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  1. Respy
    He might find his control at MLB at some point, but I never understood the scouting reports that said he had good control. Watching videos of him pitching in the minors, he missed his spots and hung lots of off-speed pitches that generally still fooled the minor league hitters. I was expecting him to get banged up when he reached the majors, but not as bad as he did (and especially all the walks). The coaches seem to have pinpointed a major cause of his inconsistency to his rushed delivery and mindset. Hopefully he can keep working at that.
  2. Respy
    Tonkin now pitching Gimenez at catcher Levi Michael and 2nd Trey Vavra at 1st
  3. Respy
    Laser beam homerun from Sano off Drew Rucinski. 3-2 Rochester.
  4. Respy
    MRI on Vargas' foot yesterday came back clean.
  5. Respy
    Note just made on the radio: Because this is an exhibition game and not a real Spring Training game, Rochester is using Vargas as a 10th batter, a 2nd DH, to get him some at bats.
  6. Respy
    Duffy is in to replace Haley. Pitching to Garver.
  7. Respy
    According to 96.3, Jake Reed is next in line to pitch for Rochester. Inning end (5th?). Rochester still up 2-1.
  8. Respy
    And I just heard something about Paulson on deck, so I muffed up something there, unless they are subbing already. Haley coming in in middle relief.
  9. Respy
    I don't have the lineup, but here's what I've heard today on the radio: C - Garver 1B - Park 2B - Gonzalez SS - Reginatto 3B - Goodrum LF - Palka CF - Granite RF - Strausborger DH - Hague I know Granite was leading off. Park, Palka, Hague, and Garver were near the heart of the order. Reginatto or Goodrum was batting 2nd, I think.
  10. Respy
    Seriously excellent overview. Thanks.
  11. Respy
    I like what Rosario could bring to this team, especially with the great outfield arm I didn't know he had before his call-up. He's no Vlad Guerrero, so I hope he learns to hone his eye at the plate a bit as he matures. I find it interesting that he had decent walk rates in the lower minors, yet also always had a reputation among his minors teammates of being a free swinger who could hit every good and bad pitch. As miserable as he could be to watch at the plate sometimes last year, I think he batted in 2016 somewhere near his floor, so I think he can only go up from here. Just how far up is yet to be seen. If he can improve to a .300 hitter, people won't care as much about the walks.
  12. Respy
    Oh, and beating the White Sox.
  13. Respy
    I'll watch regardless. But I'll be more interested trying to watch the young talent keep up with .500 ball, which should at least keep the interest going for a few months, I hope. Last year was a kick to the gut when they started 0-9 and then later 8-26. Almost no chance of recovering from that.
  14. Respy
    Anyone heard a health update about Kennys Vargas? If he was healthy, I'd be less surprised about Park going to Rochester.
  15. Respy
    Thus the importance of the OPS stat. It accounts for both the ability to get on base via walks and getting extra base hits. According to Fangraphs, Grossman projects to have an OBP better than league average (~.340 to .322) but a worse OPS than league average (~.720 to .739). Of course, Robbie had a very respectable OPS last year at .828. You can be sure that the Twins analytics are aware of these and all the other stats.
  16. Respy
    Ok, Monday then. 61 degrees and sunny. Even better.
  17. Respy
    I see 58 for Tuesday. Gorgeous!
  18. Respy
    I just realized that the Twins are playing the Red Wings tomorrow. So, think Park will be playing? I'm not sure how they usually construct these minor league spring training lineups.
  19. Respy
    Plus, chicks dig the long ball! How am I supposed to ever get my wife interested in baseball if we don't get to see any Park Bangs?
  20. Respy
    Well, um, well...sigh. One of my biggest concerns for this season was the development of Sano. And I was hoping we could put a power threat behind him for protection. With Vargas out for the foreseeable future...then...? I think Molitor is still tinkering with lineups, but seeing Jason Castro hit behind Sano today is extremely disappointing.
  21. Respy
    Without consulting the scouting reports, and just going off the little bit I saw this spring, it seemed to me that Haley and Tepesch are rather similar pitchers. Tepesch seemed to have a bit more control and Haley had a bit more movement. I think Haley is a tad more deceptive. Neither was particularly inspiring though.
  22. Respy
    Best to get them into their routine, especially against the minor leaguers at the back-end of the games to build their confidence. Belisle and Kintzler looking efficient at the back end so far together.
  23. Respy
    I love that Hildenberger is getting some action against major leaguers.
  24. Respy
    This bullpen should get us by until some young talent comes up. But barring injury or some horrendous showings, I'm largely not expecting that until September or next season. It certainly will not be good enough to support a playoff or .500+ caliber team. Do they have the first pick all season long?
  25. Respy
    Sano's success of course largely has to do with his development of making contact at the plate and not chasing pitches. A small part of it has to do with a pitcher's willingness to pitch to him. So far, they've been largely uninterested in throwing strikes and fastballs near the plate. Sano would benefit from having a more productive #5 hitter (yes, more productive than Trevor Plouffe [aside: Plouffe is hitting .425 so far this spring]) so pitchers sometimes feel obliged not to pitch around Sano. A breakout season from Park or Vargas might do the trick. If he's healthy, I think we all agree he's a lock for 30 home runs (which is no small feat!). I'd say 35 homeruns, .250 BA. And I sure hope he can pass 100 RBI. For reference, here's all the Twins who have surpassed 100 RBI this millenium: Josh Willingham (2012, 110) Delmon Young (2010, 112) Jason Kubel (2009, 103) Justin Morneau (2009, 100; 2008, 129; 2007, 111; 2006, 130) Torii Hunter (2007, 107; 2003, 102) Michael Cuddyer (2006, 109) Corey Koskie (2001, 103) Could Sano ever eclipse Morneau's high mark of 130? Killebrew's 140?
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