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  1. MplsFan
    I'd be 100% fine with that. Clearly there are options at AAA that could hit over .167 and give you adequate defense in CF.
  2. MplsFan
    Don't worry about the AAA yo-yo. Just send Buxton down until he's hitting again. That's fine if it's August. Whoever you run out there can't be any worse: just play decent defense and hit like .230. I'd think LaMarre could do that.
  3. MplsFan
    What was your favorite Kevin Chapman moment?
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    I like this approach. Very business-like. Essentially like putting an employee on a Performance Plan. Whether or not they agree with it and buy-in is up to them. My concern is that Mauer won't want to. I tried to watch him closely during the 3 HR inning where he got his first. The entire rest of the team were smiling, jumping up and down, enthusiastic. I literally don't think Mauer ever cracked a smile with his home run. He seems out of place on this youth-forward team. I wish he could embrace his role as the veteran leader and find some enjoyment in trying to leave his legacy.
  5. MplsFan
    I think Michael Cederoth could've gotten consideration for a Honorable Mention: 30 G, 4-0, 2.45 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 47.2 IP, 35 H, 33 BB, 61 K. I liked it that they tried him as a started the past two years, but it seems like he's settled in well exclusively in relief.
  6. MplsFan
    Brandon Lopez fires me up. Shortstop from a big time college program, hitting .353 at E-Town. Obviously a bit old for the league but he's dominating as he should. Twins should definitely give him a taste of Cedar Rapids before year's end.
  7. MplsFan
    This really was sad. Whole season has been sad, but I was really surprised to not be able to watch the Twins on the Fourth. Who do you think would be better to send a complaint to: the Twins organization or FSN?
  8. MplsFan
    How long does the Sano in RF experiment continue? Wouldn't this rehab assignment be a great opportunity to get him back up to speed on 3B?
  9. MplsFan
    How do the AAA and AA portions of this draft work? I understand for the major league portion that a player would have to remain on the 25 man roster for the duration of the season or be returned to his original club, but how do the AAA and AA portions work? Will any of the guys above be exposed to these portions? I know the Twins got Greg Peavey in the AAA section last season...
  10. MplsFan
    Totally agree. The number of times Park struck out in Korea against inferior pitching does not seem to bode well for his MLB success. I really wonder what Adam Brett Walker would've done over there.
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    "Even with the league's caveats (lower velocity, smaller ballparks, juiced baseballs), hitters do not reach those totals that consistently without being a special talent." This is the part I disagree with. As was noted on a different thread, this dude hit 48 home runs (to Park's 53): http://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.cgi?id=navarr001yam And Eric Thames hit 47. Are those guys "special talents?" Don't get me wrong- I hope it works out with Park, but I think given the lower level of competition in Korea, 20-25 home runs might be the best we could hope for. And how many strikeouts would we have to put up with to get that? I feel like any number of Twins could do that a lot cheaper: Vargas, Arcia, ABW...
  12. MplsFan
    I enjoyed these reports. Thanks for taking the time to write them up!
  13. MplsFan
    What's the best way to follow the Lookouts' game tonight? Looks like the final three games in Montgomery will be on milb.tv but not tonight's yame.
  14. MplsFan
    Wow! I thought we were done. I really would like Escobar to be the full time SS the rest of the way
  15. MplsFan
    How has Polanco looked tonight? I've only watched from the 6th inning on but have liked what I've seen- some nifty defense and I liked how he took that walk.
  16. MplsFan
    Who's pitching in that picture?
  17. MplsFan
    Agreed. That's who he sounds like to me too. I like what Revere brings to a team, but I'd like to aim higher from 6 overall.
  18. MplsFan
    I won't apologize for him, because I think he kind of stinks, but I have to add that I remember a game last year (and I looked it up on Baseball Reference to refresh my memory) where I remember thinking: "yes- this is what we need from him." It was the middle of September, the Twins were riding a 5 game losing streak and the bullpen was worn out. Nolasco took the mound at Target Field against the Tigers and pitched 8 shutout innings (Perkins did his best to give the game away in the top of the 9th- Twins were up 2-0 at that point and he gave up 3 runs. Twins scored 2 in the bottom of the inning to give Perk the win). I just thought at the time: "this is the type of stopper we need Nolasco to be. This is why we're paying him all this money." Finishing out the season, then the maybe-he-was-hiding-an-injury stuff came out and it was the offseason. I really thought with the offseason rest, he'd be a candidate to take a step forward, particularly given this 8 shutout inning performance that was in my mind. It was only one start today. And it was cold. I'm still hopeful. Just not totally optimistic about him...
  19. MplsFan
    Right on.
  20. MplsFan
    love it. I would've done the same thing, Same old song and dance. Same old dog-and-pony-show. Let's get 'em St Paul! I'll be rooting for the Twins (while I puke in a bucket. And scream quietly into a pillow... Just look outside the organization,,, for once.. change up the culture... please! hope "Molly" (puke again) can do it.... please!)
  21. MplsFan
    As much as I want him to, I doubt Terry Ryan would hire from outside the organization. I feel like we need a totally fresh set of eyes on this thing (and unfortunately, Ryan being retained makes this more difficult). So of the internal guys, my preference would go: 1. Mientkiewicz 2. Molitor 3. Glynn
  22. MplsFan
    As a long-time lurker at TwinsDaily, I had to sign-up for an account to say Thank You for this post! This is awesome. I'm excited about the Twins' minor league pitching prospects and what the organization is doing at the minor league level. Looks really professional. Thanks for the inside look, Bob!
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