July 1, 201511 yr Author Chicks dig the long ball, is the same true of GMs and Managers? Rochester Red Wings @RocRedWings 2h2 hours agoOswaldo Arcia just destroyed a pitch to center field to tie the game at three in the 3rd. Estimated at 446 feet.
July 1, 201511 yr Chicks dig the long ball, is the same true of GMs and Managers? I hope we aren't promoting based on 3 games.
July 1, 201511 yr Author LaVelle stuck around the visiting clubhouse to give out this small tidbit. The Twins FO does love a little overnight intrigue, don't they?: LaVelle E. Neal III @LaVelleNeal 3m3 minutes agoTwins will announce corresponding move for Vargas tomorrow, and they might announce what the rotation will look like with E. Santana
July 1, 201511 yr Please, please, PLEASE be a ticket to KC and not Rochester. C'mon, T Ryan, be a man.
July 1, 201511 yr Huh? Someone brought up Arcia being 7-12 or whatever the last three games. His OPS in Rochester is still below .600 I would guess (.581 prior to this game) and his BA the last 10 was .211. Sano on the other hand has an OPS in the low .900's with steady pop the last 40 or so days.... Edited July 1, 201511 yr by tobi0040
July 1, 201511 yr Announce tomorrow? That means Sano can play tonight then catch an early AM flight to KC?
July 1, 201511 yr Author Someone brought up Arcia being 7-12 or whatever the last three games. His OPS in Rochester is still below .600 I would guess (.581 prior to this game) and his BA the last 10 was .211. Sano on the other hand has an OPS in the low .900's with steady pop the last 40 or so days.... You missed this quote, just above: Arcia is now 4-5 on the day. In two weeks he's raised his AAA BA from .196 to .255 and his OPS from .481 to .676. Arcia looks like he might be getting the nod here. This is Arcia's third year and multiple trips back and forth from AAA. The Twins probably have plenty of data on Arcia's readiness based on his AAA PAs, not just the last 3 games.
July 1, 201511 yr Author Sano on the other hand has an OPS in the low .900's with steady pop the last 40 or so days.... And don't get me wrong, this is what I want, too. I'm just doubting that the Twins FO is ready to pull the trigger.
July 1, 201511 yr Author Red Wing beat reporter: Kevin Oklobzija @kevinoDandC 15m15 minutes agoAs of now, "everyone is getting on the bus," to Lehigh Valley, per #ROCRedWings mgr Mike Quade. The plot thickens.
July 1, 201511 yr Rhett Bollinger @RhettBollinger · 1m1 minute ago Just heard from a well-placed source that Miguel Sano will be getting the call up to the Twins.
July 1, 201511 yr Author Sano it is per Rhett Bollinger. Good, let's get the party started. Rhett Bollinger @RhettBollinger · 1m1 minute ago Just heard from a well-placed source that Miguel Sano will be getting the call up to the Twins. Yee ha!
July 1, 201511 yr Author I can't properly express how much I enjoy it when the Twins exceed my low expectations for them and do what I hope, but am afraid to predict with certainty, should happen. Edited July 1, 201511 yr by jokin
July 1, 201511 yr Author Really, going into the KC series, it's now or never, do or die time. Kudos to the Twins for recognizing the situation and going for it. An infusion of latin flavor in the cases of Sano, Ervin Santana.- and now perhaps sooner rather than later, Berrios- might be just the ticket to staying viable for most of the remainder of the season. Is there a Latin catcher available out there?
July 1, 201511 yr I can't properly express how much I enjoy it when the Twins exceed my low expectations for them and do what I hope, but am afraid to predict with certainty, should happen. They have been pretty good with their promotions, properly aggressive. This is just more evidence.
July 1, 201511 yr Author They have been pretty good with their promotions, properly aggressive. This is just more evidence. Molitor made a prediction almost 2 weeks ago to the day that Sano could be called up in two weeks or not until September. Ryan during the same time frame did his usual hemming and hawing and qualifying... about what was the obvious move for quite some time now. Go with Molitor from this day forward. I'm all for giving them credit where credit is due, but Rosario and Buxton were only called up because of injury. Vargas was curiously sent down in the midst of a streak where his OPS exceeded .950, in favor of activating Nunez, and actually installing two utility infielders into regular DH duty, and they've shown no confidence in getting Kennys regular ABs, and resultantly, he hasn't been the same since.
July 1, 201511 yr Molitor made a prediction almost 2 weeks ago to the day that Sano could be called up in two weeks or not until September. Ryan during the same time frame did his usual hemming and hawing and qualifying... about what was the obvious move for quite some time now. Go with Molitor from this day forward. I'm all for giving them credit where credit is due, but Rosario and Buxton were only called up because of injury. Vargas was curiously sent down in the midst of a streak where his OPS exceeded .950, in favor of activating Nunez, and actually installing two utility infielders into regular DH duty, and they've shown no confidence in getting Kennys regular ABs, and resultantly, he hasn't been the same since. Yeah the Vargas move confuses me. His season has been slump-starts to hit-sent down- called up- slump- starts to hit- interleague play- sent down. They've sent him down at the oddest times, and he has nothing left to prove at any level in the minors. He needs consistent at bats with the Twins.
July 1, 201511 yr Please direct discussion of the Sano call up here: http://twinsdaily.com/topic/18973-article-twins-to-call-up-miguel-sano/
July 1, 201511 yr Author They have been pretty good with their promotions, properly aggressive. This is just more evidence. And it's arguable, and Gardy would concur, that Meyer could have/should been pitching out of the pen as early as coming out of ST in 2014 and/or given a shot to start instead of the rolling cast of imposters now barely hanging on, or entirely out of baseball, in the first half of 2014.
July 1, 201511 yr Author Somewhat "odd" or Very? Mike Berardino @MikeBerardino 25m25 minutes agoOdd to me that #MNTwins put Buxton on a conference call in advance of his promotion 18 days ago but it's radio silence on Sano move.
July 1, 201511 yr I guess I'm in the minority preferring that these guys not skip AAA but maybe he catches fire and gives the team just the boost they need. That would be pretty great.
July 1, 201511 yr Author This guy is going to be pretty special, just ask the experts below. I'm not sure about the Twins close-to-the-vest choreography around the call-up though. This kid is personality plus, big enough to maybe fill Target Field on a regular basis, in due time. Brice Zimmerman @ZimMiracleIf true, #MNTwins fans are about to see the most entertaining player I’ve ever been around, on-and-off the field. The Sano Show begins...Ben Badler @BenBadler 2h2 hours agoCongrats to Miguel Sano getting called up to Minnesota. In the eight years I've covered July 2, the best position prospect I've written up. Edited July 1, 201511 yr by jokin
July 2, 201511 yr Author CBSSports' Matt Snyder on Sano call-up: The "Year of the Prospect" continues... with Sano it's all about the power... 12 of the top 15 prospects rated by Baseball America have been called up already this year.... that's unbelievable.... this is something unlike we've seen in years... Expect Sano to hit first homerun very soon... https://youtu.be/-xFlHwsVa5c?t=78
July 2, 201511 yr And it's arguable, and Gardy would concur, that Meyer could have/should been pitching out of the pen as early as coming out of ST in 2014 and/or given a shot to start instead of the rolling cast of imposters now barely hanging on, or entirely out of baseball, in the first half of 2014. In hindsight maybe, but at the time that would have been poor resource management. Meyer needed to get innings and a legit crack at being a starter.
July 2, 201511 yr Author Language issue? Good point, but Sano isn't too much afraid of cameras and the spotlight, despite the EASL issues. (Or did you mean the Twins FO?) In hindsight maybe, but at the time that would have been poor resource management. Meyer needed to get innings and a legit crack at being a starter. Based on the Cardinals experience, I'd say the jury is out on that theory, meanwhile, it's pretty demonstrable that to this point anyway, whatever the Twins did with Meyer last season hasn't helped any to propel his career going forward, quite the opposite, in fact.
July 2, 201511 yr Good point, but Sano isn't too much afraid of cameras and the spotlight, despite the EASL issues. (Or did you mean the Twins FO?) Based on the Cardinals experience, I'd say the jury is out on that theory, meanwhile, it's pretty demonstrable that to this point anyway, whatever the Twins did with Meyer last season hasn't helped any to propel his career going forward, quite the opposite, in fact. I would probably emphasize the role Meyer has had in not propelling his career forward.
July 2, 201511 yr Author I would probably emphasize the role Meyer has had in not propelling his career forward. The Twins bear practically no responsibility in this debacle? Beg to differ. They've been working with him for 2.5+ years now. No one doubts he has elite-level stuff. Mechanics has always been the big issue, the Twins went all-in with eyes wide open regarding his 6'9" frame, he's clearly gone backwards in that regard under the Twins tutelage. And now they're throwing out the "lack of self-confidence and killer instinct" thing, suspicious. Clearly something else that should have been detected, and then addressed, by a sports psychologist's work-up when they first traded for him. Good thing the Twins won't have many of those self-confidence or lacks the killer instinct issues with Miguel Sano. Edited July 2, 201511 yr by jokin
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