Comments on: Starting lineups: Twins/Yankees http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/ Your source for Major League Baseball Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Pete http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13579 Pete Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:43:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13579 Solid Yankees team preview for 2008 season. http://mlbfleecefactor.com/2008/03/05/the-2008-new-york-yankees-cashmans-last-stand/ Solid Yankees team preview for 2008 season.

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]]> By: yapper http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13570 yapper Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:59:03 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13570 Slowey has put up good numbers throughout the minor leagues, but his stuff is average at best. I don't know if he will be able to cut it in the show. I hope I am wrong and he can turn into a Radke like guy like everyone was saying he could be. But what we have seen so far between last year and this is not anything like what we heard he was before coming up. All we heard was that he had great control and command of his pitches. I haven't seen it. Might have been able to sell high on him last year and maybe that would have been the right move. Slowey has put up good numbers throughout the minor leagues, but his stuff is average at best. I don’t know if he will be able to cut it in the show.
I hope I am wrong and he can turn into a Radke like guy like everyone was saying he could be. But what we have seen so far between last year and this is not anything like what we heard he was before coming up.
All we heard was that he had great control and command of his pitches. I haven’t seen it.
Might have been able to sell high on him last year and maybe that would have been the right move.

]]> By: warrior http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13569 warrior Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:44:49 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13569 I watched it last night on DVR, as well. It may just be the Hi-Def, but the Twins team we fielded looked really BIG. LNP must feel like a oompa-loompa on the bench with some of these guys. Morneau looked much bigger than Giambi (guess he's off the sauce)when they were both at first. Ruiz, Gomez, Jones, Young...some pretty big dudes. I like it!!! I thought Casilla (or Alexa Casillo, as the ESPN guys called him) looked a lot more calm and focused and major league ready. Gomez, on the other hand, has taken his place as the jumpy, over-amped rookie. Slowey's got some work to do... his fastball may cut it in early spring training, but he won't be able to just blow it by them in the season, especially if he can't get anything else to move. Hopefully he can bring it around. Some other pitchers have been looking good, tho. I like Pridie so far. Delmon seems to be a lock. I can't wrap my mind around the infield -- it's a jumble of so-sos to me right now. Anywho... it sure was fun to watch a game last night!!!!! I watched it last night on DVR, as well. It may just be the Hi-Def, but the Twins team we fielded looked really BIG. LNP must feel like a oompa-loompa on the bench with some of these guys. Morneau looked much bigger than Giambi (guess he’s off the sauce)when they were both at first. Ruiz, Gomez, Jones, Young…some pretty big dudes. I like it!!!
I thought Casilla (or Alexa Casillo, as the ESPN guys called him) looked a lot more calm and focused and major league ready. Gomez, on the other hand, has taken his place as the jumpy, over-amped rookie.
Slowey’s got some work to do… his fastball may cut it in early spring training, but he won’t be able to just blow it by them in the season, especially if he can’t get anything else to move. Hopefully he can bring it around. Some other pitchers have been looking good, tho.
I like Pridie so far. Delmon seems to be a lock. I can’t wrap my mind around the infield — it’s a jumble of so-sos to me right now.
Anywho… it sure was fun to watch a game last night!!!!!

]]> By: RyanW http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13567 RyanW Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:55:07 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13567 "I have never understood what anybody sees in Alexi Casilla, and I still don’t. He’s a less talented Luis Rivas, IMO" Rivas' minor league career .256/.311/.367 Casilla's minor league career .298/.370/.374 Your opinon is just wrong. There is no comparison. “I have never understood what anybody sees in Alexi Casilla, and I still don’t. He’s a less talented Luis Rivas, IMO”

Rivas’ minor league career .256/.311/.367

Casilla’s minor league career .298/.370/.374

Your opinon is just wrong. There is no comparison.

]]> By: USAFChief http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13566 USAFChief Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:12:36 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13566 Thoughts/Opinions: - Pridie is the most capable of the three CF candidates right now. If the Twins go by who can best handle the position opening day, it will be Pridie. Gomez will catch up to Pridie some day, but that day isn't here yet. - Slowey has a nice fastball with movement and he locates it well, but that's his only major league pitch. Same problem he had last year, he has no out pitch. I don't see a long term future as a starter. - I concur with opinions above that Harris hasn't looked very good so far defensively at second. I hope that changes because I do not want to see LNP suck up 500 ABs again. - I have never understood what anybody sees in Alexi Casilla, and I still don't. He's a less talented Luis Rivas, IMO. - Delmon Young looks good. I've seen three games on TV and he's managed to get at least one good swing in every AB I've watched. Thoughts/Opinions:

- Pridie is the most capable of the three CF candidates right now. If the Twins go by who can best handle the position opening day, it will be Pridie. Gomez will catch up to Pridie some day, but that day isn’t here yet.

- Slowey has a nice fastball with movement and he locates it well, but that’s his only major league pitch. Same problem he had last year, he has no out pitch. I don’t see a long term future as a starter.

- I concur with opinions above that Harris hasn’t looked very good so far defensively at second. I hope that changes because I do not want to see LNP suck up 500 ABs again.

- I have never understood what anybody sees in Alexi Casilla, and I still don’t. He’s a less talented Luis Rivas, IMO.

- Delmon Young looks good. I’ve seen three games on TV and he’s managed to get at least one good swing in every AB I’ve watched.

]]> By: JP http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13565 JP Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:34:51 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/christensen/2008/03/05/starting-lineups-twinsyankees/#comment-13565 I tivo-ed the game. My thoughts. Slowey's pitches looked good. Consistently 92 had movenment. Slider had bite in the first inning, didn't look as good in the second inning as he threw a few hangers. Didn't seem like he had the feel of his change up. From what I saw, he location was off. He struck out three and walked two. Against a mostly "A" lineup. So he's got the stuff I think he needs more work on spotting the ball better. Casilla's play really jumped out at me. Looked great in the field and seemed under control. Might push Everett if he (Everett) has trouble at the plate. G Jones HR was a bomb! I still don't think he'll do enough to warrant making the team. Buscher looked solid. Harris doesn't seem to be there. I really hope he picks up his play, don't want Gardy to be tempted with Punto. I think everyone is underrating Pirdie. He has played very well and error free. He is my choice over Gomez at this point. I am very excited to watch Young develop. He is a star in the making. I tivo-ed the game. My thoughts.

Slowey’s pitches looked good. Consistently 92 had movenment. Slider had bite in the first inning, didn’t look as good in the second inning as he threw a few hangers. Didn’t seem like he had the feel of his change up. From what I saw, he location was off. He struck out three and walked two. Against a mostly “A” lineup. So he’s got the stuff I think he needs more work on spotting the ball better.

Casilla’s play really jumped out at me. Looked great in the field and seemed under control. Might push Everett if he (Everett) has trouble at the plate.

G Jones HR was a bomb! I still don’t think he’ll do enough to warrant making the team. Buscher looked solid. Harris doesn’t seem to be there. I really hope he picks up his play, don’t want Gardy to be tempted with Punto. I think everyone is underrating Pirdie. He has played very well and error free. He is my choice over Gomez at this point.

I am very excited to watch Young develop. He is a star in the making.

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