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Will the Real Jose Miranda Please Stand Up
FlyingFinn replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
He's got a 5 game hitting streak with 7 hits in those games. What he doesn't have is the extra base hits. I think he's ready to start elevating the ball like last year. -
Surprised Noah Miller didn't get player of the day over Helmin just because he's a top prospect and there is often a little bias for a guy at a higher level. Great days by both of them. I think Helmin looks ready to go back to St. Paul. Very good to see Miller hitting so good. Can't get too down on these guys out of high school for a couple years (now I am down on Cavaco as he's had enough time). Catchers in the lower levels have really been hitting as Cardenas was good today.
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Balazovic really isn't "ramping up" as far as innings. And he is doing better. Maybe he will be used in the bullpen. With the way Pagan and Moran are pitching, there is an opening here.
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They lost 4-3 on two late unearned runs. Mack is not very good defensively and doesn't play that much. I can see Cossetti going there soon. 2 for 2 last night with 2 walks. What a week! As others have asked - how is his defense? Decent start from Olivares and much better game by Hidalgo. Seems like our minor league teams are having a high number of blown saves this year, 4 more last night plus a loss from the bullpen. Megill is looking terrible so far. Maybe this is where trading away a few pitchers is showing in our lack of depth, as the better pitchers are used as starters.
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He's got a few hits. Sometimes veterans are just working on certain things, like they would in spring training, when on these rehab assignments. Not sure if that is the case here though.
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Where is the Twins Promised Aggressiveness?
FlyingFinn replied to Ted Schwerzler 's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
If it's a choice between Buxton playing CF or stealing bases, I choose playing CF.- 26 replies
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Cossetti has all but wrapped up the hitter of the week with the last two days performance. Rosario, with his 4 for 4 day for the Kernels, gets hitter of the day almost any other day but today. Speaking of the Kernels, that roster shouldn't be losing 6 in a row. Kirilloff looking great with two hits and a stolen base. I'm ready for him to be up with the Twins. We desperately need more hitters like him and Polanco.
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Aria, what a great game. One game wonder or do we have something here. Cossetti, a great game as well. A couple interesting notes - Olivar, a catcher, plays CF, wow. And Balazovic throws 16 strikes in 22 pitches. Like to hear that.
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Twins Minor League Week in Review (4/10-4/16)
FlyingFinn replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Agreed. More concerning is that he went on the IL.- 19 replies
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Reinforcements Are Coming, Who Loses Out?
FlyingFinn replied to Cody Pirkl's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
You don't like Polanco. You don't like Kirilloff. Do you just want the current Twins to play all year with their current lack of hitting? What's your solution?- 65 replies
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Ober two straight great games. He's ready if needed. Kirilloff has been getting a bunch of hits. Polanco is playing every day. Winder is with the Saints. There's 4 guys who are ready to help the Twins by May. Enlow with another decent outing. I liked his strike rate. Keirsey with a clutch homer late to tie it. He is great base stealer and has good raw power. He plays CF. I just think he is someone that could make the majors someday. He has some tools. Lee and Severino with homers to win it for the Wind Surge. Miller yet another 2 hit game. Wow.
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Preview: Minnesota Twins v. Boston Red Sox
FlyingFinn replied to Sherry Cerny's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
If the Twins hitters don't get going against these Boston pitchers, the concern for our hitting will be real.- 16 replies
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Reviewing the Kenta Maeda Trade
FlyingFinn replied to Cody Christie's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Twins won this trade. Maeda helped get the Twins to the playoffs and almost won the Cy Young and was very good until the injury. Grateral has been okay to good for the Dodgers. I thought Camargo would make this trade even better but he has started off very slow for the Saints. He does catch about as much as anyone in the Twins system as almost nobody catches 4 games a week (Winkel with Wichita being the exception) in the Twins minor league system.- 27 replies
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Twins Minor League Week in Review (4/10-4/16)
FlyingFinn replied to Jeremy Nygaard's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Great write-up. Didn't realize Stevenson had such a good week for the Saints. What's up with Severino only playing three games? He should be playing at least 5 every week. Minor injury? Prielipp's injury has to be the most depressing news. Hey, when do the rest of the guys in extended spring training get going with games?- 19 replies
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Nobody else answered this yet so you get a non-expert. End of June is my guess for going to St. Paul. For the Twins, the Farmer injury does make a path for Brooks to go to the Twins if either Correa or Miranda get hurt and Farmer is out a long time. Some people have never liked Miranda and want him sent to St. Paul. I am not one of them. If Brooks goes to the Twins, it will be before the end of June because of an injury, because Farmer isn't back and Royce Lewis isn't ready yet. And, in that situation, I don't think the Twins would be afraid of jumping him from AA to the Twins. They would plan to send him back to St. Paul when the injury to whomever is healed unless he pulls an Arraez and hits so well that they keep him. Anyone else want to guess?
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Wichita Wind Surge Opening Day Roster - 2023
FlyingFinn replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Twins Minor League Talk
Following up on the Wichita catchers - this week, Winkel played catcher for 4 games, Nigro 1 and Isola 1. Isola played 5 games, 2 at DH, 2 at 1B and 1 at C. This is consistent with last year. Isola will not be a major league catcher, to our disappointment.- 22 replies
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"to see team doctors for evaluation of surgically repaired left elbow."
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No chance now to be aggressive. He's back on the IL.
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They are all good to me. The aggressive assignments all have some struggles (E-Rod with batting average). E-Rod leads the team (maybe the league) in RBI's. He walks, strikes out, and hits extra base hits. No singles yet this year. He seems to be a clutch player, getting big time hits when needed.
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Brutal starting pitching - Hidalgo allowed no hits but walked 6 and hit a batter in less than 2 innings, someho9w giving up only one run. SWR, Dobnak (in relief) and Rozek were the reverse, throwing strikes that got hit all over the park. Olivares in Fort Myers was the exception. I think it was his debut in Class A and 5 innings with 2 hits and a BB. I'm watching him this year. Some guys are really struggling with the bat (SSS I know) - Camargo with the Saints, Holland and Prato with the Wind Surge, Salas and Urbina with the Kernels and De Andrade with the Mighty Mussels.
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Dennis Santana DFA'd by the Mets.
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Yes he was. Not on the IL so hopefully it wasn't anything to do with that. Edit: And now he has indeed been put on the IL. Bummer!
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Look at that roster. It's stacked. You have 4 guys drafted as SS's - Miller, Salas, Schobel, and Ross. They are taking up 2B, 3B and SS. Cavaco is probably now projected lower than any of these guys and gets 1B. If anyone is going to complain about the Twins drafting him in the 1st round, we should also be giving credit for drafting the Julien's and Festa's in the double digit rounds.
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Nice pitching from the starters tonight - Sanchez, Adams (great bounceback), Carr and Lewis (another good bounceback). The prospects the major league teams like always bat near the top of the order on the minor league teams. Poor Dalton Shuffield. He hits good everywhere including with the Saints as he filled in last September. Hitting .385 for Fort Myers, he bats 8th. So early in his minor league career and he already appears destined to be a career minor leaguer at best.
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