MLB: 2015 Minnesota Twins thread

[J-Diggy]

Need to get Santana right or it's going to be tough to pull this off. He's sucked for the last month. Luckily the bullpen bailed him out last night.

I'm having so much fun watching this team. They are way ahead of where I hoped they would be this year. And have been really good at patching holes along the way. Good job by Molitor (and Torii Hunter) getting guys on the same page and believing.

There ain't nothing to do but win the whole f**king thing!

 

[mj4cy]

Apparently Hunter was quoted saying he wasn't in favor of batting 7th but he trusts Molitor...that shows leadership.

 

[roundball]

Need to get Santana right or it's going to be tough to pull this off. He's sucked for the last month. Luckily the bullpen bailed him out last night.

I'm having so much fun watching this team. They are way ahead of where I hoped they would be this year. And have been really good at patching holes along the way. Good job by Molitor (and Torii Hunter) getting guys on the same page and believing.

There ain't nothing to do but win the whole f**king thing!

Jose Berrios could very well take a rotation spot when rosters are expanded in September.

Apparently Hunter was quoted saying he wasn't in favor of batting 7th but he trusts Molitor...that shows leadership.

I wish Molitor had the balls to bump Mauer down in the lineup. There's absolutely no reason a guy hitting as poorly as Mauer should be in the 3-hole.

 

[CTTB78]

Need to get Santana right or it's going to be tough to pull this off. He's sucked for the last month...

Santana has been a major letdown. He's had only four good games for the big money the Twins finally payed out.

 

[FDWxMan]

All-time top OPS by 22 year old right-handers (stolen from aarongleeman.com):

	YEAR	OPS
Joe DiMaggio	1937	1.085
Jimmie Foxx	1930	1.066
MIGUEL SANO	2015	.989
Frank Thomas	1990	.983
Giancarlo Stanton	2012	.969
Albert Pujols	2002	.955
Miguel Cabrera	2005	.947
Mike Trout	2014	.939

 

[mj4cy]

All-time top OPS by 22 year old right-handers:

	YEAR	OPS
Joe DiMaggio	1937	1.085
Jimmie Foxx	1930	1.066
MIGUEL SANO	2015	.989
Frank Thomas	1990	.983
Giancarlo Stanton	2012	.969
Albert Pujols	2002	.955
Miguel Cabrera	2005	.947
Mike Trout	2014	.939

Will he have a enough at bats for it to count?

 

[FDWxMan]

Will he have a enough at bats for it to count?

Technically no, he won't be a batting qualifier.

But Frank Thomas also isn't technically a qualifier, with just over half of the necessary plate appearances. Sano will come in somewhere around 2/3 of the necessary PA to be a batting title qualifier.

2012 Stanton was 1 PA short.

 

[FDWxMan]

6 in a row!

And newwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww AL WC2 leaders, the Minnesota Twins!

 

[CTTB78]

Sano, Rosario, Buxton, and Escobar are nice group of young players. Now if they can match that with some young pitching talent, it could be a nice future for the Twins.

 

[mj4cy]

These aren't your early 2010s decade Twins :twitcy:

 

[roundball]

Berrios struck out 12 over 7 innings with Rochester last night. Terry Ryan was in attendance.

 

[MNclone]

Twins got robbed by the catwalk last night.

 

[justgetcy]

These past few days made me remember again how awesome it is to watch meaningful games.

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

Hunter is really laying an egg.

 

[jsb]

Hunter is really laying an egg.

overall he's been an asset this year. I thought signing him was an act of desperation but I am so glad they did.

 

[FDWxMan]

Hunter is really laying an egg.

Whatever it takes to keep him from being re-signed as a player next year.

 

[roundball]

Whatever it takes to keep him from being re-signed as a player next year.

$10 says they sign Joe Nathan next year

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

The White Sox just walked Dozier to load the bases for Mauer. That just seems so weird to even think about.

Thankfully he got a double.

 

[FDWxMan]

lol white sox.

 

[roundball]

Berrios is not being called up. Sad.