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Interesting article in today's Trib about a book that breaks down someones true defensive abilities. It gets away from just using fielding percentage and looks at runs saved vs runs given up based on balls that would have been or not been caught by the average fielder, missed cut-offs, etc....

Gomez was a +17 2nd among outfielders behind only Beltran

Span +15

Cuddy Even

Delmon -11

Cuddy was described as average outfielder with a superior arm.

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I would agree that Cuddy is an average outfielder with a superior arm. He's not the fastest guy in the world, so he's not going to get to every ball hit to right field. But if people don't respect his arm and they try to get more than they should on the bases, he will send them to the dugout with their tales between their legs.

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Another guy with a rocket arm is Delmon Young. Last year in one of the first meetings with the White Sux he chased down a ball at the warning track, then turned and fired to first base without a cutoff man and doubled up a guy. I was impressed with that. If he gets better at judging fly balls, the Twins will have one heck of an outfield. If Span struggles at the plate, I think he will be riding the pine more than any other outfielder we have. We just have to wait and see what happens. I am very excited for this season.

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I agree with ya KMR, hopefully Delmon gets his @$%# together and learns to judge and catch a ball. I really like him. He's got great potential, but it hurts watching him try to field a ball. Hopefully he can turn it around!

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Too bad he can't get to enough balls to use that arm. He is a very below average left fielder, at least last year. Let's hope he can do better this year. Those little short choppy steps don't get it done.

get to enough? Cuddy plays everything on the bounce.....even off his head.

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I just wish someone would teach Delmon how to run. Those short choppy steps drive me nuts, especially when he is running the bases.

he makes up for it by knowing how to slide correctly without doing summersaults and getting on the DL and how to correctly knock the ball out of a catchers glove............

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Another guy with a rocket arm is Delmon Young. Last year in one of the first meetings with the White Sux he chased down a ball at the warning track, then turned and fired to first base without a cutoff man and doubled up a guy. I was impressed with that. If he gets better at judging fly balls, the Twins will have one heck of an outfield. If Span struggles at the plate, I think he will be riding the pine more than any other outfielder we have. We just have to wait and see what happens. I am very excited for this season.

He had a ton of balls "get past" him.

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Sled- didn't I win our bet??? Cuddyers played all 3 games so far, DH last night yes, but still played all game (and did pretty good I might add) and Youngs been in once. And stunk it up- time for a new avatar!!!

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