Jump to content
Twins Daily
  • Create Account

diehardtwinsfan

Old-Timey Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    15,174

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    22

 Content Type 

Profiles

Minnesota Twins News, Rumors & Analysis

Minnesota Twins Videos

2026 Minnesota Twins Top Prospect Rankings

2022 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Minnesota Twins Trade & Free Agent Rumors

Minnesota Twins Fan Guides & Resources

2023 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

The Minnesota Twins Players Project

2024 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2025 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

2026 Minnesota Twins Draft Picks & Signing Bonuses

Forums

Blogs

Events

Store

Downloads

Gallery

Everything posted by diehardtwinsfan

  1. diehardtwinsfan
    Just imagine what he'll be like when he's 20
  2. diehardtwinsfan
    seriously Buxton... what was so magical about April 3?
  3. diehardtwinsfan
    OK Buxton... something good for your confidence...
  4. diehardtwinsfan
    Unwritten rules of baseball... need to have someone on the team to keep the game close...
  5. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm liking this new Rosario plate discipline.
  6. diehardtwinsfan
    The old Kyle wouldn't have struck out 5. i'll go with encouraged for now.
  7. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana batting 1.000
  8. diehardtwinsfan
    still trying to get used to being in front early. Didn't know that was allowed.
  9. diehardtwinsfan
    Is the catcher setting up high? Don't mind it if he's doing this to keep them off balance. When they level out a swing, then start working lower... Makes sense actually.
  10. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm not sure that's how I'd look at it. Hard numbers are dangerous. Not to mention, he did quite well in 2014 and did well in the minors in 2015 (not much in the majors)... so I see two failed attempts in 2015 and 2016. I do tend to agree this is make or break for him, as he's going to go to arb next year and if he fails again, won't be worth what he's going to get... But honestly, this is a player by player type situation.
  11. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I think we tend to minimize the patience aspect of player development. Football is much worse, but I see it here too. If a guy doesn't develop within a year at best, people are ready to see him cut. It's a horrible way to run a franchise, which is why guys like DanSan and Tonkin keep getting chances. It may not pay off for either, but you have to give them the shot.
  12. diehardtwinsfan
    I think that's a poor generalization of what his value system is. We talk to athletes all the time about not putting themselves in bad situations. Pence takes that to an extreme, I agree, but with all the crap that happens in those types of situations, it's hardly unreasonable to take precautions. Just look at Bill Clinton. That's the other extreme. Oh, and it has nothing at all to do with the idea that women aren't people. Talk about a mis-characterization. Pence is hardly an angel, but seriously, this is not his problem. Not even close.
  13. diehardtwinsfan
    I have to say that the Twins are very high on Rortvedt to be putting him in CR this season. I honestly expected EST and a full season in Etown. That's unusual for a non-first round pick out of HS, especially given he went underslot indicating that there was a good chance he would have been a 3rd rounder... Hope the kid does well.
  14. diehardtwinsfan
    I see the logic here, but I think there's a few assumptions being made. For one, you assume that there's a pitch he can drive. I don't know enough about what Mauer can hit well and cannot hit well to comment on that part with any authority, but I do know the walk he took in game 1 was on 5 pitches, which tells me a lot about how drivable said pitches were. Remember that it is the pitcher that essentially determines whether or not Mauer will get a pitch that he can drive, not Mauer. If the pitcher is wild, by all means, take the walk. If the pitcher is timid and won't throw something good, by all means take the walk (and I'd argue, the rest of the Twins can learn from that)... Percentages say that when Mauer starts swinging a bit more, he may drive a few more pitches, but his OBP will drop, and probably his BA too as he's going to induce more weak contact as well. The exact rate, I'm not certain, but looking at Mauer's numbers to the rest of the league, I'd say his selectivity has generally been beneficial to him, and by proxy, to us. Now as the 4th spot, this one is warming up on me. Yes, he's not that prototypical hitter, but he's now sitting in the heart of the order with some decent hitters in front and behind him. It seems as though the thought here is to go for the big inning so to speak, and putting him there increases the odds. His slash line with runners on is rather impressive and he's further reducing that margin of error. If anything, he's forcing pitchers to throw more strikes to Sano, which I think is a good thing.... now if only Buxton could get going.
  15. diehardtwinsfan
    I'm just trying to figure out how he looked so good in ST and is suddenly looking like he's overmatched. Last year in ST, by the way, he looked terrible. He was taking good at bats and driving the ball when he made contact. Now, he's flailing away like I'd expect the average 15 year old kid to do when facing a major league starter.
  16. diehardtwinsfan
    Santana's main redeeming quality is that he's young. He's had success in the majors in 2014 and did well in Rochester in 2015. I agree that his overall numbers are underwhelming, but if he's a late bloomer, then perhaps his bat could be somewhat useful. He's definitely one of the guys I'd cut sooner than later, and there's no way he'd be ahead of Escobar on my pecking order, but I can certainly see why they would want to keep him around.
  17. diehardtwinsfan
    Still true.
  18. diehardtwinsfan
    I'd be curious if there was some analytics behind this. They were doing this in ST as well. Strange when you think about it, as Mauer isn't the prototypical 4 hitter, but given how odd this is, I have to think there's some data driving it.
  19. diehardtwinsfan
    There's so much out there to bag on these guys, but this? I do believe this is called self-restraint, or better yet, not putting yourself in a situation that could potentially go bad. Nothing wrong with some one recognizing their weaknesses and putting appropriate boundaries in place or simply putting controls in place so as to never be in a "he said/she said" situation. For all the politicians being caught in bed with someone other than their spouse or accused of harassment, I think it's somewhat refreshing that Pence will do this. If anything, it's one less possible distraction.
  20. diehardtwinsfan
    Considering he was a first round pick that was released only a couple years earlier, I'm quite willing to give them a pass for signing him. No doubt they scouted him a ton.
  21. diehardtwinsfan
    Personally, I think people sell Escobar too short. He was hurt last year. Will be an interesting situation if he and Polanco are both hitting well.
  22. diehardtwinsfan
    We are infinitely better than last year's Twins at this point.
  23. diehardtwinsfan
    for some reason, AJ Murray is a guy I think will surprise people this season.
  24. diehardtwinsfan
    One results in happy drinking. One results in drinking to drown out the pain.
  25. diehardtwinsfan
    no... infinitely better to be exact.
×
×
  • Create New...