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  1. jimbo92107
    I don't think Rosario's problems at the plate are physical or psychological. I think after he came back from injury and his suspension, he decided his fastest route to the bigs was to get more aggressive at the plate. Rosie did indeed get to the bigs quickly, based a lot on Paul Molitor's admiration of his swing and his generally aggressive attitude towards playing baseball. Now that we have all seen what Rosario can do, the question is how he will evolve as a player. Twins sent him down for a while to narrow his swing zone to match the strike zone, and so far that has worked pretty well. He is now getting into better counts more often, and it's paying off with better pitches to hit. Molitor doesn't want Rosario to go full Grossman, trying to squeeze a walk out of every at bat. Rosie's got game-changing pop that they want somewhere in the middle of the order. What I'm seeing is Rosario and the Twins looking for an optimal balance between aggressiveness and patience at the plate. He's not going to dominate at the mlb level the way he did in the low minors, but he can still be a star. I think Rosario wants to be a Bryce Harper type player. I don't think he's that far off from accomplishing that lofty goal.
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    The good news in all this is that Sano has showed he can fight back. Pitchers were dumping curves at his feet, and for a while, it worked. He started flailing, and then it looked like he was falling into Buxton's trap, where the hitter looks like he has no idea what's next. Then, finally, he laid off a pitch in the dirt. The pitcher looked stunned. That was supposed to work! Now what?? Next pitch, middle-in fastball. BOOOOOOM. Later same game, pitcher tried it again. Sano laid off. Next pitch: middle-in fastball. BOOOOOM. This doesn't mean that Sano will always lay off the inside dirt ball. After his two homer night, he did flail at a couple of them. But, it means the dirt ball is no longer a sure bet. Now, sometimes he swings, sometimes he doesn't. If he lays off, what do you do then? Try another and walk him? Other than that one pitch, Sano's plate discipline has been excellent. He doesn't swing at crazy pitches like Rosario used to. He's got a normal sized strike zone, and a good eye. In fact, if Sano can lay off the dirt ball fifty percent of the time, he wins. That's not an easy pitch to throw, and if it's just a little too high, or a little too close to the plate... BOOOOOOM. Keep in mind, the spot the catcher wants your dirt pitch to land is just slightly in front of Sano's front toe. That spot is about one foot from where Sano likes to tee up his two iron. It's a dangerous game, throwing the ball in that vicinity. Personally, I'd throw every pitch low and about a foot outside. Walk him every time.
  3. jimbo92107
    Almost forgot - good job by Duffey. He was firing his finger missiles!
  4. jimbo92107
    Wow, 95mph sinker at the knees by Kintzler. Winner.
  5. jimbo92107
    To me, "adequate" for a major leaguer indicates an ability to throw a baseball with velocity and accuracy I could only dream of. I can't even imagine throwing a baseball like Sano. My arm would fall right off. Heck, even Sano's arm got hurt. TJ surgery for a third baseman... yikes. Mainly, it looks like Polanco's arm will suffice for most plays at SS. But if he goes deep in the hole, he won't throw out a fast man. Escobar's arm is stronger. Also, I hear Engelb Vielma has a gun, and same goes for Nick Gordon, somewhere down the line... Good news, Polanco can play three infield positions, and hits lots of line drives!
  6. jimbo92107
    'Tis but a scratch! ;-)
  7. jimbo92107
    Looks about the same strength as Dozier's arm. Adequate, not a bullet like Sano's.
  8. jimbo92107
    "Six unintentional walks." Ball four. Seven unintentional walks.
  9. jimbo92107
    Hoisted on my own grammatical petard! It appears that Polanco, even in his sleep, could hit McHugh! Meanwhile, if Centeno's liner were a couple feet lower, McHugh's day would have been done.
  10. jimbo92107
    The difference between comedy and tragedy is when you end the story. ;-)
  11. jimbo92107
    Geeze, Polanco looks like he can hit McHugh in his sleep!
  12. jimbo92107
    Bert has talked about it lots of times, and it's also true in tennis: If you want the ball to bite downwards, you have to punch your fingers over the ball at the release point. If you don't fire those finger missiles, the ball won't bite down. For instance, lots of people can swat a tennis serve very fast, but they have no idea why it sails flat and long. Opening up too soon and not jabbing your fingers are the two reasons the ball sails long. Same thing must be true with pitching. I wonder if Neil Allen just told Duffey that...
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    Danny Santana just found out why the Twins need Murphy, Turner or Garver behind the plate. We gotta have a guy back there that can throw out runners. Seriously, batting average is a secondary concern.
  14. jimbo92107
    Did you see what McHugh just said after the ball went over Gomez's head? I could lip read: "WTF is he doing?"
  15. jimbo92107
    I am liking Jorge Polanco. This kid can flat out hit, and most of his hits are very flat.
  16. jimbo92107
    Even dumber than that... My buddy and I were trying to make nitroglycerin. The teacher wouldn't tell us how.
  17. jimbo92107
    When exactly is Juan Centeno gonna field a bouncer without it skipping away from him? I'd really like to see him block three in a row successfully.
  18. jimbo92107
    Way back in high school chemistry class, I met a kid that liked to screw around after class mixing chemicals randomly, like me and a buddy of mine. I noticed that he was missing the ends of a couple fingers. How did that happen? He'd been making gunpowder with a mortar and pestle. What?? He was grinding the powders...together?? He hadn't thought of that. My point is, when Tyler Duffey throws his flat four-seam fastball in the strike zone, he's asking for an unpleasant explosion. Duffey should never throw that pitch in the strike zone. You could lose a finger that way.
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    The important thing for Duffey is getting his fingers over the top of the ball, so it bites downward. So far he's doing a great job of getting over the ball.
  20. jimbo92107
    I like what I'm seeing from Duffey. His heater is tailing down nicely. First two pitches to the second batter were impressive. First pitch was a couple inches low. Second pitch was two inches higher for a strike. That is called command.
  21. jimbo92107
    Whoa, what a play by Polanco!!
  22. jimbo92107
    That does seem a bit odd. Polanco seems to hit the ball where it's pitched.
  23. jimbo92107
    I predict this game will not end 0 to 0.
  24. jimbo92107
    McHugh and Duffey seem very similar as pitchers. Both have good curve balls, fairly good heaters.
  25. jimbo92107
    Plus, it is possible to win a championship without a great catcher. Even Kurt Suzuki's wet noodle arm has not prevented the Twins from winning games after the All Star game. Frankly, Juan Centeno is good enough, despite his problems blocking dirt balls. Centeno's arm is much better than Zuki's, and his bat ain't bad. If Suzuki goes away, you've still got a decent cadre of defensive talent at catcher. Murphy, Turner and Garver will suffice if the Twins cannot land a star catcher. Defense first at that position.
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