Let's Talk About Eduardo Escobar

Always liked him as a player.  He always seemed to be a bit under rated.   Unless he falls back to earth I am guessing he won't be overlooked anymore.

So the Twins won the Liriano trade then?

  On 6/22/2018 at 1:51 PM, ashburyjohn said:

And they REALLY won the Pierzynski trade.

After looking at baseball reference, Liriano has 9.5 WAR since leaving, and Eduardo only has 6.6.

What I noticed in my admittedly limited looks at Escobar's at bats was his ability to resist lunging at pitches out of the strike zone. Specifically, I remember him cooly laying off a fastball high and away from Ricky Skaggs on a 3-2 count and thinking, "Wow, Escobar has matured. The old Escobar would have likely whiffed in that situation."

Why did Porcello plunk him? Neither Porcello nor their catcher, Leon, showed any signs of being surprised. And they showed zero concern when Scooby got hit. I say they both knew it was coming.

  On 6/22/2018 at 12:37 PM, diehardtwinsfan said:

he looks quite a bit more muscular in general in 18 vs. 13... that's helping too I'm guessing.

Proof that offseason conditioning is a big deal

He is also one of the most likeable guys on the team, who I understand is great in the clubhouse.  Now what they really need...is his signature on a three year extension.

Let's get it done Front Office...now!

I didn't get a chance to watch the game but it definitely seemed that they were trying to hit him. Had something happened earlier in the game that this was retaliation for?

  On 6/22/2018 at 9:23 PM, TFRazor said:

I didn't get a chance to watch the game but it definitely seemed that they were trying to hit him. Had something happened earlier in the game that this was retaliation for?

Gibby went up and in on jd Martinez and jd reacted like a baby. wasn't close to hitting him.

offer el caballo unlimited fogo with his deal. he'll sign... just don't tell sano...

  On 6/22/2018 at 1:05 PM, tbhysgb said:

Eduardo is one twin that had a huge impression on me as a twins fan. About the time he came to the twins I got front row third base seats at coors field to watch the twins(back when Gardy was still around). Escobar was the only player that stood by us for what seemed like an hour doing autographs for everybody who wanted them, interacting with all the fans that he could.

He’s a great person and a great professional, I’m proud to have him on this team and I want to see him be a twin in the future.

That is nice that he did that, but I couldn't care less about those kinds of things.  As long as the guy plays with heart, is a good teammate and contributes (check, check and check) he is A-OK in my books.  If he signed autographs and was a "nice guy" but was a loafer and a clown?  He could sign autographs and kiss babies until the cows come home and I wouldn't appreciate him one bit.

I don't need players to talk to me or give me anything but 100%, some production and zero off the field BS.  If a player can do that then that is all I ask as a fan

The retaliation BS for intentionally hitting a player with a hard, quickly moving object is just that, BS.

I've really liked Escobar for some time now. Not yet 30 and keeps getting better. He's just a really good and versatile ballplayer. A real professional. I'm not picking on anyone, but what would Sano be like if his overall work and approach was more like Escobar's? But then again, we didn't know this was the player we were getting when we traded for him.

Question: Where does the nickname "Scooby" come from?