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  1. jimbo92107
    Sure, Miguel Sano pounded a few hits against single-A pitching. I'll give him that. Now let's get real, the kid doesn't have the plate discipline and killer instinct to make a dent against AA pitchers. He's gonna be facing guys that can spin a curve over the outside corner, or just off it. He's gonna see real changeups, ones with the same arm action as a good fastball. Can he hit the good stuff? At 20 years old? I have my doubts. Get your hacks in, Miguel, and study hard at third base. We'll see you in a Twins uniform in a couple years.
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    Just finished watching a short scouting video on Kohl Stewart His unusual velocity comes from a very efficient, tight rotation of his forearm as he turns his shoulders. As I watched the video, two other things stood out: First, he barely even flexes the knee of his drive leg. Talk about effortless, he's hardly using his thigh and calf muscles. Second, like a lot of young pitchers, Stewart is far more precise when he pitches from the stretch than from the windup. Frankly, from the windup right now he would have a terrible time walking batters, because he scatters pitches all around the zone. Kohl Stewart is extremely raw, like converting a shortstop with a great arm into a pitcher. However, unlike a typical shortstop, Stewart's delivery is almost magically efficient, like Matt Moore or Matt Harvey. High release point, steep downward plane, very low expenditure of energy to launch a baseball at 95mph. This means he could potentially throw a lot of pitches before he starts losing control through fatigue. So yeah, Kohl Stewart does project as an eventual starting pitcher, possibly a great one. But his greatness will come from learning how to be a pitcher in the Twins minor league system, because right now he's a thrower, and from the windup he'd walk about ten guys per game.
  3. jimbo92107
    Hey Tyler, you got a job, man!
  4. jimbo92107
    No, I don't think so. Cole De Vries has earned his way gradually up the ladder by becoming an expert at the art of pitching. He's got four decent pitches, but nothing overwhelming about any of them. On the other hand, he's got good command, and his release point for all his pitches is nearly identical, so his deception is above average. Success for a guy like De Vries depends on refining his technique and figuring out the best tactical approach to each hitter. He's a tightrope walker learning to juggle torches and chainsaws. It's not impossible, but it's never going to be easy.
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    Downloaded file sounded good. None of the links worked correctly, with various manifestations of satanic behavior. FF simply didn't show the player, even with Adblock turned off. Chrome, Safari and IE (all current) showed the player, but no sound. It's a process, keep hackin'!
  6. jimbo92107
    This is a great observation. Good players never cast blame on their fellow players. Berrios should have nodded to Pimentel and said, "No problem, we'll get the next guy." Part of being a good ballplayer is encouraging and otherwise supporting your teammates, no matter what happens. When minor leaguers wonder how to behave, they should all ask themselves, 'What would Joe Mauer do?'
  7. jimbo92107
    Not quite a fair comparison because Gibson is achieving success at the AAA level, which is a lot more difficult than the lower levels. Still, Baxendale, Rogers, et al are providing all of us Twins fanz some definite reasons to cling to those wispy, toilet-tissue strands of hope.
  8. jimbo92107
    Using Firefox with add ons like Adblock Plus, Addblock Plus Pop-Up Addon, Element Hiding Helper for Addblock Plus, Flashblock, NoRedirect, and Redirect Remover. With diligent use of all this crap, I actually see a minimum amount of advertizing crap.
  9. jimbo92107
    Niko, don't you even think hard for at least a week. Take your time coming back from a serious concussion, your brain's wiring needs time to repair itself. A concussion is not a bruise, it's more like damaged wiring between neurons. Any activity that puts stress on your system can make the damage worse, and slow down recovery. Get well Niko, but don't rush it. Save your brain, you may need it in your old age!
  10. jimbo92107
    Just not worried about Hicks. He's the kind of guy that takes awhile to build up his expertise, but then he takes off. Two years from now, maybe one, he'll be great.
  11. jimbo92107
    SD, you're an excellent writer. Thanks for spending time on this, it's very informative and balanced.
  12. jimbo92107
    "...I think there is a solid MLB player within Joe Benson." Exactly. If Joe Benson decides to do it, he can become a solid major leaguer. Problem is, he's been trying to be Superman, but his body's not made of steel. Swinging for homers and crashing into walls is no way to make it in a sport whose season lasts for 162 games. Benson needs to tone down his bonsai approach to something more sustainable, a style that lets his body survive and his batting average rise to a reasonable level. This was Carlos Gomez's problem a couple years ago; it's Joe Benson's problem now. Gomez found a reasonable balance. I hope Benson can do the same in Texas.
  13. jimbo92107
    Dang, I thought Benson was going to pull it together this year. Now he'll go and be a huge star for Texas.
  14. jimbo92107
    Back-end starter makes him the ace of this Twins pitching staff. Go Backsendale!
  15. jimbo92107
    DJ Baxendale could be as much a key to the team's success in coming years as Alex Meyer or Trevor May. The Twins need to get lucky with a later round draft pick, hopefully a couple of them. Somebody has to emerge out of nowhere, maybe by learning a new pitch that's surprisingly hard to hit, whatever.
  16. jimbo92107
    I like Sam Deduno. He's a blast to watch, with his crazy fastball and his 12-to-6 curve. Deduno brings a level of excitement to Twins games, which sometimes seem bland. This team needs a pinch of hot sauce, not more lefse.
  17. jimbo92107
    One word of caution on Clint Frazier. He appears to play the game really hard, with a chip on his shoulder, like Dan Gladden or Bryce Harper. For that reason he may not be a good fit for a team of polite gentlemen. Could be that a guy like Frazier would feel more comfortable on a team that embraces fierce competitors. A team with a tradition of hard-nosed baseball, say the Boston Redsox, might better utilize a man with the intensity of Clint Frazier. Austin Meadows seems more polite.
  18. jimbo92107
    I don't know, man...I've been reading up on Clint Frazier, and he has a very Bryce Harper look to him. Baseball Prospectus | BP Unfiltered: Dissecting the Draft: Clint Frazier (Player Report) Check the vid of his swing. Look at that efficient power transfer, his superb rhythm. Easy power. Notice after his home run, he gets a discreet low-five from the opposing 2B. Frazier is a jock's jock. They have a little club, and he's in it. Team leader. The vid of his throwing arm also is revealing. I can't believe his coaches are letting him fall off the line of his throw after his follow through. The good news is, it's an easy thing to correct, and then you can add more accuracy to his upper 90's arm strength. He's got a plus arm, plus speed, plus power, and when he fills out a bit, add more power. I have a feeling a lot of teams will be sorry if they pass on the Ginger Dynamo.
  19. jimbo92107
    Gotta find a place on this staff for a guy that throws two shutouts in his last three games.
  20. jimbo92107
    What I like here is that Mike is acknowledging that the Twins staff is not an ideal one. Rather than trying to make an ideal staff from less than ideal parts, why not figure out a way to use what you have in a creative way to win?
  21. jimbo92107
    The six man rotation might work if all the guys buy into possibly doing some relieving and /or spot starts. Sam Deduno's extreme movement would fit well with a long-relief role, especially in innings-eating blowout situations. Also, since Gibson's innings are strictly limited this season, you're going to need an extra arm. I also think Cole DeVries is a better pitcher right now than Hernandez, who should be in AAA learning to dominate. Right now, Kevin Correia is the only starter that looks fit to go seven innings on a regular basis. Deduno and DeVries would add two more pitchers that might go seven, at least sometimes. The bullpen needs that. One other advantage of a six-man rotation is that you could swap guys in the order to take advantage of teams they do well against. Was it Deduno that shut down the Rangers last year? You could pitch him a day early to make sure he faces a team like that.
  22. jimbo92107
    If Hicks goes to Rochester, who plays CF? Clete Thomas? Joe Benson? Arcia?? Mastroianni can play CF defense, but his bat does not warrant a regular position.
  23. jimbo92107
    Carlos Gomez a couple years ago reminded me of Milton Bradley - a world of talent, but the guy was a flake. I don't blame the Twins for unloading him, especially with so many talented young center fielders coming up. I'm glad Gomez is rounding into a great ballplayer, but to me, it really didn't look like it was going to happen. Like Yogi said, predictions are hard, especially about the future.
  24. jimbo92107
    The best indication that the Twins are looking for Gardenhire's replacement is the number of qualified candidates that have recently been brought into the organization. Some of the more obvious candidates are Gene Glynn, Doug Mientkiewicz, Tom Brunanski, and Terry Steinbach. Other possibles might include Jake Mauer and Paul Molitor. A couple years ago, none of these guys were around. If the team has another really sucky season, management is giving itself options.
  25. jimbo92107
    Great writing, Afar. I could "see" the stuff you were talking about. A few days ago I saw Met's pitcher Dillon Gee throwing what I believed to be a knuckle curve in an mlb condensed game video. They showed Gee throwing the pitch in super slo-mo, and it was really neat seeing how he gripped the ball with the forefinger jammed behind the seams, his middle finger behind the lead seam, his thumb behind the trailing seam, his elbow cocked back, hand behind his ear, palm facing third base. The forward rotation on that ball when it came out of Gee's hand looked like a good topspin tennis serve. If Alex Meyer has a knuckle curve anything like Gee's, we're all in for a treat when he gets to Minnesota.
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