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  1. Linus
    Honestly, I was excited about him more because Gardy seemed open to the notion that he could become a player. He tends to shy away from the talented but inconsistent type.
  2. Linus
    I believe that the moderators do a good job and if people try to write articulately without belittling or berating anyone, there will be precious few problems. Use of the words stupid, etc. don't really bother me but I do see how they make the threads devolve into not interesting discussion. I must say that I enjoy Spirit of Dave's comments but really understand how this thing got started with his Lee Harvey Oswald reference. Time for that tagline to go - nothing funny, clever or useful about that type of reference to the death of another person.
  3. Linus
    Great to have these reports back Seth, my favorite part of TD as well. The first thing I checked was how Danny Santana did as I think he is a really important prospect for the Twins. 0-5 with two errors - ouch.
  4. Linus
    Plouffe's ability to go the other way is the best sign that he might make it as a good hitter. His homer spree last year was all based on pitches middle in. Once the advance scouting recognized that they pitched him away very successfully. Until he makes the adjustment to that successfully, they will not be forced to come back inside. I think that was the most upset I've ever seen Joe get on a baseball field. That call was horrible - how Buckner saw that as I strike, I don't know. He had a very rough game behind the plate.
  5. Linus
    It appears that he has a chance to be an above average hitter with some power - that's valuable. If he hits they will find a spot for him. However, the premise of the original post is that he has issues throwing that are not typical of major league infielders - its more than the "occasional bad throw everybody makes". The Twins don't have any other option right now, so yea, we live with it.
  6. Linus
    Agree. They actually have enough pitching depth that a legit prospect had to start in AA. I don't think there is anything more to it than that. Starting in AA will make no difference in his long term success. If he pitches well, he will get his chances.
  7. Linus
    While he didn't have a great series, I really liked the way Arcia approached his final two at bats yesterday. He was at the plate looking to do damage, not coax a walk or hit blooper the other way. His attitude at the plate is clearly different than the rest of the lineup.
  8. Linus
    The throwing issue has been consistent throughout his time in the big leagues. Most of his errors are throwing errors and that doesn't count the number of times he doesn't make the play but doesn't get an error, like yesterday.
  9. Linus
    Who's starting (pitcher) for Rochester and New Britain?
  10. Linus
    I get it - I double clutched plenty of throws in my shortstop days. I also wasn't being paid to be a professional player. He's been at the big league level long enough that this is not some blip on the radar or something that is going to go away with time. If he hits, they could try him in left field but my guess is that he is not on the club two years from now.
  11. Linus
    I was wondering the same thing - and I do think pressure is part of the equation. His arm is strong and he has generally good mechanics. That leads me to the pressure aspect - like I mentioned, he seems to get the yips. I really don't think he has a future in the infield - he's really turned into somebody that looks like a DH (assuming he hits).
  12. Linus
    I'm not aware that the Twins brass espouses the playing every day theory and that is not why I believe in it. I believe in it because I've seen this aspect in all sports. Gardy isn't going to pinch hit him or DH him. We don't like this but that is the reality. Given that, it just makes more sense for Pinto's development to play more and that is in AAA. Hell, I'd be fine starting Pinto with the big club and sitting Suzuki, but that's not going to happen either.
  13. Linus
    90 games in Rochester (actually it would probably be 100). Part of our difference in opinion is that I don't perceive the influence of Mauer et al to be that valuable. The most valuable learning experience a player can have is simply the opportunity to play alot, everyday, all the time. If he is absolutely raking in AAA, bring him up in July and start him in as many games as he can handle and let Suzuki sit. He simply has to play and where is less important that being behind the plate everyday (or as many days as he can handle).
  14. Linus
    Here's the problem with the start 1/3rd and DH the rest in the big leagues theory: he needs the most work behind the plate and the only way he gets better at that aspect is to PLAY. Talking about it with Suzuki, Steinbach, Mauer has very little value - that's what coaches are for. I'm generally OK with Gardy but the thing that drives me nuts is that, once he gets an idea in his head, whether it is about a player or a theory, he will not change his mind. If it is left up to Gardy, Pinto will stay in the big leagues to help win an extra game or two while playing twice a week.
  15. Linus
    This. Send him to Rochester and let him play every day. Its pretty clear already that Gardy won't let him pinch hit or DH so put him somewhere he can be the regular catcher. Its crazy to have a 25 year old valuable prospect riding the pine.
  16. Linus
    Is it just me or does anyone else detect a hint of Steve Sax disease with Plouffe? He seems to really make some bad throws under pressure and it has been that way ever since he was brought up at short. He seems to get the yips with his throws and can make some bad ones just out of nowhere, while making perfectly good and strong throws on other occasions. I was listening on the radio and didn't see it, but it sounds like the throw he made to the plate yesterday was another example. While he didn't have a great outing, I hate to see people blame that one on Perk. He could have gotten out of it if Plouffe makes that simple throw.
  17. Linus
    Well, I agree with you but Kubel wasn't an option against Sale and Bartlett wasn't an option because he can't hit. So, its Pinto (which I would have gone with but Gardy won't) or Escobar. I do agree with Spy that Escobar, while a better hitter than Florimon, isn't really the kind of guy you are looking for to provide a big hit late in a game. Its almost a nothing move which brings us back to the real problem and that is the construction of the bench.
  18. Linus
    This. This again. For whatever reason, its seems like Gardy got his way on some of the roster decisions and they just don't make sense.
  19. Linus
    I'm not a big Gardy fan but no amount of managing is going to overcome your best hitters being totally absent. With a short bench, I'm sure he didn't want to burn two players with one move. It really does beg the question: what exactly is Bartlett going to do this year? Of all the things that happened yesterday, the most frustrating was Plouffe's AB in the ninth. Takes a fastball right down the middle for strike one, waves at a slider he couldn't have hit with a rake for strike two and takes a feeble swing at a splitter at his ankles for strike three.
  20. Linus
    Agree with all except Florimon and Escobar. My guess is that this is Florimon's last year as a starter and he doesn't profile that well as a bench guy. On the other hand, Escobar is an excellent candidate to be a utility guy for the next several years - he can play all the positions well defensively and is a switch hitter.
  21. Linus
    Well, since he is well short of 1000 ab in the big leagues I guess we disagree.
  22. Linus
    Well it seems that sometimes the "elbow clean ups" may be more serious than we think. That seems to be the obvious change here, not some mysterious coaching plague. Same thing happened to Diamond and Blackburn. If May pitches at the big league level, the trade will be a success.
  23. Linus
    I don't know that he really did get two good chances. From memory it seems that he got his abs in snippets without getting consistent abs for an extended period of time. With relatively few abs at the major league level I don't think we know if he is AAAA or not. Sure makes me wish he could have got them last year so we had an idea. If he could hit at the major league level he would be a useful player with the ability to play multiple positions
  24. Linus
    I love Kirby but the only way you can justify saying Kirby was better was the post season heroics and that had a lot to do with the team he had around him. Mauer is a better hitter and was better defensively at a more demanding position. Mauer is already a top 5 catcher all time whereas Kirby wouldn't be anywhere close to the top of the list of centerfielders. Let's also not forget that Kirby signed the largest contract in history at that time and Mauer's wasn't so let's give the $23 million reasons argument a rest.
  25. Linus
    I agree with this scenario if they keep him. I still believe, however, that if he proves to be a solid centerfielder, the Twins should trade him. As we saw with Span and Revere, good centerfielders are valuable commodities - much more so than corner outfielders.
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