tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post307929346225388060..comments2024-02-19T07:12:32.248-06:00Comments on Baseball Outsider: Michael Cuddyer: Overrated and underappreciatedEdward Thomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10769979703606661737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-84404801523222901402009-11-09T10:44:08.561-06:002009-11-09T10:44:08.561-06:00Cuddy rose to the occasion, that's for sure. T...Cuddy rose to the occasion, that's for sure. Too bad he can't do it consistently. (But then he probably <i>wouldn't</i> be human!) Michael <i>is</i> a leader on the Twins, as is Cabrera. But Cabrera's poor defense has doomed him. Is Cuddyer's defense bad enough to doom him as well? His "cannon" arm from right field has been talked about in the past, but we didn't see too much evidence of it this past season. Maybe that's a bi-product of his thumb problems, huh?<br /><br />I expect we'll see Cuddy in right for the next year or two, unless he gets hurt again. But sooner or later the Twins will have to give him the bad news. I hope they will be able to give him a coaching opportunity then. They could use his leadership in that capacity.GZimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343987749136219839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195084204316698108.post-75814359731927715362009-11-09T10:25:49.008-06:002009-11-09T10:25:49.008-06:00I heard AJ Pierzynski being interviewed on KFAN re...I heard AJ Pierzynski being interviewed on KFAN recently and when asked about Mauer's chances for MVP, he said that he thinks Cuddyer should be MVP because of the way he finished the season. I don't think he was talking about the Twins MVP either; I think he was talking about the AL MVP.Shane Frederickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01221850446946345937noreply@blogger.com