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  1. iTwins
    I was disappointed to see that today too. I was hoping it was a hack and that the Twins hadn't sold out their Twitter account to ad execs...but it appears that EVERYTHING has a price.
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    Twins win! Nice game from Gibson, Danny and Mauer today! (Honorable mentions: Fien, Perkins, Vargas)
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    Not the best PA from Plouffe there...
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    Kenny! Kenny! Kenny!
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    Vargas seems to come up with the bases loaded a lot. Hopefully he makes 'em pay here.
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    ANOTHER 3 hit game for Danny Santana!
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    Burton was warming, but I hope Gardy gives Gibson the 8th. He's been great today. Pitch count is low (82) let him have the 8th and see how he goes from there.
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    Nicely timed double play. One more good pitch and Gibson gets out of it.
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    Or...next inning. Next inning for sure.
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    Danny Santana: 2 outfield assists in 2 days!
  11. iTwins
    Well. Welcome back Joe Mauer.
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    My favorite part is Gardy saying "Probably definitely". His definitive probability aside - he's right. It was probably a long shot for Buxton to crack the big leagues this year unless he tore up the league. With all of his injuries, there's no reason to rush him.
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    Escobar has been great this year and I really enjoy watching him play, but I don't think Eduardo Escobar is your starting short stop on a championship team. Ideally he's the utility man that the team can rely frequently throughout the season - but he's never a full time starter at any one spot. That being said - keep it up Eddie. I'd love for you to prove me wrong.
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    I don't care if Schafer is 0-400 against lefties. If the options are him or Nunez in LF, I'll go with Schafer.
  15. iTwins
    I can't be as diplomatic as the rest of you. I can't stand any of the other teams in the AL Central. If the Twins don't win the division, then I want whatever team that plays the central champ to knock them out. I'm not pulling for the Royals, Indians or anybody to upset Detroit. Ideally, I'd like them all to lose. I certainly don't want to see any of the division rivals hoisting the World Series trophy at the end of the year. (I'm not as picky outside the division, I'll happily pull for Oakland in the playoffs, for example). As to the sign - meh, I'd say "act like you've been there before" but then again...they haven't. Let 'em enjoy it while it lasts.
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    I don't think Buxton is called up in September 2014 but I simply don't see it taking until September 2015 for him to get the call either. This season, he's just had too inconsistent of a year. I think the Twins (and Buxton) are best served by simply letting him finish the year in AA, get some time in the AFL and then starting 2015 in AA with a move to Rochester early on. Assuming he lives up to his off the chart talent, I think Buxton makes it to the Twins by June or July. I simply don't see him making his debut in September next year. Not with his talent. I think the Twins likely will find a stop gap CF in the offseason. That way all of the eggs aren't in the Hicks basket (again) and we don't have to hope that our SS turned CF continues his hot hitting (if he does, great!)
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    It is nice, after 4 years of losing and 3 years of half hearted rebuilding, to finally see the Twins parting with veteran talent and getting a return for said talent. 2012 & 2013 were particularly frustrating as the Twins just sat on aging assets that clearly were not in the future plans for the team. I'd rather watch May get knocked around a bit and learn "on the job" than watch Correia make another start. The same goes for Willingham vs. Vargas, Arcia vs. Fuld (in a roundabout way, fewer options in the OF means Ozzie HAS to play). Now, if the Twins could move Burton and Duensing and bring up some more young arms, I'd be quite pleased with the last two months. (Transaction wise).
  18. iTwins
    I think you meant 2015 lineup. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Buxton in a Twins uniform tonight, but that'd be a bit aggressive on the Twins end. To your point - I like that outfield. Hicks + Buxton equals a LOT of coverage out there. There's some nice power in that lineup too - between Sano, Vargas and Arcia - that team will score some runs. This may very well be a 2015 Twins lineup, but I think it will be late 2015 before all the pieces are starting like you have laid out.
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    I enjoyed watching Willingham play with the Twins, but it was time for him to move on. With his less than stellar numbers this season and defensive woes, I was surprised the Twins got the return they did. Jason Adam is a solid addition to a team that could use as much pitching depth they could get. Worst case scenario, he's organizational depth in AAA. Likely scenario, he's a solid right handed option out of the pen. Best case scenario, he works on his third pitch and becomes a reliable starter. Not bad for an expiring contract slugger who hasn't "slugged" so much the last two years.
  20. iTwins
    I'd say this has been a transition year, though not to the extent we were hoping for. No Buxton or Sano makes things a bit less...exciting, but let's not forgot the changes the Twins DID make. Kyle Gibson looks to be maturing as a starter and could be a quality #3 starter for years to come. Danny Santana has gotten a good shot this season and has excelled. Kenny Vargas is up and getting a shot at the DH / 1B job. Trevor May will get a handful of big league starts under his belt this season, which will help him grow (hopefully a lot like Gibson this year) into next season. The team has also moved expiring contracts for young pitching. Willingham and Correia have been flipped to other teams. I think the Twins have more pitching depth now than they've had in a long while. Milone, Hughes, May, Meyer (eventually), Gibson, Thielbar, Presley and Tonkin all shape up a young pitching core that could soon see additions like Burdi and Jason Adam join their ranks. There's been a youth movement this season - maybe not as aggressive as we all would have liked, but the changes have been made. I'd say this was certainly a transition year.
  21. iTwins
    Assuming Hicks can continue his hot streak in AAA, I'd say promote him in September and let him man CF for the rest of the season. That would allow the team to move Santana back to SS. I'm in no hurry to dump Parmelee, who has looked every bit a solid bench / role player this season. I'd give him a start in either corner for the rest of the season and then evaluate at season's end. Where the Twins outfield prospects are right now, I don't see someone else who is ready to move up and knock Parmelee out of his role just yet. If Hicks bombs again and Buxton isn't ready at the beginning of 2015, Santana can hold the spot. Arcia takes RF while LF could be filled by Parmelee (if he proves he's ready this year) or via a free agent. Things may be a bit ugly right now, but the Twins have a lot of options coming their way in the near future.
  22. iTwins
    I frequently embed Baseball Reference data tables into my blogs or other posts, but since the upgrade to Twins Daily I haven't found one that works well on the new site. My old tables now show as a giant wall of code (some of my old blogs are darn near unreadable thanks to this) and any new tables I add from Baseball Reference are wrapped or squished to the point that I may as well just draw a picture of duck on the post (as it would be about as helpful). I messed around with nearly every option B-ref had on one of my posts today (along with the editing options on here) and simply could not get a table to flood in correctly. I'm out of ideas (or I'm missing something easy) how do I get (readable) tables from B-ref back into posts?
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    Max has been posting better numbers since returning at the beginning of the month and has been an improved hitter for much of the second half of the season. Since the middle of July, Max is hitting .370/.443/.500/ and has seen his strikeout rate reduce slightly as well. That's been nice to see as the Twins prospect had struggled for much of the first half of the season and looked to not be progressing as much as the team (and Twins fans) had hoped. Injuries have held back Max a bit, slowing his production and growth each time he started to get on a hot streak. It was beginning to look like Max would need to return to Fort Myers to start 2015, but his late season turn around could put him back on pace to move to New Britain in 2015. (Although starting the year in Fort Myers wouldn't be a bad thing as he's missed a good deal of time this season and could use a chance to really succeed at this level before moving on). For the season, Max is now hitting: Year Age AgeDif Tm Lg Lev Aff G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB 2014 21 -1.6 FortMyers FLOR A+ MIN 80 320 282 39 71 14 5 3 46 4 1 29 52 .252 .330 .369 .699 104 3 5 2 2 0Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 8/11/2014.
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    I'm pleased that Vargas "survived" the return of Mauer. I had a sinking feeling the Twins were going to send him down to make a spot for Joe.
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    Sometimes I think we forget that the kid is 21. Does that give him a free pass when he pulls stuff like this? Certainly not, but I'd rather not start labeling someone as a deviant or a punk just because he makes some stupid decisions at a young age. I get the point of view from those who like the "old school" way, I just don't really agree that this was a big deal. He messed up the Braves logo behind home plate - that's all. It's a rivarly - this back and forth stuff makes it fun.
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