Bob Sacamento

Yes Oswaldo is here in SWFL working out. Just out of hapstance my barber next door is a former milber and is close friends of Oswaldo, wouldn't have believed it til he showed be video of them working out and hanging in his pool. Arcia looks SWOLLEN!! I get a personal meet and greet next time he's getting his hair trimmed.

I'm not Seth but the time frame sounds about right. The TJ surgery was in March so the earliest he'll start throwing is around April which gives him about a June/July clock to begin game action as long as there are no setbacks. I'm not expecting the world when he first returns as the Twins will likely treat him with kidgloves, could be an AFL guy to get more innings at the end of 2016.

Terry is by far the nicest most down to earth GM/front office guy I've met in my years of attending games; he's is very accessible to the fans. Now if you can get anything out of Deron Johnson or Mike Ratcliffe, whom are both on the backfields and easy to pick out too, then you're an insider.

I have a hard time seeing Sano out to RF, yes his bat has to be in the lineup but RF? Really? Yes he's got a strong arm and is more athletic than one would think but last I heard he's around 270lb that my friends is a defensive liability. And that liability becomes even more of an issue as the pitching staff is built around contact. OF is more than just flyballs, it's route running, cutoff men, backing up others, etc. Plus learning a new position usually isn't the best thing for one's development, less time working on his stroke and nuisances at the plate.

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I'm more the opposite of the question, I'm a NL guy- diehard Cubs fan yes even in the crappy years. Having moved to Ft. Myers five years ago, I had local options in the Twins and Red Sox and honestly I'd always considered more ties to the Sox due to their long history of losing ala Cubs. But after moving here let me tell you, it's become so much easier to side with the Twins. Easier access to the players, closeness to the fields, Twins encourage player-fan interaction, and the fans are usually intelligent and less annoying than the Bostonians down the street at JetBlue

Also try to go to the office by the Player's Complex to get your daily updated player schedule as well as team rosters: I know exactly where they're at, my in-laws live by there. I'll also have my traveling table with me if you want an adjustment at the fields lol.

Nope sorry, big fan of it but guy next door does acupuncture and oriental med.

Having lived in Ft. Myers for almost five years and 20 minutes from the park, Spring Training here is a blast. By far my favorite is watching the minor leaguers on the backfields (it's free) and conversing with players/coaches/scouts/front office personnel. Tom Kelly still led some drills year (grounders on the short field to the infielders), Rod Carew and Tony Olivo were also present for a duration. ex-MLB dads Pudge Rodriguez and Tom Gordon were also on hand watching their kids. MLB players access is much better than regular season but still sparse compared to walking and talking with the minor leaguers from field to field or sitting and watching on the bench. As for staying in Ft. Myers, a good portion of the players who don't have homes in the area stay at the Belle Tower Plaza (BoSox players too) down the street on Daniels/Six Mile Cypress. Traffic to Hammond gets bad around game time but nothing like the horror of JetBlue Park down the road. BTW, Twins ST tickets go on sale in a week or so. JetBlue is nice, carbon copy dimensions of Fenway, not really a bad seat in the house but expensive and have to deal with obnoxious BoSox fans. Nearly half the fans at Hammond to deal with compared to JetBlue. If anyone has any specific questions, feel free to ask, would love to meet some more TDers Pictures from Spring Training 2015 as well as GCL/Instructs: https://www.flickr.com/photos/102446888@N08/albums If you're in Naples and hit Michelbob's BBQ/brisket - hit up my chiropractic office a block away for a free treatment for TD members only

Are you accusing him of using his exclamation points haphazardly? Do you just not happen to like exclamation points? You should learn to use them. Like the way I'm talking right now, I would put an exclamation points at the end of all these sentences! On this one! And on that one! ** Old Seinfeld skit

Not that it matters but I wonder when and where he was tested, whether it was here in the States or back home in the PR. Either way he can't really say he took it unknowingly because it's prescription based. Like so many illegal prescription drugs my guess is that it came from the Miami area, the stuff and influence is rampant down here.

Yeah no question that it was night and day difference when Olsen caught compared to HS kid like Kerby Camacho; the pitchers seemed more confident in their ability ie to spin off a breaking ball in the dirt etc.

Video of Brian Olsen at the plate in GCL: https://youtu.be/4sHUApOBSgg

Looks like Tyree Davis didn't get his wish. I had talked to him just as the Instruct season was winding down and he said he really wanted to play Winter League ball but wasn't sure if the organziation was going to let him. Davis didn't play much at all in 2015 as he was rehabbing from an elbow injury which could have needed surgery.

Video of Callan Pearce on the mound in the GCL this year: https://youtu.be/wJwES2ap9Aw

Video I took of Lewin Diaz going yard in GCL. Love watching the kid hit, I probably have close to 20 minutes of video on him just this year alone. https://youtu.be/OdwZVDpy8C4?t=18s

That's different, Joe's the face of the franchise, fan favorite, and has been in the organization since 2001. He's also due 69M/3YR compared to Rickey's 25M/2YR.

Exactly, move him to the pen as a swingman if he can't cut it then time to eat the money. Best thing the Cubs did with Edwin Jackson who signed a 4y/52M before they dumped him halfway thru his third season with 22M/2YR left on the contract. The Twins have better and more viable starting arms than Ricky at this point.

First part is identifying the cause of the dyskinesis, if it's the more common type of muscular imbalance then step one is stretching and/or soft tissue manipulation (deep trigger points, active release technique, Graston, etc) to the pec, biceps, upper trap, levator scapular. The second step is strengthening the middle and lower traps as well as serratus anterior with exercises such as YTWL Scapular Depression, Low row with scapular depression, Brugger's posture with a resist band, etc. I'd also check out the rest of the distal kinetic chain (thoracic hyperkyphosis, hip abductors, and core) for dysfuction/weakness as the they can be contributors as well to the Scapular Dyskinesis. Regarding Stewart's mechanics change over the last couple of seasons, the first thing I've seen are the hips coming open sooner and sooner. The sooner it's open, the less forward momentum thus decreasing velocity because the shoulder and arm are brought forward sooner and you get less of a "whip motion". My other postulation is that his scapula isn't retracting as much as it used to which in turn is less energy stored up for the "whip motion". If the shoulder muscles are imbalanced it puts more and more strain and stress on the labrum and rotator cuff muscles to hold the joint in place.

I wouldn't be surprised if he's either. As a Chiropractor, I see shoulder issues in various ages and to varying degrees of severity. I've also seen where minor issues such as tenderness evolve into shoulder impingement that turn into rotator cuff damage. The following is just my own speculation: On the eye test alone, I'd say Kohl has a "rolled right shoulder" which can mean nothing or could be precursor for a snowball of other shoulder/arm issues. But I wouldn't be shocked that he has scapular dyskinesis (shoulder blade doesn't move right), in fact 76% of college athletes have some form of dyskinesis - a good portion aymptomatic. The most common origin of scapular dyskinesis is due to muscular imbalance - tight pec and bicep muscles create an increased pull on the coracoid process. Which in turn creates weak and elongated lower traps and serratus anterior. The longer the mechanics are altered, the more it leads into serious injury. The usual sequela is the lessening of the subacromial space which then leads to decreased rotator cuff strength followed by impingement syndrome and finally a rotator cuff tear. Like I said just pure speculation based off posture and small injury history sample, but I wouldn't be surprised

I've might have seen Kohl throw the most of anyone here (from GCL, Extended Spring, Hi A Ft Myers) and it's evident that his mechanics have evolved over that time. This season, his release point at the beginning of the year was inconsistent but improved in the second half. His FB was usually around 91-93mph as he threw a sinker more often. His changeup took a step forward but the slider was off for most of the season, don't know why; have to ask him. Everyone's concentrating on his low K rate, but he did have one of the best groundball rates in the MiLB for a starter, and gave up low number of hard hit balls - all things that are very encouraging.

I don't think there was any false advertising on him, maybe organizational overhype. Here are some blurbs on him from Baseball America before the draft, after the 2013 season and after the 2014 season. Draft report on him 2013: Stewart has boosted his fastball from 88-93 mph last summer to 91-96 for much of the spring, though his velocity tails off at times in the later innings. His life and command with his heater make it even more dominating, but his best offering is a power mid-80s slider with tilt. He has improved his curveball and shows feel for his changeup, and he'll display four above-average big league pitches at times. He has a clean delivery and should get even better once he concentrates solely on baseball. Stewart has been limited at times this spring because of minor shoulder (a carryover from football), hamstring and thumb ailments, but none is a major concern After the 2013 season: shoulder soreness and kept him off the mound at instructional league. Strong and athletic, with a clean delivery, Stewart has a fastball that sits at 92-94 mph and touches 96 with plus life and command. His putaway pitch is a mid-80s power slider with tilt. His curveball continues to improve and he has a feel for a changeup, giving him a chance to have four above-average pitches. After the 2014 season: logged just five innings after July 17 coming down with shoulder inflammation and losing velocity. Blessed with a strong, athletic frame and a clean delivery he repeats with ease, Stewart brandishes a 93-96 mph fastball that shows plus life. He also mixes in an occasional hard sinker but prefers to put hitters away with a mid-80s power slider that ranks among the best in the system. His other two pitches project to at least average but could still use some work. His curveball shows 12-to-6 action at its best, while his changeup remains inconsistent but has shown good sink and tumble.