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Depth Chart - Catcher Friday July 13, 2013 AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg J. Mauer C 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .319 R. Doumit DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .238 Eric Fryer C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .186 Josmil Pinto DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .320 Dan Rohlfing C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Matt Koch C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Michael Quesada C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .189 Stuart Turner C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .219 Mitch Garver DH 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .309 Jorge Fernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 Brian Navarreto 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .289 Alex Swim DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 .297

I have looked closely at Gardy's decisions. His in game decisions are pretty conservative. His decisions on when to pull the starter are based on the pitch-count and age of the pitcher. He also is pretty traditional about lefty/righty substitutions He uses all his players on a weekly basis to keep them sharp. His pinch hitters are about what you would expect. He gives players a rest when they are hurt and/or tired. There is no way to judge the affect he has on his players, except that they don't quit. Look at how many games they fell behind, but kept battling back. We hear him giving players a pat on the back. We don't often hear about when he kicks a players butt. What happens in the clubhouse, stays in the clubhouse. You don't see a lot of back-biting and finger-pointing from his players. Players may not want to come to Minnesota, but once they are here, they seem to want to stay. Is that because Gardy is a good manager to play for? Until the players start complaining about Gardy, I see no upside in firing him.

If we trade Perkins now, who would be our closer? Its not about this year. Its about the future. We still have 1/2 a season to play. If we can't get much for Morneau, why not keep him to be an example for the young talent. If the young hitters start hitting with men in scoring position and the rotation develops 3 or 4 consistent pitchers, the Twins could play .500+ ball for the rest of the season. In my opinion, trading Plouffe would be a mistake unless somebody would give us a couple pitchers better than Meyers and May. Sano may be 2 years away and Plouffe is a versatile player.

I will try to update the days results, daily and the weekly results on Mondays. Depth Chart - Catcher July 11, 2013 Twins Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Joe Mauer 339 .316 .396 .466 .862 Ryan Doumit 282 .241 .299 .394 .693 Rochester AAA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Chris Herrmann 235 .230 .300 .306 .606 Eric Fryer 114 .193 .343 .333 .676 Drew Butera 58 .241 .281 .362 .643 New Britain AA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Josmil Pinto 311 .318 .419 .518 .937 Dan Rohlfing 147 .259 .360 .313 .673 Kyle Knudson 44 .273 .365 .295 .661 Ft Myers A Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Matt Koch 227 .300 .370 .441 .811 Jairo Rodriguez 84 .250 .244 .274 .518 Cedar Rapids A Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Tyler Grimes 176 .250 .394 .415 .808 Michael Quesada 109 .193 .273 .275 .548 Elizabethton Rk Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Mitch Garver 44 .295 .373 .500 .873 Stuart Turner 25 ,200 .371 .200 .571 Bryan Santy 24 .292 .320 .292 .612 GCL Rk Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Brian Navarreto 33 .273 .400 .515 .915 Jorge Fernandez 39 .333 .341 .538 .880 Alex Swim 31 .290 .405 .355 .760 Joel Polanco 23 .174 .250 .304 .554 =================== Depth Chart - Catcher Thursday July 12, 2013 AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg J. Mauer c 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 .316 R. Doumit ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Chris Herrmann C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 Josmil Pinto C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 Dan Rohlfing LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Jairo Rodriguez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Matt Koch LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Tyler Grimes C 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Stuart Turner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Mitch Garver DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Joel Polanco C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Alex Swim 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286

I will try to update the days results, daily and the weekly results on Mondays. Depth Chart - Catcher July 11, 2013 Twins Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Joe Mauer 339 .316 .396 .466 .862 Ryan Doumit 282 .241 .299 .394 .693 Rochester AAA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Chris Herrmann 235 .230 .300 .306 .606 Eric Fryer 114 .193 .343 .333 .676 Drew Butera 58 .241 .281 .362 .643 New Britain AA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Josmil Pinto 311 .318 .419 .518 .937 Dan Rohlfing 147 .259 .360 .313 .673 Kyle Knudson 44 .273 .365 .295 .661 Ft Myers A Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Matt Koch 227 .300 .370 .441 .811 Jairo Rodriguez 84 .250 .244 .274 .518 Cedar Rapids A Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Tyler Grimes 176 .250 .394 .415 .808 Michael Quesada 109 .193 .273 .275 .548 Elizabethton Rk Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Mitch Garver 44 .295 .373 .500 .873 Stuart Turner 25 ,200 .371 .200 .571 Bryan Santy 24 .292 .320 .292 .612 GCL Rk Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Brian Navarreto 33 .273 .400 .515 .915 Jorge Fernandez 39 .333 .341 .538 .880 Alex Swim 31 .290 .405 .355 .760 Joel Polanco 23 .174 .250 .304 .554 =================== Depth Chart - Catcher Thursday July 12, 2013 AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg J. Mauer c 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 .316 R. Doumit ph 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Chris Herrmann C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .230 Josmil Pinto C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 Dan Rohlfing LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 Jairo Rodriguez C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 Matt Koch LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Tyler Grimes C 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 Stuart Turner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Mitch Garver DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 Joel Polanco C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Alex Swim 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286

I want to see the Twins keep trying. I want to see the young guys learning. I want to see Gardy bring these players to the playoffs in a few years. I watch what is happening and I see many reasons to hope.

After reading all the box scores for E-Town and GCL Twins, I am sad to say that, although a few players are hitting well, no pitchers appear to be standouts.

Lets keep our eye on the ball. Let Mauer and Morneau play out the season and let 2014 take care of itself.

Once Rosario makes it to the Twins, he'll be a fixture at 2b for many years. Check out Amaurys Minier from the GCL Twins. He could be the Twins SS of the future. Everybody forgets Liam Hendriks. Yes, he was not real good last year and he got hurt, but he is back and pitching well and may emerge from the pack by the end of this year.

Forget the Yankee series. The Twins will finish close to .500 and Gardy will get his wins.

Plouffe should play every day, and he would be at least as good at SS as Detroit's Jhonny Peralta.

after a rough start, Perdomo is looking good.

We should not trade unless we get a value prospect or a better shortstop than Florimon. If the Braves want Duensing or Thielbar and want to give us something we need, then fine, make a trade. If you have been following baseball for any length of time, you know that players hitting usually reverts to their norm. This means that we should look for a marked improvement from Morneau, Willingham and Doumit. We don't need to dump salary. Anything is possible, and I will be happy to watch this team play to a .500 record.

I wish everyone would stop focusing on the speed of pitches. Location and baseball smarts are more important than mph. Gibson looks like he has a good off-speed out pitch. Let us hope he develops to become a Cy Young candidate, using smars & skills, instead of speed.

There is no point in trading Pelfrey or any other pitcher unless the Twins get at least a "good" prospect in return. They would be better off sending Pelfrey to rehab. Let Pelfrey, Worley and Walters prove they are MLB starters. If they are. resign them for another year After last weeks outing with the Twins and last nights game, Hernandez has earned another chance to pitch with the Twins.

If you are wondering how Hicks is doing on his rehab assignment, check my blog. Aaron Hicks 2013 Rehab - Blogs - Minnesota Twins News & Rumors Forum

Thanks for this. I got my days ration of chuckles from this.

Ask yourself this... Would you trade Plouffe straight up for Moustakas ? Would you trade Morneau for Hosmer ? or would we take Hosmer for Parmalee and Colabello ? Maybe the Twins aren't so bad after all?

Another suggestion. Be yourself. Make your pitches and hit your spots. Don't focus on the results. Focus on the next pitch. The more good pitches you make the results will take care of themselves.

Move Dozier to SS NOW ! Give him every chance to be the full time SS to play next to Rosario in 2014. Otherwise, start playing Plouffe at SS. Either of these moves will make Gardy crazy, but we need to prepare for the arrival of Sano and Rosario in 2014.

Duffy is really struggling with FtM. Tyler Duffey Stats, Bio, Photos, Highlights | Cedar Rapids Kernels Stats Is he injured, or what ?

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I think Pelfrey will be sent to AAA for extended rehab so the decision time can be delayed. We have no off-days until the All Star break so when Pelfrey is proven ready, we may go to a 6 man rotation until the break. Also, it is possible that they may want to bring back Worley for a possible trade audition, and in that case, I suspect Walters is the most vulnerable starter.

"There is no reason the Twins do not call him up." >>> Morneau, Parmalee, Doumit, Arcia.

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