Comments on: Twins sticking with Tsuyoshi Nishioka … for now http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: wlschneider09 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344498 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 03:19:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344498 Wisconsin. A lot of crap comes our way from there.

]]> By: zzalapski http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344417 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 22:15:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344417 Aversion therapy sounds about right.

]]> By: twonis http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344385 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 21:28:18 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344385 Not nearly as harsh as what I ACTUALLY think they should do…but that’s not appropriate for this public forum.

]]> By: spudatx http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344346 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:13:10 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344346 If Swisher hadn’t run into him, Nishioka would have just been benched sooner.

]]> By: spudatx http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344345 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:11:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344345 What? Time to develop? No one expected Nishi to be a gold glover or a batting title earner, but he was supposed to be a veteran who would acclimate to the MLB relatively quickly and contribute well within the confines of his 3-year contract. He was terrible in 2011 and the broken leg was no excuse. The off-season didn’t return a seasoned, prepared Nishi to the Twins to such a great extent that he was sent to the minors before the season broke. At this point, he does little more than provide “depth” (if you want to call it that) to the middle infield after Luke Hughes failed to do that. With Valencia gone and Plouffe on the DL, Carroll isn’t an option. If the Twins had the cash, Nishioka would be gone and a low-cost veteran would fill his shoes on the roster.

]]> By: Bryz http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344326 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:37:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344326 Umm… where did this comment come from?

]]> By: Bryz http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344324 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:36:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344324 A little harsh, dude.

]]> By: hansob http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344305 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:06:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344305 We need a sunken cost league, where guys like Nick Blackburn, Nishioka, Chone Figgins, and Vernon Wells can all prove whose contract is sunken deeper.

]]> By: wsnydes http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344302 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:02:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344302 I might tend to agree with you if he’d have shown ANYTHING that would classify as a sign that he can play here. This stretch of games isn’t a fluke, this is the guy that he is. He can’t even compete at AAA. I find it hard to believe that the Japanese leagues are worse than AAA.

]]> By: e5again http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344293 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:56:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344293 This is obvious sarcasm, right?

]]> By: packhawk04 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344277 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:34:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344277 The twins and their fans need a serious therapy treatment.

]]> By: twonis http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344276 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:32:52 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344276 I propose that the Twins wait until the offseason, probably sometime around January/February, and take a little trip up to Duluth. Then they need to put Nishioka on an ice floe, push him out into Lake Superior and never speak of it ever again.

]]> By: Bryz http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344274 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:31:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344274 ^ Oblivious Twins fan here.

Seriously, he’s been awful. That one batting title he won in Japan was fluky, as his BA that year was significantly higher (like, 30-40 pts. higher) than his 2nd best batting average in a season. Kaz Matsui was also a Japanese Gold Glove winner and he didn’t look that great in the field in the US either.

Even his numbers in Triple-A were uninspiring. Nishi is looking more and more like a sunk cost. I might even say that I’d want Matt Tolbert back, because at least he was replacement level. Nishi is below replacement.

]]> By: Ben http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344269 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:26:09 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344269 You’re crazy if you think he’s even a competent AAA player. He’s not. He’s been stateside for a year and a half and he’s simply dreadful. There is no upside here.

]]> By: schrutebeetfarms http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344262 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:18:45 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344262 He’s a 3x gold glove winner in japan and won a batting title. He just has to acclimate to the American game and he’ll be a cornerstone of the Twins for years to come.

]]> By: meadowlark89 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344256 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:11:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344256 Wonder what would’ve happened if Nick Swisher hadn’t run into his leg and broke it to screw up his and the Twins season.

]]> By: mianfr http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344255 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:11:30 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344255 What does that even mean?

]]> By: ThatGuy http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344251 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:07:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344251 He’s 28 years old. Far more likely he is what he is at this point than he needs to develop.

]]> By: schrutebeetfarms http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/09/twins-sticking-with-tsuyoshi-nishioka-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-344248 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:02:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=190334#comment-344248 Twins just need to give him time to develop. A gold glove batting champion doesn’t come around all that often.

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