January 24, 201412 yr http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/43685/five-breakout-position-players-for-2014 (not behind the paywall) David Schoenfield from ESPN has Pinto as one of his projected breakout players for the coming season, one of 5 position players he singled out. No real earth-shaking tidbits in the write-up, but nice to see somebody outside our area is hopeful about him.
January 25, 201412 yr Read that yesterday. Good to see that he is at least on someone's national radar.
January 25, 201412 yr "but the Twins are moving Joe Mauer to first base due to their confidence in Pinto" I really don't think that confidence in Pinto is WHY they are moving Mauer to 1B. I think Mauer would have been moved regardless. I do think that if they didn't have Pinto, they probably would have had to be a little more aggressive in the FA catching market than Kurt Suzuki. I know that's nitpicking because I do think the Twins have confidence in Pinto and I hope he proves them (and Schoenfield) right but it isn't as if Pinto forced the issue of moving Mauer to 1B. Concerns over Mauer's health and long-term value to the club caused the move.
January 25, 201412 yr And TR anointed Kurt Suzuki the starting catcher last night... Edited January 25, 201412 yr by Thrylos
Create an account or sign in to comment