Sunday,
December 20, 2009
Weekend Links
I haven’t been real great at
linking to other Twins sites and such, so I thought a quick Weekend Links
posting would be good. Enjoy!
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First of all, don’t
mess with the Twins! If you’re a blogger, be very careful of what you show on
your site, specifically if you are hoping to make any money off of it. Check
out this story about Ballpark Magic!
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The Twinkie
Towns Top 50 Twins Prospect voting is now attempting to select the team’s #17 prospect. Check it out to see who the top 16
are.
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Also, Roger
posted his Weekly
Twins Minor League Report.
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After spending
the last few months doing silly things like studying, Travis is back and he is
starting to display his Year End Top 50 Prospects. Here are his
choices for 46-50.
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Turning the
Tables (by Nick Nelson) sure received a lot of attention. Nick talks about how
the Twins could become the big spenders in the AL Central.
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Parker from Over
the Baggy asks “Could
the Twins Actually
be Serious about Aroldis Chapman?” In my
opinion, they should be involved, but I also think giving too much money to any
pitcher (as I believe there is an inherent risk with any pitcher. Really, how
many pitchers have had no arm problems?). I do think that the Twins should
seriously consider Chapman, but their way to convince him to pick the Twins can’t
be money. The Twins should try to convince him that he will make his money down
the road, but it is more important to his career and to the Twins that they not
rush him. Consider this, he is 21 years old, left-handed and has been clocked
at 102 mph. But does anyone believe that he is more polished that Kyle Gibson, or even someone like David Price. Chapman should sign and go
to the Florida State League for a half season in 2010. He should end the year
at AA. He should not make his big league debut until he is ready. The Twins
would have the patience for that, would Chapman and his representatives?
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Have I mentioned
lately that Josh Taylor is back… and
that’s a good thing!
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The Twins
Geek asks “What
is Kenny Williams up to?” I do think that the White Sox are the Twins
primary competition in the AL Central in 2010. The moves they made in 2009
convince me of that. Jake Peavy will help tremendously and give them four solid
starters. Alex Rios will figure
things out and be very good. Their offseason moves don’t have me scared at all.
Juan Pierre is not intimidating at
all. Mark Teahen
is a nice player, but not scary. Andruw Jones is
done, and he doesn’t care. They let go of Jermaine
Dye and Scott Podsednik.
Not huge losses, but I’m not certain that the offseason additions make up for
their losses.
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Granny
Baseball predicts the 2010 Rochester Red Wings roster.
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Twinkie Baseball takes a look at some of the Twins Dominican Summer League Prospects.
Here are his
thoughts on Pedro Guerra. His thoughts
on Wander Guillen.
There you go. A little bit of
Twins talk for you on a Sunday morning. Please feel free to discuss here.