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  1. stringer bell
    Was that their last chance?
  2. stringer bell
    Whether the ball might have been fair.
  3. stringer bell
    Dozier drawing walks again.
  4. stringer bell
    Check it out!
  5. stringer bell
    I didn't see the whole field, but I'm pretty sure they didn't have a chance to get Jaso. Dozier had to move a few steps to his left and then make a long throw to second.
  6. stringer bell
    I think a no-no is pretty likely. The closest the Twins were to a hit so far was Santana's chopper.
  7. stringer bell
    He didn't play the blooper very well, but he sure looks better in the outfield than he did last year.
  8. stringer bell
    Arcia is getting his running in so far.
  9. stringer bell
    I don't work tomorrow, so I probably will watch the entire game. How many are checking out after the Twins get a hit?
  10. stringer bell
    Santana has a far better chance of beating that out as a LH hitter.
  11. stringer bell
    Looks like you figured it out.
  12. stringer bell
    Hey, the good news is that we might get this game over by midnight.
  13. stringer bell
    Not having much luck against Lester so far.
  14. stringer bell
    Twins hitters have had a little better luck vs. left-handed hurlers. That said, they are facing some tough guys this weekend.
  15. stringer bell
    The Twins face both Lester and Kazmir in this series. Colabello should get a couple of chances to hit this weekend. Unless he has a great series or someone gets hurt, he is gone.
  16. stringer bell
    Roy babbles but he does know hitting. Morris knows pitching. I can live with either. After so many years of Bert, I am tired of his act.
  17. stringer bell
    Circumstances make Meyer a long shot to pitch with the Twins this year. Too bad, because it probably will hurt his chances to make the club out of Spring Training. Of course, a couple weeks in Rochester will give the team control for another year. Meyer should be good to go 180 or more innings next year. I hope at least 90% of them are for the Twins.
  18. stringer bell
    I included one Twin at each position. That required lowering the PA threshold at short, and in all three OF positions. Escobar is close to qualifying, but Hammer, Arcia, and especially Santana are not that close. I agree that defense is relevant, but I really don't trust defensive metrics, especially for as short as 110 games.
  19. stringer bell
    Florimon's OPS when he played regularly (2013) was just north of .600 (.611).
  20. stringer bell
    Yes. In regard to Plouffe, there are three great third basemen (Beltre, Donaldson, and Seager) and everyone else. Plouffe rates best of everyone else after a nice little surge this week.
  21. stringer bell
    I think Gomez is a different case than the other guys listed here. The conflict was whether he should be a speed guy or a middle-of-the-order hitter. His stay in Minnesota was a mish-mash of bunts and wild swings. He never developed enough patience to work the count or draw walks. Obviously, the Twins wanted Go-Go to utilize his 80 speed, but it is really, really tough for a RH hitter to be a great on-base guy. Despite his great speed, Gomez isn't that fast to first. I'll bet there are a number of much slower hitters who get more infield and bunt hits and plenty of guys who ground into fewer double plays. Gomez has emerged as a masher and fine defender for a pennant contending Brewers squad. Good for him. To me, the problem with Gomez had more to do with waiting for maturity than it had to do with hitting approach.
  22. stringer bell
    Here is where the Twins' players with the most at-bats at each position stand in OPS and WAR. I am not a huge believer in WAR because I don't believe in the defensive metrics, however I'll go with it anyway: OPS: Suzuki 2nd among qualifiers behind Gomes. If PAs is lowered to 250, he stands fourth. Mauer 11th among qualifiers. Dozier 4th among qualifiers. Escobar 3rd (minimum 325 PAs) Plouffe 7th among qualifiers Willingham 10th (minimum 250 PAs) Santana 2nd (!) (minimum 200 PAs) Arcia 10th (minimum 225 PAs) Colabello 10th (minimum of 200 PAs) WAR: Suzuki (2.4) 4th Mauer (0.8) 11th Dozier (3.4) 5th (there are five guys between 3.2 and 3.9) Escobar (1.1) 7th (just ahead of Jeter!) Plouffe (2.5) 4th--the three guys ahead of him all are >4.4 Willingham (1.2) 10th Santana (1.9) 9th (lack of PAs hurts him, if he played twice as much, he might be 2nd) Arcia (0.5) 10th Colabello (-0.2) T8th I fudged on Cola. He's played more in right and first than as a DH, but he has the ninth most PAs on the team. He profiles as a DH going forward. I subtracted his bad defense from his WAR, since DHs don't play defense.
  23. stringer bell
    Well, MoneyBall is on the rise along with the A's. They hit well, field well and pitch well. I guess the Twins' best hope is that Lester is off his game, much like Sale was in Chicago. Some guys are swinging pretty well and the fences are tough to reach in night game on the East Bay.
  24. stringer bell
    RandBall has been prolific lately. Just yesterday, he wrote about Twins to watch for the last 50-some games of the season. He listed Escobar, Plouffe, Parmelee, Mauer, and Arcia. http://blog.startribune.com/sports/randball/wednesday-important-final-two-months-for-these-5-twins-hitters-edition-wha-happened All of those guys are interesting, but to me there are more--I want to see if Dozier can finish strong and be regarded as a top 2B, I am interested in current minor leaguers who will probably be recalled by September (Pinto, Hicks) and guys who could figure next year (Buxton, Rosario). While it is all about the future, there are plenty of stories left to watch and the success or failure of many players will figure greatly in the Twins' off season.
  25. stringer bell
    I don't think it is as cut-and-dried as pulling the ball and "going oppo". The Twins thought (wrongly) that Ortiz couldn't be a really good hitter unless he used the whole field, they didn't much like Hardy's approach either (and his frequent injuries) and discarded them for little or nothing. More recently, the team seems to want Arcia to adjust, but celebrates the pull-power of Dozier. I think it is, most of all, a matter of talent. Talented guys can adjust and get better, but less talented guys are what they are. Some times a change of scenery can help a player and that doesn't have much to do with coaching.
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