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curt1965

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  1. Could someone tell me how adding and subtracting players to/from the 40 man roster works? For example- let's say the Twins want to bring up Fryer, and therefore would need to add him to the 40 man. In addition, they DFA Herrmann and remove him from the 40 man. Fryer gets hurt or is ineffective, can they reverse everything in a month or so?
    Same with O'Rourke. Say he gets bombed, hurt, etc. Can they just remove him and add someone else?
  2. Oswaldo Arcia hit his 4th homer of the season and drove in 2 runs for Rochester last night (2-K's as well).
    His average is up to .261. With an over crowded OF(Rosario, Hicks, Hunter, Robinson and Buxton to return(?) in a month or so) and Sano maning the DH position for now, will Ozzie ever see the green grass of Target Field's again?

  3. J.O. Berrios-2015

    · curt1965 · 04/13/2015 02:30 AM

    His last name may not be May or Meyer, but J.O. (Jose) Berrios may be the Twins future ace. Drafted in the first round in the 2012 MLB June Ametuer Draft, the 6', 185 pound right hander out of Papa Juan High School in Bayamin, Puerto Rico has been on the fast track in the organization. In his short career, the 20 year old(5-27-94) has pitched well beyond his years.
    He began his career in 2012 in the GCL and in Elizabeton. 2013 was spent in Cedar Rapids. In 2014, he had stints in Fort Meyers, New Britain, and Rochester. 2015 finds him in Chattanooga (at least to start the season!)
    Berrios is a fierce competitor and a diligent workaholic. He has a fastball in the 95-96 range, and consistently throws in the lower 90's. His second pitch is an outstanding change up, and also throws a curve ball which is more accurately labeled a "slurve."
    Jose has a career minor league record of 23-15 with a 3.01 ERA. In 280 innings, he has 300 strikeouts!
    2014 appears to be the year that grabbed everyone's attention. He was honored to start the Future's game played in Minneapolis, and finished the year leading the organization in batting average against and WHIP, was 2nd in strikeouts, and 3rd in ERA.
    In his first start in 2015, he appears to be in mid-season form. He got the win, threw 6.1 innings, gave up only one run, and struck out 11 batters with only one walk. His next start will be next week against Birmingham.
    The fans in Minnesota are clamoring for his arrival at Target Field; despite his youth and inexperience, he may not disappoint us if he continues on this excelerated path!

  4. Twins lineup vs. Pirates

    · curt1965 · 03/27/2015 04:07 PM

    Pittsburgh
     
    Harrison. 3B
    Polanco. RF
    Marte. LF
    Sanchez. C
    Alvarez 1B
    Kang. SS
    Decker. CF
    Rodriguez. 2B
     
    Locke- P
     
    Minnesota
     
    Santana. SS
    Dozier. 2B
    Mauer. 1B
    Hunter RF
    Arcia. LF
    Plouffe. 3B
    Herman. C
    Schafer. DH
    Hicks. CF
     
    May- P
    Duensing
    Thielbar
    Graham

  5. Who gets cut?

    · curt1965 · 03/26/2015 07:07 PM

    We've all been following the happenings at ST and wondering, speculating who makes the final roster. Who is the CF, who is the back-up catcher, and who makes the roster in the pen. But what happens if those answers are: Fryer, Boyer, and Robinson? Who gets cut from the 40 man to make room for these guys?

  6. Hot Stove League

    · curt1965 · 11/23/2014 11:02 PM

    This is a fun time of year when everyone looks ahead to the possibilities of their team adding new personal by trades, free agency, or the farm system. The Twins and their fans are no different. If you are a re-building team (see Minnesota), this is a time for hope. New players, new coaching staff-everyone is excited.
    Please tell me how Torii Hunter, WillyMo Pena, and 26 year old pitchers from Korea are supposed to give Twins' fans encouragement? I thought we saw this last winter. Do the names Kubel, Bartlett, and Matt Guerrier sound familiar?
    Young guys, right?
    The Twins aren't going to the World Series next year. .500 would be a major improvement. But how are we supposed to know what we have if we keep looking to old guys? For the next 6 weeks or so, I'm going to cut management some slack to hope they do indeed have a plan for the future. But not if they keep up the senior citizen plan. If TR is going to spend some money, please spend it on pitching, hopefully young pitching (but not retreads from Korea).
  7. Oswaldo Aria is one of my favorite Twins. When he came back up from his wrist injury, he brought energy, enthusiasm, and attitude along with his power stroke. Sadly, he has regressed big time in the month of June.
    In his last 10 games, here is his line, and it's not pretty:
    2-32(.063) with 17 K's, with 0 runs scored and 0 RBI's. On the positive side, he does have one double and one walk. His defensive play borders on little- league material.
    I believe it was in the Brewer series (I could be wrong) that Roy Smalley exposed the hole in his swing. If he could spot it, I'm sure the advance scouts could too. It appears his answer is to swing hard in case he hits it. How has that been working for you, Ozzie?
    Don't know what Bruno's advise has been, but I do know he has taken Mauer's lifetime average of .320, and turned him into a .250 hitter (I know, that's not fair).
    Maybe the Twins need to hire a young, Latin coach who could speak to them in a language they understand. The present situation doesn't seem to be working.

  8. Reactionary or Progressive?

    · curt1965 · 06/16/2014 08:18 PM

    The Gardy and TR era seem to have operated under the philosophy of "at least we know what we've got-good or bad." With that being said, this is some of the good and bad for our boys:
    K. Suzuki-good handler of pitching staff, contact hitter with little power, good character player, positive club house guy, clutch
    J. Mauer- perennial all-star, almost certain .300 hitter, lacks power stroke, adequate defensively
    B. Dozier-budding star, great defensive player, surprising power hitter, good base stealing instincts, not great average hitter
    T. Plouffe-steady influence, improving defensively, has learned to hit to all fields, loses concentration at the bat occasionally
    E. Escobar- surprise of the year, better hitter than expected, adequate defensively, potential base-stealer, question consistency
    J. Willingham- great power, work in progress defensively, average arm, difference maker when healthy
    D. Santana-spark plug, better hitter than expected, good base stealer, question how he will react to failure
    O. Arica-great power, undisaplined, poor defensively, fiery, high ceiling, needs to improve contact
    K. Morales-professional hitter, good RBI guy, DH only, leader, communicates well with other Latin players
    E.Nunez- all-purpose back up, good pinch hitter, average to poor defensively
    C. Parmalee- can play OF and back-up 1B, has some power, disappointing results with the bat, last chance in the bigs
    E. Fryer-professional back-up, average to poor hitter, knows pitching staff
    S. Fuld-4th OF, good defensively, poor arm, contact hitter
    P. Floriman- great fielding SSS, liability with the bat, good speed and base stealer
    P. Hughes-bulldog, tremendous strike thrower, likes to live up in the strike zone, susceptible to the home run, ace
    K. Gibson-great sinker, possible future ace, tends to walk to many hitters, still learning the game, great at Target Field
    R. Nolasco-has pitched in tough luck, not over-powering, consistent winner, will fight through bad situations
    K. Correa-Twins best starter last year, also not over-powering, too many hits/inning, needs to step up
    S. Deduno-electric stuff, terribly erratic, lacks command, walks far too many, better suited for long relief
    G. Perkins-all star reliever, great attitude, team leader, can walk too many at times, strikeout guy
    C. Fien- solid 8th inning guy, doesn't walk hitters, can pitch multiple days, doesn't lack for confidence
    M. Guerrier-best times behind him, not a strikeout guy, has experience
    C. Thielbar-maybe the best of the lefty relievers, can pitch multiple innings, good situational guy, too many hits/inning
    B. Duensing-situational lefty, gives up too many walks, not over powering
    J. Burton- great change, has been hit hard, doesn't have definite role
    A. Swarzak- long relief guy, has been hit hard this year, looks like confidence is lacking
     
    Traditionally, the Twins have always been reactionary when it comes to roster moves. Last year, they waited for Arcia to strikeout 12 times in 15 at bats before sending him to Rochester. Parmalee was in a long 0-fer streak before getting sent down this year.
    Right now the Twins are 5 games behind the Tigers. It looks like there are some players-both hitters and pitchers- that are not helping the cause. If they wait until they are 10 games or more behind, the season could be lost. I hope they would instead be progressive, and give the players a shot in the arm and make some changes that tell the players, like the Morales signing, that the FO wants to win now! What do you think?
  9. The Twins' minor league prospects had a terrific game in the AFL final. Winners by a 14-7 score, 3 Twins had key roles.
    Taylor Rogers pitched 2 innings, only giving up a solo HR. Max Kepler was held hitless, but drove in the go ahead run with a bases loaded walk against a tough lefty. The real star, though, was Eddie Rosario, who went 4-5 with a homer and double. His only out was a shot to right in his last AB. What a great platform for these future stars!
  10. The Twins' minor league prospects had a terrific game in the AFL final. Winners by a 14-7 score, 3 Twins had key roles.
    Taylor Rogers pitched 2 innings, only giving up a solo HR. Max Kepler was held hitless, but drove in the go ahead run with a bases loaded walk against a tough lefty. The real star, though, was Eddie Rosario, who went 4-5 with a homer and double. His only out was a shot to right in his last AB. What a great platform for these future stars!

  11. Sid

    · curt1965 · 06/21/2014 05:26 AM

    After getting my daily dose of TD, I headed to the sports section of the Strib. That got me thinking, who in the heck has been writing Sid's column?

  12. D. J. Baxendale

    · curt1965 · 06/19/2014 02:38 AM

    What's up with this guy? I was watching him last year, and he was absolutely lights out at Fort Meyers (something like 9-0) with a crazy low ERA. He was promoted to New Briton was was shelled!
    He started this year at New Briton again with the same results. I believe he was hurt, and sent back to Fort Meyers. Tonight he threw 6 scoreless innings. Is he a prospect or not?

  13. D. J. Baxendale

    · curt1965 · 06/19/2014 02:35 AM

    What's up with this guy? I was watching him last year, and he was absolutely lights out at Fort Meyers (something like 9-0) with a crazy low ERA. He was promoted to New Briton was was shelled!
    He started this year at New Briton again with the same results. I believe he was hurt, and sent back to Fort Meyers. Tonight he threw 6 scoreless innings. He he a prospect or not?

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