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  1. jimbo92107
    Buxton's at bats are reminding me of his extended cold spell last year. He looks over matched.
  2. jimbo92107
    Speaking of relievers with upper 90's heat, why not call up Melotakis? Twins should get some value from their young flamethrowers before their next stint on the DL.
  3. jimbo92107
    We've all seen what Gibson can do if he pitches inside and uses his breaking stuff, mixes it up. He could win 15 to 20 games. Gibson's four-seam heater should mostly be used for chin music.
  4. jimbo92107
    Can't hit a ball much harder than Kano just did. Good catch, Buxton!
  5. jimbo92107
    Whoops, now I wish I hadn't asked...
  6. jimbo92107
    Just got here. How is Gibson doing?
  7. jimbo92107
    There's fast track, and there's rocket sled. Kyle Wright might actually survive right now in the major leagues. Problem is, even if he's got the stuff, he hasn't built up his body to withstand pitching for a whole mlb season, or even half of one. But what the Twins could do is add Wright to the pen (as was discussed for Jay), and see if he can blow some balls by people in a limited role. The counter argument is pretty simple. What's the rush? The Twins aren't going to the World Series this season, so there's no imperative to mess with a high-end prospect's arm and head. To me Wright looks much better than either Wimmers or Jay did coming out of the draft. His form looks excellent and his command reportedly is good, tho he may need to build up more stamina. Trying him out in low-leverage relief situations (like Belisle and Breslow) is unlikely to hurt his arm or impede his progress next season. If he looks too shaky, send him to AA or A. If he looks great, then keep using him. "Yo Kyle, come on up for an early cup of coffee. Day at the fair, see if you can win a stuffed animal. Make some mistakes, get nervous, plunk the mascot, whatever. Either way you're probably starting next season in the minors." Put it to him like that. If he does well, he starts next season in AA. If he falls to pieces, maybe he starts next season in Fort Meyers.
  8. jimbo92107
    I've seen a photo of Wright with his elbows drawn up and back, but his throwing forearm wasn't pointed down in the exaggerated inverted W that causes real concern. His forearm was pointed sideways, so he wasn't headed for the damaging torque phase that makes the W so notorious. Also, if you look at Wright's form just before release, you see a very nice squared-up shoulder and elbow, where his throwing elbow isn't lagging far behind a line drawn across his chest. This means Wright is generating the final impulse out front, using the power from his legs and torso more than just his upper body. As long as he keeps that final flip out front at the end of the kinetic chain, he should be okay.
  9. jimbo92107
    Hulk think line drives good. Higher ones go over fence. Science!
  10. jimbo92107
    Felix Jorge is a classic under-the-radar developmental prospect. Nothing flashy, no high-90's heat, but a rail-thin control pitcher since he was acquired in 2011 out of the Dominican Republic at the age of 17. Imagine how thin he was then if you consider that today Jorge is 6'2" tall and has bulked himself up to a whopping...170 pounds. How does a guy like that throw a baseball hard enough to get anybody out? Here's the neat part - he doesn't. Jorge learned from early on to be a pitcher, not a thrower. The results are sneaky good. With his excellent command and ability to eat innings, Jorge could become a very valuable back of the rotation starter. Meanwhile, he has matured physically to the point where he can indeed bring respectable heat, sometimes touching 95, with good command. But he's not a big K guy; he gets batters out by mixing it up and using his fielders. Considering the clunkers the Twins have plopped into the rotation this season, I'm beginning to wonder if they're looking to give Felix Jorge a cup of coffee sometime this year. He won't throw shutouts, but it looks like he won't cough up 5-run innings, either, and he can last into the 6th or 7th inning.
  11. jimbo92107
    Relatively painless, actually. Like pulling off a band aid, and then...you're dead!
  12. jimbo92107
    A lot of guys can't adjust to the over-sized glasses after that procedure.
  13. jimbo92107
    Warm thanks to Danny Valencia, chipping in to help the opposition!
  14. jimbo92107
    Agreed, but this does suggest a question: If Escobar was traded, who in AAA or AA would take his place? I'm thinking Nico Goodrum.
  15. jimbo92107
    Duffey did give up a dinger, but I like the way he reacted - struck out the next two guys. How many pitchers do that? How many times have we seen a pitcher walk the next guy after a homer? Not Duffey, he keeps fighting.
  16. jimbo92107
    I'm using MLB TV through an Apple TV. Very good picture. Much better than through my PC.
  17. jimbo92107
    Kirby Puckett said a curve ball is a gift from god. That one had a juicy hump. Booooom.
  18. jimbo92107
    Oh man, did Sano belt the crap out of that baseball. Wham.
  19. jimbo92107
    You can see why guys like Hawkins and Guardado like Mejia's stuff. It's got the potential to miss a lot of bats with the tilt of his slider and that little left-hand fade of his change up. Mejia put down three guys in a hurry just then.
  20. jimbo92107
    Okay, so which teams want Santana?
  21. jimbo92107
    Shortstops are supposed to be athletic. It looked like Seattle's guy was aiming for the dugout.
  22. jimbo92107
    Mejia looks like he has lost some weight since they called him up. Like fifteen or twenty pounds. I remember last season he looked about 250 or 260. Now he looks somewhere around 230. Not much extra gut left. Good for the young man.
  23. jimbo92107
    So right brother Dave, and to be truthful, the Ruth and Gehrig gums were no better. In the trash with all of 'em!
  24. jimbo92107
    Speaking of death by a thousand cuts, here's my Emo-style baseball joke: I was rummaging through some old boxes when I found a dusty pack of baseball cards. Inside I found a really old wrapper, so I opened it up and pulled out a stick of gum. Man, it was crunchy, dry and tasteless, just terrible! I threw that thing right in the trash. Honus Wagner, your gum sucks!
  25. jimbo92107
    If it happens, I'm okay with it. Not a "generational talent" as Nygaard says, but Kyle Wright probably will be a good major league starter within a couple years, just when the Twins will need it.
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