Twins Minor League Report (8/24): Edouard Julien is Him

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13 hours ago, mikelink45 said:

No - it is desperation as our season sinks.  Years ago Tom Kelly thought it was fine to jump from AA to MLB.  I do too.  Things may have changed, but AAA is a repository for players like Beckham and Cave and others who are just hanging on for one more chance. 

AAA used to be like that, and teams used to jump prospects from AA to MLB in part because they didn't want them exposed to guys that were doing anything to try and get one more shot at The Show (including screwing over a prospect). Teams have definitely done a lot to clean that up and only hang on to minor league lifers when they know they're also going to be good working with the kids and don't tolerate veterans looking for one more shot dumping on the prospects. It makes it more likely they'll have them progress all the way through the system. (and in the twins case, now that AAA is just across town, it's easier for the MLB staff to see someone play live before adding them to the 26-man)