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  1. jimbo92107
    RB, reading your stuff is a pleasure.
  2. jimbo92107
    A Saints game is more than a ballgame, it's a fabulous day at the park. That's what I heard, anyway...
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    Seth, is Alex Robinson another Sam Deduno? Great movement, no command?
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    I agree completely that Santana is at the top of his game. He was always a cool customer, but this season he seems to be in a kind of Zen frame of mind on the mound. He seems totally unconcerned, almost careless as he confers with his catcher buddy what to throw next. In Baltimore today, the light rain seemed to irritate Santana more than any particular pitching situation. He seemed to be dispatching the Orioles batting order with all the stress of sorting socks before you put them in your dresser.
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    What I noticed was that they shut him down right about the time he started touching 100mph. That's also when a human arm is reaching the limit of how hard it can throw a baseball. To me, that's a smart move for a young and talented pitcher. Let the professional coaches take the praise or blame for what happens next.
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    Shutting down Greene was a good example of being responsible to a young star's potential. His HS coach is saying, "Okay, I took you this far; now let professional coaches teach you to throw 100mph without wrecking your arm." Isn't that what you'd want as a drafting team, a super-talented kid with the least possible damage to his golden arm?
  7. jimbo92107
    Imagine a local baseball player that is great, right out of high school, gets drafted by the home team, plays his whole career in his home state, wins batting titles, gold gloves, and plays clutch baseball nearly every game. That's why I'm still mad that the Padres got Dave Winfield, dang it! Draft Hunter Greene! Revenga! Oh, and Mauer is great, too. ;-)
  8. jimbo92107
    The Padres got Dave Winfield, so I say we take Hunter Greene. So there. Ptbbb!
  9. jimbo92107
    Escobar. Okay, now they're just piling on. YES.
  10. jimbo92107
    You have to wonder if Buxton affected the pitcher's concentration just enough for Joe to take advantage...
  11. jimbo92107
    This is fun because Buxton turns an at-bat into a cat and mouse game, distracting the pitcher.
  12. jimbo92107
    Check it out. Gibson's "best inning of the year" happened mostly because he stopped throwing his fastball. He got almost all his whiffs on off-speed stuff. Coincidence?
  13. jimbo92107
    Man, talk about hitters getting themselves out. Gibson clearly has zero command of the outside corner, so every Orioles hitter should look only middle in. Yet they're still swinging at Gibson's outside pitches. That's just brain damaged.
  14. jimbo92107
    Gibson looks like he's throwing his curve better than before. Slower, more overhand. But he's still yanking pitches he's trying to throw to the outside corner. Too far outside! Give hitters a reason to swing!
  15. jimbo92107
    Honorary pitcher of the day to Gonsalves. Welcome back, kid. Now, start mowing 'em down in AA.
  16. jimbo92107
    "[Max] Cordy walked three batters, hit two more and threw a wild pitch. Wisconsin scored six runs while he was on the mound (four earned) and he recorded just one out." [Twilight Zone continuation] Cordy then felt pain in his elbow, exiting the game to have an emergency MRI. On the way to the hospital, his ambulance was t-boned by a fully loaded gasoline truck, which exploded, killing everybody. See? It could have been worse! Hang in there, Max!!
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    I was just going to gush about the courage of that young man, living his dream despite the lack of a pitching arm!
  18. jimbo92107
    Wow, beautiful setup, just as Torii said. High fastball inside, then a curve that broke from the knee to the plate.
  19. jimbo92107
    Tyler Duffey's curve can make good hitters look awfully bad.
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    I see Santana, Berrios, and behind them I see several other guys just trying to get by, including Santiago. Maybe he's your #3, but not by much. I'd rather see Tyler Duffey get another shot, now that he's found a better angle to pitch to righties. I group Santiago with Mejia and Gibson as contenders for #4 and #5, if Duffey does just a little better as a starter.
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    Now that Duffey has figured out how to get a better pitching angle against righties, the Twins should try starting him again. I can't wait for Duffey to show Berrios how he throws his curve...
  22. jimbo92107
    Santiago watched Sano's throw to first. "I wish I could throw the ball that hard," he was thinking.
  23. jimbo92107
    I still take Greene. Aim high, gentlemen. Hunter Greene has by far the best name (it's an actual color!), and by far the highest ceiling. And if for some reason he flops as a pitcher, you still have a chance to make him into an outfielder that can hit. I reject the timing argument (Sano to the Yankees? For shame!), and I don't think the Twins will lose their young core players within three years. In fact, it's more likely they will be at their personal peak just about the year Greene comes flying out of Chattenooga. Starting five: Greene, Berrios, Gonsalves, Romero, with Stewart, Mejia and Jorge competing for the fifth spot. Not bad.
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    Unfortunately, the cupboard is sparse for fresh 4th and 5th starters. As you mentioned, Mejia is not yet dominating, Gibson needs time, and other guys in AAA are either non-prospects (Slegers) or retreads. The real problem looks like injuries. The Twins appear to be hit by a lot of minor issues landing their highest pitching prospects on the DL. Chargois and Reed are two of the top guys in Rochester...DL. Same time, Stewart, Jay, Gonsalves and Jones all are injured in AA. This does still leave two starters that might be okay in the 5th spot: Slegers and Felix Jorge. Of the two, Jorge is on the 40, but it can't be too tough to figure out a guy to drop for Slegers. Thing I like about Jorge is that he has always been a stingy control pitcher, very consistent, and he doesn't seem to mind pitching deep into games. Slegers is hot, and he's been doing it against better competition. I could go either way, or both.
  25. jimbo92107
    What a good article. Everything made sense. Hey, what's this guy doing around here??
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