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  1. roger
    Going into spring training many of us thought we knew who the 13 position players coming north would be. Of that group, five are on the IL (Polo, AK, Gallo, Keps, Farmer) and two, Buxton and Correa, have either missed multiple games or are not playing in the field. Thats 7 of 13, which to my California math is over half. And it won't be April 15th until tomorrow. And add to that another, Maeda, who is missing his third start tonight! Crazy that this team is in first place with a 9-4 record. But man, we need some of these guys back.
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    Saw that Miller was back at short last night. Great seeing him getting hits in most of his games. So happy to see Varland get the call to be in New York tonight. Was hoping that Winder is far enough back to be the replacement for Sands, but unlikely. Great seeing AK go yard. Will he and Polo be promoted to St. Paul come Monday?
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    You are going to have to share being his biggest fan/supporter with this Wisconsinite, twinstalker. But what a night, 2-2 with 3 walks. Did see he was at second base last night. Was that his first game not at short? Could his arrival at Target Field coincide with the time Correa is ready to move off shortstop, maybe three years from now? Great start by Ober. Got to believe his first couple hiccups were related to weather and his disappointment with not being with the Twins.
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    If you watch the replay you will see Buxton focused on watching the ball so it wouldn't hit him. He was looking in and I suspect never saw the infielder moving into his line of running.
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    Last night may be the best evening in a long time. Polanco, Kirilloff and Winder all appeared in a baseball game. OK, it was at Low-A, but it is an early step to all three being back with the Twins by mid-May at the latest. Getting a healthy Winder back in the Twins pen will strengthen the back end of that bullpen, strengthen it a lot. On the flip side, I don't know where roster spots are going to come from when Polanco, Kirilloff, Gallo and Kepler all return.
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    Isn't it great that the minor league teams are back playing. I saw that players got a significant raise. Do you know if the DSL also got a raise? And if so, what was it? Reading your Top 20 recap, the highlight for me was Miller's bat and that he is their regular shortstop. The low spot is that Canterino is on the IL. Do we know if he will be back before the end of the season? Still believe this kid can and will be special. With all his lost time, it may be in the bullpen. But the Twins bullpen will always need another Duran type arm. With all the new data that us old timers don't understand, I got a good smile out of your mentioning that old, old stat......errors for the middle infielders.
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    With Rocco making the decision, I expect he will be at DH about 4 out of 5 games until Labor Day. He will then play about half the September games in center getting ready for the post season. He will continue to rest 1 of 5 games until September. That will give him 110 games at DH with about a dozen September games in center and another 8 or so DH games in September. So his year-end total, assuming he doesn't go on the IL, would be 118 games at DH and 12 in center for a grand total of 130 games played. Would we be happy with that? Would Buxton be happy? I expect Rocco would.
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    Julien 1-2 with two walks. And a couple hits from Bechtold. He seems to not only be playing well, but getting more attention from those who matter.
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    Eh, Sherry, didn't the Twins open the season in Kansas City?
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    Great seeing Polonco getting game ready. Should be back in what, a few days? Or a week? On a related note, does anyone know anything about how Kirilloff is doing? Fantastic seeing Prielipp pitching in a game. Looked at the recap and saw he had mostly ground ball outs the first two innings. Seemed to tire a bit in the third before getting into trouble in the fourth. Also great seeing Miller with a multi hit game. That's two in a row, right? Must admit I did not recall ever hearing Zebby's name, although I must have seen it when he was drafted. Let's hope he is a good one.
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    Great seeing Winder on the mound in Fort Myers. Two years ago this kid was as good as anyone in the organization. Hopefully, moving to the pen will be the answer and he will be healthy the rest of this year and beyond. In my opinion, he is the one that could be better than someone destined to the back end of the pen. Could see him developing along the lines of Jax.
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    Thanks, Sherry. The highlite for my read this morning is that Connor Prielipp is making his first professional start tonight. Got my fingers crossed that this kid is special. Just have to wait for the results to confirm. Great seeing Varland pitch so well first time out. Is it possible that he could be the first starter called up if/when needed? Also great seeing Miller with a couple hits. Anyone that plays D as well as he supposedly does just needs to be an average hitter to be a valuable Twins starter someday. Hopefully, this will be the year his bat breaks out. Also love how Lee and Julien's bats are beginning the year hot, very hot.
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    Yes, that was fantastic news a few days ago. I may be wrong, but seemed that the kids at the lower levels will be doubling their earnings, or more. Saw that they now will be getting paid year-round. Curious how that will work. Will it be the same pay in winter as when they are playing? Or will it be higher during the season? Add me to those who noted that Miller was at short, Salas at third and Cavaco at first. And congrats to Enlow making their opening day start.
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    Thanks, Seth. Recall that the Twins signed three catchers this winter to MiLB contracts, all of whom had a fair amount of big league time. I believe Wolters is with the Saints, but no mention of the other two since spring training. They weren't listed in St. Paul and aren't here. Are they still in the organization? Or did they have opt outs and are gone?
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    Nice clean inning from Schulfer. Have a feeling he is going to help the Twins pen before the year is over. Expect Dobnak will get his control in check and 5 walks won't be the norm. He has an interesting contract that should keep him in the system for several years. Question is, will he be back with the Twins?
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    Thanks a ton, Seth. Expect the Saints are going to wish they were still on the road next week, it's going to be cold. Couple technical questions. What exactly is the Development List? And not counting the development list guys, I count 28 players. Is that the max roster size this year? Also see 7 starting pitchers. With six game series and Monday as their standard day off, will they be using a six man starting rotation? Looking back at that prospective Dozier trade, unbelievable what happened to that duo. But I guess that is the reality of the sport, no one knows what tomorrow may bring for these young prospects.
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    Another great summary and read, Nick, thanks. I am of the opinion that the Twins success this year will be tied to three players returning from injury. Will Buxton be in the lineup (CF or DH) for at least 130 games? Will AK return from his late start by May and be the player most of us expect? And will Lewis return by July 4th and be the player we briefly saw last summer? Don't know where Royce will play, but he could be a huge shot in the arm for this team. Answer all three of these questions with a yes and this team just may go a long way come the fall.
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    I would add a fourth, Cody. And that is a stat line that didn't exist, the one from Kirilloff. In my opinion, he can be the best player of this group. The Twins need him to get 100% comfortable with his wrist and then get back to the big club no later than the end of April. They then need him to remain healthy all season and hit like we all believe this young man can.
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    How long will it be before Sands goes to St. Paul, Maeda moves to the pen for long relief and Ober is in the starting rotation? Hopefully, not too long. Until then, the Saints are going to have one heck'of'a starting rotation.
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    Just checked Ober's outings this spring. He has been in three games, pitching 1 inning and 2 innings in the first two. He pitched 3 innings in his last start, but that was on the 14th (10 days ago). Am guessing that he probably made an appearance in a minor league game several days ago as not throwing for 10 days would be unusual. Also saw that Maeda came in today in relief against the Yankees. Maybe they are setting them up with Ober being the starter and Maeda in relief? Maybe someone who is down there knows if Ober threw in a game on the back fields, likely 5 days ago and again today.
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    Will again ask my question from the day this was announced. Does anyone know if the Twins sold their minority interest in the Saints? Or did they retain that with the new majority owners?
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    Also, no mention of Julien. Isn't he supposed to have a lot of speed?
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    Thanks for a great review of this year's pen, Nick. Will we see Duran used like last year, ie, not strictly a closer but coming in anytime to put out a fire? Am thrilled with what I am seeing from Alcala after his first outing or two. If he can return like the dominant reliever we expect, WOW! Bloody shame that Canterino will miss another year. Will it be all year? Or is it possible he is back before the season ends? Regardless, he won't help the Twins this year, but hopefully, next. The one pitcher who got a mention in your projections, but not later is Danny Coulumbe. I could see him have a positive effect on this bullpen, even if he isn't on the roster next Thursday.
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    Curious why Em Rodriguez isn't on this list? Also, Mercedes. Didn't he hit better than Acuna in last summer's DSL? Do recall that Acuna was batting .100 something the first few weeks of the season, then tore the cover off the ball the rest of the year.
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    Thanks, Ted, for a great read. Every time I see one of these I get more impressed with who this young man is. With God's blessing, maybe he finally will get his chance to be healthy and play for a long time. Hopefully, his entire career will be with the Twins. Only question that no one has answered is where he will play. All we know is that barring injury to Correa, it won't be shortstop. Like many of us, I am guessing it will be at second or third with Lee playing the other. Don't know what that means for Miranda? Or Polonco and Julien?
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