August 5, 201214 yr acquired today from BOS for Danny Valencia 21 yr old (Nov bday ) switch hitting OF 36gms 56/133 for a . 421/.447/.534 line w/ 9doubles 2triples 22rbi 22k 5bb. 2nd in GLC is .333BAve so its pretty impressive for ANYONE to hit .400 over that stretch. He also leads the GCL in slgg w/.534 & RBI w/22 & is 2nd in SB w/14 (caught 7 times) Hitting .354 (17/48) vs lefties 6doubles triple 8k 2bb Hitting .459 (39/85) vs righties 3doubles 2triples 14k 3bb
August 5, 201214 yr acquired today from BOS for Danny Valencia21 yr old (Nov bday )Domincan Republic native? Add 2+ years to his Nov. bday
August 5, 201214 yr Domincan Republic native? Add 2+ years to his Nov. bdayNot if he signed as a 20 year old like Pineda did... the 16 year olds might be a different story
August 5, 201214 yr Thrylos, I asked this in the other thread, too but do you know why he wasn't signed until he was 20 (or almost 20)? Is there a Dominican league that he was playing in?
August 5, 201214 yr Thrylos, I asked this in the other thread, too but do you know why he wasn't signed until he was 20 (or almost 20)? Is there a Dominican league that he was playing in?Exactly, something doesn't smell right given his numbers this year.
August 5, 201214 yr Author played last yr in Dominican Lg/GCL & struggled mightily. .188BAve 19/101 in 34gms
August 5, 201214 yr I am still working to find more details. I know that he signed for just a $10,000 bonus last year
August 5, 201214 yr See ya Danny. I wonder if the Sox use him as a backup 1B/3B, essentially Youk-very-lite. I know he was sent to Pawtucket, but the Sox roster almost certainly will get quite a changeover in the next three weeks in a row.
August 6, 201214 yr Author See ya Danny. I wonder if the Sox use him as a backup 1B/3B, essentially Youk-very-lite. I know he was sent to Pawtucket, but the Sox roster almost certainly will get quite a changeover in the next three weeks in a row.I see him as a backup 1b/3b/DH to hit vs lefties. Fulltime starter out of question if a team is healthy. On Pineda, most of us would assume that 21 is too old for GCL & still old for ELIZ....BUT 21 yr olds do play there & a promotion there would be good for him. What more can he do in GCL?? WHOM would you promote & to where out of the current ELIZ OF??Personally, it would be Romy Jimmenez to Beloit for me.Rene Tosoni was the last player I remember goin straight from ELIZ to Ft Myers & skipping Low A (played 2 end of season gms there). He was 20 in ELIZ & I think as a 20 yr old college guy, Adam Walker 'could' jump over a league with a strong finish, giving 2012 Beloit.....Buxton, Jimmenez, Pineda & Keplar in the OF.
August 11, 201214 yr Author first full wk with MN 6/22 .273 BAve 4runs 1rbi 3k 1bb 3/4sb's Not gonna comment how Twins have changed his stroke already!!!
August 19, 201214 yr Author 2wks in...10gms 9/39 .231/.286/.231 4runs 1Rbi 9k 3bb 4/6sb's The Twins Way has taken effect quickly
August 21, 201214 yr Same joke in two straight posts. Impressive. Not a lot of direction to go comedically with the Twins-Way-One-Note-Samba.
August 25, 201214 yr Author finished the GCL season todayw/MN after deal 16gms 14/59 .237/.318/.322 8runs triple HR 3rbi 16k 6bb 9/11sb's bump him to ELIZ/Beloit for their playoff run???
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