[USML Announce] Rips Clear Air With Hicks Up

[Brad Jansen]

With my luck he gets hurt this week, goes on DL and loses rookie status....

On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:35 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:

> I think it was Span.  Revere got sent down but was starting within a month
> or two.  So thanks for helping make my point.  Hicks is probably a better
> prospect that Revere (or Mostaccioli), and the Twins obviously think so,
> but who knows how long this will last?  Hicks could have the job for 10
> days or 10 years.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 1:19 pm
> Subject: Re: [USML Announce] Rips Clear Air With Hicks Up
>
> I don't even recall who the hell he was--Span? Revere? Puckett?
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:11 PM, <springkerb at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Remind me how long last year's Twins starting center fielder lasted.
>>
>>
>>  -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>> Sent: Mon, Mar 25, 2013 12:14 pm
>> Subject: [USML Announce] Rips Clear Air With Hicks Up
>>
>> *ITEM*
>> FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The starting center fielder competition is over for
>> the Twins.
>>  Aaron Hicks, who has yet to play above Double-A New Britain, will be
>> Minnesota's center fielder and leadoff hitter come Opening Day on April 1
>> against the Tigers at Target Field, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire announced
>> Sunday.
>> Hicks, who went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and an RBI against the
>> Blue Jays on Sunday, won the battle over Darin Mastroianni and Joe Benson.
>> Mastroianni is expected to be the club's fourth outfielder while Benson was
>> optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Friday.
>>
>>  *WINNER*
>> Riptorns. Demotion of J.D. Martinez more than offset with news that AL's
>> latest OF sensation Aaron Hicks has earned spotting spot as *RIPS EYE
>> FIFTH PLACE FINISH.*
>> *
>> *
>> *LOSER*
>> K-9. Weak OF populated with likes of Rasmus, Francoeur and Mastroianni
>> dooms this squad to *BOTTOM FEEDER STATUS.*
>>
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