The Minnesota Twins have a relative lineage of Rookie of the Year award winners. <strong><a href=" " target="_blank">Tony...
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It dawned on me the other day that I never properly introduced everyone to the Prospect Octopus. I just went on and on about his prospect eye and didn't ...
Any prediction that the Twins would have a nearly .500 record after 30 games was likely a prediction made with one's heart. While there is nothing wrong ...
When the Prospect Octopus and I were conversing this week, he asked about the reaction to his prospect information. I was shocked to hear that he didn't ...
The Twins beat the Tigers 6-2 on Wednesday, improving their record to 12-12 and finishing at .500 for the month of April. If someone had told me that the...
As you probably know, I found the Prospect Octopus when deep-sea diving in the Pacific Ocean. I was communicating with him via text over the next few wee...
I thought about writing a poem about <strong><a href=" " target="_blank">Joe Mauer</a></strong>, but ultimatel...
Welcome to Prospect Octopus week three. As you may or may not know, the Prospect Octopus shares his knowledge of the Minor League world with me, and I tr...
The illusory correlation effect is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when two events, characteristics, or concepts become strong associates of one ano...
I told you I'd find an obnoxious name for this. Since I'll be featuring eight players each week, and an octopus has eight legs, it just makes sense. Go...
I learned a valuable lesson yesterday. I've been toying with this idea for a week or so and started outlining this post on Tuesday. Then, Cee Angi of ...
Prospect Watch - Week 1 Welcome to the first Prospect Watch of the season. I am still working on a clever or obnoxious name for this post, so bear with m...
While the Twins' season has started already, the Twins' Minor League season starts today (4/4). If you have followed Puckett's Pond through the Winter, y...
There have been a lot of words written and spoken, looking for the 2013 version of the 2012 Baltimore Orioles. The reality is that it is unlikely that an...
When Spring Training began over a month ago, there were players who we knew would make the team, players we thought would make the team and players we thou...
There is a heads for every tails, yin for every yang, a good prediction for every bad prediction. I decided to take another stab at predictions for the M...
<em>In this feature, I scour the most reliable internet sites to try to determine whether or not a former Minnesota Twin is forgotten or not. I use...
The last two seasons in Minnesota have not been enjoyable for baseball fans. Well, that's not entirely true. While the Twins haven't had much success o...
Tom Brunansky is the current Minnesota Twins hitting coach. He is getting rave reviews for his work this Spring and many who have followed the team for a...
Baseball America, one of the best organizations in the Prospect game, puts out their top 10 lists each Winter. This is not all that uncommon, but Basebal...