The Blog Goes On(07-06-13)

Draft Recap

一開始我對Draft的結果不滿意，不過看了一些其他消息，讓我的不滿修正了一些，下面是官方的Scouting Report about Ben Revere

Hitting Ability: Right now, Revere is a below-average hitter with a very pull-conscious swing. Power: Revere has no power to speak of.
Running Speed: He is a plus, plus runner, one of the faster players in the draft class.
Base running: He's not just speed; Revere is a plus base runner as well.
Fielding: Revere projects to be an above-average defensive outfielder.
Arm strength: He has below-average arm strength.
Arm accuracy: Revere is below-average with the accuracy of his throws.
Range: With his pure speed, he projects to have above-average range.
Physical Description: Revere is a small, speedy outfielder with a Corey Patterson body type.
Medical Update: Healthy.
Strengths: His plus, plus speed. He's also got great makeup and a terrific work ethic.
Weaknesses: His offensive approach needs to be overhauled as he needs to learn how to use his speed to his advantage more.
Summary: If you're looking for a base-stealer, a guy who could develop into a leadoff man, Revere might be worth a look. He's got tremendous speed and knows how to run the bases. He's got the skills to be an above-average defensive outfielder as well. Where he's lacking is his bat. He doesn't use his speed to its greatest advantage in terms of his hitting approach and he'll need some serious re-tooling to maximize his potential. Still, this kind of speed doesn't grow on trees and a team that feels they can teach him the other skills -- he does have outstanding makeup -- will take a chance.

不過一些非官方消息指出，我們可能稍微小覷了Revere

1. 他有170磅左右，而不是152磅。
2. 他今年目前打出的9支HR，其中有1支超過450 feet，他可能有些許power存在。
3. Revere在高中是擔任2B，只是Twins把他設定為CF人選。

讓我比較欣慰的是第2項消息，我們的Scouting大將Radcliff也提到"He can bench press 300 pounds. He's strong, really strong. There's upside here. He can hit them 450 feet, but we're hoping it is more front line top of lineup, base stealing guy, but he can hit them far." 或許Revere的確有些潛力，但還需要開發，不然他依然只是個leadoff man without power

關於我們2nd round選進來的Danny Rams。He is a power hitting catcher. 他的外號叫Danny "Bam-Bam" Rams，可見他有很強的手臂跟力量，不過我們不期待他是貓主席第二，他的捕手能力不佳，而且看來也沒有未來性，所以他大概會轉為1B或OF。

想看更多Twins選秀結果，請點這裡。


Give Me The DH

在對Nationals後，我們的老大做了些評論

Johan Santana:
"I'm doing my job, it's just not working. It takes more than one guy. It's not just about one pitcher or one player. I always say it's a team effort. It doesn't matter how many innings you pitch if you're going to give up one or two runs - if you're not able to score runs, then you're going to lose the game. So you become the loser, and that's the way it is.I'm very happy with everything that I have done. I know what it takes for me to do my job. I hope that all my teammates feel the same way and find a way to improve and do a better job out there."

Morneau也說了些話

Justin Morneau:
"The guy gives up three runs and he shouldn't lose the game. We should be able to score more than one run, or three runs, for that matter. That seems to be the way it's been going. We get a good pitching performance and we don't hit."

問題在於攻擊火力上，Mauer剛回來，他還需要調整，最大的洞還是出在DH這個位置，RonDL White還在DL上，Tyner根本不是適合的DH人選， .264/.313/.321是怎麼當DH?所以跟去年一樣，我們很可能要找短期工讀生，這個問題在幾個國外Blog被討論，Dmitri Young、Ty Wigginton都是球迷的口袋人選，不過我很懷疑Nationals會同意交易Dmitri Young，就算同意，我們大概也得付出相當高的代價，Ty Wigginton是比較實際的選擇，而且我非常不反對把我們今年簽來的先發二寶交易出去。


Kuo Makes Me Crazy!!

嘿!Gardy!!我們找Kuo來打DH如何?