Monday Morning Updates

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A very nice article on Kyle Waldrop at Seedlings to Stars does a nice job of illustrating why I believe he can have a very good big league career.
With Nick Punto and Kyle Lohse earning World Series rings with the Cardinals, Puckett’s Pond looked some former Twins to have won rings in recent years.
Fanatic Jack posted his Offseason Twins blueprint. You’ll want to take a look at that and give him your thoughts.
Check out The Baseball Outsider blog today, if only to check out banner at the top of his page!
Aaron Gleeman posted some Twins Notes. I encourage you to check out the video of Ben Revere singing All the Single Ladies. However, you’ll definitely want to listen to Minnesotan Andy Baldwin sing some Michael Jackson!
K-Bro helps readers go from the real games to the hot stove with an impressive tutorial.
Eddie Rosario won a MILBy!!

WINTER LEAGUE UPDATES

Here is a quick update on how players in the Twins organizations have been faring in the Winter Leagues:

Arizona Fall League

Aaron Hicks – .254/.359/.507 (.866) – (17-67) with four doubles, two triples, three homes and 13 RBI. He has walked 11 times and struck out 14 times. He also has four stolen bases.
Chris Herrmann – .370/.469/.593 (1.061) – (10-27) with three doubles, one home run and six RBI. He has five walks and four strikeouts. He has two steals.
Brian Dozier – .294/.346/.368 (.714) – (20-68) with two doubles, one home run and 14 RBI. He has walked six times and struck out 12 times. He has three steals.
Cole DeVries – 2-0 with a 3.18 ERA. In five games started, he has thrown 17 innings. He has given up 16 hits, walked one and struck out 11. Opponents have hit .239 against him.
Brett Jacobson – 0-2 with a 6.14 ERA. In seven games and 7.1 innings, he has given up seven hits, walked five and struck out six. Opponents are hitting .241 against him.
Bruce Pugh – 0-1 with a 8.38 ERA. He has thrown 9.2 innings in eight relief appearances. He has given up 14 hits, walked 12 and struck out seven. Opponents are hitting .326 against him.
Dakota Watts – 0-1 with one save and a 8.68 ERA. In eight relief appearances and 9.1 innings, he has given up nine hits, walked ten and struck out eight. Opponents are hitting .265 off of him.

Venezuela Winter League

Joe Benson – .238/.396/.429 (.825) – (10-42) with four doubles, two triples and three RBI. He has nine walks and 11 strikeouts.
Oswaldo Arcia – He’s 0-2 as a pinch hitter since being added to the roster last week.
Josmil Pinto – He is 0-2 with a walk as a pinch-hitter.
Cesar Ciurcina – He has thrown 3.1 innings and not allowed a run, or a hit. He has walked one and hit two batters. He struck out one.
Rene Tosoni – .195/.283/.195 (.478) – (8-41) with five walks and 12 strikeouts. He has three stolen bases.
Jairo Perez – .231/.375/.269 (.644) – (6-26) with a double. He has five walks and four strikeouts.
Andy Baldwin – 2-0 with a 2.41 ERA. In three starts, he has thrown 18.2 innings. He’s given up 12 hits, walked four and struck out six. Opponents are hitting just .174 against him.
Pedro Guerra – 0-0 with a 2.57 ERA. He has pitched in three games, starting one. In seven innings, he has given up four hits, walked one and struck out seven. Opponents have hit .154 off of him.
Deolis Guerra – 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA. He has thrown 5.1 innings in four relief appearances. He has given up six hits, walked three and struck out seven. Opponents are hitting .286 off him.

Dominican Winter League

Rene Rivera is 5-12 (.417).
Manuel Soliman walked two and struck out one in a scoreless inning in his only appearance.

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mike wants wins October 31, 2011 at 11:14 am #

Good looking stat line for Hicks! Not sure what stats mean in the AFL, as the prospects are so variable in their level/ability/experience. But, you have to be encouraged by that line.

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