexibility. Rather than have Tonkin and somebody shuttle back and forth as the 12th guy, the Twins had guys without options fill long and middle relief (Deduno and Swarzak) who couldn't be sent down without being lost. Also, for the last month or so (since Mauer's return), there really hasn't been a crying need for more position players, except perhaps to pinch run or once in a while pinch hit. Combine that with the general ineffectiveness of the starting rotation and it really made sense to go with 13 pitchers, as much as I hate to say it. The best way to avoid having a staff with 13 pitchers is to have an effective starting rotation.
  21. stringer bell
    I continue to believe Escobar has earned starting shortstop for the start of 2015, although his recent slump makes the argument more tenuous. I reluctantly agree that Santana should get the majority of starts at short the rest of the way. I don't think he will produce major league defense despite very good tools. He sure didn't look good in Spring Training. It is time to see. The bat has proven to be legit. It is unfair to Parmelee, but Schafer should be a regular through September. He has been very good in left field and a real spark plug from the bottom of the order. The walk he took to start the eighth inning yesterday was outstanding and his presence on the base paths changed everything that inning.
  22. stringer bell
    I'm not defending Bernier's promotion. If he starts more than one or two games, I'll be howling about that. Letting him sit on the bench and using him as a late-inning defensive replacement or pinch-runner is fine. Otherwise, maybe Doug can get a coaching gig. Does he speak Spanish?
  23. stringer bell
    Romero's future in professional ball isn't with the Twins IMHO. He wasn't promoted when the regular 3rd baseman and one of his primary backups were disabled on the same day. He turns 28 this month, so he's not young, he hit 8 homers for Rochester in almost 500 PAs, so not much power, 0 stolen bases, not much speed and his rep as a defender is substandard. Besides all of this, one of the Twins' mega-prospects is a third baseman--the only position Romero has played with any regularity (40+ games at first in his over 800 minor league games).
  24. stringer bell
    During the season, they have established youngsters Santana and Vargas. Regulars certain for next year are Mauer, Dozier, Plouffe, Arcia, and Suzuki. They are returning both Pinto and Hicks. I think that is almost all of the position players that will be heading north from Fort Myers in late March/early April. Within a year from now, we may see Buxton, Rosario, Sano and maybe Polanco. To me, the pitching side is much less defined and predictable. I'm almost certain that, if healthy, Meyer will be promoted before midseason. We'll also see much turnover in the bullpen. There really isn't much to promote right now.
  25. stringer bell
    So much uncertainty. Can Santana handle being a regular SS? Can Plouffe improve on his improvements? How soon will Sano and Buxton be ready? Will they be anywhere near as good as predicted? Can Escobar repeat his offensive performance? What will happen to Mauer? I think that is far too many uncertainties to trade away an asset like Plouffe or Escobar. Having more than enough position players would be a nice problem to have. Slumps and injuries happen. They have close to enough talent to be a very good offense, but as mentioned, way too many question marks to count on it. They need to fix the pitching staff. A much taller order than having a competent, competitive offense.
×
×
  • Create New...