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  1. puckstopper1
    Colon starting on Tuesday is one way to help Judge pad his HR stats...
  2. puckstopper1
    I'm also not ready to give up on Polanco yet, but he is just a stop gap at SS. If you want better D with no stick, then Engelb Vielma is your guy.
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    Free Granite!!!!
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    Actually getting to the bullpen at all with a lead has been tough given the issues with the majority of the starting pitching.
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    Kintzler's success is awesome, but it does create a dilemma with the Twins. He is a Free Agent at the end of year. He is also arguably the most valuable trade chip that the Twins have. So what do they do? What could he bring back in a trade? What would it cost the Twins to keep him?
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    What is the deal with Park? Is he still not healthy? He certainly hasn't set the world on fire in AAA. It would not shock me if we has back in Korea next year.
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    I guess Heston is better than trotting Wilk out there again...
  8. puckstopper1
    I have not seen much discussion on Glen Perkins rehab on this board. Sounds like it is progressing and if all goes well he could return in the next month. http://m.mlb.com/video/v1444611383/perkins-on-facing-live-batters A healthy Perkins would go a long way in improving/deepening the bullpen. Personally I feel if they get anything out of Perkins, it will be a bonus. Hopefully the F.O. is not holding off on making any moves to strengthen the 'pen because they are planning on him coming back. What do others think?
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    Agreed, Mike, and the numbers at the highest level bear this out. 2017 (so far) - Team ERA = 4.41 (21st); Team Fielding % = .989% (2nd) 2016 - Team ERA = 5.08 (29th); Team Fielding = .979 (29th) Thus one could hypothesize that the pitching has actually regressed a bit, especially with the bloated ERAs of those who are being trotted out to the mound regularly. Thing might be REALLY scary if the defense had stayed the same as last year.
  10. puckstopper1
    Sano at 3rd and Polanco at SS have exceeded expectations defensively this year. Castro has also been an upgrade behind the plate. Add those 3 players to the 3 Cody wrote about and it is not surprising that the defense has improved significantly.
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    Trevor May was still technical a reliever when he went down...
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    To me the most shocking stat is that the Twins are in first place in spite of an 11-13 home record, Dozier's slow start, two fifths of their Opening Day starting rotation "sent to the minors", Hughes 5.74 ERA and 1.511 WHIP, Buxton, Gimenez and Castro all hitting .200 or under, Tonkin DFAed, Belisle and Pressly with ERAs above 6.50 and the departure of DanSan. Well, maybe not the last one... Nick's article and some of comments are some of the reason to balance these numbers, but it is still shocking to me that the Twins are in first place and over a month ahead of their win pace from a year ago.
  13. puckstopper1
    Thorpe on the mound for the first time in two years yesterday, Gonsalves on the hill for the first time this season, today. The pitching in the minor leagues just became significantly more intriguing to follow.
  14. puckstopper1
    Glad to see that Gordon has made strides this year. He is the one player I look for in the MILB boxscores each day, and have liked what I've seen thus far, at the plate. As a 5th overall pick he needs be a key piece of the Twins future. I don't mind seeing him play a few spots in the infield. The more flexibility the better. Keep it up Nick!
  15. puckstopper1
    We are all painfully aware of Byron Buxton's struggles at the plate to start the season (rightfully so). But I was curious about how he has been doing in the field. Just watching, he appears to be doing very well, but wanted to see if the stats were backing that up, and they exceeded my expectations! Per Baseball Reference.com, here is where Buxton ranks at this point in the season: Defensive WAR: .6 (5th) Putouts in OF: 2017 AL 82 (3rd) Fielding %: 100% (1st) Total Zone Runs as CF/OF: 2017 AL 11 (1st) Range Factor/game: 2017 AL 3.32 (1st) So it appears that he has not taken his issues at the plate to the field. And beyond that, he is having a "gold glove" start to the season, defensively. Others thoughts?
  16. puckstopper1
    Gordon's hot start continues as well. AWESOME to see!
  17. puckstopper1
    I keep hearing about putting Duffy in the rotation. How many innings could he go? I'd be shocked if he could go more than 3 or 4. Then you would need to replace him with a long reliever. Is that Gibson at this point?
  18. puckstopper1
    The game has been postponed and rescheduled as a double header on June 17.
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    Agreed Wooly! This is something I've been mentioning as well. Without Park or Vargas on the roster, and with Castro also being a left handed hitter, (so Gimenez replaces him against tough lefties), it mean more Mauer. Unless you play Grossman, Santana (both who have not played first in MLB prior or Sano out of position.
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    Immediately followed by "he just dropped the head of the bat...." on a pitch low in the strike zone that got launched into the 2nd deck.
  21. puckstopper1
    Thrylos: Is you give Santiago the last spot in the bullpen, how does he get stretched out to start? Long relievers don't get consistent enough work to do this. Thus if he is to be a starter this year, I believe he needs to go to Rochester to get stretched out.
  22. puckstopper1
    I liked that the Twins brought him in for a look (no risk). I like the fact that he provided some mentoring to the younglings (flashing those World Series rings lends to his credibility) I REALLY like that they let him go when it was determined he could not help the team.
  23. puckstopper1
    I've been pulling for Wimmers since the Twins drafted him. Was glad he got the proverbial "cup of coffee" last season. Although I don't believe he will get to come north with the team this Spring, he could be a good future bullpen option, and you can never have too many of those.
  24. puckstopper1
    Jose De Leon - AKA "the one that got away" (maybe)...
  25. puckstopper1
    The waiver talk has to do with Park, not May. If they add Park to the 40 man, they would have to put him thru waivers (again) to remove him. Thus I believe Respy was saying that the Twins better be darn sure that Park is in their future to add him to the 40 man.
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