Monkeypaws

Catcher-cam needs to be an occasional part of MLB broadcasts. Dayum, some of those pitches were downright scary.

Rod Carew didn't lift the ball much either. Sometimes these analysts get so hung up on a single facet.

That's a bummer man.

Kid has a nice swing they say.

Most HRs in a season by a 2nd baseman in the AL: 40 in 2016, Brian Dozier.

This guy always brought smiles wherever he went.

Sometimes, having a sub-par major league roster is a boon for prospects like Balazovic, or Larnach. They are able to come up young and learn on the job. Early results are often ugly, but in the end, thiose hard knocks pay long term dividends. Look at guy like Radke: came up at 22, got slugged around his first 2 seasons, but not horribly. Finished 3rd for Cy his 3rd year. Not that I want to back to losing baseball, far from it, but it has to be rough for near-ready prospects to bide their time.

Most impoortantly, he has a great smile: http://www.milb.com/images/683764/generic/180x270/683764.jpg

Randballs Stu and Willians. People get bent outta shape. That is the definition of tone deaf.

Interesting to see Fort Myers and Cedar Rapids flip-flop. Happy to see Quad-Cities made the cut. Thought they were done. One of my favorite minor league parks.

Awesome write-up Seth. I remember Glenn well.

The guy is a ballplayer's ballplayer, and LA Vikes fan, he can hit: all zones all fields.

No attendance revenue last year, and likely most of this year, coupled with your fact, means we are lucky thery have spent at all and not followed the tracks of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, etc.

I continue to marvel at how this front-office operates. Smart and efficient are the keywords.

Bout time. Cruz gives the whole lineup a little swagger. Hope to see him wear that robe again.

Twins should follow their own plan, not that of another team.

Baddoo article in the Detroit Free Press: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2020/12/18/detroit-tiges-rule-5-draft-akil-baddoo/3948818001/

Lotta legitimate swagger just left the building. I suppose he has the prospects to replace him, and that's smart baseball, but he is a gamer, and I will miss him. That outfield arm was good too.

Boo. I guess covid-19 will forever change the sports landscape here, everywhere, but this greedy MLB move was planned long before, due to the egg on their face for the shameful wages minor leaguers make. Raise their pay, or just fold em? Hmmm. Oh well, I guess realistically the minors were bound to change anyway. Sad to see a long and fruitful relationship end this way.

Good trade. The Twins wouldn't have won the division (I know, small peanuts) without him. So solid and steady is Maeda.

And so Graterol goes from being one of my favorite prospects to World Series winner. I think he will have a long successful career there. The Fox cameras sure loved him tonight. Maeda's performance this year helps ease the sting.

At the same money they've been paying him? Yes please. I can't imagine him falling off a cliff so steep that it wouldn't be worth it. Cut him off at your own risk - the guy is out of the ordinary, and a great team leader.

Let's hope Maeda was his hero! Maybe he got an autograph or something.

Luis Arraez has never has a batting average below .309 as a member of the Twins organization, going back to 2014.

All this, plus a stable of very good prospects who unfortunately are having a somewhat lost season.