Minnesota Sports Forum

Once again, I stated that 8 games is "not a huge sample size". My reason for wanting Mauer to DH is he seems to be the best at it of all the guys currently signed to the Minnesota Twins big league club, and as discussed by both Jester and myself, it seems like a tricky adjustment mentally to go from fielding to sitting, so why not have someone do it who has proven they can?

As far as the numorous OF prospects this team is blessed with, I think everyone can agree that we all have our favorites and we all have guys we would like to see moved as we feel their value has "peaked". I don't know that anyone can say definitively who will work out and who won't, which is why I'll abstain from pointing out the holes that may be in your plan as it pertains to Hicks. But if Kepler can play first, and has to because Sano is 3rd and Hicks/Buxton/Arcia are the OF's and the Twins decided Mauer being a top 3 DH in the AL is too good to pass up, then why not?

And one last thing: You called Mauer "one of the best". Ok. He was 8th in the AL in OPS last year, slightly better ranked than Diamond was in ERA in 2012 when healthy (14th), and he made nowhere near $23m while doing it. So maybe lighten up a little? Don't get me wrong. You're not required to. I just think a guy with 3.50 ERA in 26 starts while making $500K can be as valuable, if not more, than a guy making $23m and not quite at a .900 OPS.

This is why I like picking up a guy like Kubel though he has been a DH and even if he's not hitting maybe he can teach a young guy to go about it. I agree the sample sizes on Mauer are to small I was just say Cam that Mauer has the right demeanor to be a DH because of his approach.

Just another note when Mauer had his MVP season he had 13 home runs that only cleared by 10 feet or less. Mauer is product of our ball park if he was at Yankee stadium he would have a .900 ops were the idiots who made the farthest part of our park were our best hitter has his best power.

I've also made comments about Parmelee swing that he chant handle a big League fastball he arm bars so Much and jams himself, it's why he gets beat so much by fastball he just doesn't have the bat speed to catch up to it.

http://www.wctrib.com/content/twins-come-short-against-rangers

I used to have a vid but that's what he does when he gets fooled on fastballs, even if he guessed correctly his arms wouldn't be able to get extended and it would just be a roll over to second

I don't question anything you say about Mauer. But his agent DID negotiate that contract based on the idea that the train was going to keep rolling. And I think it's fair to say, and fair to point out, that it hasn't.

If Parmalee's problem is he keeps his hands too close to his body, then maybe Brunansky can be good for him.

Kubel's DH Splits ('07-'11): .885, .847, .838, .687, and .768. Maybe it will work out.

I don't disagree, but at the time the Twins did what had to be done to retain him, my point was if he was in a Yankee uniform right now we be all bitchin about letting him go.

I believe 2010 was Kubels knee issues too so that's why that number is so low. Like I said it doesn't matter if nobody takes the next step in there game like Dozier did last year.