TKGuy

Agreed his error rate was atrocious, which is probably why is he back in High A.

What about Ron Washington, seems like the Twins kind of manager and not appreciated in Texas

Eades consistently at 91-92, but a 6 ERA is not good, although defensive lapses cost him a couple of runs last night

When it rains it pours

He'll be back in the low .300s by the end of the year. We sure miss having Plouffe and Santana in the lineup

He got pinch hit for by a guy from Class A, nuff said

No way

Florimon, batting under .100, unbelievably bad

After that first outing, he was not going after hitters and getting behind and they teed off

That's a pretty good lineup they run out there

Which pitcher goes? I'd have to think Thielbar who has options or Sammy, who is now a duplicate of Swarzak. Burton and Guerrier are probably on short leashes but have pitched better of late

I watched the game on Milb TV and they really didn't hit him at all after the first inning. Hamburger looked good also.

The May express back on the hill, lining up with Correia now

I don't care what it looks like, if you can pitch 7 innings and strikeout 7, and miss a lot of bats, that earns you the right to stay here. Now onto Kevin Corrreia, who hopefully continues his streak of pitching like his job depends on it. Atlanta just lost Gavin Floyd, maybe Correia would appeal to them?

Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the day in your professional debut! He'll always remember that

I also think Thielbar will be optioned

I couldn't disagree more on Hughes. He seems comfortable here and has a team friendly contract, at some point we have to keep some of these players. Dozier also née to be extended. Suzuki I am torn about. I don't think he keeps up his hitting pace, but we have no one to replace him except signing another FA, so I would actually keep him also. Willingham will probably not be back next year with Rosario probably ready, unless he is your full time DH, meaning Morales is gone. However, they would be blocking Vargas, who I hope gets at least a September callup this year. Good trading chips are Hammer and Morales. Trade Correia and Duensing for whatever you can get

Wow, that could really send the season into a tailspin

Had to see that coming...

Just when you think he's dead, Parms 3-4 today. If Glen can shut the door, I will certainly take 4-5 on this road trip from hell

Parms!!!

What about Lester or Shields this offseason as FA?

There has been progress this year, it is the middle of June and we are talking about meaningful baseball games. We are in the middle of the road trip from hell at 3-4, hoping to split the last two games. As exciting as this may be, I am pretty sure this is not the year the Twins make the playoffs even though I would like to be proven wrong. So the question is, how close do we need to buy instead of sell at the deadline. I would like to see the Twins within 3 games of the division lead (too many teams involved in the wild card race) before we become buyers. Even at that point, maybe we become buyers and sellers. 1. Correia is the easiest person to replace, so even if we are in it, I would trade him and replace him with one of the AAA pitchers. He won't be here next year no matter what. 2. Willingham: If we are in the race, we owe it to our fans to keep Willingham. I doubt we are going to get that much for him but if we lose his bat, we probably don't have a chance to contend. If we drop 6-7 games out by the deadline, I would move him then. If he is still around at the end of the season, would you keep him for one more? 3. Duensing. He seems to have OK stats, but all I can remember now is ineffective outings. I say he has to stay if we are in it, but probably the easiest guy to move, since as TK has always said, he's left handed and breathing. Even if we do keep him, I beleive he has become too expensive for the outings he is producing anyways, so letting him go in the offseason is a possibility. 4. Morales. This is the most interesting trade chip. I believe he fits like a glove in our lineup. Hits for average and power and has shown that in non-hitters parks like Safeco. The question is whether he is willing to stay here and sign an extension? Is he blocking Vargas if he stays? In any event, he stays if we are in the race, but could be a sought after trade chip if we fall out of it. 5. Suzuki. This feels like the ultimate sell high player. However, we have no options at all for catcher in the near future. If we are in it, he stays. We certainly would have to sign a FA in the offseason. If we fall out of it, I would maybe try to dangle a two-year extension, and if he doesn't sign, then trade him. Who knows, maybe we could trade him and get him back a la Aggie. The Twins will have some chips to trade at the deadline, however, I believe they owe it to our fans to go for it if we are within 3 games. The question is, will we hurt our future if we gamble and fail? I don't think so. All five of the above options need to be signed in the offseason or at least tendered a contract, so these players may not be back anyways. The only player we really don't have a replacement for right now in the minors would be Suzuki. While I do expect the Twins to fall out of it by the end of July, it certainly has been fun to watch meaningful baseball, and will continue to watch since I expect May and Meyer up if the Twins do fall out of contention.

I beleive May has shown he is ready. The biggest thing he has done has really cut down on his walks and he has been able to get deep into games.

Just that statement alone says progress