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  1. Linus
    Sinking liner that he turned into a double.
  2. Linus
    Sano had a beautiful swing on his hit - smooth as silk. Rosario - ah, his swing is kind of ugly.
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    This. Body fat percentage is what we should be discussing, not weight. I have no idea what it is but just looking at him you can tell he is and Sandoval shouldn't even be compared; same thing with Cabrera who looks kind of soft. The NFL and NBA are filled with athletes that are his size, lean and are amazingly athletic. He can be the same at third, as long as he is not over-fat, which is different than an arbitrary number of pounds. As far as what to do about the others. I wouldn't worry just yet about having too many talented players. If all of them turn into productive big league players, then we have something to worry about but that is far from guaranteed. If it happens, simply trade Plouffe for whatever our greatest need is and move on. Mostly, let the kid play before we worry about moving him.
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    I would only do it if it was a pretty team friendly deal and it potentially enhanced his trade value. I get the extensions when they buy out part of the player's prime but we have team control of him through his age 31 season - which will be the perfect time to deal him and let some other team overpay for his decline years.
  5. Linus
    Because for the last 6 weeks of the season, they both can be on the club and then Plouffe can be moved in the off season.
  6. Linus
    I think Hicks definitely needs to start in AAA and gain confidence in swinging the bat. His high OBP is not going to last in the big leagues as pitchers will challenge him and not risk walking the guy.
  7. Linus
    First off, I want to second the notion that this will not be a problem this year. Sano isn't going to be up until later in the season. If the Twins are comfortable moving forward with Sano at third, then you absolutely trade Plouffe. The idea that he can just slide into the outfield is a mistake - he has never been a good fielder at any other position other than 3rd and we don't need to watch him learn the outfield at 30 years old.
  8. Linus
    Umm,....its about getting guys out. Baseball history is littered with guys that can throw hard but can't get anybody out and guys that cant' break "break a plane of glass" but figure out a way to get guys out
  9. Linus
    Shane, thanks for writing these articles - very interesting. I was with you on the first two, this one not so much. I tend to lean towards letting him have a little more success with the bat before moving him a level. Kind of nice to see some good catching prospects in the system....
  10. Linus
    Like most posters here, I hope the 5th starter is May or Meyer (for me Meyer). However, I have no problem if it ends up being Milone or even Pelfrey if they are the best pitcher available. Whoever gets that 5th spot is going to have to beat out several viable candidates and pitch well to stay in the rotation. This is one reason I am more bullish on the Twins than most people. Pitching is the most important ingredient to winning and I like that they have a whole bunch of legit people to pick from for both the rotation and the bullpen. Milone is valuable to the Twins in that he has an option left so, worst case scenario, he ends up in AAA providing a nice depth option.
  11. Linus
    This. The split second timing required to be a successful major league hitter has to be affected by the effects of a concussion. I don't think it is unrealistic for Mauer to bounce back in a major way this season.
  12. Linus
    Perhaps these are the reasons that the Twins had a surprising (to me anyway) lack of interest in him. Makeup has always been very important to TR.
  13. Linus
    I hate to say this and hope I am wrong.....but at this point I think Schafer has just as good a chance as Hicks. Of course, long term he is a nice 4th outfielder that can steal a base late in the game.
  14. Linus
    The exact mph difference is less important than the arm speed. The motions first need to be identical, or nearly so, in order to be effective. If that is achieved then, yes, the bigger the difference the better.
  15. Linus
    The main factor here is that it is pretty obvious he wasn't throwing his change up much. Its really hard to get better at anything by not doing it. Some of this could be on the minor league pitching coaches but some has to be on the player. I really hope he figures it out because I believe that Meyer reaching his potential is equally important, or maybe more important, than what happens with Buxton or Sano. For this reason, unless he is an absolute flop in spring training, he's my fifth starter. If he starts in AAA for a couple of months until they really need a 5th starter, I don't care but once summer rolls around he needs to be on the mound every 5th day.
  16. Linus
    Furious for $4 a pint........that would be a good start if they can't build their own stadiums.
  17. Linus
    When Molitor was hired I didn't have a strong reaction either way. As fans, I just don't think we really ever get enough information to be good judges of things like this, but I digress. As spring training has approached I've heard several interviews with the news Twins manager and I have to say I've enjoyed listening to him talk about baseball. He's articulate and interesting without really being "chummy" like Gardy was. He seems very intelligent and analytical, if not in a SABR kind of way, at least in a "I will think for myself" kind of way. It also appears that, despite his long tenure in baseball, he's not hide bound to convention. One small, but interesting tidbit was that pitchers will not be shagging many, if any, fly balls during BP. Of course, this is a long standing baseball tradition. Molitor's view was: "what's the point? Why take the chance of getting hurt? Could they use the time in a better way?" If this is his approach, I think he will soon gain the confidence of Twins fans.
  18. Linus
    I remember him well so I must be really old. It does remind a person of how many players come and go if you follow a team long enough. Or, even all the minor league affiliates over the years.
  19. Linus
    I am not aware of any indication that he lost control of the clubhouse. In fact, his reputation is that of a great guy to play for and his teams played hard through the end of each season even when they were losing 90+ games. There are all kinds of things to criticize him about but this would actually be one of his strengths.
  20. Linus
    Around here we assume the sky is falling. You can find a bunch of ways to be optimistic and a bunch of ways to be as pessimistic as you want. Your choice - my choice is that I am not going to panic at least until pitchers and catchers report.....
  21. Linus
    Since Milone is so terrible, I'm sure Meyer, May et al will have no problem beating him out, so everyone can relax.
  22. Linus
    I will preface my comments by saying that I am not dismissing Rosario as a prospect with potential. I do have two major concerns: his swing is somewhat suspect, and some would say unsound. There have been successful MLB hitters without classic swings but it certainly isn't desirable. Who knows if his quick hands can make up for it at the major league level. I also still have a concern about the drug suspensions. When it happens more than once, that indicates either an attitude of "I'm going to do what I want" or an addiction problem. This will be a very interesting year to watch him.
  23. Linus
    Ks are way up because hitters don't care about striking out. I also think strike outs are up because hitters have no problem taking until they have two strikes on them. There is no way the strike zone is bigger than ever.
  24. Linus
    Perhaps this is a self fulfilling question. These guys reduced their BB rates and, hence were successful and stayed in the big leagues. I am betting there are a bunch of guys that were not able to reduce their BB rates and ended up struggling or back in the minors. I get that if he limits hits and strikes a bunch of guys out it helps mitigate his lack of control but I think that there is no getting around the fact that not being able to throw it over is a problem.
  25. Linus
    I will favor / accept nearly any reasonable idea that will speed up the pace of play. Several good ideas listed above but the most important thing to remember is this: as long as the strike zone is the size of a microwave oven, games will be slow as there is a built in incentive to work counts, get walks and drive pitch counts up. Call strikes and let's swing the bats, boys.
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