MLB: Minnesota Twins Whatnot: May 21

: Probably...well, hopefully. I mean, if Rondell White could do it, I'm sure Young can, too. I would think that the first thing that he is doing wrong is not swinging like a male athlete. Even Gomez has hit a home run. He just needs to relax and swing like he's got a pair.

Dan Wade: If Jason Tyner can do it, Delmon certainly can and will. He’s a self-admitted slow starter, but if he doesn’t have one by June 14, I’ll be shocked.

I haven’t a clue what he’s doing wrong (the curse of living outside FSNs viewing area and being too insolvent for MLB.tv), but I think the larger problem is that Joe Vavra doesn’t seem to have an idea either. Delmon’s dad has been giving him hitting advice, and it seems to be working. His extra-base-hit total doubled over the weekend, so that’s a good sign. I’d still like to see more hard-hit line drives than we’ve seen to date.

Andrew Kneeland: I haven't had the opportunity to watch Delmon play, so I don't know if he has a huge swing flaw (not that I could catch it anyway). He has one of highest groundball percentages in the MLB, but is a very disciplined hitter.

That being the case, he does hit quite a few flyballs as well. I'm sure he will connect on a few dingers. He won't be known as a home run hitter this year, though.

 

Fans are turning on Boof Bonser left and right. Why is he struggling, and what should Minnesota do with him?

Andrade: Let's see, WHIP, better than last year, slugging percentage allowed (SLGA) down from last year, walks and home runs per game, all better than last year. Boof's expected-fielding independent ERA (xFIP) and his fielding independent pitching (FIP) are 4.46 and 3.91 respectively (average to above average), and are both better than last year. So why panic?

Yeah, so the guy's a No. 3 starter instead of the Cy Young winner we thought we saw in 2006, big deal. He's still an average (or better) major league starter.

Hakes: Boof Bonser has the stuff to be in the major leagues, but I don't know if he can handle the pressure. Fans can be quick to judge, but they might be getting at something. Boof would be a lot better off if he could control his pitches in the first inning. It's hard to be working off a big deficit that early in the game. Minnesota should try and give him more chances. Just have faith.

Grilz

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