Twins Minor League Week in Review (8/12-18): Payton Eeles Electrifies Saints Offense

[Seth Stohs]

The minor-league season is quickly running toward an end. On Tuesday, the DSL season will end. The full season affiliates have three more weeks with the Saints going a week longer. This week found some ups and downs for the affiliates. The Mussels went 4-2 against their top competitor. The Saints had a rough week, and yet, they had the hitter selected as hitter of the week. Check out all that happened in the Twins organization on Monday and last week. 

Image courtesy of Rob Thompson (photos of Payton Eeles)

Spoiler Alert!
I am about to post a video interview with this week's Twins Minor League Hitter of the Week. If you prefer to just read through everything before seeing who that is, be sure to scroll quickly past the video shown directly below this paragraph. 

 

TRANSACTIONS

• SS Kaelen Culpepper has been promoted to Cedar Rapids. 
• The Kernels put 1B/3B Kevin Maitan on the 7-Day IL with a hamstring strain. 

DOMINICAN DAILIES
DSL Twins 10, DSL Rockies 2
Box Score 
In the DSL Twins penultimate game of the 2024 season, Eduardo Beltre did Eduardo Beltre things in leading his team to a big win. In this game, Beltre went 3-for-5 with his ninth double, 11th home run, and four RBI. For the season, he is now hitting .336 with a 1.096 OPS. He also stole his 10th base of the season. 

Daiber De Los Santos had a nice pro debut season as well. In this game, he went 3-for-5 with his 11th double. Irvin Nunez also went 3-for-5. Catcher Carlos Silva was a big signing a year ago, and he went 2-for-5 with his ninth double in this game. 

Melvin Rodriguez put together his fifth strain solid start for the DSL squad. In this game, he tossed four scoreless innings. He gave up three hits and walked two while striking out four batters. Jose Vasquez gave up two runs on four hits and two walks in three innings. He had five strikeouts. Aiberson Ventura ended the game with four strikeouts over two, one-hit innings.   

WEEK IN REVIEW
Triple-A: St. Paul Saints

• Overall: 56-63, Ninth place in the IL West.
  • 2nd Half: 18-27, Tied for ninth place in IL West. 
• Last Week: 0-6 at Indianapolis. The Saints lost all six games by a combined total of nine runs, including four one-run losses. 
• Payton Eeles continues to amaze. The infielder is now also playing some outfield. He played in all six games this past week. He went 8-for-19 and hit .421/.522/.526 (1.048) with two doubles.
• Caleb Boushley gave up one run on six hits over six innings in his start. He had eight strikeouts and did not allow a walk. 
• Randy Dobnak returned from his much-anticipated return to the big leagues and went four innings in his start. He gave up one run on four hits. He walked two and had six strikeouts. 
• Andrew Morris made his first two Triple-A starts. The first went well. He gave up one run on two hits and a walk over six innings. In the second start, he gave up three runs on two hits, a hit batter, and four walks. 
    
• What’s Next: The Saints will be hosting Scranton/Wilkes Barre, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. Head out to CHS Field for a few games. Click here for ticket information.  

Double-A: Wichita Wind Surge

• Overall: 49-65. Fifth place in the Texas League North
  • 2nd Half: 18-27. Fifth place in Texas League North. 
• Last Week: 2-4, at home versus Arkansas.  
• Andrew Cossetti played more and he played well. In four games, he hit .333/.308/.833 (1.141) with a double, a triple, and a home run. He also drove in five runs. 
    
• OF Carson McCusker played in all six games. He went 9-for-25 and hit .360/.360/.720 (1.080) with four doubles, a triple, and one home run. 
• UT Dalton Shuffield continues to play well despite rarely finding a permanent home. In five games, he went 6-for-17, hitting .353/.389/.588 (.977) with a double, a homer and five RBI. 
• Is it possible that the top pitching performance of the week for the Wind Surge came from infielder Jorel Ortega. He went 1 1/3 innings and did not allow so much as a baserunner. 
• Marco Raya went 4 1/3 innings in his start. He gave up no runs, two hits, walked three and struck out five batters. 
    
• Cory Lewis went 5 1/3 innings in his start. He gave up one run on five hits. He walked three and had seven strikeouts. 
   
• Christian MacLeod returned from his one-start appearance with the Saints. The southpaw gave up one run on three hits and a walk over 4 1/3 innings. Travis Adams went 3 2/3 innings in his start. He gave up one run on two hits. He walked two and had five strikeouts. 
• Miguel Rodriguez pitched twice and had one save. In three innings, he gave up no runs on two hits. He hit two batters and had four strikeouts. Kyle Bischoff had nine strikeouts over four innings. 
• What’s Next: For the second straight week, the Wind Surge will be on the road. They will be in Midland, taking on Oakland’s Double-A affiliate. 

High-A: Cedar Rapids Kernels

• Overall: 61-51 (3-3 last week in Peoria) Second place in the Midwest League West
  • 2nd Half: 24-24: Third place in the MWL West Division (4.5 GB) 
• Last Week: Went 3-3, hosting the Cubs High-A affiliate from South Bend. 
• Rixon Wingrove’s transition to High-A has gone quite smoothly. In six games, he went 6-for-20. He hit .300/.364/.750 (1.114) with three home runs. 
• Jose Salas had a very nice week. He played all six games and went 6-for-18, hitting .333/.368/.556 (.924) with two doubles and a triple. 
• Walker Jenkins hit .320/.370/.440 (.810) with three doubles over 27 plate appearances. 
• On Sunday, Jeremy Lee made a start and tossed four scoreless innings. Spencer Bengard came on in relief and gave up only an unearned run over four innings. Combined they gave up just five hits and walked two.
• John Klein made a rare appearance out of the bullpen. He tossed five scoreless innings. He gave up four hits, walked none and had three strikeouts. 
• Lefty Rafael Marcano, a minor-league Rule 5 pick in December, pitched twice out of the bullpen. In a combined six innings, he gave up no runs, three hits, two walks, and he had six strikeouts. 
• Ricky Castro put together arguably his best start since joining the Twins organization a couple of months ago. In six innings, he gave up one run on four hits. He walked two and struck out eight batters.   
• What’s Next: The Kernels will be on the road the next two weeks. This week they’ll be in Dayton, followed by an off day before starting a series at Lake County. They will return home on September 3rd (the day after Labor Day) for their final series of the season. They’ll be taking on Cooper Pratt and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. 

Low-A: Fort Myers Mighty Mussels

• Overall: 68-43. Second place in Florida State League West
  • 2nd half: 29-15, First place in FSL West (4 game lead over Lakeland) 
• Last Week: In a big series, the Mussels took four of six games against Lakeland at Hammond Stadium. They increased their second-half lead from two to four games. 
• Brandon Winokur had a big week in one game last week. His three home run game was the key factor in his 1.080 OPS. Overall, he hit .286/.318/.762 and added a double. He also went 3-for-3 on stolen base attempts. 
    
• In five games, the Twins fifth-round pick from the 2024 draft, Caden Kendle went 6-for-16 and hit .375/.474/.500 (.974). 
• Sixth-round pick from Coastal Carolina, Derek Bender, played in four games and hit .308/.357/.538 (.895) with a home run. 
• Jaime Ferrer, the fourth-round pick from Florida State, had three doubles during the week. 
   
• The Mussels put together some really strong starts last week. 
  • Charlee Soto went five shutout innings in his start. He gave up four hits, walked two, and had four strikeouts. 
      
  • Jose Olivares tossed four innings in his start. He gave up no runs and no hits. He walked two and struck out three batters. 
  • Lefty Cesar Lares made one start and worked five scoreless innings. He gave up seven hits, walked none and had two strikeouts. 
  • Young Adrian Bohorquez went four scoreless innings during his start. He gave up one hit, walked three and struck.
• There were also some strong appearances out of the bullpen. Of course, with young arms, generally in their first couple of seasons in pro ball. Starting and relieving can be a big interchangeable.
  • Knuckleballer Devin Kirby went four one-hit innings in his appearance. He walked one and struck out five batters.
  • Juan Mercedes tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings over two appearances. He gave up one hit, walked two and had five strikeouts.  
  • Ben Ethridge recorded a three-inning save. He gave up no hits, walked one and had four strikeouts.
  • Samuel Perez struck out four batters over three scoreless innings in his appearance. He gave up two hits and walked none.
• What’s Next: The Mussels will travel north to Tampa to play seven games. They will play doubleheaders on Wednesday and Saturday with a day off on Friday.  

Dominican Summer League: DSL Twins

• Overall: 29-25: Fourth place in Dominican Summer League South
• Eduardo Beltre has consistently been in these weekly reports. Last week, he played in four games and went 7-for-16. He hit .438/.471/.563 (1.034) with two doubles. He was also 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts. 
• Nelson Urbina played in three games and .444 with a double and a triple. Carlos Silva hit the team’s lone home run. He also walked four times.  
• Anderson Ramos struck out six and walked two batters in a one-hit, 3 1/3 inning appearance. 
• After taking on the Rockies on Monday, the DSL Twins will host the Angels on Tuesday morning. It will be the final game of their season. 

PROSPECT SUMMARY
Check out the Prospect Tracker for much more on our Twins Top 20 prospects. And, be sure to note the new, updated Top 20 rankings.

#1– Walker Jenkins (Cedar Rapids) – 6 G, 8-for-25, .320/.370/.440 (.810), 3-2B, 6 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K.
#2 – Brooks Lee (Minnesota) – Injured List (right biceps)
#3 - Emmanuel Rodriguez (Wichita) - Injured List (hand/wrist)
#4 – Luke Keaschall (Wichita) – Injured List (Elbow) 
#5 – Zebby Matthews (Minnesota) – 1 GS, 1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .250 BAA, 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. 

#6 - David Festa (Minnesota) - 1 GS, 0-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, .286 BAA, 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K.
#7 – Gabriel Gonzalez (Cedar Rapids) – 6 G, 5-for-24, .208/.296/.292 (.588), 2 R, 5  RBI, 3 BB, 3 K. 
#8 – Charlee Soto (Fort Myers) – 1 GS, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, .222 BAA, 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 K.   
#9 - Kaelen Culpepper (Fort Myers) - 6 G, 6-for-24, .250/.308/.417 (.725), 1-2B, 1-HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K. 
#10 - Marco Raya (Wichita) - 1 GS, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, .143 BAA, 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 K. 
#11 - Andrew Morris (St. Paul) - 2 GS, 0-0, 4.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .129 BAA, 9.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 5 BB, 5 K.
#12 – Brandon Winokur (Fort Myers) – 6 G, 6-for-21, .286/318/.762 (1.080), 1-2B, 3-HR, 5 R, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 3 SB.
#13 – Cory Lewis (Wichita) – 1 GS, 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .263 BAA, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K.
#14 - Yasser Mercedes (Fort Myers) - IL.  
#15 - Kala’i Rosario (Wichita) - Injured List (elbow fracture) 
#16 - Kyle DeBarge (Fort Myers) - 6 G, 4-for-21, .190/.320/.238 (.558), 1-2B, 3 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 8 K, 3 SB
#17 - Tanner Schobel (Wichita) - 6 G, 8-for-27, .296/.321/.444 (.765), 2-2B, 1-3B, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K.
#18 - Dasan Hill (FCL Twins) - Not assigned to a roster yet.
#19 - C.J. Culpepper (Wichita) - 1 GS, 0-0, 10.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, .333 BAA, 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 4 K.
#20 – Connor Prielipp (Cedar Rapids) – 1 GS, 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, .385 BAA, 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 3 K.

Hitter of the Week - Payton Eeles (Saints)
6 games, 8-for-19, .421/.522/.526 (1.048), 2-2B, 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 1-for-1 SB

 

 

 

 

Pitcher of the Week - Ricky Castro (Kernels)
1 GS, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K

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[twinstalker]

K. Culpepper now to face the level of competition he faced in college.  Let's hope he does well, especially with the predictors.  Low k rate, high exit velocity, barrels, that sort of thing.

Unfortunately, picks B Kyle DeBarge and C Billy Amick haven't shown all that well at Fort Myers yet.  Both should be going to Cedar Rapids with Culpepper in your average scenario.  FWIW, I liked neither pick but did like their fourth guy, Dasan Hill.  I don't really understand the DeBarge pick except in the most base way: vs bad college competition he looked like Luke Keaschall looked vs good college competition.  I think this was a scouting department failure along the lines of Noah Miller (different profile). 

With Amick I think it was super obvious he'll never hit. 

I'm not all that fond of the Culpepper pick, either.  Basically, the draft ran out of really good college hitters early, and that meant it was a crapshoot when the Twins were up.  I probably would have reached for the Kentucky OF if I stayed with the normal strategy, but this may have been the year to take a chance on a HS kid like Slade Caldwell, someone with a great hit tool.  But Culpepper may be as good as any here, so while I would have passed, showing xbh power and low K rate starting in A+ and above will satisfy me they did as well as a reasonable person might expect.  I would have grabbed P Trey Yesavage had he lasted one more pick.

[Seth Stohs]

17 minutes ago, twinstalker said:

K. Culpepper now to face the level of competition he faced in college.  Let's hope he does well, especially with the predictors.  Low k rate, high exit velocity, barrels, that sort of thing.

I'm not sure that's true. Yes, on some days, he'll face some top prospects. On other days, he'll face 5th starters or back-end of A-ball bullpen guys. For the most part, most division 1 players, even those at top colleges, don't get to Low A, much less High A. 

[Seth Stohs]

23 minutes ago, twinstalker said:

K. Culpepper now to face the level of competition he faced in college.  Let's hope he does well, especially with the predictors.  Low k rate, high exit velocity, barrels, that sort of thing.

Unfortunately, picks B Kyle DeBarge and C Billy Amick haven't shown all that well at Fort Myers yet.  Both should be going to Cedar Rapids with Culpepper in your average scenario.  FWIW, I liked neither pick but did like their fourth guy, Dasan Hill.  I don't really understand the DeBarge pick except in the most base way: vs bad college competition he looked like Luke Keaschall looked vs good college competition.  I think this was a scouting department failure along the lines of Noah Miller (different profile). 

With Amick I think it was super obvious he'll never hit. 

I'm not all that fond of the Culpepper pick, either.  Basically, the draft ran out of really good college hitters early, and that meant it was a crapshoot when the Twins were up.  I probably would have reached for the Kentucky OF if I stayed with the normal strategy, but this may have been the year to take a chance on a HS kid like Slade Caldwell, someone with a great hit tool.  But Culpepper may be as good as any here, so while I would have passed, showing xbh power and low K rate starting in A+ and above will satisfy me they did as well as a reasonable person might expect.  I would have grabbed P Trey Yesavage had he lasted one more pick.

What these players do in their draft years really doesn't matter at all. Pitchers don't pitch in games (or certainly not more than 1 or 2). College hitters probably haven't played on any sort of regular basis for 1-3 months when they sign and report. It's just about getting them some pro at-bats, with the wood bat, getting used to playing every day, having an away-from-home job for maybe the first time, meeting tons of new people, learning the organization's philosophies on nutrition, weight room plans, and how they use analytics and what is available to them. 

In my mind, if you're picking after about 18-20 in the first round of the draft, you have to make a choice. You aren't going to find the perfect player, so you find a player that meets what you're looking for and try to determine what they can work on and develop. With Culpepper, in my opinion (which doesn't mean much, I'm sure), you've got a nice mix of high floor because of his current skill set in the field and at the plate. He also has some tools that he can work on and the Twins player development can work on with him. So, I think there is a chance for some fairly high ceiling too. He can hit for average, some power, run well, play solid defense in the infield, throw, etc. 

Of note, I do enjoy when they draft high school athletes as they've got all the tools, so Caldwell would have been a lot of fun too. 

And, to your final point, I believe that it is very much possible that the Twins targeted Yesavage when the Blue Jays took him. But I think that the result is still a tremendous pick (considering the spot in the round). 

[FlyingFinn]

Normally you see more pitchers injured during the year than hitters. Not for the Twins this year. Unless they came into the season with past significant injuries, most of the pitchers stayed healthy. But look at our hitters and the top ones all seemed to miss significant time due to injury.

[mikelink45]

Does Payton Eeles get a call up.  Right now he looks like a better option than Julien. 

With DSL ending will they put players like Beltre into the upper levels?  It seems like a good time to remove some of the players we know will not make the big leagues or upper minors.  

Hard to see all the ILs on the list, especially in our top 5.  But reading all the MLB news the number of IL players is significant all over the league.  How do they stay healthy?

[Trov]

1 hour ago, mikelink45 said:

Does Payton Eeles get a call up.  Right now he looks like a better option than Julien. 

 

Unlikely at this point.  Mainly it is a 40 man roster issue, they already will have some decisions to make, putting him on the 40 will make things even more complicated.  If they do, that would be a crazy rise for him too.  I really like the kid and surprised on updated prospect lists, in MLB page he is not even in top 30.  I get he does not have the draft status and he is short, so scouts have no thoughts he will ever do anything, but his numbers do not lie. Other than 9 games at North Woods League in 2021 he has hit over .300, OBP over .400 and slugging over .400 in college and each minor league stop.  His OPS is generally near .900.  Yes, he does not have a ton of power, but he can hit it out and is not just a singles hitter. 

[Dman]

Beltre has been amazing all year showing his power and patience at the plate. Two very nice building blocks for future success.  He is third in the entire DSL in OPS and tied for 2nd in Home Runs.,  DSL numbers don't mean much as the pitching isn't the greatest there, but it sure is nice to have a top performer there.  His batting line as it stands is solid all the way around. We'll see how he does against much better breaking balls and pitch sequencing in the FCL.  It's a big jump from the DSL to the FCL and it will be interesting to see how he does.

As everyone knows I am a big Eeles backer\believer. What he has been able to do I have never seen before and likely never will again.  A player outside the top 20 rounds of the draft making it to AAA in less than a full year of pro ball.  It should be impossible, but I guess no one told Peyton Eeles that.

Tough to see Morris have a tough game but I am glad they moved him up to get some AAA experience  so he has an idea what to work on over the offseason.  It's also the end of the season when most arms are tired so not too surprised that there might not be much gas left in the tank this late.

It's been a fun year watching the farm system rise up the ranks.  Let's hope the new guys keep it going.

[DJL44]

Will any of the minor league teams make the playoffs? It appears the Mussels have a chance. Wichita is unlikely but some of those players may get called up to St. Paul to finish the season.

[FlyingFinn]

6 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

Will any of the minor league teams make the playoffs?

Looks like Fort Myers is in 1st place in the 2nd half. I "believe" first place would mean they make the playoffs. Someone else can confirm.

[LambchoP]

It's great that Eeles is getting time in the OF now. Being able to cover multiple positions ala Willi Castro, will make it a lot easier to find him a roster spot when he's ready. I really wish either him or Keirsey Jr would have gotten the call when Buxton went down rather than recalling Julien. I really want to see what these young kids can do. Not an ideal time in a playoff run I know, but for a week or two until Buxton's ready? Keirsey especially could be a real spark plug for our lineup.

[DJL44]

20 minutes ago, LambchoP said:

It's great that Eeles is getting time in the OF now. Being able to cover multiple positions ala Willi Castro, will make it a lot easier to find him a roster spot when he's ready. I really wish either him or Keirsey Jr would have gotten the call when Buxton went down rather than recalling Julien. I really want to see what these young kids can do. Not an ideal time in a playoff run I know, but for a week or two until Buxton's ready? Keirsey especially could be a real spark plug for our lineup.

There are only 40 spots on the roster. If you add someone like Keirsey or Eeles to "see what they can do" then you'll lose someone else forever.

[LambchoP]

48 minutes ago, DJL44 said:

There are only 40 spots on the roster. If you add someone like Keirsey or Eeles to "see what they can do" then you'll lose someone else forever.

Yup, that's the trouble. Also the only reason Keirsey hasn't gotten his chance too I think. Too bad Severino doesn't play 2nd. Switch hitter, MASSIVE power, and he's already on the 40 man roster. Could he do any better than Julien until Lee comes back? The home run potential certainly is tempting, but only if he can keep his strikeouts in check, which has been his biggest issue so far in his pro career.

[bean5302]

The Twins would have called Keirsey up if they believed he'd be valuable at the MLB level. Martin and Keirsey have similar skill sets, and while Martin is a RHB, if the Twins felt Keirsey was a better player than Martin, I think they would have called Keirsey's number.

Keirsey's defensive metrics look awfully similar to Austin Martin's, his base running value, too. But Martin has superior OBP skills, he's younger, and he has a better scouting pedigree.

Keirsey hasn't been good since his return from the IL in June. .249/.317/.367 OPS .684, ISO .119, 8.0% BB, 23.6% K, wRC+ 78 over his past 177 plate appearances in AAA.
He wasn't good in 2022 at AA at age 25.
He wasn't good in 2023 at AAA at age 26.

It's hard enough for younger players with consistent good performances in the high minors to translate that to value at the plate at the MLB level, let alone inconsistent production from older non top prospect players.

[bean5302]

58 minutes ago, LambchoP said:

Yup, that's the trouble. Also the only reason Keirsey hasn't gotten his chance too I think. Too bad Severino doesn't play 2nd. Switch hitter, MASSIVE power, and he's already on the 40 man roster. Could he do any better than Julien until Lee comes back? The home run potential certainly is tempting, but only if he can keep his strikeouts in check, which has been his biggest issue so far in his pro career.

Severino became very limited at 2B as he gained size and lost mobility. Originally, he was signed out of the Dominican by the Braves to be a 2B, and the Twins even experimented with him at SS after we were able to grab him when the Braves were forced to forfeit him for violating league rules.

He could probably work at 3B as it's reported he has a strong arm, but he's blocked right now. I think the Twins will probably call him up when rosters expand. He'll certainly be in the mix with Payton Eeles for a call up IMHO.

[DJL44]

23 minutes ago, bean5302 said:

I think the Twins will probably call him up when rosters expand.

I don't see anyone new getting a callup in September. Buxton, Correa and Lee are on the injured list. They get one extra spot. If all 3 come back in September then they need to send 2 players currently on the MLB roster to AAA. Most likely scenario is Lee and either Martin or Julien end up back in AAA. If they want to add a 3rd catcher then all three players will head to St. Paul with Camargo coming up to the Twins.

If they need to add an infielder I think Diego Castillo is more likely than Eeles because they can remove Castillo from the roster in the offseason. They will want to stash Eeles off the 40 man roster this winter.

[Seth Stohs]

3 hours ago, DJL44 said:

There are only 40 spots on the roster. If you add someone like Keirsey or Eeles to "see what they can do" then you'll lose someone else forever.

The difference there is Keirsey can become a free agent after the season, so although they know what they have in him already, the "see what he can do" phrase makes some sense. Then again, with only two extra roster spots in September and a team that will be vying for a playoff spot, that isn't enough reason. 

As it relates to Utility types (infield and outfield), I would think that Helman would be the call ahead of Eeles yet, so long as he is healthy. Again, he can be a free agent as well after the season. 

[bean5302]

1 hour ago, DJL44 said:

I don't see anyone new getting a callup in September. Buxton, Correa and Lee are on the injured list. They get one extra spot. If all 3 come back in September then they need to send 2 players currently on the MLB roster to AAA. Most likely scenario is Lee and either Martin or Julien end up back in AAA. If they want to add a 3rd catcher then all three players will head to St. Paul with Camargo coming up to the Twins.

If they need to add an infielder I think Diego Castillo is more likely than Eeles because they can remove Castillo from the roster in the offseason. They will want to stash Eeles off the 40 man roster this winter.

Could be the case if there are no other injuries. I don't know if the 40 man roster spot is all that hard to free up at this point.

[LambchoP]

I know a few guys who could be DFA'D to free up some 40 man roster spots. Okert and Farmer for sure. I'd say Margot as well,but of course we will ride it out with these guys the rest of the year rather than trying anyone else ALA Severino, Keirsey, Eeles....