Miguel Sano is not a good baseball player

[Ask Not]

Skilled? Sure.
Game IQ, discipline, work ethic, desire? Not so much.

[Sid Hartman]

Andrew Wiggins of Twins and the Mikko Koivu of the Wild

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

Andrew Wiggins of Twins and the Mikko Koivu of the Wild

Come on Sid. His advanced numbers are miles ahead of Wiggins. He’s at least a net positive, Wiggins is a negative on the floor.

[Sid Hartman]

Andrew Wiggins of Twins and the Mikko Koivu of the Wild

Come on Sid. His advanced numbers are miles ahead of Wiggins. He’s at least a net positive, Wiggins is a negative on the floor.

He strikes out half the time it seams and is sieve in fielding

[KevinBaconIsNotMyHero]

Andrew Wiggins of Twins and the Mikko Koivu of the Wild

Come on Sid. His advanced numbers are miles ahead of Wiggins. He’s at least a net positive, Wiggins is a negative on the floor.

He strikes out half the time it seams and is sieve in fielding

He’s frustrating. I agree with that.

[full force five]

I wonder what his IQ is, honestly. 80?

[Hornets]

When he FINALLY got back in the lineup after that mystery cut on his foot he looked decent for a bit. Now the big fella is in a complete free fall and is currently hurting this team. Time to cut bait and move on? Not quite yet IMHO but we're getting close....after all, we're all glad we didn't give up on BB!

WIN TWINS!

[whiskerbiscuit]

#1 on my shit list.


What a complete pile.

[jffl_commish]

They can't continue to trot that shitshow out there. 5 K's, is that a new Twins record?

[Ask Not]

It's like he needs to hit every pitch 700 feet. He's missing 92 mph fastballs in the zone and landing off balance.
Not a professional.

[Slim Shady]

They can't continue to trot that shitshow out there. 5 K's, is that a new Twins record?

tied the record

Bobby Darwin
Roy Somali
Bob Allison
Max Kepler


maybe a couple more

[full force five]

Send him down, bring up the turtle. Sano is a total doofus.

[j-one]

He's good at striking out, lowering his trade value and future contract demands.
Saw the 5 K's last night. He needs to master the zone much more and not swing each time likes he's in a home run derby.
I'm OK with keeping him around for a little while and seeing if he can get it - there is potential there.

[full force five]

I'm just worried he becomes the next Ortiz if we trade him away or give up on him but god damn he sucks right now with zero approach at the plate.

[Slap Shot]

A lot of people were calling Buxton a bust not too long ago. Not saying Buxton ever got this low but it's too early to give up on Sano completely. That said he needs some time at AAA.

[salamander]

Man, all it takes is one bad month in this town for people to do a complete 180 on any given sports name.

[jffl_commish]

A lot of people were calling Buxton a bust not too long ago. Not saying Buxton ever got this low but it's too early to give up on Sano completely. That said he needs some time at AAA.

I think the main difference with Buxton is we never had to question his heart, effort, desire...... At worst, he is an all-world defensive CF.

[DC4MVP]

Man, all it takes is one bad month in this town for people to do a complete 180 on any given sports name.

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

[flexbuffchest]

Sano is so damn frustrating. He legitimately has the power to hit 40+ home runs every year. We haven't had a player with that kind of power potential in a very long time.

Such a waste of talent.

[flexbuffchest]

Man, all it takes is one bad month in this town for people to do a complete 180 on any given sports name.

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

Pre all-star 2017?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_ ... /year/2017

He was pretty good his rookie year as well.

[HeHateMe]

Man, all it takes is one bad month in this town for people to do a complete 180 on any given sports name.

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

Pre all-star 2017?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_ ... /year/2017

He was pretty good his rookie year as well.

He was an all-star … and not because he was the only rep! Now... give me Escobar back at third any day of the week. I would have said it last year too.

[Deep Purple]

Trade Sano for some pitching

[Cripes]

Dude just needs a long stretch where he's not injured. Hopefully he can be an adequate fielder but he's likely a dh.

[jakazz30]

Sano is so damn frustrating. He legitimately has the power to hit 40+ home runs every year. We haven't had a player with that kind of power potential in a very long time.

Such a waste of talent.

CJ says "Huh"?..

[D_H]

I was SO high on him but I'm quickly growing sick of him.

[jakazz30]

Man, all it takes is one bad month in this town for people to do a complete 180 on any given sports name.

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

Pre all-star 2017?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_ ... /year/2017

He was pretty good his rookie year as well.

Kennys Vargas was pretty solid at times also.

[flexbuffchest]

Sano is so damn frustrating. He legitimately has the power to hit 40+ home runs every year. We haven't had a player with that kind of power potential in a very long time.

Such a waste of talent.

CJ says "Huh"?..

Well, let me refine it a bit. Sano has the power potential to be along the league leaders in HR every year.

If he gave a shit and had a good work ethic I'm sure he could get to that level but... It isn't going to happen considering we have never seen that type of commitment from him so far.

As for CJ, I love the guy. Hope we can resign in a multi year deal.

[flexbuffchest]

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

Pre all-star 2017?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_ ... /year/2017

He was pretty good his rookie year as well.

Kennys Vargas was pretty solid at times also.

Just answering a question

I'm not defending Sano, the guy is an absolute turd. The only saving grace is his power. I'm past the point though where I think he will every get it

[jakazz30]

Sano is so damn frustrating. He legitimately has the power to hit 40+ home runs every year. We haven't had a player with that kind of power potential in a very long time.

Such a waste of talent.

CJ says "Huh"?..

Well, let me refine it a bit. Sano has the power potential to be along the league leaders in HR every year.

If he gave a shit and had a good work ethic I'm sure he could get to that level but... It isn't going to happen considering we have never seen that type of commitment from him so far.

As for CJ, I love the guy. Hope we can resign in a multi year deal.

The thing with Sano.....
I actually have done the research on this..

If someone looks back at the commentary on him in '16, '17 etc...in the Strib...its identical to what is being said now.
It never really changes..

I gave the benefit of doubt until a couple of games ago...
He was lazy on D..and it cost the Twins a couple of runs.

(I mentioned it in the GDT as it happened)

As a comparison, I believe Buxton is trying to become a better player..will he? Time will tell....but the effort is there.
I know he just went IL, but right now I'd be fine with making Gonzalez the everyday 3B.

[salamander]

One bad month?

Has the guy ever had a good month?

Pre all-star 2017?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/splits/_ ... /year/2017

He was pretty good his rookie year as well.

Kennys Vargas was pretty solid at times also.

I got to see Vargas 1st career homerun live (free tickets). He did the Donkey Kong chest pound.
That was a fun game.