Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month - July 2019

Interesting month, Seth.

Would have thought from recalling the daily reports that Ober and Duran had better months.  Nothing wrong with their results, just seem to recall several games where they were dominant.  Do recall that Ober had one so-so game since returning from the IL which must have been in July.  

Will be interesting to see if Dobnak gets the call.  Everyone knows the Twins are going to need starters in 2020.  Could he be one of them?  Getting a few or more starts under his belt before the end of this season will help with the answer.  Not certain I want to see him get that first start, however, in what is going to be a critical weekend series with the Tribe.

Uggh--the Dyson trade isn't looking good from this perspective.  I don't think Berroa was merely an afterthought either.  But I guess another way to look at it is that the Twins didn't give up Colina in the deal.  Probably just coincidence, but with Berrios, Graterol, and Colina, I'm seeing a certain body type.  Might not happen if Keith Law is the head scout!

Uggh--the Dyson trade isn't looking good from this perspective.  I don't think Berroa was merely an afterthought either.  But I guess another way to look at it is that the Twins didn't give up Colina in the deal.  Probably just coincidence, but with Berrios, Graterol, and Colina, I'm seeing a certain body type.  Might not happen if Keith Law is the head scout!

Yup, Keith Law walks around with a ruler, if you under 6'2" you are not a top pitching prospect and cannot make it in the majors.  Maybe someone should show him video of Pedro Martinez, and may others.  I never pay attention to Keith Law's lists because he pays way too much attention to height, something that really is not all that important in baseball. 

I hope many of these guys will become legit MLB guys, not too many on prospect lists, or not that high at least.  Let's hope our system is set up like Cleveland and we keep pumping out top arms, you cannot have too much pitching. 

I hope many of these guys will become legit MLB guys, not too many on prospect lists, or not that high at least.  Let's hope our system is set up like Cleveland and we keep pumping out top arms, you cannot have too much pitching. 

Talking about Cleveland, Trov, wasn't Kluber a pleasant surprise?  A good prospect, but not one of their top guys?  Maybe Dobnak can be our version of Kluber?

I liked that last pitch from a tall guy last night (8/5).

Congrats to Colina!  He seems to be well on his way to at least the top 20 prospects (two spots should be opening via Arraez and Thorpe soon).

I'd once again like to get excited about Ober, but his knack for getting hurt gives me pause.  It's the same type of pause that happens when I want to hope that we will all look back to August 5th, 2019 as the night that Trevor May became a true bullpen beast. 

Damn you, Molly Hatchet, and your damn song too.

Uggh--the Dyson trade isn't looking good from this perspective.  I don't think Berroa was merely an afterthought either.  But I guess another way to look at it is that the Twins didn't give up Colina in the deal.  Probably just coincidence, but with Berrios, Graterol, and Colina, I'm seeing a certain body type.  Might not happen if Keith Law is the head scout!

+ Fernando Romero

What happened with Balazovich? Everyone was talking about him for a while and now crickets.

What happened with Balazovich? Everyone was talking about him for a while and now crickets.

He couldn't carry the weight of the added "h"

I like the guys with ERA's below 1. And investment charts that always go up.

What happened with Balazovich? Everyone was talking about him for a while and now crickets.

He hasn't pitched for the Twins org in awhile, because he's been participating in the Pan Am games earning a silver medal with Canada.