Twins Minor League Report (7/10): Keaschall and Ross Put the Win in Wind Surge; Julien's Near Cycle

[Mike Sixel]

5 hours ago, Seth Stohs said:

I don't see any reason for him to move up there... He's got maybe a month in Double-A. Let's let him see that level for a little bit. 

Always the slow play..... Some teams are aggressive and play the youth . To be clear, I followed Seth here years ago, because he's so passionate about prospects. And I want to see more writing from him, but he's never advocated faster advancement that I can recall

[DocBauer]

9 hours ago, SF Twins Fan said:

I wonder if he gets traded.  There just doesn't seem to be room for him going forward on the Twins roster.  Lewis, Correa, Lee, Santana and Miranda all play the infield.  Castro, Buxton, Wallner, Kepler and Larnach all play the outfield.

 

Plus, Severino has had a strong year and he's either a 1B or DH and Keaschall keeps improving every day and could be promoted to AAA at any point.  Julien is running out of spots and could be a good trade piece to bring back a quality pitcher.

I'm probably going  to just repeat what's been pretty much said...buuuuut.....next year if not later this season:

Lewis is 3B

Correa is SS

Lee is 2B,  but also covers SS/3B

Julien is at 1B, but also covers 2B and spends time at DH

Miranda is at 1B, but also covers 3B and spends time at DH

I understand anyone can DH on any given day, but you're going to want to keep all 5 of those guys in the lineup as much as possible. For that reason, I can see Julien and Miranda leading the team in DH AB. So there's PLENTY of room for all 5 of these guys on the club, even before we talk about any potential injuries.

UNTIL Rodriguez is ready for his first shot, the "starting" OF for NEXT year, will be a probable combination of Larnach, Buxton, and Wallner. Martin is the RH option who covers at least 2 of those spots, if not all 3. He can also play a little 2B if needed, 3B in a pinch, but I think most of his INF days are coming to a close. (Also possible they look for a good FA or nice, inexpensive trade option to compete with Martin and push him down the ladder a notch).

Catcher is probably not going to change with Jeffers and Vazquez. 

Castro, of course, is a legitimate 6 or 7 spot position player who's in the lineup daily. I refer to him as the Twins 10th starter. 

That leaves 1 spot open. That could be a healthy Kirilloff...for once...who could be a great role player at 1B/OF/DH/PH. Or it could be someone currently in St Paul, say Keirsey for example, making a very interesting duo bench option with Martin. Or it might be someone from St Paul's team this year, or someone currently outside the organization. My whole point being, a quick examination sees a single, potential, opening on the roster for 2025 and plenty of room to keep the INF intact if the Twins want. 

[SF Twins Fan]

4 hours ago, Mike Sixel said:

Always the slow play..... Some teams are aggressive and play the youth . To be clear, I followed Seth here years ago, because he's so passionate about prospects. And I want to see more writing from him, but he's never advocated faster advancement that I can recall

Keaschall's stat line tonight was 3/4 with another homerun and two singles.  His stat line is now .318 / .418 / .468 / .886 in 40 games at AA.  He doesn't appear to be slowing down at all.  There's no reason he shouldn't advance to AAA this season if he keeps this up through July.