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I looked at how good Florimon has been at shortstop and discovered that he's been the best in the AL thus far. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Pedro Florimon is the AL's Best Defensive Shortstop at Yahoo! Sports. Is this surprising? Does he have a shot at the Twins' first Gold Glove for a SS since 1965?
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Ha, ha. I had the exact same thought last night. Sano vs. Cespedes next year would be awesome. Assuming he's still with the Twins, Willingham will probably be in it next year and will probably be the AL captain, unless Morneau is still around for some reason. If both are gone, would they ask Mauer again?
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I looked at why extending Morneau's contract would be a mistake after Darren Wolfson quoted a source that the Twins would talk to Morneau about this. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins Should Not Extend Justin Morneau's Contract at Yahoo! Sports. Should the Twins extend Morneau or should they just trade him for whatever they can get?
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I looked at how Dozier has suddenly and dramatically improved his K/BB ratio. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Brian Dozier's Improved Bat Control is Encouraging at Yahoo! Sports. Has Dozier finally "figured it out" or is this just a fluke of small sample size?
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I looked at this killer road trip through the AL East and the Twins' struggles on the road and against AL East teams. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Road Trip Could Sink Team to Last Place at Yahoo! Sports. Can the Twins stay ahead of the White Sox? Does it matter?
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I looked at how few of the current Twins have experienced a playoff loss to teh Yankees. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins Lose Because of Poor Play, Not New York Yankees Dominance at Yahoo! Sports. Are the Yankees in the heads of the Twins? Will the Twins ever win a series from the Yankees?
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Worley had a career ERA+ of 113 with the Phillies and a career xFIP of around 3.70 before the surgery. Diamond was near the top of the AL in walk rate and ground ball rate, and since he is left-handed, he profiles perfectly as a pitcher that can do very well with a low K rate.
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I looked at the best and worst performances for the Twins in June. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Youth Movement Highlights .500 June at Yahoo! Sports. Is this just a month fluke (or even four-game fluke) for Dozier? Should we be concerned about Jared Burton?
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I looked at how much the pitchers that are coming off arm surgery have struggled. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins Pitchers Proving that No Arm Surgery Is Minor at Yahoo! Sports. Were the Twins counting too much on these players? Will Worley ever be the same pitcher he was with the Phillies?
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I looked strictly at home runs as a catcher. Mauer has 88 as a catcher and 14 as a DH/1B.
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I looked at how Mauer's power numbers rank among all catchers in Twins history and beyond. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer is the Greatest Power-Hitting Catcher in Team History at Yahoo! Sports. Is Mauer's power underrated? Is he still overpaid?
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I looked at the Twins' ability to drive up opposing pitch counts. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Patient Approach Not Resulting in More Runs, Yet at Yahoo! Sports. Are the Twins too patient or do you think the offense should improve as we get deeper in the season?
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I looked at how well Arcia and Parmelee are playing of late and the dilemma of getting both playing time. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Oswaldo Arcia, Chris Parmelee Creating Dilemma for Management at Yahoo! Sports. Should Parmelee be sent down? Should the Twins trade someone like Morneau to make room for the young players?
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I looked at what kind of pitcher Kyle Gibson has been in the minors. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: What Can Be Expected of Kyle Gibson? at Yahoo! Sports. Should we temper our excitement for a major league debut? Should Gibson be on an innings limit?
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I looked at the numbers behind the home runs hit the last couple games and the offense from the Twins. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins’ Justin Morneau Ends Homerless Streak, Inspires Team to Sweep at Yahoo! Sports. Was this just a freak occurrence or are the Twins ready to erupt offensively?
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Perkins has been a closer for a year now, so I looked at how he's done compared to Joe Nathan. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins Closer Glen Perkins is Helping Fans Forget Joe Nathan at Yahoo! Sports. Can Perkins dominate for years like Nathan did? Is Perkins even better?
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I looked at the recent struggles of Burton and the possibility of him not being healthy. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Jared Burton Struggling to Get Outs at Yahoo! Sports. Is Burton's struggles anything to worry about yet?
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I looked in-depth at what Deduno has done this season and what he needs to do to continue to have good results. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Things Sam Deduno Must Do to Continue Hot Start at Yahoo! Sports. Can Deduno maintain his success or has he just been "lucky?"
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I looked at how much it hurt the Twins' offense when Plouffe was on the DL and discovered he's been somewhat underappreciated even though he's been the Twins' second-best hitter to Mauer. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Trevor Plouffe’s Value Emphasized with Time on DL at Yahoo! Sports. Is Plouffe undervalued? Does he switch positions in Sano is called up?
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I looked at Morneau's homerless streak. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: What Has Happened to Justin Morneau's Power? at Yahoo! Sports. Is Morneau done being at least an average hitter for a first baseman?
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I looked at how well the Twins have pitched since ending the 10-game losing streak. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins Now Have Difficulty Finding Room for Kyle Gibson at Yahoo! Sports. Does Gibson still need more starts at AAA? Who should go out of the rotation when he gets called up?
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Minnesota Twins Win Despite Reliever Mix-up
SoCalTwinsfan replied to SoCalTwinsfan's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Yeah, especially with Burton unable to pitch in the game. Perkins used to be a starter. Plenty of other relievers go 1 1/3 or 1 2/3 innings, why not Perkins? Even if he needs an extra day off, Burton has shown that he's a very capable closer. -
In Tuesday's game, Gardy asked for Duensing and Fien came out. I looked at the mess in the eighth inning. The worst part was Gardy actually handed Fien the ball before sending him back to the bullpen. You can read all of Minnesota Twins Win Despite Reliever Mix-up at Yahoo! Sports. Should Gardy have let Fien pitch anyways? Was it OK for the umps to let Duensing come in?
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I took an in-depth look at Mauer's numbers and what his big jump in strikeouts means. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer Striking Out More Than Ever at Yahoo! Sports. Does this signal a decline for Mauer? Or is he just a Super Freak?
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I looked at what the promotion of Miguel Sano and Eddie Rosario could mean for the Twins next year. You can read the rest of Minnesota Twins: Could Promotion of Miguel Sano Mean a 2014 Call-up? at Yahoo! Sports. Could Sano start 2014 with the Twins? Will Rosario beat him to the majors?