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  1. jokin
    In all fairness... Who's going to take it away from him?
  2. jokin
    But you knew that... a long, long time ago. Why didn't you explain that to Terry, then, man, when he was extra busy patting himself on the back last year for all the wisdom in realizing the key to the deal being that "extra year of control"?
  3. jokin
    Escobar to utility role?
  4. jokin
    OK, I actually looked him up. It turns out he opted out from the Bravos after opting out from the Dodgers. Definitely had a better line there. Ladies and gents, though he's going on age 35 in a couple months... though still not good enough for the last place Braves... meet your very next Twins bullpen call-up! *** ***(And leaves Twins fans scratching there heads yet again, wondering out loud if any of the power arms will ever appear in Twins uniform before this decade is out).
  5. jokin
    You kid, you kid...
  6. jokin
    So it's basically a trade with the Dodgers.. Casey Fien for AJ... er Smiley... er... Sean Burnett. Just for fun, check each player's AAA stats for the Dodgers. Yep, makes absolutely no sense.
  7. jokin
    Do you think there's a chance our baseball friends from the greater Kansas City area might loan us a couple of "miracles out of nowhere" before we reach "the point of know return"? Will the wind and rain hold off enough tonight to let fans "hold on" and ultimately "play the game tonight"?
  8. jokin
    Time to search for precisely where the disconnect takes place, because somehow, someway, the developmental program isn't translating to the majors at an acceptable rate.
  9. jokin
    It also doesn't hurt to have the kids see how a veteran conducts himself. Escobar and Gibson are perfectly cast as young, up-and-coming role models to emulate.
  10. jokin
    "Consistency"?
  11. jokin
    FWIW- a small ray of sunshine. Three of the four affiliates are either in first place or in the case of the Rochester, a half game out of first. It's not exactly like we envisioned, but for the time being... What an outfield with the current four guys. Speaking of four guys, if Meyer quickly bounces back, along with Berrios, of course, and the surprising Wheeler and perhaps the steadying veteran presence of Milone, you have 4 starters who could soon possibly impact the Twins. And don't forget about Chargois in the pen- nothing short of phenomenal so far in AAA.
  12. jokin
    Scuffling with control is par for the course at this level- so much of what he is doing in real time situations is "big picture" stuff- a part of his training regimen and program- ie, getting a better feel and mastering his 3rd and 4th pitches, experimenting with situational pitch sequencing, what to throw early/late in the count, etc. The point is, that short of his very first inning pitched and this latest game, he has dominated A+ level hitting in 2016 and is dominating a level that he is repeating. On the 5th and 6th inning finishes, this is also part of the plan. He's actually improved on that count thus far, averaging close to 6 innings per outing this year and only a little over 5.5 innings per outing last year. I would think that one of the long-term goals was to continue to build season-long arm strength and stamina by increasing on his 135 IP and 24 starts in 2015- perhaps closer to 175 IP and 28-30 starts by season-end- thus a lot of 5 or 6 inning starts to make the plan work. Finally, we concur that a challenge very soon at the next level might be exactly what Stephen needs to accelerate his development and maturity.
  13. jokin
    On the numbers thing, see below. On the innings thing, I don't think getting past 6 IPs is a fair minor league standard to hang many hats upon. The Twins have a long term plan in place for a projected total number of innings over the season for each pitcher- they usually get pulled after 5 or 6 innings whether they are cruising or struggling. Gonsalves had 80 innings in A+ ball in 2015. His comparable numbers this season thus far are dramatically improved. His BB/9 has (his latest 2 outings nothwithstanding) improved by over 1 BB per 9 IP (much closer to 3 than 4) and his K/9 has improved nearly by 2 Ks per 9 IP. I would think that most everyone is agreeable to a June promotion. The issue is fans seeing one so-so outing and determining from said outing that he's "not ready yet." And the same goes for management, where sometimes "must be consistently dominating" is MLB gatekeeper code for seemingly unattainable expectations of "perfection". Whatever the case may be, the present way the Twins have been developing their arms- (Read- Slowwwly)- has not produced very many major league ready quality producers. In this particular case, streaks of wildness, if that is indeed what has happened to Gonsalves of late, can be sufficiently dealt with at either A+ or AA ball. I don't think anyone disagrees that Gonsalves has the stuff and the makeup to tackle the next level almost immediately, do we?
  14. jokin
    After seeing him play a couple games in the OF, not great, but he's actually much better than a few who have manned the OF for the Twins this year.
  15. jokin
    Yeah, because small sample sizes and expectations of perfection on every single outing should be the ultimate determinants in promoting anyone, particularly your most talented prospects.
  16. jokin
    I think Walker's going to have "Brett" dropped as his middle name and have his name changed to Adam "Bring that K Rate Down and add more" Walkers. And accentuating the positive, and being hopeful that this is the start of something clicking, last night he only had 2 Ks in 5 PAs, cutting that 50% K-rate just a smidge.
  17. jokin
    Break out the limo and the red carpet when that move is announced. If the marketing department hasn't gone entirely PC, the commercial writes itself... I could even visualize the promo being something along these lines: "Twins fans, get to know your new Twins buddy, Buddy Boshers... You'll love him but rival teams fear him... his initials are BB, as in "Beware Buddy", and.... don't ever "Bother Boshers"... he throws screaming BBs..."
  18. jokin
    Not if he rides the pine with the Twins again.
  19. jokin
    In a season utterly bereft of pleasant surprises, this was indeed a much-needed tonic. Romero sure surreptitiously re-appeared on the Twins landscape without any ballyhoo. Perhaps the expectations were on the extreme low side? As Bob Sacramento queried, I echo his request: Can someone seize that radar gun from last night?
  20. jokin
    Uhh, I challenge you to find a more fearless OF prospect n the current era (and he has the highlight reel to prove that no obstacle, either animate or inanimate, has stopped him from attempting to make near-impossible plays in CF). Having said that, players are unique in pain tolerance and the rate at which they heal and recover from debilitating injuries. We honestly don't have the information in this case to make a definitive judgement on Buxton's recovery abilities, but we do about the intrepid nature of his ability to cover Center Field.
  21. jokin
    While it's difficult to make definitively valid comparisons with a finely tuned professional athlete's injuries to injuries incurred in high school glory days and by weekend pick-up basketball warriors, I doubt that Buxton's supposedly delayed return from back spasms (which was incurred on his incredibly ripped body while record cold was sweeping vast swathes of the northern United States) is in any way related to his supposed "softness."
  22. jokin
    Nah. According to at least some on here, it's a soft Buxton who is supposedly embarrassing himself.
  23. jokin
    Over-reaction?
  24. jokin
    Yeah... but he only had one K! Clearly... slumping- given his 24.92 K/9 coming into tonight's game. In all seriousness, why did the Twins even bother sending him to AAA? He needs to be in the Twins hemorrhaging pen, yesterday.
  25. jokin
    Bare Bones, indeed.
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