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  1. DJL44
    Hope Perkins is taking care of the minor leaguers
  2. DJL44
    Garver is the same age as Vargas and is hitting better than Vargas at the same level. Plus, Garver is just crushing lefties (1000 OPS) and is a better fielder.
  3. DJL44
    Kintzler's other advantage on Neshek is his $1M discount on remaining salary
  4. DJL44
    "Santana, Berrios, Mejia, Garcia and Colon" Add Santiago as the 6th starter and this has to be the most Latino pitching staff I can remember. Dominican, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, Dominican, American of Puerto Rican descent.
  5. DJL44
    Garver will certainly be up Sept 1, if not earlier
  6. DJL44
    Hughes is still better than Colon and they're considering pitching Colon. They haven't cut Hughes because he's still one of the 12 best pitchers they have.
  7. DJL44
    Fernando Romero was not a terribly expensive signing. The Twins will find some pitchers.
  8. DJL44
    Rosario reminds me of a young Sammy Sosa - loaded with talent and aggressive but still learning the game. Not all people who remind me of young Sammy Sosa turn into an older Sammy Sosa. Regarding his defense - UZR might be overrating Buxton and underrating Rosario. If their range overlaps and Buxton is taking the discretionary chances between CF and LF then Buxton will look good and Rosario will look bad. The same phenomenon happened with Andruw Jones in the Braves outfield. I agree that consternation regarding Rosario looks pretty tone deaf considering his performance of late.
  9. DJL44
    Seems a little enthusiastic. I still have him as the #3 SS prospect in the Twins system after Gordon and Javier.
  10. DJL44
    Midwest League All Star Game is next week. Palacios, Diaz, Blankenhorn, Poppen, Beeker and Kranson are on the roster. Moves typically happen after the All Star Games. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2017-midwest-league-star-game-rosters/#lO6iXXW1i8RQgYkY.97
  11. DJL44
    The 20 year olds in full-season ball are pretty interesting. Rortvedt is the youngest guy in full-season ball (19) and the jump from high school to Cedar Rapids has been a challenge for him so far. The 20 year olds are generally having pretty good years though: Luis Arraez - was hitting at Ft Myers but now injured and out for a while Lewin Diaz - not impressing so far Travis Blankenhorn - hitting well and playing 3B, any reports on his defense? Aaron Whitefield - no walks but impressing at the plate, more XBH than Blankenhorn Jermaine Palacios - destroying the Midwest League in his second try Lachlan Wells - pitching very well at Ft Myers Then you have 21 year old Nick Gordon impressing at AA which cements his place as the #1 prospect in the system.
  12. DJL44
    Turley should be in line for a quick promotion to AAA. I would want to see him continue his success there before a major league callup but: He's lefthanded He's striking batters out like crazy
  13. DJL44
    Cut Danny Santana, sign Angel Pagan. Problem solved.
  14. DJL44
    Nobody mentions that it is a lot easier for a lefthander to get by with diminished stuff than a RHP? I think Phil Hughes ends his Twins career as the long reliever.
  15. DJL44
    Berardino of the Pioneer Press reporting that Duffey had his changeup working yesterday. http://www.twincities.com/2017/03/25/twins-jose-berrios-has-no-wbc-regrets-after-being-optioned-to-triple-a/ "Flashing a much-improved changeup that he used to both righties and lefties, Duffey produced a whopping 21 swing-and-miss strikes while going to just a pair of three-ball counts."
  16. DJL44
    I didn't say he had too much coaching. I think he may already be close to his ceiling because he has had the benefit of growing up in a batting cage.
  17. DJL44
    Can he field? My biggest doubt is that he can perform like an average MLB corner outfielder defensively. I don't see this mentioned at all in the article. I also have some concerns that with the amount of training and coaching he has already received he's close to his ceiling with the bat. That was essentially the case with Delmon Young. With extensive coaching from his dad, Delmon had already reached his peak at age 20 as a hitter and the glove just kept getting worse. I believe he can hit and has a high floor but I question the ceiling. He's going to have to hit a LOT to be valuable if he can't play defense.
  18. DJL44
    Good job analyzing the holes in the roster. I am not worried about slots in the rotation for Berrios. Teams routinely use 7-8 starting pitchers during a season. "Too many" starting pitchers will quickly sort itself out in April when someone is inevitably hurt. The 10 day disabled list will also encourage the AAA shuttle if a starter is going to miss his next start. You may see 9-10 starting pitchers used this season. I agree 100% that the Twins need to add a starting caliber outfielder and dump Grossman and Santana in favor of an outfielder who can play the field. Rosario should be the backup at all three positions. Yasiel Puig is actually a very good fit since he hits RH and can play defense. The bullpen is all back-end guys. Swapping Duffey for May should improve the rotation AND the bullpen. A full season from Chargois like his September would be nice as well. There is plenty of room for a veteran to help solidify the bullpen.
  19. DJL44
    Kepler can play 1B too if they really need a 1B prospect.
  20. DJL44
    The things that make a catcher a "bad" pitch framer are things like moving up and down when the ball is received (bouncing), pulling your glove through the zone while receiving and setting up too far away from a pitch which makes you reach. Good receivers minimize the motion required to catch the ball. They also tend to naturally move each pitch toward the center of the zone by extending their arm toward the pitcher when they receive. Keeping your thumb pointed toward the center of the zone is another technique. Good receivers do this without a lot of effort.
  21. DJL44
    "From what I've seen, MN MiLB needs a lot of legit prospects, period." The top pick in the 2017 draft and the biggest international bonus pool should help.
  22. DJL44
    The top 4 and Lewis Thorpe (highest upside pitcher in the system) please. I don't think Vielma or Granite will stick on a roster all year. Shake a tree and 10 gloves fall out but only one bat. There are a ton of no-hit CF available as free agents with MLB experience. Turner is a maybe but I doubt he sticks even as a backup all year. I doubt Niko Goodrum makes the big leagues for more than a month total.
  23. DJL44
    Aren't pitching coaches and managers usually joined at the hip? Molitor and Allen might both go at the same time. Regarding front office hires, the new boss thinks there are too FEW people working in that area. It makes sense to keep the experienced people you have and add to the organization rather than getting rid of decent employees and starting over completely.
  24. DJL44
    They have let Sano play at 3B. He's bad. He makes a ton of errors, more than any other 3B by rate in 2016. If he cleaned that up he could be below average but it will take a LOT of fielding reps.
  25. DJL44
    Nick Gordon made the Fall Stars roster
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