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The point is that Arcia's percentages could very well go down by the time he reached 201 PAs.

Bingo. Thank you.

Yeah, you are talking about 65 plate appearances for Arcia there vs. 201 for Joe though. That's 3 times as many.

To whah extent do you think infield shifting plays into this? Maybe with runners in base teams are less likely to shift to keep the double play in order and hold runners on?

Is he bad this year or not? There's someone on this forum who can mine defensive stats from this year and break them down for us. This is a request for that.

Read today in the Pioneer Press that Hunter "has jumped to 11th in Defensive Runs Above Average out of 25 qualifying right fielders. He ranked dead last among all right fielders with at least 500 total innings in 2013-14 but says he is finally healthy after battling hip and shoulder issues last season." Soooooo...is he still the worst defensive outfielder in baseball? What do other stats say? Is he a wretched contribution to our outfield defense? I know I read multiple times on this forum that he would be after he was signed.

Boo-yah! Boo-yah! Boo-yah!

It seems like Pinto might be the best hitter in the organization at the moment. It's crazy that two years in a row they can't manage to get him in the lineup.

That's hilarious. Well done.

Today I learned that the Twins post game radio show has a segment called "the silver lining" - "The Silver Lining highlight brought to you by West End insurance"

"…Cedar Rapids roster is full of incredible talent, and prospects" seems you meant Chatanooga

Is it accurate to say that there is not really anyone on the team who does anything well as far as playing good baseball goes? Seems like Vargas and Santana have the potential to do things well (maybe Arcia too?). I guess Hughes throws strikes well, Perkins can get some people out. Outside of that it seems like there is no one who is really good at playing baseball in any aspect. Is that correct? I mean good not average here.

Is it wrong that on plays/at bats I'm just hoping that someone gets hurt and seeing that as the best possible scenario? With the exception of maybe 3 players.

I'm crying over losing Santana. I'm not crying over the choice of Pelfrey and the crying that is going on over it is way out of proportion. It does not take much to call someone up from AAA it could be done after two starts. Letting May and Meyer start in AAAA where they can get comfortable with their pitches before being called up is not a bad strategy and it is fortunate the Twins hqv enough depth to use that strategy. You all are whining about Terry Ryan's choice to not call up May and Meyer - They would not even be in the organization if it were not for choices Ryan made.

I keep seeing people say that adding Torii is a negative. Can someone please draw out why replacing Kubel/Willingham with Hunter is a net less? When I look at the defensive and offensive numbers I see a net gain. Those two are who he's replacing if you want to talk about adding/subtracting from the 2014 team

Probably time enough to get over Torri's press conference.

Smalley was also playing shortstop when George Brett hit his home run in the famous pine tar incident.

That was awesome. Clearly that kid doesn't read the Twins Daily forum much.

Ok. Big Jacque Jones fan, appreciate this article but this is not even close to a true top 5 list for Jacque Jones. His two home run game in September 2003 against Bartolo Colon and the White Sox, breaking up Freddy Garcia's no-hitter with an 0-2 homerun in the 7th inning in August 2005 (the Twins lone hit of a 1-0 victory), his 2-out 9th inning game tying homeun off David Riske in game 2 of 2004 (the game Joe Mauer got hurt and the Twins would win in 15 innings), walk off homerun off kf Billy Koch July 2003, solo homerun off Mike Mussina in game 1 of 2004 LDS (the last Twins playoff victory, a 2-0 win), his 2 RBI double off Ted Lilly in Game 1 of the 2002 LDS which capped a five-run comeback. This list is embareassingly short. It's a nice defensive play you put in here but t doesn't really do justice to his defensive prowess.

Thanks man that's helpful.

Question: Were Hunter's defensive numbers in 2013 as bad as his 2014 numbers? Also, could the fact that Comerica park has a huge right field, especially in the gap, play into his poor numbers at all? I remember reading in one of Parker's articles that Torii was horrible in some statistic that measured balls hit over 200 ft that were turned into outs. I wonder if that stat incorporates balls that end up going over the fence or if it discludes them altogether figuring that the fielderr never had a chance to turn it into an out. If that were the case it would mean that playing in a spacious right field would be a disadvantage because less balls would land over the fence where as if you're playing in Yankee Stadium balls that might hit the warning track or land in Detroit would go over the fence and not be included into the metric. Anyway maybe this is the wrong article to ask about this but I'm wondering if someone can shed light on these things I don't really know how to analyze the statistics or even where to find them. But these are things I'm wondering about if someone would like to indulge me. Thanks for the nice article I prefer overtly naïve optimism in the off-season personally. Go Twins, bring that AL Central title back home where it belongs!

"re-signed Capps in 2012 and Carl Willis in 2005" Suppose it is only a matter of time before someone points out here that Carl Willis was the pitching coach for Cleveland in 2005. Maybe you meant 1995?

Torii Hunter's OPS+ last year was 114. Jordan Schaefer's was 75. Josh Willingham's was 96. Jason Kubel's was 73. Is it really so far fetched to ascertain that adding Hunter is an increase in outfield production for this team?

D. Hocking, on 05 Dec 2014 - 07:03 AM, said: "Interesting disconnect when quoting King and fighting for African Americans, then saying but we don't want gays to be able to marry." It is only ever white people who link Martin Luther King to gay marriage. MLK III described homosexuality as a "socially acquired problem" (read transcription from 1958 edition of Ebony magazine below) and his daughter Bernice is a leading advocate against gay marriage in washington DC and has been quoted as saying "I know deep down in my sanctified soul that he (my father) did not take a bullet for same-sex unions." "In 1958, while writing an advice column for “Ebony Magazine,” Dr. King responded to a young “gay” man looking for guidance. To avoid being accused of “cherry-picking,” here is the exchange in its entirety: Question: My problem is different from the ones most people have. I am a boy, but I feel about boys the way I ought to feel about girls. I don’t want my parents to know about me. What can I do? Is there any place where I can go for help? Answer: Your problem is not at all an uncommon one. However, it does require careful attention. The type of feeling that you have toward boys is probably not an innate tendency, but something that has been culturally acquired. Your reasons for adopting this habit have now been consciously suppressed or unconsciously repressed. Therefore, it is necessary to deal with this problem by getting back to some of the experiences and circumstances that led to the habit. In order to do this I would suggest that you see a good psychiatrist who can assist you in bringing to the forefront of conscience all of those experiences and circumstances that led to the habit. You are already on the right road toward a solution, since you honestly recognize the problem and have a desire to solve it."

Who is pitching for Rochester on Wednesday and Thursday? I'm in the area and may go to one of the games.