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This thread should get a bump. Benson obviously turned into a club failure recently. Levi Michael has been terrible with New Britain in the field and in the batter's box. It's getting to be about time to call Madison Boer a bust. He's been unable to pitch in a pitcher's league that he's getting to be old for. Haven't heard too much about Wimmers, but I'm sure he'll get a chance next season for sure pending recovery. I like what I've seen so far from Salcedo, Goodrum, and Morales this year. Salcedo is doing decent as a reliever and the other two are hitting well enough. They aren't necessarily raking, but those guys have all made huge strides towards success.

Also want to say that I think Lester Oliveros' and Madison Boer's careers are on the brink of extinction.

Thanks. I feel bad for just throwing this out there with no analysis, but to do so for 30+ players is tedious. One thing about Mejia though, he's very young for Ft. Myers and is hitting the ball well. Not very toolsy though. As for Herrmann, he's getting old and I think Pinto has surpassed him as the potential #2 catcher for us. He's not hitting, but I'll admit I was pretty abrupt when moving him down. Although, I was never too high on him to begin with.

You may need a MRI for that crazed line of thinking. An injured Butera is still leaps and bounds ahead of any MLB player I can manage to think of.

Not a deserved callup, but it's an ok move for me. They need to see if Herrmann can actually cut it in the major leagues (which I highly doubt). It's a brief move, but minus well give him a try because the other members of Rochester's lineup are old journeymen.

Here are my rankings for the players in the Twins minor league system. Talent and positional value are the biggest factors, while age and league are minor factors. In addition, draft position and size also have some impact. Normally I'd like to use 50, but after 35 I didn't think there were enough worthy of even being considered a prospect. Recently departed Joe Benson is off and so is Aaron Hicks after reaching the 130 AB benchmark. Hope you enjoy and possibly learn a new name! 1. Byron Buxton, OF 19 A 2. Miguel Sano, 3B 20 A+ 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 22 AAA 4. Kyle Gibson, SP 25 AAA 5. Alex Meyer, SP 23 AA 6. Eddie Rosario, OF 21 A+ 7. Jose Berrios, SP 19 A 8. Trevor May, SP 23 AA 9. Max Kepler-Rozycki, OF 20 Rk (E) 10. Jorge Polanco, SS 19 A 11. D.J Baxendale, SP 22 AA 12. Adam Walker, OF 21 A 13. Daniel Santana, 2B 22 AA 14. Nate Roberts, OF 24 AA 15. Josmil Pinto, C 24 AA 16. Travis Harrison, 3B 20 A 17. Niko Goodrum, SS/2B/OF 21 A 18. Daniel Ortiz, OF 23 AA 19. Kennys Vargas, 1B 23 A+ 20. Tyler Duffey, SP 21 A 21. Aderlin Mejia, 3B 20 A+ 21. Zach Jones, RP 22 A 22. Michael Tonkin, RP 23 AA 23. Taylor Rogers, SP 22 A+ 24. Corey Williams, RP 23 A+ 25. Adrian Salcedo, RP 22 A+ 26. Amaurys Minier, SS 17 DOSL 27. Alex Wimmers, SP 24 INJ 28. Felix Jorge, SP 19 Rk (E) 29. Levi Michael, SS 22 AA 30. Angel Mata, SP 20 Rk (E) 31. Hudson Boyd, SP 20 A 32. Angel Morales, OF 22 A+ 33. Luke Bard, SP 22 Rk (E) 34. Chris Herrmann, C 25 AAA 35. B.J. Hermsen, SP 23 AA

Here are my rankings for the players in the Twins minor league system. Talent and positional value are the biggest factors, while age and league are minor factors. In addition, draft position and size also have some impact. Normally I'd like to use 50, but after 35 I didn't think there were enough worthy of even being considered a prospect. Recently departed Joe Benson is off and so is Aaron Hicks after reaching the 130 AB benchmark. Hope you enjoy and possibly learn a new name! 1. Byron Buxton, OF 19 A 2. Miguel Sano, 3B 20 A+ 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 22 AAA 4. Kyle Gibson, SP 25 AAA 5. Alex Meyer, SP 23 AA 6. Eddie Rosario, OF 21 A+ 7. Jose Berrios, SP 19 A 8. Trevor May, SP 23 AA 9. Max Kepler-Rozycki, OF 20 Rk (E) 10. Jorge Polanco, SS 19 A 11. D.J Baxendale, SP 22 AA 12. Adam Walker, OF 21 A 13. Daniel Santana, 2B 22 AA 14. Nate Roberts, OF 24 AA 15. Josmil Pinto, C 24 AA 16. Travis Harrison, 3B 20 A 17. Niko Goodrum, SS/2B/OF 21 A 18. Daniel Ortiz, OF 23 AA 19. Kennys Vargas, 1B 23 A+ 20. Tyler Duffey, SP 21 A 21. Aderlin Mejia, 3B 20 A+ 21. Zach Jones, RP 22 A 22. Michael Tonkin, RP 23 AA 23. Taylor Rogers, SP 22 A+ 24. Corey Williams, RP 23 A+ 25. Adrian Salcedo, RP 22 A+ 26. Amaurys Minier, SS 17 DOSL 27. Alex Wimmers, SP 24 INJ 28. Felix Jorge, SP 19 Rk (E) 29. Levi Michael, SS 22 AA 30. Angel Mata, SP 20 Rk (E) 31. Hudson Boyd, SP 20 A 32. Angel Morales, OF 22 A+ 33. Luke Bard, SP 22 Rk (E) 34. Chris Herrmann, C 25 AAA 35. B.J. Hermsen, SP 23 AA

Daniel Ortiz has really been good this season.

Josh Hamilton could be considered another Texas reclamation.

Good news. There are a few other Ft. Myers players that should be following suit. Like NOW. *cough* Sano

Just stupid. I hate the attitude cop out. It's complete crap. Do you think Benson is supposed to be happy with how his career's going?! Of course he's going to sulk sometimes. Give me a break. There were at least 7 players that I proposed the Twins could be risking in this 40 man move and none of them were Benson. Losing talent for nothing is complete idiocy. The people who ok'd this move have their heads up their rear.

From what I've heard, Buxton seems like the kind of guy who has that desire to win. I could be wrong though.

Well I'm not sure this is anything to be hopeful for. 2 and 3 would likely be Gray and Appel anyway. Bryant really isn't much of above the rest in my book. I'd still take Stewart given the remaining choices, but that's just me.

Basically I don't see how Walters is a better pitcher than Albers. The Twins can go 2 directions. They can reward potential with Gibson or they can reward results with Albers. Walters isn't the #1 guy in either of those categories. Comparing Gibson and Walters is pretty silly because we know who is superior.

I've been speculating that the entire Red Wings rotation is better than Twins'. If Cole DeVries pitches better than it has a chance. Virgil Vasquez would also have to be excluded for Hendriks. That's also counting Deduno as a Red Wing.

Besides Innings Pitched, what has PJ done better than Albers so far? Minor League track record? Albers. K/9? Albers. WHIP? Albers. ERA? Albers. Walks/9? Albers. Age? Albers. They are in the exact same boat roster wise and Andrew has a lot more going for him. I don't see any way Walters would be above Albers or Gibson right now. It's between the last two for the spot.

If we're only looking at 40 man options, then it's Gibson or Hendriks. As far as who gets moved from the 40 man for Deduno? Here are a few options: B.J. Hermsen (who's struggling in AA and doesn't have much potential) Tim Wood Tyler Robertson Liam Hendriks Drew Butera Chris Herrmann Joe Benson Wilkin Ramirez Two of those guys would have to be kicked off the 40 man if it's Albers. I think Benson,Hendriks, Herrmann, and Ramirez would be very unlikely. Butera would surprise me a little too, but those guys should all be in line. Probably 2/3 of Robertson, Wood, and Hermsen.

Andrew Albers or Kyle Gibson I hope.

How much longer can they hold Sano's bat back?

Keep Parmelee up because this is his year. I'm not satisified with him, but triple A isn't going to help him. Send Arcia and/or Hicks down soon.

I think it's the right move to keep Gibson down for now.

Could be Gibson, but he hasn't pitched consistently well.

Bautista is a big time pull hitter too, so I'm surprised that he did.

It's just a league. Not a conference. Like the Major League. That's what jokin is trying to say by his joke.

The conclusion of the Twins-Red Sox series marks the 1/4 point of the 2013 MLB season. Minnesota has truly had a strange and unexpected season thus far, but, as we all know, small sample sizes can have that effect! Should we be more surprised at how well the Twins have performed as a team? Or at whom has performed? Some of the success stories from last year have faded and at the same time unproven players are exceeding expectations. Let's see how our roster fares! Catcher: Joe Mauer Significant Stats: .349/.431/.500 2 HRs, 13 RBI, 24 R, 15 2B, 55%CS, 35K Mauer is a good player. Who knew? His Batting Average is the 3rd best in the American League and his On Base Percentage is 2nd to Miguel Cabrera (of all people). What's new though, or has been re-newed, is his elite defense behind home plate. Mauer has been very effective at framing pitches and it's plainly observable during ball games. Joe is throwing out 55% of baserunners which is over double the league average of 25% for MLB catchers. Mauer is also sitting at 2.0 WAR and I believe that puts him on pace for 8.0 wins above replacement for the season after some advanced formulas and algorithms on my behalf. He's even besting rival, Buster Posey (1.7), in that regard. Despite the positives, Mauer went through a tough stretch and is striking out a lot more than usual. Grade: A- First Base: Justin Morneau Significant Stats: .297/.333/.412 2HRs, 28 RBI, 18 R, 24Ks Morneau is hitting the ball well, but not very hard. He' #7 in Batting Average for starting first baseman, but his OPS ranks him #17. The RBI production does put him on pace for over 100, so without the power he's still been able to do his job in the cleanup spot. His discipline looks better with strikeouts in 16.2% of his ABs; although, Morneau can't restrain himself from the slider low and away. I've personally enjoyed his defense as well, especially since there's always the occasional errant, rushed throw from shortstop, Pedro Florimon. Grade: B+ Second Base: Brian Dozier Significant Stats: .217/.258/.288 1HR, 3SB, 3 CS, It's great to see Brian Dozier getting a second chance. He looks much better at second base this season and Dozier has even amassed .6 dWAR from his new home. His range factor is the highest for all second baseman too. Unfortunately, he's not hitting. To make matters worse, Gardenhire continually bats him at the top of the lineup. Dozier's base running hasn't been enough of an advantage to keep him up there either. Maybe he'd find more success batting lower and the team would as well, but that's completely opinionated thinking. While Dozier's been above replacement level so far, it doesn't look like he'll be much of a serviceable starter. For the time being though, he's cheap and doesn't kill us much. Grade: D+ Third Base: Trevor Plouffe Significant Stats: .242/.311/.425 4HRs, 15 RBI, 16 R, .944Fld% Plouffe's bat has been an advantage at third base, but as I'm sure you're familiar, his glove has not. He's been below average and who knows if we'll see improvement. This year, he hasn't caught fire just yet with the bat. If he does, expect everyone to swoon to him(including myself). He's really sort of in the neutral zone, so something it wouldn't take much to push him either way. I personally like having him as a stopgap solution at 3B for now. Grade: C+ Shortstop: Pedro Florimon, Jr. Significant Stats: .247/.314/.377 2HRs, 4SBs, .975Fld% Pedro Florimon doesn't get the appreciation he deserves. Albeit, maybe he hasn't deserved it just yet.