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Sano has a .1200- OPS in the Florida State League. Buxton has a .500 OBP although he's only slugging .680. LOL.

I'm guessing that Buxton can't sustain .419/.526/.694. You almost need to see him work through a slump before moving him up to the next level.

I'm not as down on Michael as others. He's shown...

Sano .384/.439/.740/

For a team like the Twins to have a guy that profiles as a .250-.300 Iso Guy in the bigs is quite exciting.

Thanks for these articles. I love checking Buxton and Sano's Triple Slash after every game.

What's the upside for the Present? Dave Cameron often makes the point that too often fans want to give up on the present when a few breaks here or there can make a team a contender (EX.Balitmore,...

Few Thoughts on Hammer

1. The issue though really shouldn't be his value in 2013. Extreme Best Case Scenario (And I Mean Extreme)- The Twins win 80 games. Trading Hammer maybe makes a difference...

Buxton triple slash- .476/.560/.714
Sano triple slash-. 389/.452/.741

Few Thoughts

1. I wouldn't be devasted if Hicks went down to Triple A. Keith Law suggested about 250 at Bats would be a good idea. I get the argument about bringing him up. I would rather be...

Prospect Rankings should consider two things.

1. A player's upside- Here is where I would argue Buxton over Sano. Buxton has the potential to make an impact in way more areas of the game...

1. I'm not in number 1. I would never be naive enough to think the Twins should jack the payroll up 40 Million Dollars to go from 67 Wins to 75 Wins. I also realize the Twins would never make up...

Hicks reminds me more of Mike Cameron. Cameron has much more patience at the plate then Hunter.

1. What's the probability of Herrmann beating out Butera? Hermann has good catching ability and offers the ability to play in the Corner OF. This says nothing about Herrmann having potential to not...

I kind of look at Parmalee like I do Hendricks/Dozier/Florimon at this point. They've done what they're going to do at Triple A. Ride them half a season and see what happens. I'm not going to be...

Parmalee's Triple A numbers over that stretch weren't really inline with his career numbers previous. He also put up an OPS of .670 in 3/4 as many as bats at the Major League Level. Could Parmalee...

I'm having a hard time seeing Parmalee ever maintaining the Offensive Standard of a league average 1B of 15 percent more offensive production then league average. Is Parmalee a consistent .800 OPS...

The relievers are fairly expendable either way. Swarzak's the best of the bunch. Plouffe won't be sent down so it's a non-issue. Plouffe's Bill James and Oliver Projections point to a fairly...

I can't comment on Ryan Pressly's ability going forward. I'm a bit unsure why Burnett, or Swarzak would be golden calfs heading into 2013. Harden and Perez are far from sure bets. If you really...

So Terry Ryan sets the Payroll? Ryan might not have Baseball Reasons for not wanting long-term Free Agent Contracts on a 65 Win Team? Whether Kevin Correria was a good signing or not I can't say. I'm...

Agree- Winning Percentages are not a great way to evaluate a MLB Manager. How many games does the Best Manager of All-Time when with Last Year's Pitching Staff? 68. I'm not saying Gardy should...

1. Gardy has a much better winning percentage then Tom Kelly. Gardy also has a better winning percentage then Joe Maddon, Jim Leyland, Bruce Bochy. .Should Maddon be fired? To evaluate Managers...

1. Why would you fire a GM and Manager at the Start of Spring Training?
2. If firing Gardy and Ryan will avoid 100 Losses? What's a reasonable win expectation for the talent on-hand?
3. What would...

I think one point that hasn't been made has to deal with simple probability. The Twins have had 2 Teams since they came to Minnesota with 98 Losses to get the under. The 2011 Team wasn't exactly a...

I would take the over. I would be more on the fence if the number was 66.5. The problem with betting the under on a number like this is a lot of things need to really go wrong (Injuries) to lose...

Hicks seems underrated to me. Last year- Denard Span had a .340 OBP with a .400 SLG yet was worth nearly 4 WAR according to Fangraphs due to plus defense in center along with baserunning. This...

Guys like Keri, Keith Law, or Dave Cameron will always point to the tremendous risk with long-term contracts at high dollar amounts even for the best of players.

In Mauer's case though when the...