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  1. lightfoot789
    Braun is worth alot more than somebody just takng his contract. They can get something (prospects) for Braun and split his contract.
  2. lightfoot789
    ABWII 2nd to Buxton on team in SLG%; Total Bases; & RBI. 1st in HRs and 3rd in Doubles Typical ABWII season except for the fact that he is usually 1st or second on team in runs scored. This year he is 3 behind second place Sano. The question becomes: Can we live with him leading the league in HRs every year (or amongst the Top) and RBI, but sporting a low BA and OBP? For many the answer is still no. "He won't be able to do the same thing at AAA / next level" Bottom line is when he does what he does - His teams win. Because of awesome team talent and key contributions from him. It's who he is.
  3. lightfoot789
    or Trade: Pinto; Arcia (can be with brother soon); and a Duffy & Wheeler for Lucroy.
  4. lightfoot789
    Milwaukee already has a future All Star catcher in the FSL in Clint Coulter (The Top Catching Prospect in MWL last year / Over Garver). They have a Top 100 prospect in SS Orlando Arcia (Oswaldo's brother). They also have Segura at SS now who is as good as anyone we have at SS in the system. The Brewers need young pitching prospects who can help soon and some Power bats. The Trade: Lucroy for current catching prospect Pinto; Pitching Prospects Meyers & Duffy; and Milwaukee's own Adam Brett Walker (OF/1B). You could probably throw in a Bard and or Oliveros for that matter.
  5. lightfoot789
    Niko has mellowed out statistically as of late but is doing a great job defensively. He has committed only 1 error on the season and is beginning to show the consistency the Twins were looking for with his defense. He is still a very dynamic player with one of the best arms in the system. Continues to get on base at a high rate. Led FSL in stolen bases last year. I would love to see him play more SS, but that's just me............ 7 doubles 3 home runs .415 SLG% .368 OBP (awesome) .783 OPS
  6. lightfoot789
    Chattanooga should bring up the guy who was an All Star pitcher for Ft. Myers last year and one of their aces all the way to the championship. Brett Lee earned a promotion from his performance last year (10+ wins) and should have been with the Lookouts out of spring training. Lee has been a major factor in that groups winning ways for the last 3 years.
  7. lightfoot789
    If Hicks can't catch up to a good fast ball - He becomes Joe Mauer. Dalton can hit to the opposite field with the best of them. He probably doubles that way as much as he does to his pull side. He is an excellent fielder too.
  8. lightfoot789
    I would love to know the hitting approach minor league directors and managers have for each prospect. It would probably explain a lot in terms of how and why prospects do what they do. I think everybody would be excited if he hit 10% walk rate.
  9. lightfoot789
    http://www.local8now.com/sports/headlines/Lookouts-top-Smokies-5-3-301507621.html 3rd Home Run to opposite field this season. Surprisingly hit 4th this game instead of 7th. Big win despite not playing Sano - Polanco and Harrison. I expect those 3 players to comeback recharged and lead the Lookouts to a series win Tuesday and Wednesday. Great game by Berrios. Zach Jones is a stud and most underrated player of the Twins bullpen prospects.
  10. lightfoot789
    http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/baseballist-prospects-poised-deliver-power-2015/ The Baseballist: Prospects Poised To Deliver More Power In 2015 April 23, 2015 by Matt Eddy The typical minor league player hit about half his home runs at home in 2014—49 percent of his output, in fact—but the ratio of home to road blasts can vary wildly from player to player based on home ballpark. Among those who reached the seats at least 10 times last year, short-season Williamsport outfielder Jiandido Tromp (Phillies) hit the highest percentage of his home runs at home (14 of 15, 93 percent), while Double-A Arkansas outfielder Mike Bianucci (Angels) hit the lowest (1 of 12, eight percent). While Tromp and Bianucci represent the most extreme examples from 2014, their situations do illustrate the point that evaluating anything in baseball requires context. Furthermore, we may not have a complete picture of a batter’s true ability if he plays half his games in an extreme pitcher’s park. So let’s look back to 2014 in order to look forward to 2015. Here are 10 prospects with unfavorable home/road longball splits a year ago who are capable of more offensive fireworks this season if they land in a more advantageous hitting environment. The PF column throughout refers to the 2014 park factor for home runs, which you can explore in more depth here. Performing this exercise a year ago revealed that Giants catcher Andrew Susac (zero home runs at home/12 road in 2013), Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop (zero/nine) and Cardinals outfielder Randal Grichuk (six/16) were due for an uptick in power in 2014, which they all realized. 1 Twin in the Top 10, but Major hurdles ahead click above link to see Top 10 List
  11. lightfoot789
    I'd be willing to bet his vertical is better than any outfielder in the Twins organization (with maybe the exception of Buxton / and that's a maybe). I watched him jump for balls as a 1st baseman in college that no other 1st baseman in baseball would have caught. I've watched him score from 1st base on balls in the gap that not many 6'4 230 lb men would have scored on. He use to do the splits (completely) as a first baseman as well. He's athletic to be serviceable to better in the outfield. That being said: He has the athleticism, but does need to continue to work on routes as does every minor league prospect. He's more inclined to be moved back to 1st base before he ended up being a DH. He was a second team All American as a first baseman in college in 4 periodaicals behind CJ Cron of the Angels. That would be the Twins back up plan IMO.
  12. lightfoot789
    Agreed. Exciting and promising about the above guys.
  13. lightfoot789
    Lookouts just got deadlier with the addition of Kepler today. Question of the day is: Where does he play and why in your opinion?................................. Just curious as to what all of us "want to be" GMs / Managers would do with this Chattanooga Lineup now?
  14. lightfoot789
    Encouraging part of his game is that 2 of 4 HRs were to Opposite field. And deep. The more he can do that the more they will be forced to expand that outside corner. Now more walks should take place. Hopefully
  15. lightfoot789
    Agreed
  16. lightfoot789
    Buxton at 32% Sano at 33% Harrison at 33% I'd like to think they all end up improving as they become familiar with AA pitching.
  17. lightfoot789
    The good part is that this is AA and is expected to be a huge learning curve. Starting off with high Ks is not as alarming as finishing season at same rate. You're right. Everything is small sample size.
  18. lightfoot789
    Buxton, Polanco, Turner, and Walker have only 1 walk. Walkers track record is much worse in that category but his production record (Runs/RBI/HRs) overall is much better. He's the type of prospect that you will probably have to take the good with the bad. The good part is he is doing what he normally does right now, but with his best start of season (.303 BA) ever. To piggyback on above comment, Walker actually leads all AA leagues in Homers thru 8 games. Good start. "I'm Out"
  19. lightfoot789
    Great read. How much of that is emphasized in AA or AAA? Or do they wait to see if player can adjust on their own? My biggest question is How much video is shown to minor leaguers and are they taught how to watch film? Film is the biggest teaching tool in sports. In baseball it seems to be only emphasized at the MLB level. You never hear about minor league fim sessions with coaches. At least not like other sports. IMO
  20. lightfoot789
    I agree with that one. 18 K's in 2 games and no runs allowed - DUFFY DUFFY DUFFY
  21. lightfoot789
    Does anybody know why Sano has not played in the field the last 2 games - especially since he had a day off in between games? In regards to Dalton Hicks (team leading hitter), he hasn't played (DH or field) in the last 2 games either. Any update?
  22. lightfoot789
    Can we at least get to May before we sell out everybody as useless MLB players? If Ervin Santana hadn't "bleaked up" we might be singing an entire different song. Not one person on this board can blame Ryan for that poor judgement on Santana's part. We adored Ryan for his off season signing effort before this blunder and need to show a little patience as it pertains to this truly unfortunate situation. It's only a little over a week. Enjoy the Ride People - Bumps and All WOW GIVE IT UNTIL AT LEAST "MAY"
  23. lightfoot789
    April 14th The Miracle played a morning game, and their bats were unable to wake up in this one. Of course, there are two exceptions to that. Niko Goodrum knocked his fifth double in addition to a walk. .464 OBP and 5 doubles in 6 games as a leadoff hitter.
  24. lightfoot789
    April 13th A hot start saw the Miracle score five runs in the first two innings. Niko Goodrum knocked two doubles and scored three runs out of the lead-off spot. .400 BA% .478 OBP% .750 SLG% 1.228 OPS% Thru 5 games
  25. lightfoot789
    April 12th The Miracle lineup managed just five hits and two walks on the night, and like their Red Wings brothers, struggled when they did have opportunities. As a team they went 0-10 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base for the game. Niko Goodrum was the lone standout, going 2-3 with a double and a walk, but was stranded in scoring position three times.
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