Where is "That guy?"

[SledNeck]

ben revere is a flash in the pan. trade him now while his value is high. notice how the opposing outfielders are starting to play really shallow on him and catch some of his lazy line drive would be singles. he's only got enough to hit it over their head once a month.

no power, noodle arm, terrible on base percentage = bad

Revere is a flash in the pan? I dont see how you could make that assumption based his age and experience

[B. Amish]

and i don't see how some folks in here wanted to dump span in favor of revere based on his initial couple weeks of good play.

[PierBridge]

Exactly!

I surprised they haven't gone to a 5 man infield when Ben's batting.

[Hoyt4]

If the Twins lose a few games this week they are not buyers anymore but sellers.

You will see a few of our favorites moved to contenders by the end of the weekend.

[UMC]

"that guy" is not Mauer, that is for sure. The guy is 28 years old and plays and is treated like he's 40. When he plays 3 games in a row it is a surprise, give me a break he plays a game for 3 hours a day. Most legion baseball catchers are more durable than Mauer. He jogs out his uncountable number of infield grounders and plays the game very casually. When is the last time he got a double? One that was actually driven and not just a slap down the left field line? Not really special defensively as a catcher; sure he's good but pretty much all big league catchers are. Get him in a position that he can play every day and not be able to play the "beat up" card endlessly. $23 million for a guy that will get you 7-10 singles and 1 XBH a week. Rant over...

[UMC]

Good to see Mauer get the big hit...might be the hardest I've seen him hit a ball all year!

[foulpole18]

5 man infield.

hilarious

[bowhunternw]

"that guy" is not Mauer, that is for sure. The guy is 28 years old and plays and is treated like he's 40. When he plays 3 games in a row it is a surprise, give me a break he plays a game for 3 hours a day. Most legion baseball catchers are more durable than Mauer. He jogs out his uncountable number of infield grounders and plays the game very casually. When is the last time he got a double? One that was actually driven and not just a slap down the left field line? Not really special defensively as a catcher; sure he's good but pretty much all big league catchers are. Get him in a position that he can play every day and not be able to play the "beat up" card endlessly. $23 million for a guy that will get you 7-10 singles and 1 XBH a week. Rant over...

Well I agree with you he is a singles hitter, and that is it. I am starting to wonder if Thome could beat him in a foot race. Nice guy to have on the team but nothing a to much higher than an average player in my mind.