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Catcher Depth Chart

I will try to update the days results, daily and the weekly results on Mondays.   Depth Chart - Catcher July 11, 2013   Twins Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Joe Mauer 339 .316 .396 .466 .862 Ryan Doumit 282 .241 .299 .394 .693   Rochester AAA Player AB BA OBP SLG OPS Chris Herrmann 235 .230 .300 .306 .606 Eric Fryer 114 .193 .343 .333 .676 Drew Butera 58 .241 .281 .362 .643   Ne

Loss Leaders (Twins at Rays - Games 85-88)

Lots of Hits, No Crossovers (Twins 4 Rays 7 - Game 85)   Crossed through the radio broadcast of the game like going over the same creek, again and again, driving down a country highway. Things were peaceful enough until I crossed paths with the game one more time to find the Twins down three runs. As I listened, a fourth Rays run crossed the plate.   There was still hope when I got home. Aaron Hicks got his fourth hit of the game and then scored a run. I got home and hurried through a few chores

Twins Birthdays--July 11

Also posted at wgom.org   Bob Allison (1934) John Sevcik (1947) Yorman Bazardo (1984) Bryan Augenstein (1986)   ​Outfielder William Robert ”Bob” Allison played his entire career with the Washington/Minnesota franchise, beginning in 1958 and ending in 1970. Born and raised in Raytown, Missouri, he attended the University of Kansas (where he starred in football as well as baseball) and signed with Washington as a free agent in 1955. His minor league numbers were not all that impressive, although

20 Twins Trades: The Knoblauch Debacle

Originally posted at Kevin Slowey was Framed! I also wrote a summary of the Kevin Tapani trade earlier this week. You can find it here.   An unhappy superstar hoping to rekindle the team success he achieved in his rookie season. A budding dynasty looking to add a couple final pieces to a Championship-level team. Later, batteries. You know what I'm talkin' about.   The Trade: BREAKDOWN!   The Minnesota Twins traded Chuck Knoblauch to the New York Yankees for Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzman

Episode 44: Minor League Ball Caps

http://assets.podomatic.net/ts/19/ad/da/paulpleiss/1400x1400-317x317+60+79_8487983.jpg   This week Cody and Eric get down on a bunch of Twins news from the past week+, including a mediocre Kyle Gibson, roster transactions, a surging Aaron Hicks and a slumping EVERYONE else. Down on the Pond is about the Twins' recent #1 draft pick Kohl Stewart. After that Cody and Eric talk beer, baseball, and the news. 76 minutes of unmitigated baseball talk.   Source

Back after 2 months, Lots of thoughts!!

[video=youtube_share;X5OoyjeB2ig]   If you can see the video, I am hoping that my 7 month old daughter strike a deal with the Twins, as they obviously need some starting pitching. The pitching has frustrated me so much I have to build for the Twins future. J/K   First off, being a dad takes some time away from a lot of things, and one of those things was enjoying writing/ranting/blogging about the Twins. It is almost All Star/Midway point of the season and there are a lot of things I ju

Twins Minor League Report (7/10): Stewart Impresses

The New Britain Rock Cats didn't have a game on Wednesday evening but multiple players from their team were taking part in the Eastern League All-Star Game. New Britain was also the host city for the event and there were plenty of ESPN personalities at the event since it is so close to the headquarters of the four letter network.   Danny Santana started the game at shortstop and was the lead-off hitter for the Eastern Divison. He went 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Josmil Pinto was the only player on

Who is Michael Tonkin?

The Twins announced on Tuesday that Michael Tonkin would be called up to make his MLB debut. The 23-year old right-handed relief pitcher has been in the Twins organization since 2008. He was drafted in the 30th round that year out of high school and he spent the last six seasons working his way through the minor leagues.   Tonkin was used as a starter in the lower level of the minors and he got mixed results. In 2009, he started nine games for the GCL Twins and posted a 3.62 ERA with 60 strikeo

Who is the second baseman of the future for the Twins?

In 2014 the Twins are going to have a tough decision to make at 2nd base when Eddie Rosario is expected to be ready for the Major Leagues. Do you go with the steady hand at second base that is Brian Dozier or do you go for higher upside that is less likely to reach that upside in Eddie Rosario. They both have some positives and negatives to them so there is really not an easy answer to this. It basically comes down to how much you believe in upside because if you are talking upside Rosario is

Starting Pitching: 2015-16 Twins and Recent AL Pennant Winners

What do the Twins need to win the pennant in 2015 or 2016?   Well, several things. But the biggest deficiency of the current 2013 Twins team is starting pitching. The starters' ERA of 5.35 ranks last in the AL and last in the majors. The Twins have just 2 of the 45 pitchers in the AL with enough innings to qualify for the ERA leader board. One of the two is Scott Diamond, who is ranked 45th among the 45 with an ERA of 5.52 (and who just snuck in with 88 innings over the Twins' 87 games as
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Trade Talk: Correia and Pelfrey

The Twins signed to veteran back of the rotation starters last winter. Is it possible they might flip them in a midseason trade?   Kevin Correia whose best skill might be his reliable health has performed at an ERA+ of 99 (essentially league average) this year. Mike Pelfrey is coming off injury and started poorly. He needs to put up a string of good starts in order to show that he is healthy. Neither player has a contract that is going to scare off a team.   Earlier I look at previous LOOGY trad

Twins Birthdays--July 10

Also posted at wgom.org   Marty Cordova (1969) Outfielder Marty Cordova played for the Twins from 1995-1999. Born and raised in Las Vegas, he was drafted by Minnesota in the tenth round in 1989. He was young and took a few years to get going, but hit .341 with 28 homers for Class A Visalia in 1992. He stumbled a little when promoted to AA the next year, but came back with a bang, hitting .358 with 19 homers and an OPS of 1.018 for AAA Salt Lake in 1994. He was the Twins’ starting left fielde

Q & A With Kernels' Pitcher Steve Gruver

It's the top of the seventh inning and his team is leading by two runs. There are two outs, but the bases are loaded with opposing base runners.   It's the kind of situation the best relief pitchers almost seem to relish coming in to face.   Lefty Steve Gruver and right-hander Tyler Jones have been among the most reliable bullpen arms in the Midwest League this season and have presented a formidable lefty-righty combination out of the Kernels bullpen.   http://knuckleballsblog.com/blog/wp-

Trade Talk: Brian Duensing

One of the players this board has discussed trading is Brian Duensing. The thought is other teams might look to him as a left handed LOOGY.   His line 5.06 ERA, 41g, 32in, 29k, 14bb (over his career left handed hitters have a .580 OPS)   Why trade him? Brian is 30. He will be eligible for arbitration next year. He would likely be non-tendered. Caleb Thielbar appears to be the better option with Pedro Hernandez providing depth.   Why keep him? He certainly isn’t at peak value now and has never b

Review of Rock Cats 7/8 Game

I went to see the final game of the Rock Cats’s series in Portland on Monday. Because I was only watching one game, didn’t see BP or fielding drills, and am not a professional scout I am not making any conclusions. My purpose was more to provide details that cannot be found in a boxscore as well as a very modest scouting report. I focused on Sano, Rosario, and Pinto. Unfortunately Danny Santana wasn’t in the lineup, as I was hoping to get a look at him playing shortstop.   Hitting Sano  
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