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Plouffe improved immensely in 2014 compared to the previous years. However, every time a ball was hit to third, I was extremely anxious. As in how I felt the first day of practice with a new group of seventh graders! Is he going to catch it? Is he going to throw it away? It get better as the season wore on and he was making plays, but there was always that nagging anxiousness. Hopefully he continues to improve and be an important contributor to the team.

This team could do worse than to take a page out of the Cardinals, Rangers, Giants and a few other successful teams and put Mays and Meyer out in the bullpen and sort of control the situations they are brought into. Build up their confidence a little, stretch them out and maybe put them in the rotation come August or September.

If Santana can get 30-35 infield hits and becomes an adequate bunter, I don't think a .300 batting average is out if the question. The other two should get better as they learn to hit, not just swing, and as their strike zone knowledge improves.

Not going to argue with anyone willing to take the time to make a prospect list...good job. I do think there should be a little sense of urgency with Berrios, but only because of his size. The team needs to get him to the show when he's ready or risk having him spend his most productive seasons in the minors.

Gotta have faith in your farm system. Neither Plouffe nor Dozier are superstars and replacements should be available from the system when they hit their FA seasons. Go year to year with both until/unless they show they deserve the big payday.

Anybody expecting the team to contend next year should think again. This is only year two the rebuild, the team chose to ignore reality in 2012 and 2013. Injuries to Sano, Buxton, Meyer and May as well as the PED suspension of Rosario haven't helped either. Either the kids gotta play and the team takes its lumps or another year of plug and play AAAA players and the team takes its lumps and loses more fans at the gate. What will the Twins brain trust do??

Hughes just turned 28, young despite several years MLB experience. Gibson will be 27, Meyers and May will be 25 this off-season. I think Hughes should be kept for the duration of his contract and maybe even extended with what he has shown this season. Dozier is another story. If the team can get a good return for him, i say trade him. Escobar has shown he can play every day and Santana would then be able to move back to SS, with Escobar at 2B. Plus it seems the team has several IF prospects nearly ready to move up.

Gardy, like TK, is here until he doesn't want to be. He may not be able to handpick his successor as TK did though. Molitor or Glynn might make sense as they are older and might only want to manage a couple of years, bridging the gap to Mauer or Mientkiewicz.

For his career the Twins are 630-624 when Mauer plays, 272-241 when he doesn't.

According to baseball-reference.com the Twins are 36-40 in games Mauer has played in this season.

Where else do you play him? Buxton, Hicks & Arcia are the OF of the future, Sano is the 3B of the future and Mauer's concussion issues won't let him play C anymore. If the team had given him all off-season to learn 3B it might be a different story, but they thought Sano would be ready to go, so that is what it is. Maybe they deal Willingham and move Arcia to LF and move Mauer to RF, but then Buxton comes up next year and you have to move Mauer again. I would rather have Mauer, Willingham and Arcia in the line-up everyday over Colabello.

I'll take the strikeout over the double play grounder to 2B every time.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/09/robinson-cano-seeking-ten-years-305mm.html

Anybody else love the fact that Morneau was directly involved in the play that clinched the Pirates first playoff berth since 1992?

Love him or hate him, Gardy's fate is not in our hands. There are, as there should be, arguments to be made for keeping him, and for letting him go. Based on the fact that Terry Ryan won't commit either way, I think he is letting Gardy decide. He has a job if he wants one. I would like to see somebody different man the helm, like AAA manager Gene Glynn or, as mentioned in another posting, Dave Martinez. Both have ties to the Rays and, I believe, know how to handle younger players and a roster in constant flux. Rick Anderson's fate should be a little clearer - don't bring him back. The game has passed him by. Pitching to contact can be a good thing, but doesn't apply the same to every pitcher. Some guys have the ability and the stuff to strike guys out, teach them how to use what they've got. Cuellar is already with the big league club and familiar with working many of the players, and also speaks Spanish. Promote him.

I think Farrell got more out Toronto than Gibbons is, and Toronto added a pile of "talent."

It is commonly accepted that one manager is not worth more than another manager - that the results would be the same no matter who is at the helm. However, if one looks at the standings over the last few years, it appears to me that a manager might make quite a bit of difference. Bob Melvin in Oakland, Buck Showalter in Baltimore, Terry Francona in Cleveland, John Farrell in Boston, Clint Hurdle in Pittsburgh to name a few have turned teams around over the last couple of years while Mike Scioscia in Los Angeles, Bobby V. in Boston, and Charlie Manuel in Philadelphia to name a few have had major regressions over the last few years. So my question is: Can one manager make more of a difference than another?

Hicks' splits: [TABLE=class: sortable stats_table] [TH=class: tooltip sort_default_asc, align: left]Split[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]G[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]GS[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]PA[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]AB[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]R[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]H[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]2B[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]3B[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]HR[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]RBI[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]SB[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]CS[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]BB[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]SO[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip hide_non_quals, align: center]BA[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip hide_non_quals, align: center]OBP[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip hide_non_quals, align: center]SLG[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip hide_non_quals, align: center]OPS[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]TB[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]GDP[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]HBP[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]SH[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]SF[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]IBB[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]ROE[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip hide_non_quals, align: center]BAbip[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]tOPS+[/TH] [TH=class: tooltip, align: center]sOPS+[/TH] [TD=align: left]April/March[/TD] [TD=align: right]21[/TD] [TD=align: right]20[/TD] [TD=align: right]83[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]8[/TD] [TD=align: right]3[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]26[/TD] [TD=align: right].113[/TD] [TD=align: right].229[/TD] [TD=align: right].127[/TD] [TD=align: right].356[/TD] [TD=align: right]9[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right].174[/TD] [TD=align: right]31[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TR=class: hl] [TD=align: left]May[/TD] [TD=align: right]27[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]100[/TD] [TD=align: right]94[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]4[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]6[/TD] [TD=align: right]23[/TD] [TD=align: right].202[/TD] [TD=align: right].250[/TD] [TD=align: right].457[/TD] [TD=align: right].707[/TD] [TD=align: right]43[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right].200[/TD] [TD=align: right]141[/TD] [TD=align: right]92[/TD] [/TR] [TD=align: left]June[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]28[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]7[/TD] [TD=align: right].280[/TD] [TD=align: right].308[/TD] [TD=align: right].400[/TD] [TD=align: right].708[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right].389[/TD] [TD=align: right]146[/TD] [TD=align: right]99[/TD] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 67 14 11[TD=class: sortcell]2.82[/TD] 19 0 0 175.1 -- 55 60 72 169 .222[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 11 10[TD=class: sortcell]2.84[/TD] 21 0 0 240.2 -- 76 83 78 212 .221[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 73 12 5[TD=class: sortcell]2.98[/TD] 18 0 0 223.2 -- 74 80 70 189 .232[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 16 12[TD=class: sortcell]3.00[/TD] 18 0 0 264.1 -- 88 105 94 229 .226[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 15 7[TD=class: sortcell]3.30[/TD] 23 0 0 226.1 -- 83 91 85 191 .235[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 70 12 7[TD=class: sortcell]3.56[/TD] 27 0 0 212.1 -- 84 87 72 232 .252[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 14 9[TD=class: sortcell]3.75[/TD] 28 0 0 240.0 -- 100 109 80 215 .241[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 67 9 14[TD=class: sortcell]3.83[/TD] 20 0 0 207.0 -- 88 99 97 196 .247[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 11 13[TD=class: sortcell]3.84[/TD] 16 0 0 225.0 -- 96 100 95 236 .215[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 71 9 10[TD=class: sortcell]3.91[/TD] 19 0 0 225.2 -- 98 105 95 220 .233[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 69 5 13[TD=class: sortcell]3.99[/TD] 16 0 0 198.1 -- 88 89 80 211 .238[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 74 12 9[TD=class: sortcell]4.02[/TD] 13 0 0 217.0 -- 97 100 92 235 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 69 10 6[TD=class: sortcell]4.07[/TD] 11 0 0 214.1 -- 97 108 92 220 .242[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 70 6 13[TD=class: sortcell]4.51[/TD] 18 0 0 213.1 -- 107 111 96 229 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 7 16[TD=class: sortcell]4.59[/TD] 17 0 0 253.0 -- 129 149 101 202 .274[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.67[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]222[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]91[/TD] [TD=align: right]98[/TD] [TD=align: right]87[/TD] [TD=align: right]212[/TD] [TD=align: right].239[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.65[/TD] [TD=align: right]18[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]220[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]89[/TD] [TD=align: right]95[/TD] [TD=align: right]80[/TD] [TD=align: right]197[/TD] [TD=align: right].247[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.66[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]221[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]90[/TD] [TD=align: right]97[/TD] [TD=align: right]83[/TD] [TD=align: right]205[/TD] [TD=align: right].243[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 67 14 11[TD=class: sortcell]2.82[/TD] 19 0 0 175.1 -- 55 60 72 169 .222[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 11 10[TD=class: sortcell]2.84[/TD] 21 0 0 240.2 -- 76 83 78 212 .221[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 73 12 5[TD=class: sortcell]2.98[/TD] 18 0 0 223.2 -- 74 80 70 189 .232[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 16 12[TD=class: sortcell]3.00[/TD] 18 0 0 264.1 -- 88 105 94 229 .226[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 15 7[TD=class: sortcell]3.30[/TD] 23 0 0 226.1 -- 83 91 85 191 .235[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 70 12 7[TD=class: sortcell]3.56[/TD] 27 0 0 212.1 -- 84 87 72 232 .252[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 14 9[TD=class: sortcell]3.75[/TD] 28 0 0 240.0 -- 100 109 80 215 .241[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 67 9 14[TD=class: sortcell]3.83[/TD] 20 0 0 207.0 -- 88 99 97 196 .247[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 11 13[TD=class: sortcell]3.84[/TD] 16 0 0 225.0 -- 96 100 95 236 .215[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 71 9 10[TD=class: sortcell]3.91[/TD] 19 0 0 225.2 -- 98 105 95 220 .233[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 69 5 13[TD=class: sortcell]3.99[/TD] 16 0 0 198.1 -- 88 89 80 211 .238[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 74 12 9[TD=class: sortcell]4.02[/TD] 13 0 0 217.0 -- 97 100 92 235 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 69 10 6[TD=class: sortcell]4.07[/TD] 11 0 0 214.1 -- 97 108 92 220 .242[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 70 6 13[TD=class: sortcell]4.51[/TD] 18 0 0 213.1 -- 107 111 96 229 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 7 16[TD=class: sortcell]4.59[/TD] 17 0 0 253.0 -- 129 149 101 202 .274[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]10[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.67[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]222[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]91[/TD] [TD=align: right]98[/TD] [TD=align: right]87[/TD] [TD=align: right]212[/TD] [TD=align: right].239[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.65[/TD] [TD=align: right]18[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]220[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]89[/TD] [TD=align: right]95[/TD] [TD=align: right]80[/TD] [TD=align: right]197[/TD] [TD=align: right].247[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]71[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.66[/TD] [TD=align: right]19[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]221[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]90[/TD] [TD=align: right]97[/TD] [TD=align: right]83[/TD] [TD=align: right]205[/TD] [TD=align: right].243[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 71 35 18[TD=class: sortcell]3.46[/TD] 0 2 4 447.2 -- 172 184 109 472 .239[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 70 20 25[TD=class: sortcell]3.64[/TD] 0 3 5 442.1 -- 179 199 133 327 .263[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 75 32 22[TD=class: sortcell]3.69[/TD] 0 2 4 451.1 -- 185 202 177 409 .243[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 70 20 27[TD=class: sortcell]3.90[/TD] 0 3 4 417.1 -- 181 198 124 358 .244[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 72 27 26[TD=class: sortcell]3.93[/TD] 0 2 4 433.0 -- 189 197 118 345 .260[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 74 26 29[TD=class: sortcell]3.93[/TD] 0 4 9 451.0 -- 197 209 101 356 .260[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 26 25[TD=class: sortcell]4.01[/TD] 0 0 5 432.2 -- 193 207 134 405 .254[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 75 31 27[TD=class: sortcell]4.12[/TD] 0 2 5 457.0 -- 209 221 117 333 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 71 26 29[TD=class: sortcell]4.32[/TD] 0 2 9 410.1 -- 197 208 164 367 .252[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 73 24 30[TD=class: sortcell]4.51[/TD] 0 2 5 435.1 -- 218 232 143 332 .273[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 27 22[TD=class: sortcell]4.56[/TD] 0 0 7 426.1 -- 216 231 136 367 .260[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 21 30[TD=class: sortcell]4.63[/TD] 0 0 2 404.1 -- 208 223 154 282 .281[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 28 22[TD=class: sortcell]4.76[/TD] 0 0 4 413.2 -- 219 226 141 284 .271[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 19 24[TD=class: sortcell]4.84[/TD] 0 0 5 387.0 -- 208 225 148 273 .274[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 22 26[TD=class: sortcell]5.11[/TD] 0 0 3 377.0 -- 214 228 96 197 .318[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]26[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]4.23[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]426[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]199[/TD] [TD=align: right]213[/TD] [TD=align: right]133[/TD] [TD=align: right]340[/TD] [TD=align: right].263[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.92[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]429[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]186[/TD] [TD=align: right]203[/TD] [TD=align: right]131[/TD] [TD=align: right]342[/TD] [TD=align: right].253[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]4.07[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]427[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]193[/TD] [TD=align: right]208[/TD] [TD=align: right]132[/TD] [TD=align: right]341[/TD] [TD=align: right].258[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 71 35 18[TD=class: sortcell]3.46[/TD] 0 2 4 447.2 -- 172 184 109 472 .239[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 70 20 25[TD=class: sortcell]3.64[/TD] 0 3 5 442.1 -- 179 199 133 327 .263[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 75 32 22[TD=class: sortcell]3.69[/TD] 0 2 4 451.1 -- 185 202 177 409 .243[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 70 20 27[TD=class: sortcell]3.90[/TD] 0 3 4 417.1 -- 181 198 124 358 .244[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 72 27 26[TD=class: sortcell]3.93[/TD] 0 2 4 433.0 -- 189 197 118 345 .260[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 74 26 29[TD=class: sortcell]3.93[/TD] 0 4 9 451.0 -- 197 209 101 356 .260[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 26 25[TD=class: sortcell]4.01[/TD] 0 0 5 432.2 -- 193 207 134 405 .254[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 75 31 27[TD=class: sortcell]4.12[/TD] 0 2 5 457.0 -- 209 221 117 333 .250[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 71 26 29[TD=class: sortcell]4.32[/TD] 0 2 9 410.1 -- 197 208 164 367 .252[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 73 24 30[TD=class: sortcell]4.51[/TD] 0 2 5 435.1 -- 218 232 143 332 .273[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 27 22[TD=class: sortcell]4.56[/TD] 0 0 7 426.1 -- 216 231 136 367 .260[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 21 30[TD=class: sortcell]4.63[/TD] 0 0 2 404.1 -- 208 223 154 282 .281[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 28 22[TD=class: sortcell]4.76[/TD] 0 0 4 413.2 -- 219 226 141 284 .271[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 19 24[TD=class: sortcell]4.84[/TD] 0 0 5 387.0 -- 208 225 148 273 .274[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 22 26[TD=class: sortcell]5.11[/TD] 0 0 3 377.0 -- 214 228 96 197 .318[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]26[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]4.23[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]1[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]426[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]199[/TD] [TD=align: right]213[/TD] [TD=align: right]133[/TD] [TD=align: right]340[/TD] [TD=align: right].263[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]24[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]3.92[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]429[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]186[/TD] [TD=align: right]203[/TD] [TD=align: right]131[/TD] [TD=align: right]342[/TD] [TD=align: right].253[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]25[/TD] [TD=align: right]4.07[/TD] [TD=align: right]0[/TD] [TD=align: right]2[/TD] [TD=align: right]5[/TD] [TD=align: right]427[/TD] [TD=align: right]--[/TD] [TD=align: right]193[/TD] [TD=align: right]208[/TD] [TD=align: right]132[/TD] [TD=align: right]341[/TD] [TD=align: right].258[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 75 2571[TD=class: sortcell]376[/TD] 686 162 18 83 1133 370 .267 .343 .441 .784[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 2567[TD=class: sortcell]360[/TD] 703 161 5 98 1168 346 .274 .325 .455 .780[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 71 2526[TD=class: sortcell]350[/TD] 709 132 9 73 1078 341 .281 .348 .427 .775[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 2482[TD=class: sortcell]349[/TD] 644 133 12 85 1056 332 .259 .328 .425 .754[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 75 2591[TD=class: sortcell]348[/TD] 643 148 11 76 1041 324 .248 .329 .402 .730[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 73 2517[TD=class: sortcell]332[/TD] 674 130 14 80 1072 315 .268 .331 .426 .757[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 71 2400[TD=class: sortcell]329[/TD] 607 134 10 83 1010 317 .253 .322 .421 .742[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 2470[TD=class: sortcell]325[/TD] 622 122 11 91 1039 306 .252 .314 .421 .734[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 2510[TD=class: sortcell]319[/TD] 659 118 14 89 1072 301 .263 .324 .427 .751[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 2358[TD=class: sortcell]291[/TD] 582 123 9 63 912 279 .247 .321 .387 .707[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 2478[TD=class: sortcell]285[/TD] 597 123 7 75 959 271 .241 .298 .387 .685[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 72 2409[TD=class: sortcell]279[/TD] 574 97 12 73 914 259 .238 .301 .379 .681[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 70 2387[TD=class: sortcell]275[/TD] 616 117 17 37 878 262 .258 .313 .368 .680[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 74 2518[TD=class: sortcell]261[/TD] 593 113 4 79 951 252 .236 .300 .378 .678[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 70 2367[TD=class: sortcell]254[/TD] 571 101 6 68 888 245 .241 .292 .375 .667[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2477[/TD] [TD=align: right]316[/TD] [TD=align: right]632[/TD] [TD=align: right]128[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]77[/TD] [TD=align: right]1011[/TD] [TD=align: right]301[/TD] [TD=align: right].255[/TD] [TD=align: right].319[/TD] [TD=align: right].408[/TD] [TD=align: right].727[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2455[/TD] [TD=align: right]293[/TD] [TD=align: right]615[/TD] [TD=align: right]120[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]67[/TD] [TD=align: right]961[/TD] [TD=align: right]279[/TD] [TD=align: right].250[/TD] [TD=align: right].313[/TD] [TD=align: right].391[/TD] [TD=align: right].704[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2466[/TD] [TD=align: right]304[/TD] [TD=align: right]623[/TD] [TD=align: right]124[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]986[/TD] [TD=align: right]290[/TD] [TD=align: right].253[/TD] [TD=align: right].316[/TD] [TD=align: right].399[/TD] [TD=align: right].715[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

[TABLE=class: tablehead] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=align: left]RK[/TD] [TD=align: left]TEAM[/TD] GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-2] [TD=align: left]1[/TD] [TD=align: left]Boston[/TD] 75 2571[TD=class: sortcell]376[/TD] 686 162 18 83 1133 370 .267 .343 .441 .784[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-1] [TD=align: left]2[/TD] [TD=align: left]Baltimore[/TD] 73 2567[TD=class: sortcell]360[/TD] 703 161 5 98 1168 346 .274 .325 .455 .780[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-6] [TD=align: left]3[/TD] [TD=align: left]Detroit[/TD] 71 2526[TD=class: sortcell]350[/TD] 709 132 9 73 1078 341 .281 .348 .427 .775[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-30] [TD=align: left]4[/TD] [TD=align: left]Tampa Bay[/TD] 73 2482[TD=class: sortcell]349[/TD] 644 133 12 85 1056 332 .259 .328 .425 .754[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-11] [TD=align: left]5[/TD] [TD=align: left]Oakland[/TD] 75 2591[TD=class: sortcell]348[/TD] 643 148 11 76 1041 324 .248 .329 .402 .730[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-3] [TD=align: left]6[/TD] [TD=align: left]LA Angels[/TD] 73 2517[TD=class: sortcell]332[/TD] 674 130 14 80 1072 315 .268 .331 .426 .757[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-5] [TD=align: left]7[/TD] [TD=align: left]Cleveland[/TD] 71 2400[TD=class: sortcell]329[/TD] 607 134 10 83 1010 317 .253 .322 .421 .742[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-14] [TD=align: left]8[/TD] [TD=align: left]Toronto[/TD] 71 2470[TD=class: sortcell]325[/TD] 622 122 11 91 1039 306 .252 .314 .421 .734[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-13] [TD=align: left]9[/TD] [TD=align: left]Texas[/TD] 73 2510[TD=class: sortcell]319[/TD] 659 118 14 89 1072 301 .263 .324 .427 .751[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-9] [TD=align: left]10[/TD] [TD=align: left]Minnesota[/TD] 69 2358[TD=class: sortcell]291[/TD] 582 123 9 63 912 279 .247 .321 .387 .707[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-18] [TD=align: left]11[/TD] [TD=align: left]Houston[/TD] 74 2478[TD=class: sortcell]285[/TD] 597 123 7 75 959 271 .241 .298 .387 .685[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-10] [TD=align: left]12[/TD] [TD=align: left]NY Yankees[/TD] 72 2409[TD=class: sortcell]279[/TD] 574 97 12 73 914 259 .238 .301 .379 .681[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-7] [TD=align: left]13[/TD] [TD=align: left]Kansas City[/TD] 70 2387[TD=class: sortcell]275[/TD] 616 117 17 37 878 262 .258 .313 .368 .680[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow team-10-12] [TD=align: left]14[/TD] [TD=align: left]Seattle[/TD] 74 2518[TD=class: sortcell]261[/TD] 593 113 4 79 951 252 .236 .300 .378 .678[/TR] [TR=class: oddrow team-10-4] [TD=align: left]15[/TD] [TD=align: left]Chicago Sox[/TD] 70 2367[TD=class: sortcell]254[/TD] 571 101 6 68 888 245 .241 .292 .375 .667[/TR] [TR=class: colhead] [TD=colspan: 2, align: left]LEAGUE AVERAGES[/TD] GP AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI AVG OBP SLG OPS[/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]American League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2477[/TD] [TD=align: right]316[/TD] [TD=align: right]632[/TD] [TD=align: right]128[/TD] [TD=align: right]11[/TD] [TD=align: right]77[/TD] [TD=align: right]1011[/TD] [TD=align: right]301[/TD] [TD=align: right].255[/TD] [TD=align: right].319[/TD] [TD=align: right].408[/TD] [TD=align: right].727[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: oddrow] [TD=colspan: 2]National League[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2455[/TD] [TD=align: right]293[/TD] [TD=align: right]615[/TD] [TD=align: right]120[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]67[/TD] [TD=align: right]961[/TD] [TD=align: right]279[/TD] [TD=align: right].250[/TD] [TD=align: right].313[/TD] [TD=align: right].391[/TD] [TD=align: right].704[/TD] [/TR] [TR=class: evenrow] [TD=colspan: 2]Major League Baseball[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]2466[/TD] [TD=align: right]304[/TD] [TD=align: right]623[/TD] [TD=align: right]124[/TD] [TD=align: right]12[/TD] [TD=align: right]72[/TD] [TD=align: right]986[/TD] [TD=align: right]290[/TD] [TD=align: right].253[/TD] [TD=align: right].316[/TD] [TD=align: right].399[/TD] [TD=align: right].715[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

Just throwing the stats out there, no analysis or deep reaching comments, yet! I may delve deeper into these as the season wears on, but for now I figured I would just post them and let the commentors read into and say what they want about them. My first thoughts are that even though the offense and starting pitching have room for major improvements, the team is doing quite well and should not give up this season as no one is running away with the division yet. However, if they need to keep relying on the bullpen they will run into major trouble. Willingham, Dozier, Hicks, Parmalee, Plouffe and Doumit have provided almost zero help so far, but Arcia, Escobar and Florimon have been pleasant surprises. Look at the stats, form your own opinions, state your own comments, etc... Good luck Twins!