Twins Minor League Report (7/26): Walks Will Haunt at Any Level

[Seth Stohs]

"Walks will Haunt." So do home runs, and errors and several other things. Wednesday was a tough afternoon for pitchers throughout the Twins organization. But several hitters had huge days. 

Image courtesy of Ed Bailey, Wichita Wind Surge (photo of DaShawn Keirsey)

You may notice a theme throughout the Twins organization. First, they all played Wednesday afternoon games which is unusual. But more so, I’m referring to the fact that pitching was not a strength for Twins pitchers on Wednesday. The Twins gave up a ton of runs. And the affiliates gave up a bunch of runs too. 

Here are the records of the Twins and their six affiliates through games on Wednesday. 

Minnesota Twins: 54-50
St. Paul Saints: 57-40 
Wichita Wind Surge: 37-54
Cedar Rapids Kernels: 57-35
Fort Myers Mighty Mussels: 45-47
FCL Twins: 16-19
DSL Twins: 8-26

Let’s get to the report. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. 

TRANSACTIONS
The Twins optioned RHP Oliver Ortega and recalled Josh Winder.
The Saints activated catcher Mark Kolozsvary from the Developmental List.
Infielder Dalton Shuffield was activated from the Fort Myers Injured List and assigned to Cedar Rapids. 
Following their Wednesday afternoon game, the Twins made a trade. They sent RHP Jorge Lopez to the Miami Marlins in exchange for RH RP Dylan Floro . 

SAINTS SENTINEL
St. Paul 9, Toledo 7
Box Score

Brent Headrick made the start in this game. He gave up three runs in the top of the first inning and another in the third. In total, he gave up four runs on three hits. All three hits were home runs. He also walked four batters and struck out two. 

Patrick Murphy came on and gave up one run on five hits and a walk over 2 1/3 innings. He struck out two batters. Austin Brice got four outs, all on strikeouts. Ronny Henriquez got four outs, but he gave up two runs on two hits and a walk. 

The Saints found themselves down 4-1 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. In that inning, Andrew Stevenson, Jorge Polanco, and Kyle Garlick singled, the third driving in the inning’s first run. Next, Chris Williams doubled to score two more runs. After two outs, Williams scored on an Anthony Prato single to give the Saints a 5-4 lead. However, the Mudhens tied it in the top of the seventh inning. 

The bottom of the seventh inning started with walks to Alex De Goti and Andrew Stevenson. Jorge Polanco singled to load the bases. Kyle Garlick followed with a grand slam to give the Saints a 9-5 lead. Tyler Nevin hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth. Henriquez then hit a batter and gave up a double to put runners on second and third base. However, a hard-hit line drive was caught in center field by Mark Contreras to end the game. 

Garlick went 3-for-4 with five RBI. He hit his 11th double and 10th home run. Stevenson went 3-for-4 with a walk and his 17th double. Polanco has two hits in five at-bats. Anthony Prato was 2-for-4. He also stole his eighth base. 

WIND SURGE WISDOM
Wichita 10, Frisco 19
Box Score
With winds blowing out early in the game, runs piled up quickly. And they just kept piling up, higher, and higher, and high… you get the picture. 

In the top of the first inning, David Festa gave up a two-run homer to Thomas Saggese. The bottom of the first started with singles from Brooks Lee and DaShawn Keirsey, the latter driving in the former to put the Wind Surge on the scoreboard. Two batters later, the second run scored on a Patrick Winkel sacrifice fly. Then Jake Rucker connected for his seventh homer of the season to give the Surge a 3-2 lead after one frame.  

Unfortunately, the second inning didn’t go well for Festa at all. He gave up a grand slam to Evan Carter. Wind may have been a factor, but two walks before it didn’t help either. Things went quiet in the bottom of the second and the top of the third. But in the bottom of the third, Keirsey hit his 13th homer of the year and cut the deficit to 6-4. 

Festa went just 2 2/3 innings and was charged with six runs on seven hits and two walks. He had four strikeouts and all six runs came on the two homers he allowed. Hunter McMahon was next up for the Wind Surge. He was charged with five runs (4 earned) on four hits and a walk. Isaac Mattson gave up an unearned run over 1 1/3 innings. Taylor Floyd tossed three scoreless innings. Things had kind of settled down.

In the ninth, catcher David Banuelos came on to pitch. It didn’t go well. He gave up seven runs on six hits and a walk. Four of the hits were home runs. He got just two outs. Will Holland got the third out. 

The top two batters in the Wind Surge lineup provided most of the offense. Brooks Lee went 4-for-6 with three runs scored. He hit his 11th home run of the season, a two-run blast, in the ninth inning. DaShawn Keirsey went 5-for-6 with three runs scored. He hit his fifth triple and the 13th home run of his season in the game. Third-place hitter, Yunior Severino, became the first player in the Twins organization to his 20 home runs this season. Holland went 2-for-4 with a walk and his ninth double. 

KERNELS NUGGETS
Cedar Rapids 7, Wisconsin 8
Box Score
Speaking of strong first innings, the Kernels jumped on the Timber Rattlers with a six-run top of the first inning. With one out, Emmanuel Rodriguez and Kala’i Rosario walked before Jorel Ortega hit an infield single to load the bases. Misael Urbina walked in a run. Next, Andrew Cossetti cleared the bases with his 10th double since joining the Kernels. Following a strikeout, there was a pitching change. Jeferson Morales welcomed Miguel Guerrero with a two-run homer to make it 6-0.

In the top of the second, Emmanuel Rodriguez lined to right field, but an error allowed him to reach third base. Kala’i Rosario drove him in with a sacrifice fly to make it 7-0. 

With C.J. Culpepper on the mound, one could think that would be enough run support. However, with some really rough defense in the bottom of the second inning, Wisconsin scored five runs, and just one of them was earned. There were two Catcher’s Interference calls, and one what could have been a double play, a throwing error meant three additional runs scored. CJ Culpepper’s day ended after just 1 1/3 innings. He gave up five runs (1 earned) on four hits and two walks. 

Matthew Swain came in and gave up a run on two hits over 1 2/3 innings. Alejandro Hidalgo came in to start the fourth inning. He gave up one run on two hits over 2 1/3 innings. He walked three and struck out four batters. Niklas Rimmel walked three batters but gave up no runs on no hits over the next 1 2/3 innings. John Wilson gave up one run on one hit, one walk and one hit batter in the eighth inning to take the loss. 

Andrew Cossetti led the offense. He went 2-for-4 with his 10th double and three RBI. Jorel Ortega went 2-for-4 and was hit by a pitch. Kala’i Rosario and Emmanuel Rodriguez each walked twice. 

MUSSEL MATTERS
Fort Myers 7, Palm Beach 5 (10 innings)
Box Score 
Through four innings in this game, the score was just 1-1. However, in the top of the fifth frame, Palm Beach scored three runs. Things stayed quiet until the bottom of the ninth. 

Down 4-1, Kyle Schmidt was hit by a pitch to lead off the ninth. Yohander Martinez ran for him. With one out, Alec Sayre reached on an error. Then Gregory Duran ripped a double down the right field line to score two runs. He went to third on a throwing error. Maddux Houston lifted a ball to center field, deep enough to drive in Duran and tie the game. 

Unfortunately, Palm Beach scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning. 

Jose Olivares started for the Mussels. In 4 2/3 innings, he gave up four runs on six hits and a walk. He had five strikeouts. Ricardo Velez came on and gave up just one hit over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. Wilker Reyes came in and put zeros on the board in the eighth and ninth. He started the 10th inning but gave up two runs (1 earned, the other the Manfred Man) on two hits and a walk. Gabriel Yanez came on and allowed an inherited runner to score and one more run on three hits before getting the three outs in the 10th inning. 

The Mussels scored one run on a passed ball in the bottom of the 10th, but that was it as they fell 7-5 in this game. 

Gregory Duran went 2-for-4 with his ninth double and three RBI. Kyle Schmidt went 2-for-3 with his fourth double and was hit by a pitch. Ricardo Olivar added his 18th double. 

COMPLEX THOUGHTS from BOCA CHICA
DSL Twins, DSL Reds
The DSL Twins were supposed to be making up a game that was supposed to be played two weeks ago. It was again postponed due to weather. 

TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY
Co-Hitter of the Day – DaShawn Keirsey, Jr. (Wichita) - 5-for-6, 3B(5), HR(13) 3 R, 2 RBI, K. 
Pitcher of the Day – Taylor Floyd (Wichita) - 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. 

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on the new Twins Top 20 prospects after seeing how they did on Wednesday.

#1 - Brooks Lee (Wichita) - 4-for-6, HR(11), 3 R, 2 RBI
#3 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-3, 2 BB, 2 R, RBI, K.
#5 - Matt Wallner (Minnesota) - 2-for-4, 2-HR(4), 2 RBI, K
#7 - David Festa (Wichita) - 2 2/3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 64 pitches, 37 strikes (57.8%)
#15 - Jordan Balazovic (Minnesota) - 1 1/3 IP, 1 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, K, 32 pitches, 19 strikes (59.4%)
#16 - Kala’i Rosario (Cedar Rapids) - 0-for-2, 2 BB, R, RBI, SF, K
#17 - Yunior Severino (Wichita) - 1-for-5, BB, HR(20), R, 2 RBI, K, CS(4)
#19 - Brent Headrick (St. Paul) - 4 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K (3 HR), 72 pitches, 43 strikes (59.7%)

THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE AND PITCHING PROBABLES
Toledo @ St. Paul (7:07 PM CST) - RHP Simeon Woods Richardson (3-5, 6.18 ERA)
Frisco @ Wichita (7:05 PM CST) - RHP Pierson Ohl (1-3, 4.89 ERA)
Cedar Rapids @ Wisconsin (6:40 PM CST) - RHP Zebby Matthews (3-1,5.02 ERA) vs rehabbing Brandon Woodruff
Palm Beach @ Fort Myers (6:00 PM CST) - LHP Jarret Whorff (2-1, 2.54 ERA) 
FCL Twins @ FCL Braves (11:00 AM CST) - TBD 
DSL Dodgers @ DSL Twins(10:00 AM CST) - TBD

Please feel free to ask questions and discuss Wednesday’s games or any other Twins minor league topics! 

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[jishfish]

Everyday I just become more and more thankful Brooks Lee dropped to us last year. What an absolute steal!!

Maybe this is optimistic, but I keep coming back to "switch-hitting Justin Turner" as a comp for him. Not necessarily a superstar/perennial MVP candidate, but just a super solid-professional hitter that you can plug into the 3 hole for a decade.

.275/.375/.475 (.850 OPS)

K%=15%  --  BB%=10%

20-25 HRs and 35-40 2Bs 

Obviously that's a 75th+ percentile outcome and he has to prove he can do it at the big league level, but I look at what Lee is doing this year versus what Turner has done for the past decade, and I think the similarities are pretty clear.

[Dman]

Stevenson and Prato are red hot.  I don't know why Stevenson picked Minnesota as his bat looks MLB ready and he has success at that level.. One bad year in 2021 otherwise the hit tool looks like it plays just fine. He is old for the level at 29 but it sure looks like he can play.

Prato has always been an under dog favorite of mine.  Really strong K rate, walk rate numbers and good slugging to go with it.  He makes a lot of good contact and is batting .315 at AAA.  I still think he is a diamond in the rough type of player.

Garlick's bat has started to heat up again as well.  Maybe he makes his way back to the Twins yet.

I gave Lee plenty of grief for not looking that great to start the year.  He is making me eat my words.  His batting average is almost .300 and his OPS almost .850.  Those are elite numbers for that level and he is doing that in his first pro year.  I don't think I have seen a college prospect start at AA and do that well for at least half a season.  It would be nice if they found room at AAA to see how he does there but they could promote him from AA as his overall batting line is good enough to promote him from AA if they want\need to.  The scouts said he had an advanced bat and he is proving them right.  Lee is the real deal.

[Mike Sixel]

Promote guys....

Why is Larnach up and not Prato at third? Are they trying to win this year, or worry about mediocre guys on the back of the 40 man?

Lee and Severino should be promoted. I'd prefer either even in Minnesota at third, but at least ST Paul....

I see other teams promoting guys, even from AA.... Meantime, here? Wallner is clearly better than Gallo.....

[Brett]

I don’t suppose Festa, Balazovic, and Headrick all had subpar outings so they wouldn’t be attractive trade targets…? Nah, I’m sure human nature never figures into these situations.

[Mike Sixel]

4 minutes ago, Brett said:

I don’t suppose Festa, Balazovic, and Headrick all had subpar outings so they wouldn’t be attractive trade targets…? Nah, I’m sure human nature never figures into these situations.

Why would they not want to be traded?

[Dman]

2 minutes ago, Brett said:

I don’t suppose Festa, Balazovic, and Headrick all had subpar outings so they wouldn’t be attractive trade targets…? Nah, I’m sure human nature never figures into these situations.

This is the time of year that pitchers deal with arm fatigue.  It looks like the Twins tried to take it easy on Balazovic moving him to the pen and Headrick pitching him less innings recently but it seems like lot's of arms even at the MLB level are struggling more as we move into the second half of the season.  I would expect more erratic starts from here on out for a fair number of arms.  Seems to be part of the process.

[mikelink45]

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The Twins optioned RHP Oliver Ortega and recalled Josh Winder.

Not very exciting, but then the lines on our pitching prospects are not exciting overall.  What next?  

[Jocko87]

3 hours ago, jishfish said:

Everyday I just become more and more thankful Brooks Lee dropped to us last year. What an absolute steal!!

Maybe this is optimistic, but I keep coming back to "switch-hitting Justin Turner" as a comp for him. Not necessarily a superstar/perennial MVP candidate, but just a super solid-professional hitter that you can plug into the 3 hole for a decade.

.275/.375/.475 (.850 OPS)

K%=15%  --  BB%=10%

20-25 HRs and 35-40 2Bs 

Obviously that's a 75th+ percentile outcome and he has to prove he can do it at the big league level, but I look at what Lee is doing this year versus what Turner has done for the past decade, and I think the similarities are pretty clear.

I've been using the Alex Bregman comp myself.

[jkcarew]

1 hour ago, Jocko87 said:

I've been using the Alex Bregman comp myself.

That would be fantastic. But, to be fair, Bergman demolished the Texas League the year after he was drafted. Lee hasn’t done that. But he’s been good…very promising!

[Aerodeliria]

I just like the title. It's always my pet peeve when pitchers start walking guys. It cost the big boys again today (Balazovic's two BBs put the game out of reach after the three-run blast).

A silly side story, I went to a game with my wife between the Yomiuri Giants and the Chuinich Dragons a couple of years back. The Dragon's starter walked the first three batters. My wife is not a particularly avid fan of baseball but Chuinichi Dragons is her hometown (Nagoya) team, so she wanted to take me to the game. I turned to her and said that the Giants are going to score a lot of runs this inning. I think she asked 'why' or something, and I said because now the pitcher is probably going to throw a fastball right down the middle of the plate (my wife now uses the term 'watermelon' to describe these kinds of ptiches). Sakamoto (I believe) was the hitter and he doubled. I think the Giants ended up scoring 8 runs in that inning and after a few more walks in inning number two, they tacked on another 5. By the 5th or 6th inning, I think they had walked about 10 Giants' hitters and had accumulated 21 runs. We left the game because we got cold. We still had fun, but 'walks really do haunt.'

[Major League Ready]

Brooks Lee for July ....  .375 / .439 / .653 / 1.092

Prato since 6/10 ..........  .324    .447    .629    1.076

Is there a source to track the position played for Milb players?  I am wondering how much time Prato is seeing in LF.  This guy is looking legit!  I could see him being involved in a trade for Lane Thomas.

[JD-TWINS]

13 hours ago, Dman said:

Stevenson and Prato are red hot.  I don't know why Stevenson picked Minnesota as his bat looks MLB ready and he has success at that level.. One bad year in 2021 otherwise the hit tool looks like it plays just fine. He is old for the level at 29 but it sure looks like he can play.

Prato has always been an under dog favorite of mine.  Really strong K rate, walk rate numbers and good slugging to go with it.  He makes a lot of good contact and is batting .315 at AAA.  I still think he is a diamond in the rough type of player.

Garlick's bat has started to heat up again as well.  Maybe he makes his way back to the Twins yet.

I gave Lee plenty of grief for not looking that great to start the year.  He is making me eat my words.  His batting average is almost .300 and his OPS almost .850.  Those are elite numbers for that level and he is doing that in his first pro year.  I don't think I have seen a college prospect start at AA and do that well for at least half a season.  It would be nice if they found room at AAA to see how he does there but they could promote him from AA as his overall batting line is good enough to promote him from AA if they want\need to.  The scouts said he had an advanced bat and he is proving them right.  Lee is the real deal.

Is there a spot or can there be a spot at AAA soon for Lee? Would like to see him get a good month of service in St. Paul to see how he looks at that level v. just a handful of games at year’s end……seems to have mastered AA - right?

‘24:

We have Farmer under contract next year. CC & Kirilloff are locks at current IF positions,……..I guess, unless they flip Julien to 1B? Julien is in the mix on the right side. Where do Lee & Lewis fit, at this time next year, in the Twins line-up??

Lewis - CC - Lee - Julien infield by July?

Kirilloff - Castro - Wallner in OF (not exactly stellar D?)

That’s a solid 7 man core!!

[Doctor Wu]

13 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Promote guys....

Why is Larnach up and not Prato at third? Are they trying to win this year, or worry about mediocre guys on the back of the 40 man?

Lee and Severino should be promoted. I'd prefer either even in Minnesota at third, but at least ST Paul....

I see other teams promoting guys, even from AA.... Meantime, here? Wallner is clearly better than Gallo.....

I think Keirsey has earned a promotion too! 

[Dman]

10 minutes ago, JD-TWINS said:

Is there a spot or can there be a spot at AAA soon for Lee? Would like to see him get a good month of service in St. Paul to see how he looks at that level v. just a handful of games at year’s end……seems to have mastered AA - right?

‘24:

We have Farmer under contract next year. CC & Kirilloff are locks at current IF positions,……..I guess, unless they flip Julien to 1B? Julien is in the mix on the right side. Where do Lee & Lewis fit, at this time next year, in the Twins line-up??

Lewis - CC - Lee - Julien infield by July?

Kirilloff - Castro - Wallner in OF (not exactly stellar D?)

That’s a solid 7 man core!!

I would think the Twins could let Elliot Soto go if they wanted to or essentially bench him.  I don't know when Helman comes back but if it soon unless someone gets moved from St. Paul there does not appear to be room.  Proabably hard to find playing time for everyone as it is.

There also isn't much room in the AAA outfield either.  Kind of wondering if some of these players could be deadline bait\addins.  Will have to wait and see how things look after the deadline.

[Major League Ready]

1 hour ago, JD-TWINS said:

Is there a spot or can there be a spot at AAA soon for Lee? Would like to see him get a good month of service in St. Paul to see how he looks at that level v. just a handful of games at year’s end……seems to have mastered AA - right?

‘24:

We have Farmer under contract next year. CC & Kirilloff are locks at current IF positions,……..I guess, unless they flip Julien to 1B? Julien is in the mix on the right side. Where do Lee & Lewis fit, at this time next year, in the Twins line-up??

Lewis - CC - Lee - Julien infield by July?

Kirilloff - Castro - Wallner in OF (not exactly stellar D?)

That’s a solid 7 man core!!

Lewis to the OF and Lee to 3rd would be ideal IMO.  An infield of Kirilloff / Julien / Correa and Lee sounds pretty good.  Lewis / Buxton / Wallner in the OF.   If they add Lane Thomas, great.  Good luck getting flyballs to drop in that OF.  

[Mike Sixel]

2 hours ago, Dman said:

I would think the Twins could let Elliot Soto go if they wanted to or essentially bench him.  I don't know when Helman comes back but if it soon unless someone gets moved from St. Paul there does not appear to be room.  Proabably hard to find playing time for everyone as it is.

There also isn't much room in the AAA outfield either.  Kind of wondering if some of these players could be deadline bait\addins.  Will have to wait and see how things look after the deadline.

Neither of those guys is a legit MLB prospect at SS or 3B. Lee should be in St. Paul. As should Severino and Kiersay. 

Miranda is an issue for Lee playing 3B (why is Lee playing SS? There is zero chance he's a regular there for at least three years)

[Seth Stohs]

16 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Promote guys....

Why is Larnach up and not Prato at third? Are they trying to win this year, or worry about mediocre guys on the back of the 40 man?

Lee and Severino should be promoted. I'd prefer either even in Minnesota at third, but at least ST Paul....

I see other teams promoting guys, even from AA.... Meantime, here? Wallner is clearly better than Gallo.....

What? We want Prato at 3B instead of Castro or Farmer? Which position players on the 40-man roster would you drop to add Prato? 

And Larnach was up because of paternity listing Buxton. Now he'll head back down. Larnach is a future piece. Prato is maybe a utility guy going forward. (which isn't a bad thing)

And Lee has only been crushing Double-A pitching for about two weeks. I can definitely see moving Lee and Severino to Triple-A, but not the big leagues yet. 

[jishfish]

Just noticed that Kala'i Rosario took over the Midwest League OPS lead after the game yesterday. Unbelievably impressive considering every other player in the Top 20 not named Emmanuel Rodriguez is at least a year older than him (and a lot are 2-4 years older).

I hope he starts getting some attention on end of year Top 100 lists from the national sources. Twins are quietly building up some really strong depth in their lower minors in my opinion. Lot of really good development stories.

[FlyingFinn]

22 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

why is Lee playing SS? There is zero chance he's a regular there for at least three years

Many more chances to work on your fielding at SS vs 3B. Positions are very similar. With Austin Martin, if the Twins plan was to play him in the OF, there I would agree, get him off SS and working in the OF. You need to practice out there so you don't pull a Royce Lewis and crash into the fence and hurt yourself.

[Mike Sixel]

3 minutes ago, Seth Stohs said:

What? We want Prato at 3B instead of Castro or Farmer? Which position players on the 40-man roster would you drop to add Prato? 

And Larnach was up because of paternity listing Buxton. Now he'll head back down. Larnach is a future piece. Prato is maybe a utility guy going forward. (which isn't a bad thing)

And Lee has only been crushing Double-A pitching for about two weeks. I can definitely see moving Lee and Severino to Triple-A, but not the big leagues yet. 

And yet, they sit in AA......Other teams promote guys from AA. Last year you told me that they could just as easily promote guys from AA as AAA.......

Larnach isn't a future piece, he's shown that now. I mean, he might be, but I don't think we should assume he will be. I know why he's up for this short time, but why not take a chance? You want a 40 man move? You really don't see any player that can't be taken off the 40 man? Really?

Yes, I'd rather a guy that MIGHT be a legit 3B be up, rather than a known utility guy. Farmer hasn't hit all year, so no idea why you'd argue that he's the right guy there. They are going how many weeks w/o a starter at 3B? Castro isn't hitting either. Both those guys are backups for a reason.....

[Mike Sixel]

4 minutes ago, FlyingFinn said:

Many more chances to work on your fielding at SS vs 3B. Positions are very similar. With Austin Martin, if the Twins plan was to play him in the OF, there I would agree, get him off SS and working in the OF. You need to practice out there so you don't pull a Royce Lewis and crash into the fence and hurt yourself.

But they aren't the same. Do we think 1 extra chance a game really matters? Put the guy where he'll play and get him ready to be that player. 

[Seth Stohs]

3 hours ago, Major League Ready said:

Brooks Lee for July ....  .375 / .439 / .653 / 1.092

Prato since 6/10 ..........  .324    .447    .629    1.076

Is there a source to track the position played for Milb players?  I am wondering how much time Prato is seeing in LF.  This guy is looking legit!  I could see him being involved in a trade for Lane Thomas.

Prato in 2023: 

Games Played by Position (can be more than one position per game): 
1B: 2 (both in AA)
2B: 36
3B: 11 (10 in AAA)
SS: 13 
LF: 12 (all in AA)
RF: 5 (all in AA) 

Prato is a nice player, a potential utility guy in the big leagues (assuming he hits like he has in AAA, not AA this year). But as for a trade piece, he's the third or fourth chip in any deal. 

[Mike Sixel]

You want a 40 man spot? DFA Gallo. That's an easy decision.

[Seth Stohs]

2 hours ago, Doctor Wu said:

I think Keirsey has earned a promotion too! 

Absolutely, but St. Paul currently has Larnach, Contreras, Garlick, Stevenson in the Outfield. 

[Seth Stohs]

9 minutes ago, FlyingFinn said:

Many more chances to work on your fielding at SS vs 3B. Positions are very similar. With Austin Martin, if the Twins plan was to play him in the OF, there I would agree, get him off SS and working in the OF. You need to practice out there so you don't pull a Royce Lewis and crash into the fence and hurt yourself.

Martin has played 2B, LF and CF this year.

[DJL44]

2 hours ago, Dman said:

I would think the Twins could let Elliot Soto go if they wanted to or essentially bench him.  I don't know when Helman comes back but if it soon unless someone gets moved from St. Paul there does not appear to be room.  Proabably hard to find playing time for everyone as it is.

There is nobody important playing SS for the Saints. They could move Lee up any day now.

[DJL44]

5 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

You want a 40 man spot? DFA Gallo. That's an easy decision.

De Leon can go to the 60 man IL without DFA anybody.

[twinsfan02]

I'll admit, I was wrong was wrong about Lee. His rough patch this year worried me but he looks great now!

[FlyingFinn]

3 minutes ago, Seth Stohs said:

Martin has played 2B, LF and CF this year.

Yea, I was talking about last year when he was mostly at SS at Wichita like Lee is now.