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I'd trade Span because the Twins need Willingham's power. Revere and Span are both really Centerfielders and it makes sense to have one. Mastroianni would move into a starting role. Darin's production resembles Denard Span's more than Willingham's and I think he makes the loss very minimal.

Mastroianni hasn't done anything worthy of being sent down. He's valuable from the bench as a defensive sub, pinch hitter, and pinch runner.

That makes sense. At first, I thought it may have been because of his age because his stats were acceptable.

Here's how I'd edit the bottom 11. 40. Jason Wheeler, SP 41. Tim Shibuya, SP 42. Lance Ray, OF 43. Josh Burris, RP 44. Tom Stuifbergen, SP 45. James Beresford, SS 46. Cole Nelson, SP 47. Tyler Duffey, RP 48. Carlos Guitierrez, RP 49. Josmil Pinto, C 50. Christian Powell, RP

Friday the 13th was living up to it's unlucky superstition yesterday. Upon arrival to the Twin Cities, and following a 2 1/2 hour drive, I was greeted by pouring rain and hail. It wasn't long before the poor weather conditions were making a good reflection of my temperament by effect. It had been weeks since I had seen rain and of all days...now?! Fortunately enough, the storm clouds passed and the end result was nothing more than a 15 minute delay. My seat was in the bleachers just to right of the foul pole in right field. The overall view of the game was great, but there were occasionally fly balls that escaped view when hit towards right center. I think many can attest that there really aren't any bad seats in Twins Territory. Prior to game time, I made a trek around Target Field and it looked as good as ever. I made sure to go to the batter's eye where Jim Thome legendarily hit a HR over. The only thing I couldn't find was an Oakland fan. As much as I tried to spot just one Athletics fan, I could not! Liriano was a real treat to watch. Francisco was on a strikeout tirade and eventually ended up netting 15 total. With every swing and miss, cheers mounted in fruitful hopes of another K being hung. However Liriano briefly got off pace when he gave up a grand slam to Jonny Gomes in the fourth. My stomach didn't settle very well after that and the crowd grew silent as well for an inning. The game must go on though. The thing I have always admired most about Liriano is his poise. He always appears confident in the way he walks and he really had it last night despite the 4 run homer. Frankie shrugged it off and moved on in his conquest for more hacks. Even catcher Drew Butera seemed to be fooled by Liriano. I recall him dropping roughly half of the 3rd strike swings. Offensively, the Twins got on base, but didn't get runs. Willingham provided all the offense with a solo HR and another HR that brought in Mauer as well. As much as I would have liked a win, the game was really entertaining and I can't wait to go back to Target Field again. I'd really like to know if this is the first game where a pitcher struck out 15 or more and yielded a grand slam? That's not something you see everyday!

Friday the 13th was living up to it's unlucky superstition yesterday. Upon arrival to the Twin Cities, and following a 2 1/2 hour drive, I was greeted by pouring rain and hail. It wasn't long before the poor weather conditions were making a good reflection of my temperament by effect. It had been weeks since I had seen rain and of all days...now?! Fortunately enough, the storm clouds passed and the end result was nothing more than a 15 minute delay. My seat was in the bleachers just to right of the foul pole in right field. The overall view of the game was great, but there were occasionally fly balls that escaped view when hit towards right center. I think many can attest that there really aren't any bad seats in Twins Territory. Prior to game time, I made a trek around Target Field and it looked as good as ever. I made sure to go to the batter's eye where Jim Thome legendarily hit a HR over. The only thing I couldn't find was an Oakland fan. As much as I tried to spot just one Athletics fan, I could not! Liriano was a real treat to watch. Francisco was on a strikeout tirade and eventually ended up netting 15 total. With every swing and miss, cheers mounted in fruitful hopes of another K being hung. However Liriano briefly got off pace when he gave up a grand slam to Jonny Gomes in the fourth. My stomach didn't settle very well after that and the crowd grew silent as well for an inning. The game must go on though. The thing I have always admired most about Liriano is his poise. He always appears confident in the way he walks and he really had it last night despite the 4 run homer. Frankie shrugged it off and moved on in his conquest for more hacks. Even catcher Drew Butera seemed to be fooled by Liriano. I recall him dropping roughly half of the 3rd strike swings. Offensively, the Twins got on base, but didn't get runs. Willingham provided all the offense with a solo HR and another HR that brought in Mauer as well. As much as I would have liked a win, the game was really entertaining and I can't wait to go back to Target Field again. I'd really like to know if this is the first game where a pitcher struck out 15 or more and yielded a grand slam? That's not something you see everyday!

That's a good quick fix. I'll go on thinking that I did so the whole time. Ahhh yes. The Torrance Tornado...How could I forget? I'd probably slot him 40 above Shibuya. Like the criticism so far and wouldn't mind some more. I do love feedback.

All good points. I think we need to hold Joe Mauer to his "standards" not to his contract. If he can eclipse 10HRs with a .330 BA, I'll be more than content.

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This is my assessment of the Twins current minor league system. You'll notice that Liam Hendriks, Brian Dozier, and Chris Parmelee are not included because I no longer consider them prospects. Much of this has been done from a statistical viewpoint and age is another big factor. I listed positions to give a clear cut view of how depth is at each spot. I'd like to give a little credit to shanewahl and TwinkieTown for providing reasonable comparisons to my own. Please enjoy! 1. Miguel Sano, 3B 2. Byron Buxton, OF 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 4. Eddie Rosario, 2B 5. Aaron Hicks, OF 6. Kyle Gibson, SP 7. Travis Harrison, 3B 8. Jose Orlando Berrios, SP/RP 9. Joe Benson, OF 10. Alex Wimmers, SP 11. Chris Herrmann, C 12. Hudson Boyd, SP 13. Max Kepler-Rozycki (Rahzee), OF 14. Niko Goodrum, SS 15. Levi Michael, SS 16. Luke Bard, SP 17. Adrian Salcedo, SP 18. Lester Oliveros, RP 19. Matt Hauser, SP 20. B.J. Hermsen, SP 21. Daniel Santana, SS 22. David Bromberg, SP 23. Manuel Soliman, SP 24. Madison Boer, SP 25. Mason Melotakis, RP 26. Deolis Guerra, RP 27. Matt Summers, SP 28. Daniel Ortiz, OF 29. J.T Chargois, SP 30. Adam Walker, OF 31. Logan Darnell, SP 32. J.D. Williams, OF 33. Angel Morales, OF 34. Pat Dean, SP 35. Tyler Robertson, RP 36. Nate Roberts, OF 37. Bruce Pugh, RP 38. Corey Williams, RP 39. Angel Mata, SP 40. Tim Shibuya, SP 41. Lance Ray, OF 42. Tom Stuifbergen, SP 43. Josh Burris, RP 44. James Beresford, SS 45. Tyler Duffey, RP 46. Lee Mazilli Jr., 2B 47. Steven Gruver, SP 48. Carlos Guitierrez, RP 49. Josmil Pinto, C 50. Christian Powell, RP

This is my assessment of the Twins current minor league system. You'll notice that Liam Hendriks, Brian Dozier, and Chris Parmelee are not included because I no longer consider them prospects. Much of this has been done from a statistical viewpoint and age is another big factor. I listed positions to give a clear cut view of how depth is at each spot. I'd like to give a little credit to shanewahl and TwinkieTown for providing reasonable comparisons to my own. Please enjoy! 1. Miguel Sano, 3B 2. Byron Buxton, OF 3. Oswaldo Arcia, OF 4. Eddie Rosario, 2B 5. Aaron Hicks, OF 6. Kyle Gibson, SP 7. Travis Harrison, 3B 8. Jose Orlando Berrios, SP/RP 9. Joe Benson, OF 10. Alex Wimmers, SP 11. Chris Herrmann, C 12. Hudson Boyd, SP 13. Max Kepler-Rozycki (Rahzee), OF 14. Niko Goodrum, SS 15. Levi Michael, SS 16. Luke Bard, SP 17. Adrian Salcedo, SP 18. Lester Oliveros, RP 19. Matt Hauser, SP 20. B.J. Hermsen, SP 21. Daniel Santana, SS 22. David Bromberg, SP 23. Manuel Soliman, SP 24. Madison Boer, SP 25. Mason Melotakis, RP 26. Deolis Guerra, RP 27. Matt Summers, SP 28. Daniel Ortiz, OF 29. J.T Chargois, SP 30. Adam Walker, OF 31. Logan Darnell, SP 32. J.D. Williams, OF 33. Angel Morales, OF 34. Pat Dean, SP 35. Tyler Robertson, RP 36. Nate Roberts, OF 37. Bruce Pugh, RP 38. Corey Williams, RP 39. Angel Mata, SP 40. Tim Shibuya, SP 41. Lance Ray, OF 42. Tom Stuifbergen, SP 43. Josh Burris, RP 44. James Beresford, SS 45. Tyler Duffey, RP 46. Lee Mazilli Jr., 2B 47. Steven Gruver, SP 48. Carlos Guitierrez, RP 49. Josmil Pinto, C 50. Christian Powell, RP

Cole Johnson dominates! I think it's time to give up Stuifbergen really, despite a good day. He's not a top 50 prospect.

The Orioles are a terrible match for the Twins and anyone quite frankly. They have nothing good to trade for in their farm system (except Bundy and Machado who can't be touched). It may be a good destination for Jamey Carroll, but no one else really.

Thank goodness he's back. Perkins is not a good closer. Burton did fairly well in the role, yet I think Capps is better. We need to get this trade bait going too.

I really like Heredia. He would be extremely difficult to get even with Denard Span involved.

The Pohlad's are a very shady family, but I am really not concerned with the payroll. I'm happy with a 100-110 million budget. It's a little below that now, although I'm sure they'd spend a little more if this was a contending team.

I think the Twins would give him plenty of opportunities to play because the season is dead. I also think playing with an MLB team would be more beneficial than "fall instructs". That's just me though. The service time claim is false and the pay raise from purchasing his contract would be very paltry.

I think an innings limit for Gibson next year would be a good plan.

Matt Capps, Carl Pavano, and P.J. Walters rehab concerns included.

Hicks batting .275/.365/.446 He's been doing some fine work with the bat lately. He may be a Twin in September next year. His splits are also pretty good. .263 vs. RHP and .301 vs. LHP. It looks like a good idea to keep the switch hitting.

You don't need stats to show whether or not he can pitch. To a degree yes, but if you watch him you know he can be something special and he will be. There is a reason Liriano has gotten away with those stats and a player like Cole Devries couldn't. And the reason isn't because Gardy loves him, but because he has a high ceiling. It's worth the gamble because the payroll isn't going to be an issue while rebuilding. There are so many Twins fans that complain about all of the pitch to contact pitchers and when we finally have one that can fan batters, they want to send him on the first flight out. I just think we should be even MORE patient in this case to finally be rewarded.

Hopefully Span and Morneau are traded. That clears 18.75 unless the Twins chip in. There are good prospects to be had!! They could then stick Parmelee at 1B because he is more than ready. He just needs playing time. Mastroianni wouldn't be an awful fill-in in my opinion for Span. Call up Clete because he doesn't deserve AAA ABs.That would help change the organizational arrangement of the minors. It's a big problem for outfielders.

He has the best stuff of anyone on this roster and can actually strike out batters. I'll take that over a pitch to contact pitcher. What else should we spend money on? We aren't going to get any free agents unless they're cheap veterans. A three year deal will not kill a rebuilding process or even hamper it. There is a chance that he overperforms and provides a good presence in the rotation. No reason to sell low either. We know how that works out for the Twins.

The problem is we aren't a couple of starting pitchers away. The Twins have an average offense and need to get more production at 1B and the middle infield if they want to contend as well. The bullpen is also around average more or less. However, the bullpen may be the only "group" that would probably be good enough for a playoff team if Capps was healthy (and we had a real closer). The point is, average only gets you into the playoffs in the NHL and NBA. When only 10/30 make it, a team like the Twins needs an even stronger offense and revamped starting pitching.

If you people want to stick with the no talent scrubs that our AAA affiliate keeps pumping out, then by all means trade Liriano. The Twins need to lock him up for 3 years while he's cheap. He will keep improving his stats and it would be a shame to miss out on an ace or at least a good #2 starter.