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  1. FlyingFinn
    Great game from SWR. Rosario has been hitting well lately for Fort Myers and also nice to see Raya back after his very short start last time due to illness.
  2. FlyingFinn
    It is being able to make a smart baseball play without a coach or teammate telling you to do it. When I grew up it felt like a majority of kids at 12 or 13 years old had good baseball IQ. When I coached the same age, even most players who played on travel teams seemed like robots, only doing what the coach told them - when to take the extra base on a ground ball, when to take the sure out because you had a lead, when to let a deep fly ball drop in foul territory because the guy on third would tag and score, etc. An example is Chuck Knoblauch faking that he was getting the ball in the World Series and Lonnie Smith (I think) falling for it. I believe it is mostly learned - watching the game, talking with teammates, listening to coaches or parents. Those that learn it at a young age seem to have an advantage even when they get older.
  3. FlyingFinn
    Wow, great night for some of our top hitters in the minor leagues - Wallner, Martin, Lee, Julien, etc.
  4. FlyingFinn
    No, he's already been on the IL for 60 days. Just delays another move, in which time an injury could occur or something.
  5. FlyingFinn
    And the Peacock returns! Must have been a contract thing. Brad Peacock is listed as a roster move, added to the Saints roster today.
  6. FlyingFinn
    Not a reach since it's a fact. He won it for being the Twins minor league pitcher of the year last year.
  7. FlyingFinn
    In a surprising move, Brad Peacock was released. He has a 2.92 ERA with the Saints and was 5 for 5 in save opportunities. Anyone know if this was a contract thing, that he must be called up to the Twins by September 1 or be released?
  8. FlyingFinn
    The problem is that Isola and Williams play more at DH and 1B than catcher. I don't understand why because we need them honing their catching skills. With bigger bases coming to MLB, will they be able to throw anyone out or play adequate defense?
  9. FlyingFinn
    Great night for many of our hitters (Chris Williams, Contreras) and for our starting pitching. Terrible night for almost every reliever throughout the organization including Cruz and Enlow, who had been pitching very well this month.
  10. FlyingFinn
    My Billy Hamilton tracking device shows him on the move, to the St. Paul Saints.
  11. FlyingFinn
    Lewis is fast and if Correa returns (which I don't think he will) he should be with the Twins in the outfield. If we are having the slower Larnach/Wallner in the outfield post-Kepler, it would be nice to have more speed out there besides Buxton. But I think Lewis will be at SS. Polanco - not a popular opinion here but I think the years of play are catching up with his body. I don't think we will see 2021 from him again. He may be at his peak trade value this year before he gets older. I wonder what kind of good veteran OF we could get in a Polanco/Kepler package?
  12. FlyingFinn
    It won't be Maeda, as reported yesterday. Add Ober and get rid of Pagan is another possibility.
  13. FlyingFinn
    Yes, he will only have a chance as the 14th player if Buxton is out for a long time. Hamilton has to be A+ as a defensive CF, base stealer, base runner, and bunter. He would mostly come in late in games, not as a starter. But isn't Helman all of these things and maybe he can actually hit, which Hamilton can't do?
  14. FlyingFinn
    LH bat, RH arm.
  15. FlyingFinn
    Sisk, Peacock, Moran, Maeda, Ober (what's the latest on these last two?) - give any one of these guys the chance. They can't be any worse than Pagan.
  16. FlyingFinn
    Feels like Wallner is heating up. Probably still wouldn't bring him up as he starts slow at each level. Sisk keeps pitching well and Peacock is good most games. Dobnak - not ready.
  17. FlyingFinn
    He has been pithing well, mostly out of the pen in August. Maybe to keep down his innings for the year coming off of surgery?? The Twins have some interesting decisions for the 40 man this winter with 3 guys who have been on this year's 40 man roster all year and not pitched a single pitch for the Twins - Balazovic (pitched horribly in AAA), Henriquez (started out terrible but has improved lately, the youngest of these three), and Enlow (best performance of the three but the least innings (I think) and vs. AA batters). They would have to be projected as pitching for the Twins by the middle of 2023 and I don't see all three of these guys doing that. And the Twins will certainly add Canterino to the 40 man and he probably won't pitch for the Twins all next year.
  18. FlyingFinn
    Is Wallner stealing 2nd when his teammate steals third? This is about 7 steals for him on the year and he is supposed to be slow. Argh! What can happen next to our top pitchers in the minors. Raya - one batter and out he comes.
  19. FlyingFinn
    Henriquez great, Moran terrible and that is a trend. Martin and Cruz also trending in the right direction this month. Festa continues his fantastic year. Urbina, Cardenas and Ross continue to do well, the first two becoming more than just a trend now. SB - Mikey Perez is interesting. Great SB and has some pop in his bat. The negatives appear to be a low batting average and is he more than a 2B, where we have a ton of prospects? Martin would be on top of the list if he didn't miss a month. Emma Rodriguez would also be on the list if he didn't get injured. The Twins have some very exciting but very young OF's - Mercedes (wow, didn't realize he also stole bases like this!), Rosario, and I'm missing someone else to go along with Rodriguez. If MLB increases the base size, thus decreasing the distance between bases, SB's will be much more important. Most bases stealers who are thrown out in MLB are on close plays. I believe the base size increase will have a bigger impact than most people think.
  20. FlyingFinn
    ?? Garver, as with many older catchers, has injuries catching up to him. He has not caught much at all this year and will be a free agent after next year. Rortvedt is hitting .180 at AAA ball. I will take Jeffers in this scenario. As for Rocco, I'm keeping him for another year, for now. My biggest problems with him are the incredible lack of fundamentals like base running and bunting plus not being prepared by having at least one coach in charge of the field and knowing that was going to be the 2nd visit to the mound the other night. Those are things not connected to the FO.
  21. FlyingFinn
    I find it so hard to get accurate defensive information on our minor leaguers. From just reading comments from TD, it seems he has a great arm. I'm thinking he catches the ball when he gets to it but is slow. Does he get a good jump on balls off the bat? IMO he has to do everything else well to play defensively in RF in the majors if he is slow. Will never be a Kepler defensively but we will still need guys who hit homers to go with our Arraez's. But then we need great defenders somewhere out there.
  22. FlyingFinn
    In Wichita's case, yes. They have won 15 of 19 (15-6 for the month). If you only look a week back, yes, none of our teams have done great. For the month, most are a little below .500 after a bad few games this week. St. Paul - 10-11 for the month. Cedar Rapids - 9-12 for the month. Fort Myers - 9-13 for the month. Combined - 43-41 for the month. Not much to complain about on our pitching tonight though as Varland, Gossett, Ohl and some bullpen guys had a good night.
  23. FlyingFinn
    What? Most of the people on TD have been clammering for Buxton to play more this season and mostly in CF.
  24. FlyingFinn
    If Correa liked how the Twins played through July and that would affect his decision at all, I think the way the Twins played in August should have changed those thoughts. The Twins current type of baseball is unwatchable, unlistenable and almost makes me want to watch preseason NFL games. Who would play SS next year? Palacios would get his chance of a lifetime for 2 or 3 months until Lewis was ready. In his case, I think this would be his only chance to ever lockdown a starting SS position in the majors. Most on TD say he is a good fielder though one person says he is a bad fielding SS. The Twins fully expect Correa to opt out. Lewis was the plan but that is delayed. I don't see the Twins signing Correa long term as their drafts the past two years were SS heavy and Lee, Miller or someone from that SS group has to be ready in a few years.
  25. FlyingFinn
    Ugly night on the farm. Shuffield had a great night for Cedar Rapids and Cardenas continues his hot month. At least the Wind Surge are trying to steal bases - 7 attempts though they were caught 3 times. Martin with 3 SB's.
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