Comments on: Twins Cut Five Players http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/ The latest on the Minnesota Twins Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:50:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Craig Rips One http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117533 Craig Rips One Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:39:38 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117533 Craig hopes that Alejandro Machado is not sent down. The Twins have plenty of room for him with the major league club. He has the skills, versatility and athleticism to help the team win. Craig notes that Machado has played very little this spring and is a non-roster player, which unfortunately indicates he is unlikely to remain. Besides Machado, Catcher (Jeff?) Christy and R.A. Dickey are the remaining non-roster players. Christy won't make the team and Dickey absolutely should not. Dickey has to be one of the dumbest spring training invites of all time. Release him immediately. Craig hopes that Alejandro Machado is not sent down. The Twins have plenty of room for him with the major league club. He has the skills, versatility and athleticism to help the team win. Craig notes that Machado has played very little this spring and is a non-roster player, which unfortunately indicates he is unlikely to remain.

Besides Machado, Catcher (Jeff?) Christy and R.A. Dickey are the remaining non-roster players. Christy won’t make the team and Dickey absolutely should not. Dickey has to be one of the dumbest spring training invites of all time. Release him immediately.

]]> By: Craig Rips One http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117532 Craig Rips One Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:16:25 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117532 How could the Rays end up with both Morgan Ensberg and Pat Burrell on the same team? Ugh! That good young staff is going to have to cover for some awful hitters. Pitching can do that. Hopefully, the Rays can just release the miserable Ensberg. Hard to find a worse ballplayer. Burrell comes close. How could the Rays end up with both Morgan Ensberg and Pat Burrell on the same team? Ugh!

That good young staff is going to have to cover for some awful hitters. Pitching can do that. Hopefully, the Rays can just release the miserable Ensberg. Hard to find a worse ballplayer. Burrell comes close.

]]> By: Craig Rips One http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117531 Craig Rips One Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:10:05 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117531 The Twins glory days were when Bartlett was at SS and Punto at 3B. Two swift athletic guys. You can't get too much better than those two both on the left side. Crede had a fine glove at one time. Hopefully he still does. Problem is he is very slow footed and his power is not suited for the dome. The big field in LF and the tall curtain in RF renders his power inert in his home park. He will hit .245 with 9 HR on the year. Crede puts the ball in play fairly well, so he should make some productive outs, by moving the runners along. That's a good thing because he is an out machine. He will have a pathetic sub .300 OBP in 2009. Overall, Craig thinks Crede is still a very slight upgrade over Buscharris, but Buscharris would have produced many more runs. Crede is an overcooked noodle with the bat, but he will help the pitching and that's good enough for Craig. Baseball is pitching. The Twins glory days were when Bartlett was at SS and Punto at 3B. Two swift athletic guys. You can’t get too much better than those two both on the left side.

Crede had a fine glove at one time. Hopefully he still does. Problem is he is very slow footed and his power is not suited for the dome. The big field in LF and the tall curtain in RF renders his power inert in his home park. He will hit .245 with 9 HR on the year.

Crede puts the ball in play fairly well, so he should make some productive outs, by moving the runners along. That’s a good thing because he is an out machine. He will have a pathetic sub .300 OBP in 2009.

Overall, Craig thinks Crede is still a very slight upgrade over Buscharris, but Buscharris would have produced many more runs.

Crede is an overcooked noodle with the bat, but he will help the pitching and that’s good enough for Craig. Baseball is pitching.

]]> By: Topp Dogg http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117530 Topp Dogg Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:27:29 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117530 Punto.......... Punto……….

]]> By: Jerry http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117529 Jerry Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:32:11 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117529 Bartlett or Punto? Bat: Bartlett Range, glove, overall defense: Punto Bartlett or Punto? Bat: Bartlett

Range, glove, overall defense: Punto

]]> By: USAFChief http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117528 USAFChief Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:41:39 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/neal/2009/03/27/twins-cut-five-players/#comment-117528 <i>Twins fans had better get used to some long dry spells from Joe Crede. He can go a month contributing nothing and go on a two week tear carrying the team with him. What they can expect every night is above average defense</i> Finally, a breath of fresh air (and some baseball sense) on the blog. Nice post. Accurate. Insightful. To the point. New information. I would add only this: if Crede gives us something like 130 games of just that, and ends up around .260/.310/.480, he will have more than paid his way. Twins fans had better get used to some long dry spells from Joe Crede. He can go a month contributing nothing and go on a two week tear carrying the team with him. What they can expect every night is above average defense

Finally, a breath of fresh air (and some baseball sense) on the blog.

Nice post. Accurate. Insightful. To the point. New information.

I would add only this: if Crede gives us something like 130 games of just that, and ends up around .260/.310/.480, he will have more than paid his way.

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