WAR Games with Bill Smith after the Santana Trade
Friday, August 19th, 2011 Posted in Bill Smith, Twins | 4 Comments »The recent trade of Delmon Young to the Tigers for two low-upside pitchers marks yet another failed move on the part of Bill Smith. Aside from the Jim Thome signing in 2010, just about every significant transaction by Bill Smith ...
Mauer, Morneau and Others Take First Live BP (video)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in Twins | Comments OffFrom ESPN1500 Twin Cities, video of Morneau, Cuddyer, Mauer, Young, and Nishioka taking their first live batting practice of the spring. There’s also some footage of the first basemen (including Morneau and Cuddyer) doing some infield drills.
2011 Twins Defense Preview (with Tigers and White Sox)
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 Posted in Twins | Comments OffFielding is probably the most significant part of baseball that doesn’t have a widely accepted statistic that people can agree upon as an accurate measure. Thus, most of the time the judgement of a team/player’s defensive abilities is anecdotal…and thus ...