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  1. jokin
    Uh-oh...now you've done it...cue the "Where's your medical degree?" crew in full-rebuttal mode. Levi- you actually undersold and minimized the hemming and hawing time involved to determine the exact nature of the injury, jeopardizing the team and the health and career of the player in question.
  2. jokin
    From Bollinger's same article: Despite the somewhat ballyhooed signing of a "fully healthy" Rafael Perez just before spring training, Rob Antony announced Perez was released today, as he hadn't matched the lofty expectations he himself had set for Perez at the time of the signing: "It didn't look like he was going to be ready to come up here and help us," Antony said. "We just decided rather than continuing on with that, that we'd let him go and try to sign with someone else." And besides the medical setback for Tim Wood, even more bad medical news for all those who held out hope that Rich Harden was going to soon ride to the rescue. This depressing quote from Antony: "It's not going very well to be honest with you," Antony said. "We've backed him off a little bit and it's just a work in progress. We'll see where it goes from there."
  3. jokin
    Still, it would be nice to get an indication from the Spokesman on which direction the Twins are leaning and possibly intend to go with filling the spot, and who in turn, is vulnerable for potential replacement on the 25 Man.
  4. jokin
    In a pattern, all-too-familiar in recent years, the decision has now been made for Darrin Mastroianni to have ankle surgery next Wednesday to remove a bone chip. FWIW, here's Rob Antony's vote of confidence comment: "The stress reaction has healed some, but not perfectly," assistant general manager Rob Antony said. "The bone chip doesn't affect some people, but with him, it was close to the ligament, or something to that effect." Rhett Bollinger says the Twins expect Mastro to be out at least six weeks. Characteristically bothersome, no question was apparently asked on if and when, and if not, why not? Mastroianni would be placed on the 60-day DL, which many of us predicted was inevitable a month ago.
  5. jokin
    Per Jeremy, Perez released.
  6. jokin
    As I stated on another thread, given Manny's minor league numbers, in the Twins organization he would be toiling away in New Britain right now.
  7. jokin
    Wow. Closing the book on another dumpster dive. And he was actually considered potential starting material by the Twins braintrust when they signed him???
  8. jokin
    And, in terms of baserunning, while Hamilton has mastered the stolen base (no doubt due in no small part due to his first step quickness), Buxton is still learning the finer points of base stealing, ie which pitch to go on, lead establishment, etc. (CS in 7 of 23 attempts, he's stealing at a career 72.9%, with 69.6% at Class A ball, not too bad, but not great.... while Hamilton is 82.5% for his career, with a 83.7% rate at Class A ball.) Regardless, either player is going to track down just about everything hit their way in CF (if that's where Hamilton ends up- that's where the Reds have him this year).
  9. jokin
    On a positive note, it looks like Gardy let the "Cybermetric" guy spit out the revised batting order again.
  10. jokin
    Wow...that came from out of no where. Too many games consecutively?....and too many behind the plate? Let the debate begin.....
  11. jokin
    Of course, this was the same organization whose Assistant GM stated that Rafael Perez was "fully healthy and has an excellent chance of joining the Twins Starting Rotation..."
  12. jokin
    Chris Parmelee to the Two-Hole??? My suggested experiment looks like it's in effect, at least for one day......I assume this is just an off-day for Mauer.....? The timing of the day off seems out of the ordinary???
  13. jokin
    I supplied the entire quote in my post. Being mentioned in the same paragraph with All- World speedster Hamilton, couched in drop-jaw epithet verbal amazement, implies that Buxton's speed is pretty special, too.
  14. jokin
    multiple times, listen to scouting reports or what have you before putting an 80 on a tool. I remember it took awhile before Sano was considered to have 80 power. That said, Gallo probably has 80 power right now, along with Sano. Harper most definitely had 80 power. Giancarlo Stanton had 80 power. Also, Buxton is not the fastest player in the minors. That would be Billy Hamilton. The guy who stole 155 bases last year. And John Sickels stated that Buxton's speed compared favorably with Hamilton. (I'm not saying that Buck will steal 155 bases!) Sickels: " I literally said "holy ****" out loud. There are reports that he's been timed at 3.70 down the first base line and I completely believe it. He's almost as fast as Cincinnati Reds prospect Billy Hamilton." Much like scouts erring on the side of caution with Buxton's power potential.
  15. jokin
    I brought up Machado's career minor league numbers preceding his call-up at age 20. They of course, are less than "break down the door", overwhelming. Seth brought up a legitimately good point that, of course, there are other reasons besides ridiculous Trout-like stat lines for fast-tracking a prospect tabbed as "elite". Unfortunately, I could only come to the sneaking suspicion that were the Orioles and Twins situations exactly reversed, that Machado, with his just-OK numbers at the A level, would have played not 39 games in Low A before his promotion to A+, but likely a whole season there. And that his subsequent much worse numbers at A+, would have also merited another full year at Fort Myers- so that this year, what would have been his 4th year in the minors, he would be playing a combined year of A+ and AA, instead of starting at 3B for a playoff-contending team.
  16. jokin
    And Tom Kelly, as well, who never talks in sterling absolutes about anybody.
  17. jokin
    Again, you're picking needless nits for what reason? I of course, never said that Buxton has "plus plus power". Rather than quoting an isolated statement, why not acknowledge that this entire discussion from the onset has been couched in "potential", "possiblys" and "maybes". The reassessment upgrades of Buxton's power potential by the professional national experts are being constantly rewritten this spring, as Buxton's stars appear to be aligning. All that this side of the debate has said is that Buxton's power potential needed to be taken more into consideration than was the previous general perception ("Buxton is BJ"), line drive hitters can still be home run hitters, and that 30/30 seasons were definitely within his reach.
  18. jokin
    Excellent post and well-stated. It is all about the potential. Buxton is already hitting tape-measure HRs, for even his power-potential at this point, the sky is the limit.
  19. jokin
    I think we're all coming to an agreement. Myself and others on this thread have been saying "plus potential" all along. Buxton's 450 HR last night doesn't exactly hurt our case. I wonder if Jason Parks likes "maybe more", "Buxton's body and his swing" and his power potential after last night's blast?
  20. jokin
    Don't necessarily assume continued good news from the Twins aces. The worm has already begun to turn on Correia. His May numbers should raise the caution flags all over, as well. His ERA for May is 5.71, compared to a May SP Twins team ERA of 5.30. And it's most certainly not BABIP related- .289. You expressed concern for Pelfrey's OBA of .339. Correia's May OBA is alarming for the alleged Twins ACE, coming in at .333. That number ranks tied for 7th worst for all MLB qualifying starters. His May bOPS is .937. That means that every batter that Correia has faced in May averages out to something inbetween Prince Fielder (.938) and Joe Mauer (.931). Maybe it's just a short-term slump on a 3 start small sample. But Correia has tended to be a fast starter and ends seasons prematurely with a tired arm. The Twins are likely going to need more help than just from Gibson.
  21. jokin
    Reverse angle of the HR. Much louder, watch the bat speed.
  22. jokin
    No strawman anywhere in my point of view. Just stating the facts, easy to verify what I stated. And yes, I DO want a guy who gets piqued, but, can still show potential to pitch better than the current dreck on the Twins staff. Oh, and by the way, for less money. His case and cause was well-covered in the DC media. There's no need on my part to "fight". It's just I feel an obligation to point out how frequently you are so factually wrong. As far as Twins FA apologists go, the shoes fit, why not just comfortably wear them?
  23. jokin
    I think it will be the trade, or trades, that eventually turns the roster over. Usual candidates, Doumit, Willingham, Morneau.
  24. jokin
    Thanks, 30whales! I detected a lot of bat speed, turning on a fastball reportedly clocked at 98. That ball was out of the park in what seemed like less than a second! Can't wait for the weekend.
  25. jokin
    I most certainly have not said that his power tool is comparable to JUPs. I said that it appears that while he was being compared to BUP, it should also have been mentioned that he has some potential to have a power potential to hit with more power, ala JUP, but not exactly like JUP ( as Casey Stengel said, you could look it up). Peter Gammons concurs. I'll trust his opinion that I'm on to something, that maybe there is evidence that Buck's power rating among the experts is on the rise. (Well, that and his 450 foot Grand Slam in the bottom of the 9th tonight.)
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