rcfarmer

How about it is a ball for every visit to the mound and a strike for every time you step out of the batters box. I think the game might speed up a bit!

August and September numbers mean more to some. I seem to recall a high priced Yankee who was referred to as "Mr May" in a not so subtle jab. With that being said I will go 1. Dozier 2. Rosario 3. Mauer 4. Everyone

Was listening to the game on the way home from the airport. When I got far enough south to lose the FM signal I searched AM and the first feed I got was the White Sox. So I had them for innings 5,6 and 7. And I can safely say they had a man crush on Jose Berrios. The Twins hitters were hitting the ball in the right direction to gain as much wind help as possible. It was really kind of fun listening to them when Mike Pelfrey was pitching. They were discussing how good of stuff he had but it was always 3-1 or 2-0 counts. They said there were pitchers with not nearly as good of stuff as him but could get batters out. it all seemed so familiar to the time s he pitched for the Twins.

Made the trek to Cedar Rapids yesterday. I wanted to see Royce Lewis play and got lucky to see his first Midwest league homer! I thought he looked smooth in the field, no spectacular plays but showed nice soft hands and a strong arm. Looked very fundamentally sound, early in the game with a runner on first Beloit hit one past a diving third baseman and he hustled over and covered third. The runner beat the throw but Lewis was in the right place.

I would change that to Gimenez moved to the bullpen, as it looks like they will need him there often.

I am not big on any trade with the ChiSox. Looking at Gordon 19 times a year for the next 6 years is just a bit too much and then you have to throw in a couple of others who may very well turn into mlb players who could become core replacements for the Twins.

This is the kind of deal I was hoping to see Falvey make, improve the major league roster at minimal risk.

The puzzling part would be promotion based on poor performance. That message would certainly ring hollow on other Twins prospects in Cedar Rapids.

The Green Monster makes it too difficult for pitchers, when they adjust that then Target Field can change.

It still seems odd to me that there is discussion about the potential of Rosario over the production of Dozier. Dozier is on pace to be a 40/40 guy, but of course potential is more important. I realize that he probably wont make the 40/40 club but he has a better chance of that than a guy that is suspended in the minor leagues.

I still would like the Twins to acquire Homer Bailey but this article points out just how lucky some teams were to not acquire Eric Bedard in 2008. The Erik Bedard Trade And What Could Have Been - Orioles Blog - Baltimore Sports Report The highlights for those that don't want to read the whole article: Adam Jones was the centerpiece of the deal, while George Sherrill was the frosting on the cake. Chris Tillman? He was the kicker, the added piece that pushed the teams to sign the paperwork. The names floating around should raise some eyebrows such as Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Jonathan Broxton from the Dodgers or Cameron Maybin and Andrew Miller from the Tigers. an SB Nation post from December of 2007 claims that “a Reds insider is 75 percent sure the Reds will deal Josh Hamilton, Homer Bailey, and Joey Votto to the Baltimore Orioles for Erik Bedard.” Maybe I will push for him next year as a free agent.

He is in the Reds system, sorry forgot to include that.

Here is my "find" Ismael Guillon, threw more wild pitches last year than he had candles on his birthday cake. 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Yes, with Boros in the equation it makes it pretty close to impossible. But I did say I was dreaming.

Tigers Could Listen To Offers For Scherzer This Winter: MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com Might as well dream big here. Minnesota has the prospects but I would doubt that the Tigers trade him and if they did they would need more immediate major league material.

If he is viewed as a 5th starter in Cincy, the offer from them is probably not enough to interest him. In Minnesota he would be a front end starter and the deal he could get would be more in line. I would trade May in a second for him, providing they had worked out a long term deal.

With the one year deal the cost to acquire would be much less than Alex Meyer. The deal only works if you can get him for the right package.

It could be very John Smiley circa 1992 like, but at some point you just have to take a chance that it could lead to bigger and better times. He is only 27 and right now he would be the Twins #1.

Reds rumors: Cincinnati could trade Homer Bailey | MLB Injury News If this is a payroll move the Twins have the prospects to get him. Lets start with Travis Harrison or Trevor Plouffe, the Reds could use a 3rd baseman now or later. Add in Max Kepler and a catching prospect like Matt Koch. Or dangle Eddie Rosario if they are really contemplating trading Brandon Phillips.

Thought and A-Roid are rarely used in the same sentence.

I like Aaron Hicks for the future but Alex Presley .304 OBP > Aaron Hicks .259 OBP.

Here is my positive, Parmelee and Arcia are sent to AAA for 2 weeks to get on track. The trade deadline comes and openings are available for them back in Minnesota. They come back up and Arcia bats .300 the rest of the way and Parmelee hits for power and about .280, and we all feel better for next year!

Another slow week for Drew, his average is down to .171 at Fort Myers. This link is from 2011 but is a nice write up on Drew. Mobile's Drew Leachman working his way into Majors | al.com

The best tip I can give is to watch the speed on I380. The speed limit drops to 55 and is photo enforced. They will send you a nice photo of your car and license plate. I found out the hard way last fall. I did go to the game last Sunday, it was a great time. We just went up to the ticket office and asked what they had and ended up sitting in section 112, just two sections from directly behind home plate, seven rows up. Before the game we were able to get Jose Berrios autograph as he was charting pitches. They also had Steven Gruver and Brett Lee signing before the game. I think they always have two players signing before each game so come ready with baseballs or trading cards.

It has been a rough week for Drew. Here are his current stats:[TABLE=class: dataTableClass, width: 615] [TR=class: titleRow] [TD=bgcolor: #000000, colspan: 19]2013 Season[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: headerRow] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]Team[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]League[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]AVG[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]G[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]AB[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]R[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]H[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]2B[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]3B[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]HR[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]RBI[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]TB[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]BB[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]SO[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]SB[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]CS[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]OBP[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]SLG[/TD] [TD=bgcolor: #666666, align: center]OPS[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: dataRow even] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]CR[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]MID[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center].346[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]6[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]26[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]4[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]9[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]4[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]12[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]4[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center].333[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center].462[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #CCCCCC, align: center].795[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: dataRow odd] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]FTM[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]FSL[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center].200[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]7[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]20[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]4[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]2[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]4[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]3[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]2[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center].304[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center].200[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #FFFFFF, align: center].504[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: dataRow highlightRow even] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]Minors[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center] [/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center].283[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]13[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]46[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]5[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]13[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]0[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]6[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]16[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]3[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]6[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center]1[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center].320[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center].348[/TD] [TD=class: dataCell, bgcolor: #EEEEEE, align: center].668[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]