tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post2312252641912208024..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Danny Santana, superutility playerEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-39381275155988431632014-09-05T11:57:01.024-05:002014-09-05T11:57:01.024-05:00Trevor Plouffe played minor league SS for about 7 ...Trevor Plouffe played minor league SS for about 7 years, and the people in the Twins system still did not realize he couldn't handle the job in the majors (and that he could barely stick at third). Is their evaluation of Santana any better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-14879966692362005862014-09-05T11:19:29.399-05:002014-09-05T11:19:29.399-05:00I agree with Jim. The Twins have seemed to regula...I agree with Jim. The Twins have seemed to regularly discuss shortcomings in the games of younger players. Hopefully the way you suggest Santana is being handled is a new way the Twins are going. I don't think it does a young player any good to see his deficiencies being discussed in the media. I sometimes wonder if they aren't spending too much time raising parts of players games to mediocrity while the part of their game that is reason why they were advanced in the first place is allowed to atrophy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-16232317662747927072014-09-05T10:56:27.307-05:002014-09-05T10:56:27.307-05:00Your point is well made, Ed, but I would take issu...Your point is well made, Ed, but I would take issue with one statement. If the Twins do feel this way, I'm not sure it's accurate to say they are never likely to say so. They certainly have not been shy about making similar comments concerning Josmil Pinto's defensive abilities behind the plate. When the media inevitably starts pressuring Twins FO and field staff for an explanation, I would expect them to point out that Santana has not, historically, been a defensive wizard at SS.Jim Crikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.comnoreply@blogger.com