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Has Jorge been the best FtM SP?

Two things I noticed looking at the Red Wings box score/info. Buxton's homerun was off Joe Kelly (a guy with pretty significant big league experience). Also, Buxton grounded into a double play - I didn't even know that was possible.

winning would be more fun

losing is frustrating

I got the info off of Gameday. You can see all the Twins' affiliates' scores by going here. This also allows you to navigate to different dates. The game day link allows you to see a little more information about pitch by pitch, but it takes some navigating and still doesn't provide info about pitch type (and I'm not sure the pitch location is the most reliable either).

Not an eyewitness account, but according to gameday (which unfortunately doesn't have information on pitch type), his doubles were sharp ground balls to right and left (I'm assuming down the first and third base line; 0-1 count and 2-1 count respectively). He actually fell behind 0-2 (looking and swinging) before drawing his walk (fouling off two pitches in the process). Outs were a sharp groundout to third (2-2 count) and a popup to second (1-1 count).

I'm a little confused about why James Beresford has been batting third for the Red Wings. Nothing against him as a player, I root for him to get a chance on a big league roster, but this just doesn't make much sense to me. Probably not a big deal, but a bit of a head-scratcher. Any insights?

Hello, long time, first time. Regarding hot dogs - catsup, mustard, and relish. But more important than the condiments - I have pretty high standards for when its appropriate to eat a hot dog - only at a ballgame. If you're going to eat all the whatever is in a hot dog, you better be paying at least an arm and a leg for it.

I hopeth so. Twins offensive offense against Keuchel doesn't sound too promising, so we may need an ace-ish performance from Berrios.

ugly outing for Jay this morning

I believe it's pronounced la machina

losing stinks

With Meyer seeming to have put last year behind him, Berrios continuing to do his thing, and hopefully Duffey developing a better change up, it seems as though all of the Twins current starters should be on the trading block. While yes, we as fans would probably like to see the likes of Nolasco and Milone be the ones to go, I think if you can get a better return for Santana, Gibson, or Hughes the Twins shouldn't be shy about pulling the trigger. Can TR somehow pull off a Shark for Russell or Feldman for Arrieta type of deal?

Second rule of fight club

First rule of fight club

Doesn't that actually lead to more travel for the team?

According to the box score, he committed his third error yesterday. Of course errors don't tell the whole story of one's defense, so take that for whatever its worth. I haven't seen him play but all the reports I've read don't seem to raise any concerns about his SS defense - solid glove/arm though not spectacular.

Thanks for the report and pictures. Can you say any more about Arraez's home runs? From what I've seen in reports, his swing is geared to contact. Just wondering if perhaps he's making some adjustment in the swing to drive the ball a bit more. That may be hard to tell from your limited viewing of him, but I'd love to hear any thoughts you might have about his swing/approach.

In looking at his minor league numbers a few days ago and now reading this report, I keep thinking Placido Polanco, who seemed to be somewhat underrated. He was also somewhat annoying (as an opponent) because he was just a tough out. I'd be thrilled if Arraez had a comparable MLB career to Placido for the Twins. Of course he's got a long way to go to get there.

Also, is Kohl sporting a mullet?

First professional HR for Arraez. His K rate is very impressive, as is his K/BB ratio. What's the word on his defense?

Somewhat indifferent about this signing - certainly not thrilled but I'll try to look for a positive side. Something in me thinks that Molitor didn't want the young guys coming into/going through spring training just assuming they have the job. It's not the worst thing to have a guy who was a successful professional big league hitter in camp pushing and potentially teaching the young hitters a few things. Benson and Mastro aren't doing that. Hope he doesn't make the big league roster though.

What would winter baseball talk be without much ado about nothing?

I'd prefer is Pelf was his better than normal self today. Actually, if he as a better than Cy Young self, today would be a good day to be that Pelf self.

Sorry, my comment wasn't necessarily meant as a dig on the Twins. I guess what I was trying to get at was whether anyone has asked - I'd like to know more about why he was demoted and then promoted. Maybe it is just purely based on his results (bad and good), but I would suspect that more has gone into the decisions. What I was really hoping for was that somebody inquired about the promotion and someone within the org said that they believed they had smoothed out something in his mechanics (or some other important factor that could be more indicative of future success) and he was ready to go back up. Just as a curious fan, I'd like to know what it was that 'he needed to do' that he did. I'm glad he did it and is back up, and hope he continues to do it (someday soon with the Twins). Thanks, as always Seth, for your report and engaging in the discussion board posts and questions. Much appreciated.