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He did get back from seeing Dr. Altcheck, so could be an update on that.

Dustin Morse (from the Twins PR department) just tweeted that Terry Ryan and Scott Baker will have a press conference at Target Field at 4:00 today. Can't be good, right? Let the speculation begin, but as we hear what the situation is, we'll be sure to report it here so you can continue to discuss.

As soon as we hear it, we try to post it up on the Game Threads.

I would say Bruno... Molitor and Carew have been brutal as hitting coaches in their careers. Joe Vavra is a very good hitting coach who understands individuals and minor flaws, but he also understands the advanced metrics and uses those when discussion preparation with Twins hitters.

All against RHP!

According to Dozier, on last night's podcast, he should be in the lineup tonight for the Red Wings. He didn't seem to think it was much. In fact, he tweaked his back on his double on Monday night. He stayed in the game and hit a 2-run homer later that won the game.

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The Twins had an off day, but their minor league affiliates were all playing. There was a game-winning home run… an extra-innings walk off wild pitch, a couple of strong starts, some great bullpen work. And yes, Miguel Sano was very good again today! Find out why Brian Dozier got a day off here (and at the same time be listening to the interview with him on the SethSpeaks Weekly Minnesota Twins Podcast). ROCHESTER 5, BUFFALO 3 PJ Walters picked up his first win as a Red Wing and was helped by a big Brian Dinkelman blast. Walters gave up three runs in the first two innings, but that was it. He gave up eight hits in six innings, walked none and struck out four. Brendan Wise walked two batters and another runner got on via an error, but he did not allow a run. Casey Fien gave up a hit and struck out two before Tyler Robertson came in, got the final out of the 8th inning and three outs in the ninth for his first save. Every member of the Red Wings had at least one hit. Ray Chang was 2-3 with a walk. The big hit came off the bat of Brian Dinkleman who came up with two on and two out in the 6th inning, down by a run. He hit a long home run that gave the Red Wings a 5-3 win. Brian Dozier was out of the lineup on Tuesday with a sore back. NEW BRITAIN 2, HARRISBURG 7 Luke French was terrific again. The left-hander threw six shutout, one-hit innings to start the game. He came out for the seventh but got just two outs before giving up two runs and being removed from the game. He walked one and struck out four. Luis Perdomo got him out of the 7th, but he gave up a run in the 8th to take the loss. David Bromberg came in for the ninth and gave up four runs on six hits and a walk in 0.2 innings. Blake Martin got the final out. For the second straight game, Aaron Hicks hit a home run. He went 2-4 batting left-handed. Nate Hanson was 2-3 and is now hitting .385 on the season. Deibinson Romero (4th) and James Beresford (1st) each hit a double. FT. MYERS MIRACLE 3, JUPITER 2 (13 innings) It took extra innings to decide this game, but with two outs in the bottom of the 13th, Dan Rohlfing (who had doubled) scored on a wild pitch to give the Miracle the 3-2 win. Marty Popham, a minor league Rule 5 pick in December, made his first Miracle start. He gave up two runs on six hits and a walk in five innings. He struckout four. Jose Gonzalez struckout three over three scoreless, hitless innings. He did walk one. Caleb Thielbar threw three, one-hit innings. He struck out four. Matt Hauser threw the final two innings and struckout three. Oswaldo Arcia went 2-5 with a walk, a double and a triple. Angel Morales was 2-5 with a triple and a walk. Lance Ray and Jairo Perez each had two hits and a walk. BELOIT 3, KANE COUNTY 8 A five-run fifth inning was the difference in this ball game for the Snappers. Matt Summers made his first start of the year. He gave up six runs (2 earned) on six hits and two walks in 4.2 innings. He struckout the first batter he faced, and that was it. Nelvin Fuentes came in and got the final out of the fifth inning and then threw two more innings. He gave up two runs on three hits and a walk. AJ Achter struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning. Miguel Sano came into the day with three hits, all of them home runs. In the fourth inning, he followed an Eddie Rosario single with a single of his own. He later hit a triple that short-hopped the wall in left centerfield. JD Williams was 0-1 with three walks and a stolen base. Danny Ortiz hit his first home run of the year. Note – This is a great example of the beauty of Small Sample Size. On Monday afternoon, Miguel Sano got out in his first at bat. That put him at 1-11 (.091). he proceeded to hit two home runs on Monday. On Tuesday, he started by going 2-3 with the single and the triple, and after that 4-5 stretch, he was hitting .316. He got out in his final at bat to end the day 2-4 and with a .294 batting average. --- Players of the Day for Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Hitter of the Day – Aaron Hicks [ATTACH=CONFIG]574[/ATTACH] Pitcher of the Day – Miracle Bullpen (Jose Gonzalez, Caleb Thielbar, Matt Hauser) [ATTACH=CONFIG]575[/ATTACH] --- A Look Ahead – Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs. Pawtucket – 6:05 (CST) – LHP Scott Diamond New Britain vs Harrisburg – 9:35 a.m. (CST) – LHP Andrew Albers Ft. Myers vs Jupiter – 6:05 (CST) – RHP Manuel Soliman Beloit @ Kane County – 11:00 a.m. (CST) – RHP Madison Boer --- If you have any questions or comments on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and I’ll try to answer them!

That is certainly an option... I guess... he has been called that before!

Span CF Carroll 2B Mauer C Morneau 1B Willingham RF Doumit DH Valencia 3B Dozier SS Revere LF SP: Hendriks OK, back to the without Dozier part of it: I'd move Carroll back to 2nd and have Casilla bat 8th at 2B.

Brian Dozier headlines a list of several guests on tonight's SethSpeaks Weekly Minnesota Twins Podcast. The show goes live at 9! You can listen live (or listen later), by clicking this link. I would encourage you to participate by signing in and joining the chat room. Dozier was the talk of spring training and has kept his name all over Twins Daily discussion boards thanks to a fast start in Rochester. You can ask Brian Dozier a question. I'll also be joined by Chrissy Scaffidi, the Director of Media and Community Relations for the Beloit Snappers. Later, I'll be joined by TwinsCentrician Parker Hageman to talk about Twins topics. It's possible we could have time for another guest as well. Again, your participation is welcomed and encouraged.

Didn't he come up with a hit in the 9th inning in one of the games?

My tweet from about 20 minutes ago: SSS Fun: Sano started yesterday 0-1 and was hitting .091 (1-11). Since then, he is 4-5 (1B, 3B, 2-HR) and is now hitting .313 (5-16).

But he just short-hopped the fence for an RBI triple, so adding the single and the triple together, and it's kind of like a home run... right?

What can the manager do about a perception... especially if the perception is false?

hey Trent... be patient!!

I disagree... I'm of the opinion that this team will win between 74-78 games this year. They aren't making the playoffs. So, if they need to hold off a promotion for 2 more weeks, I'm perfectly fine getting that additional entire year when we hope that the team will be contending again!

Jack, I would suggest taking a look at the definitions of the 1 to 10 range... the point isn't that 10 is better than 1. It's just a range of the type of fan that people are. I would say I'm probably an 8 or so. Most of the time, I can understand what the thought process is even if I don't always agree with it.

Correct. That's exactly what it is attempting.

I always struggle when someone says that someone "lacks heart" or is "playing without energy." What does it mean? Is it a negative? First, you can't ever measure someone's heart visibly. Josh Willingham hustles, but he's slow, so it may not always look like it. Joe Mauer is about as calm as it gets, and often that is a good thing. I know everyone wants him to turn into something he isn't, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have heart. I'd like to see more aggressiveness, but I don't want guys thrown out on the bases making dumb decisions.

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