I see Donaldson, Polanco and Simmons had the only hits yesterday; we will see if today is another hit-less wonder;if it is, it will be a 90 loss season for sure.
The announcer is full of bollocks, Buxton missed the home run by a long way, not just missed.
Well the Twins started the game with every one above .200 BA.
Flash Gordon , I like his speed, and his bat, hope he can become a good fielder; Gordon can hit left hand pitching Arraez cannot , Gordon will be here after Arraez is gone.
Where?
In the out field , even with his speed he is lacking, for the infield?
This game showed why Arraez is a mediocre infielder on his best days, and Polanco should never play SS, but Gordon is no better at either much less every day.
If they deserve a chance they will earn it in spring training; better than insulting paying audiences with rookies getting their butts handed to them.
This gent earned his chance to be in the big league, do not insult him with petty prejudice.
For those into the mathematical bruhaha, I use Baseball Refereence, I do not go searching for one that fits my desire, I actually loathe the system period.
Baseball Ref. puts Simmons in the top five period, with him being number one in one category.
His batting average is similar to Schoop, his strike out rate is worse than Sano but while he is a better ss than those who are relief for Simmons, he is not in Simmons league for defense.
He would be a good replacement for Arraez
Twins do not need offense, they need defense and Seager at SS would be like putting hole in the infield for hitter to aim for.
Seager -- Rtot/yr -- 5; Rdrs/yr -- 0; RF/9 -- 3.74: RF/G -- 3.55
Simmon - Rtot/yr -- 15; Rdrs/yr -- 22; RF/9 -- 4.47; RF/G -- 4.28
Seager is a sub-average fielder, Twins have plenty of those already.