And Twins! (The Twins talk and pick-up thread).

[TBTwinsFan]

Chris: Thanks for the info. I may have to call them up tomorrow and see what they have.

TG: He is signing 11:30-12:30 at Sports Authority in Richfield. I think I am going to try to be at the Plouffe signing early so I can hit the Casilla signing. We will see.

 

[TGutta]

For anybody that is looking to the future as much as I am, here are some of the stats from our top prospects. I have really been following them a lot this year, all stats taken from milb.com. Let me know what you all think!

1) Miguel Sano - Beloit 3B - .299 AVG, 8 HR, 29 RBI, .424 OBP, .636 SLG - Still striking out quite a bit but has almost as many walks as he had all of last season in half as many games. Still continuing to hit for power after moving up to Low-A.
2) Joe Benson - Rochester OF - .179 AVG, 2 HR, 8 RBI, .269 OBP, .316 SLG - Striking out a ton and was just demoted to AA. Not a good start to the season for him.
3) Eddie Rosario - Beloit 2B - .314 AVG, 1 HR, 17 RBI, .410 OBP, .467 SLG - Not hitting for as much power as he did last year but still hitting very well. Making quite a few errors at 2B but that can be expected since he was just moved there this year from the OF.
4) Aaron Hicks - New Britain OF - .278 AVG, 4 HR, 17 RBI, .355 OBP, .444 SLG - Was surprised that he was moved up from High-A to start the season since he struggled last year but he seems to be holding his own at AA. Nice to see him take a small step forward.
5) Oswaldo Arcia - Fort Myers OF - .275 AVG, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .340 OBP, .429 SLG - Hasn't shown the power yet and like Sano and Benson is striking out a lot.
6) Levi Michael - Fort Myers SS - .227 AVG, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .321 OBP, .309 SLG - Slow start for our 1st Round Pick last year. Showing no power whatsoever.
7) Liam Hendriks - Twins SP - 0-2, 9.00 ERA - I think everyone who has watched the team this year can see that he is off to a disappointing start. He seems like he was rushed to the majors so hopefully he can turn it around now at AAA and be ready to contribute next year.
8) Kyle Gibson - Rochester SP - No stats - Coming off Tommy John Surgery, hopefully he will be able to make an appearance later this year in the minors and be able to compete for a spot in the rotation next spring.
9) Chris Parmelee - Twins 1B - .203 AVG, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .267 OBP, .304 SLG - Like most of our offense, off to a very slow start. Seemed ready for the MLB after his nice stint last September and a good ST but looks like he might need a little more time in the minors.
10) Brian Dozier - Rochester SS - .276 AVG, 1 HR, 12 RBI, .339 OBP, .371 SLG - Expected to make his MLB Debut today, hoping he can be our SS of the future. Will be interesting to see if he can get off to a hot start like Valencia did a couple years ago.

 

[Greg Cleveland]

Hey guys--I have two tickets available for tomorrow night's game. Section 128, Row 11, Seats 14 & 15. Face value is $21 each. Had my brother get them for me months ago, and now something has come up. He has them and will leave them at Will Call. If you are interested, PM me right away, or call/send a text to my cell 715-495-7638. If you want them, let's settle quick so I can get your name to my brother so he will put the correct name on them at WC. Paypal will be the way to go here, natch. Come on guys, It's Dan Haren vs. TBA. If you can help out, and get some great seats in the process, I'd be appreciate it. Thanks.

 

[clarkzac]

Hey guys, I'm looking to get rid of my Reveres if anybody on here is interested. I have the following:

2010 Topps Pro Debut Futures Game GU 196/199
2011 Bowman Futures Game GU 15/99
2011 Bowman Chrome Gold refractor 46/50
2011 Topps Chrome auto
2011 Topps chrome Sepia Refractor auto 36/99
2012 Topps Opening Day Blank Back 1/1

Just let me know if any of you guys are interested. I've decided that trying to pick up Reveres impedes me from getting some decent Spans when they pop up

 

[Maroon and Gold]

Is Perkins out of options? He could use a demotion to Rochester for a couple weeks to throw 20 innings and get his control back, he's definitely been the biggest disappointment this year going from setup man last year to pretty bad this year.

 

[Sjrmn91]

I need to just turn this off, this is ridiculous...

 

[AmishDave]

Is it just me or is the whole Twins organization just in shambles right now ? I know injuries hurt, but every MLB squad has injuries. It just looks like the Twins cupboard in the minors is so bare and everyone is scuffling, no matter what level. At what point do they turn their strategy around in the draft ? I was so shocked to see them take Michael last year, but at the same time, "it's the Twins" so that was a player I would expect them to take: no bat, all glove. I just hate even trying to talk about them up here, because there is no rhyme or reason to what they ever seem to do. Ugggh ....

 

[Maroon and Gold]

A few Bensons listed, still no Parmelee Bowman autos

 

[wolfmanalfredo]

 

[Maroon and Gold]

Nice rainbow, nice range of colors. I wonder if Topps will drop Benson from some of their later products now that he's demoted to AA. He's already in the Topps Chrome checklist and an auto and seems like Hendriks will be as well, on Sports Card Radio he's one of only 7 that aren't TBA.

 

[TGutta]

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Nice!

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Doumit with a 2 run blast.

 

[Maroon and Gold]

Get Komatsu out of center, second one that he's misplayed

 

[TwinsWin]

and im stuck in the library studying, SMH, o well good thing i have MLB app on my hpone and i can listen

 

[devin]

for any of you guys on neshek im throwing my cuddy gu bat on the market

http://pneshek.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=ft208&thread=51723&page=1

 

[Maroon and Gold]

Ouch, can't let the bases load with one out and not get a run across.

 

[Maroon and Gold]

So Trevor finally gets a hit and they don't even show it on TV?

 

[Maroon and Gold]

Now that Plouffe's slump is done, he should shave the mustache and cut his hair

 

[TBTwinsFan]

That's a horrible 'stache.

 

[clarkzac]

Nice pitching by Diamond tonight. I hope the other starters realize thats what they are supposed to do now