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  1. jokin
    This one has my vote.
  2. jokin
    This must no doubt be the moderator-tension-defusing Haight-Asbury bookend to the Snepp from SD approach:
  3. jokin
    Sooo.....Trevor May, at age 25, steadfastly champions on into his 8th year in the minors in 2015.......wonderful.
  4. jokin
    You forgot the : )
  5. jokin
    Interesting? Something is definitely wrong here.
  6. jokin
    Trevor May's 120 pitches were all part of the Twins' plan http://www.twincities.com/twins/ci_26009511/trevor-mays-120-pitches-were-all-part-twins In a bit of irony after this article came out this morning, Trevor May pitched only 5 innings of a 7-inning, abbreviated double-header game for the Red Wings this afternoon. In a game where he pitched decently, but not dominantly, there had to be some eyebrows raised over his removal after only throwing 83 pitches, 53 of which were strikes. He struck out 3, walked 2, and gave up 3 runs on 5 hits, including a first inning, 3-run homer. Kyle Gibson, he of the 114 pitch gem in Rochester in May of 2013, and a 110 pitch effort against Detroit one week ago, summed up how he viewed the Twins philosophy and pitch count with their top pitching prospects: It appears that the Twins have a plan for extended pitch count performances, it's all in the efficiency of effort in hitting those high counts. CBS Sports reported: "Twins pitching prospect Trevor May threw 120 pitches in a start for Triple-A Rochester Monday, and assistant general manager Rob Anthony did not seem to think it was a cause for concern, however, as he told the St. Paul Pioneer Press Saturday:" Another factor that came into play was the first AAA appearance for Mark Hamburger, who closed the game out with 2 innings of shutout ball. But clearly, the Twins were extra cautious today in not asking May to extend himself in back-to-back games. Here's Trevor's post-game interview from his previous game: [video=youtube;tcQ6Z1vM5Zs]
  7. jokin
    What's your opinion on May? He flames out in a starter role either this year or in 2015 ST?
  8. jokin
    Yeah' date=' I hear the Target brand gets the red out:
  9. jokin
    The use of future starters first as relievers is a new thing- Johnson is similar to Meyer in their size and high velocity, missing 3rd pitch and alleged control issues- so his example begs to be used as a comp- reliever or not. I defer to the success and strategy that the Cardinals and some other teams have had in fast-tracking their best prospects by breaking them in by starting them out in the bullpen. At least that way, you have a shot at getting some good years out of your best prospects at their physical peak and you don't end up- like the Twins are now- with 9 pitchers on a rebuilding team on your staff being over the age of 30- ie, Kyle Gibson is basically a rookie and is the youngest pitcher on the Twins.... and turns 27 in October- yes there were injury issues in his past, but there really isn't a justifiable reason that Gibson didn't start his apprenticeship last May when his arm was fresh, instead of waiting until June 29th.
  10. jokin
    Your post immediately gave me my idea for Twins hum-a-long song-of-the-day: Come to think of it, Correia's pitching actually fits the "B" side even better.
  11. jokin
    Thanks for that, brooks! Well....at least now we know that Doogie isn't using Jack Goin for his source material.
  12. jokin
    I'm telling you, the guy gets no respect, even when he's being praised to the hilt. Esco is Newmie to the Nth degree.
  13. jokin
    I must admit, my interest is piqued. This is why we need a Twins Daily- After Dark Edition!
  14. jokin
    Bingo. And as ST progressed, and it became more and more, first surgically obvious, and then painfully-at-the-plate obvious, that Florimon was unable to swing a major league bat; meanwhile, Gardy had Danny Santana tearing up the Grapefruit League. I know I endorsed starting out Santan with the Twins on a look-see basis, to share the SS duties along with Escobar, until/if the day arrived that Florimon was able to regain some semblance of a swing in AAA. It sure seems like bad personnel evaluation, both before, and after the fact. Only this time, the evidence is in. FWIW, Esco is still a utility guy in my book, but beating out Florimon didn't take much, and really shouldn't have surprised anybody.
  15. jokin
    BTW, is there anyone else, besides Doogie himself, that is too concerned if his account is a "verified account" or not?
  16. jokin
    It would be nice if Wolfson would cite a source, but below is his tweet and Souhan's tweet from the same day (who knows how long his Part 2 report was in the can?), and I can find no updates from Doogie or Souhan since- Who to believe.....? I would think that if Buxton was taking live BP, it would be difficult to keep that a secret:
  17. jokin
    Article by: JIM SOUHAN , Star Tribune Updated: June 16, 2014 - 7:11 AM
  18. jokin
    Not good news, from last Monday: The plan is to wait until he has zero wrist pain, then play him in some Extended Spring games, followed by some Miracle games, before he has a chance to go to AA. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/263165691.html
  19. jokin
    You do mean "as of today", right?
  20. jokin
    They've won 11 of 12 since Eddie Rosario entered the starting lineup. Geezzz...that team would have made a shambles of the Eastern League with Rosario, Vargas, Sano and Buxton all in it on a full-time basis. And more help now there in Wheeler and Wickens...and maybe even Berrios soon, too.
  21. jokin
    I'm not saying that he can't give any opinion without going into detail. I'm just criticizing, and more importantly, discounting it, particularly when he gives flippant and throwaway responses. He owes me, or any other Twins fan nothing, as we owe him nothing in return.
  22. jokin
    Which is the bigger oddity? 1) The White Sox have both a Brazilian (Rienzo) and a Colombian (Quintana) on their pitching staff. 2) The White Sox have two native Minnesotans (Petricka- Northfield.... and Putnam- Rochester) on their pitching staff.
  23. jokin
    Looks like Gardy made that substitution in LF of Parmelee-for-Willingham one inning too late. And apparently, the day-game-after-night-game switch to DH is now in effect for Mauer at First Base?
  24. jokin
    TD's own Brad Swanson had this to say on the matter of Gardy and Alex Meyer, based on very public quotes that Gardy made about Meyer before the decision to keep him or cut him was taken out of his hands: At Meyer's height, he's going to have continued mechanical and health-related issues before he firmly establishes himself. When he's going good, he has elite level stuff. Randy Johnson had a checkered career before he finally hit it big in his late 20s. For example, his K/BB ratios his last 2 minor league seasons were a paltry 1.27 and 1.54. By contrast, Meyer's last two seasons K/BB rates are 2.90 and 2.50, with higher K/9 rates. Johnson led the league in bases on balls, 3 years running, averaging 140 walks during his 3rd, 4th and 5th major league seasons. His BB/9 in AA was 8.2! In AAA, the following year, it was 5.7. Meyer has already demonstrated that that type of wildness is not going to be an issue. As far as relief pitching goes, the St Louis Cardinals have shot the theory of endangering starter arms out of the water. Michael Wacha, Shelby Miller, Lance Lynn, Carlos Martinez, et al, all put in RP duty as a proving/refining ground before eventually joining the rotation. And have we forgotten Johan Santana's four years of relief duty before becoming a starter? As far as the "impatience" issue goes.... It seems like Meyer being on a pitch count suggests that he should be maximizing those pitches while he's fully healthy and going good- at the highest levels, this would seem to be the best strategy to utilize in order to maximize his development.
  25. jokin
    This is precisely why he needs to be called out in these two instances. Vargas and Berrios have changed and upgraded their games this season in visible ways, yet he re-deploys old bromides to use against them- hard to take him seriously when he obviously thinks giving out flippant answers is an acceptable substitute for what's actually happening developmentally- and in both cases, it isn't a limited stretch of stats. Scouts generally agree that other than the majors, AA is the toughest jump- the qualitative improvement in Vargas' numbers , now over the entire first half of the season, suggest it's more than a fluke. Has Vargas completely turned the corner? Nobody knows for sure, but it would be nice for Law to acknowledge the obvious upgrade while playing at such a significant minor league level. In the case of Berrios, there's no arguing that he's been a Top 100 prospect from multiple scouting services- well before this season. Their assessments are now appearing to be borne out. I get that FB% is always going to be a concern for Berrios, as it was, no doubt, for Phil Hughes or Yu Darvish at the same developmental stage- this is why I was skeptical on Berrios going into this season. Berrios is in the process of proving us skeptics wrong, as he's demonstrating that there's still enough room with Berrios' improved quality stuff for a margin of error that allows Berrios to carve out a decent MLB career. And there is little left to prove for Berrios at High A about the margin or error issue, time to move up.
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