Twins send Tsuyoshi Nishioka to Class AAA despite .667 winning percentage with him in lineup

Good times.

August 13, 2012 at 8:03PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Tsuyoshi Nishioka was sent to Class AAA Rochester to make room for Trevor Plouffe. Many are hailing the move as an "about time" kind of thing. But we have some numbers that might make you think differently, conveniently presented in the form of a bar graph:

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

And yes, now that we have discovered how to make graphs very simply via the interwebs, expect this to be our new favorite toy for a few weeks.

about the writer

about the writer

Michael Rand

Columnist / Reporter

Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

See Moreicon

More from Sports

See More
card image
Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune

Most of the teams in Strib Varsity’s statewide women’s hockey rankings advanced to next week’s state tournament.

card image
card image