Carlos Gomez has been called the fastest player in baseball. His defense is outstanding; his plate discipline needs work. However you want to view Gomez, there is no denying his unbelievable upside as an outfielder in Major League Baseball. Lately, though, we’ve been reminded of his current struggles at the plate. In yesterday’s laugher over [...]
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Mid-May Musings: The Outfield
Posted: 17th May 2009 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard SpanTags: Outfield
The “Good” Outfield Problem Five outfielders for four positions. Denard Span, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer, and Jason Kubel. Here is a brief run-down of each and what their playing time should look like: Denard Span (.302/.385/.381, 17 BB: 20 K, 18 RBI, 8 SB) Span has been a decent lead-off batter for the [...]
Statistics Create An Outfield Mess
Posted: 11th April 2009 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Speculation, StatisticsOne of the best defensive players in the league Following the 2008 baseball season the Minnesota Twins had several problems that they needed to deal with before taking the field in 2009. The most pressing, perhaps, was the gaping hole at third base. A few millions dollars later, though, and Joe Crede has lived up [...]
Simply Incredible
Posted: 26th September 2008 by vacant in Bullpen, Carlos Gomez, Delmon Young, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Joe Nathan, Justin MorneauWhat can I say? If you missed the game, you will probably be sorry for the rest of your life. If you want a feeling of the ride up and down the emotional roller coaster, just look to the left. Simply incredible. While luck and some umpiring mistakes probably contributed to this win, so did [...]
Carlos Gomez vs. Torii Hunter. $395,000 vs. $16,500,000. 22 years vs. 33 years. Does this comparison also show the difference between ‘young and promising’ and ‘good’? Let’s take a look at both Carlos Gomez and Torii Hunter and compare them: Carlos Gomez Torii Hunter .255/.291/.344 .277/.342/.471 Hunter certainly gets the advantage in this matchup. He [...]
Blackburn Roughed Up
Posted: 24th August 2008 by vacant in Alexi Casilla, Carlos Gomez, Game Thoughts, Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Nick BlackburnI came into tonight planning an article on how Twins pitchers have gone above and beyond this series and what it might mean for this 14 day road trip. Then Blackburn started tonight. I guess the Angel offense that was brilliantly stifled the previous two days chose today to explode out of their recent poor [...]
Tied…Again!
Posted: 16th August 2008 by vacant in Boof Bonser, Brian Bass, Carlos Gomez, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Nick PuntoThe Twins racked up the runs against Silva and co. tonight in the fourth inning and took the first game of this series 9-3. The White Sox also lost tonight, falling 6-4 to the Athletics. How sweet it is! Back on top of the division, at least for the time being. You have no idea [...]
Perkins Pretty Perfect!
Posted: 12th August 2008 by vacant in Carlos Gomez, Denard Span, Game Thoughts, Glen Perkins, Joe Nathan, Justin MorneauBack in first. Feels good, doesn’t it? Here are some thoughts: -The obvious story of the game is Glen Perkins. He went an awesome eight innings giving up only four hits. While it looks amazing in the box score, this Yankee offense has been reeling lately. They have huge problems of their own, but Perkins’ [...]
Major Transactions?
Posted: 2nd August 2008 by vacant in Adam Everett, Alexi Casilla, Carlos Gomez, Francisco Liriano, Game Thoughts, Michael Cuddyer, Randy RuizOnce again I welcome in the great Dan Wade, who will be filling in for me today. You can find him as a marketing intern at Bleacher Report, but he also contributes with regular articles. Be sure to check him out after you read his stuff here! The week of the trade deadline is one [...]
The Negative VORP Club of the Twins
Posted: 30th July 2008 by vacant in Adam Everett, Carlos Gomez, Craig Monroe, Glen Perkins, Michael Cuddyer, Mike Lamb, StatisticsI will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Today’s post comes courtesy of Marty Andrade. Marty writes for both his blog and about the Twins at Bleacher Report. Be sure to check his stuff out, he is one of the best writers out there! Value Over Replacement Player, or VORP, is a counting [...]