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  1. JB_Iowa
    How did Santana get a bone bruise on his left knee last night? Didn't it have to be there and then aggravated or something? Anybody remember what happened in the field -- did he do that just rounding first? Huh?
  2. JB_Iowa
    You know, I was thinking Nolasco didn't look too good until I read this: Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 13m Nolasco through 2: Trails 2-0. 43 pitches, 26 strikes, 4/10 FPS, 5 swing/miss. 1st inning ERA this year: 6.19Worst inning is 6th: 7.20. At least he hasn't had a blowout inning yet.
  3. JB_Iowa
    Should have gone shopping with Parmelee: https://twitter.com/CParms27/status/482211721554448385' But I'm betting "cheap" isn't in their vocabulary.
  4. JB_Iowa
    Well, my personal guideline is the player's status at the time I post. I don't envy the work the mods do -- you guys are priceless.
  5. JB_Iowa
    12 pitch 1st inning. And now the Twins are behind.
  6. JB_Iowa
    Polanco signed for "only" $750,000 and didn't experience the type of immediate success that his uber-talented fellow countryman did. Per Nick Nelson on: http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/blogs/243693621.html#yRTbRYLotBKBSjVw.97
  7. JB_Iowa
    Don't know what his bonus was but he signed the same year as Sano and Kepler.
  8. JB_Iowa
    Thank you. So I'll just figure on the AS break providing more than one type of relief.
  9. JB_Iowa
    Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 11m MRI results could be back on Santana by later this afternoon
  10. JB_Iowa
    Don't want that to seem flippant. We've just had a lot of back and forths lately on what should be posted in the major league vs. the minor league forums.
  11. JB_Iowa
    Figuring out what forum to post on ..... priceless.
  12. JB_Iowa
    I HOPE Gardenhire puts him in sometime this weekend. What a thrill for him. And actually, what a thrill for us fans since things have gotten a little stale w/P-Flo out there.
  13. JB_Iowa
    When will the World Cup be over? I want to anxiously count the days.
  14. JB_Iowa
    I know, Mike. And I really would rather see prospects playing but I keep telling myself that it is only June and that the Twins were hanging around .500 (although on the low side). When we get to August, though, my standards and expectations for seeing prospects will be a lot different unless the Twins show some real winning streaks in the next month.
  15. JB_Iowa
    I wouldn't have a problem with dropping Florimon and bringing up Beresford or Romero. But I wouldn't expect that to be a short term move. I think we need to wait until we get a little stability back in Plouffe and Nunez. Then see what is happening with Santana.
  16. JB_Iowa
    At the moment I would say it is a severe dearth of middle infielders. Plus who at AAA is a middle infielder that really looks like a prospect rather than as filler?
  17. JB_Iowa
    Yeah, but I'm 58 and female. I have a whole different world view.
  18. JB_Iowa
    And for a smile (and knowing he'll probably only be with the team briefly): Ascending one level per year would place him in the majors around 2017. Unless he flat-out dominates in Ft. Myers and/or New Britain, I think it's unlikely we'd see that timetable accelerated much. But if he does come out raking at High-A this spring, he may join Rosario as a fast-tracked second base prospect who can drive the ball. That would put the Twins in an interesting position in a couple years, especially if Dozier doesn't falter. Of course, who could have imagined the Twins middle infield injury train?
  19. JB_Iowa
    I don't know if you can access the Star Tribune but here is the TD write up on Polanco: http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/blogs/243693621.html#EeJIQ7tHLWFcZBrt.97 I can't find it here, though. Here's the part on his batting: In his first two seasons, Polanco slugged .322. In 2012, he went to Elizabethton and slugged .514, racking up 22 extra-base hits in 51 games. In 2013, he made the move to full-season ball and enjoyed another stellar campaign at Cedar Rapids. Among qualifying second basemen in the Midwest League, Polanco was the youngest, but he ranked second in batting average (.308) and second in OPS (.813). Polanco's offensive transformation has been truly remarkable. Four years ago he could barely hit the ball out of the infield; last year he tallied 32 doubles and 10 triples as a 19-year-old in Single-A, ranking among the top 10 in the MWL in both runs scored and RBI. A switch-hitter who's always been known for good plate discipline and very low strikeout rates, Polanco is becoming a truly potent threat at the plate now that he's driving the ball more frequently. Postion: That's a good question. Polanco has split time between shortstop and second base at every level, but the majority of his recent time has come on the right side and -- considering his lack of size and arm strength -- there's almost no chance he'll play short regularly in the majors. At second, his skills are highly lauded. But of course the Twins currently have an uncharacteristic stock of talent at that position.
  20. JB_Iowa
    Mmmmmm ..... Futures game vs. making a major league debut (you gotta get him in there sometime Gardy) at not-quite-21. What would you choose.
  21. JB_Iowa
    LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 6m Pino to Rochester LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 6m My fault
  22. JB_Iowa
    NONE. The DL thing was of LEN3's imagination. (Or trying to enter info too quickly). But still haven't seen anything on Santana's injury so maybe he had that in his subconscious.
  23. JB_Iowa
    Dustin Morse ‏@Twins_morsecode 4m Jorge Polanco will wear #11 and expected to be in uniform today in Anaheim. Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 4m Polanco is 20 years, 356 days. Youngest since Mauer (20 years, 352 days).
  24. JB_Iowa
    Yeah they had to do something. But ignore the DL thing. LEN3 appears to have it wrong b/c Morse said he was optioned and Morse is an official voice of the Twins. But wow, jumping a guy from High A to the majors. What a day for Jorge Polanco.
  25. JB_Iowa
    Dustin Morse ‏@Twins_morsecode 4m The #MNTwins have optioned RHP Yohan Pino & recalled INF Jorge Polanco from Ft. Myers. Polanco (20) youngest player since Mauer in 2004. My first post was this: LaVelle E. Neal III ‏@LaVelleNeal 1m Wow. Pino to DL. Jorge Polanco called up from Fort Myers But apparently LEN3 is wrong on DL. Who saw that coming?
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