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  1. roger
    Excited seeing a catcher, any catcher on this list. Looking at the numbers, can’t believe Perez was higher than Miller. Are you guys so much into home runs that five versus two had Perez higher even though all of Miller’s other numbers were higher?
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    Thanks for a great report, Seth. What a battle with Wisconsin for the Kernels. Must have been great baseball. Of all the top starters pitching tonight, Balazovic has to be the one to watch. The Twins really need him to get going following his late start to the season. If he can get back to what he was, he could help later this summer. Huge night for him. Question, regarding Noah Miller? The team summary has him at 6-20 (.400) and the individual prospect summary has 8-20 (.400). Expect the 8-20 is correct?
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    Great topic, Matt. I think baseball is changing. The draft used to be 50 rounds. Now it is 20, or is it 25 this year? Roughly 40 minor league teams were eliminated. In football, nearly all players go to college for three or four years then step in and contribute immediately. Doubt we will see that in baseball, but your point that the best college players spend several less years in the minors is so important. Expect we will see all/most MLB teams slowly shifting to taking mostly college players in their draft. The result will be more high schoolers going to college.
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    Lots of mistakes by the young guys. Got a feeling it is going to be a long couple weeks. Hopefully Celestino will soon be back. Expect Gordon is gonna have to play shortstop with Correa out.
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    Kid was fantastic for Wichita, 1 earned run in 15 games.
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    Exciting to see Schulfer get rewarded with a promotion to St. Paul. His 1 earned run yesterday equaled his total from 15 games with Wichita. Next month or two should tell us if he has a future with the Twins.
  7. roger
    Thanks for another enjoyable read. Am elated this morning to learn that Keps is not going on the IL and Lewis shouldn’t be out for the year. Curious that no one is talking about the fact that several, is it as many as five, players will not be going to Toronto because they are not vaccinated. Souhan wrote this morning that it includes one front line pitcher and a middle of the order bat. Will the Twins get swept because they are so shothanded?
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    Thanks LA Vikes Fan for your reasonable comment, was exactly what I was thinking. Yes, bone bruises hurt like h...., but I take this as good news. When I watched the play and heard he was taken for tests, my first thought was surgery and he was out for the year. This is a much better result.
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    I know both of those guys are playing well. Maybe Seth or someone else would know if either is a legit prospect that could potentially be a future starter.
  10. roger
    True. And I don ‘t know, but have to believe he decides who plays. Although I suspect the FO and he communicate on how players will be used.
  11. roger
    Great article, thanks. unbelievable young man. Hopefully he can spend his entire career with the Twins.
  12. roger
    What I was thinking as I read this. And Nick, another great post...thanks. All I would add is what a shame that Kep gets hurt while playing the best he has, ever.
  13. roger
    Question: Who will lose his starters spot when Ryan returns, Archer or Smeltzer? I know how I would answer, but it is Rocco’s decision.
  14. roger
    My question is why either of them is DH when not behind the plate. Jeffers is a huge disappointment and should be playing every third day, at most. IMO, catcher is their #1 problem to fix come winter, both on the Twins and depth in the organization. Maybe that top college catcher people are talking about will be there for them when the Twins pick next month.
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    Read the headline thinking this would be about who the Twins would take in the coming draft. Kept reading and was over half thru that I realized there could be another meaning to the headline. Dah! Count me among those who see value in having someone like Gordon on this team and believes he will be here when the season ends. Do I want him starting 70 games a year, NO. But The player I see on the field is better than the past and doesn’t hurt the Twins when he is in the lineup.
  16. roger
    Have no idea what the Twins plans are for Canterino, other than he is one heck of an exciting prospect. Would hope they want to keep him starting, while keeping his innings/pitch counts down coming back from several injuries. Considering this article is about help for the Twins from a pitcher currently at Wichita, I ask what the future holds for Schulfer. Kid has been flat out unhittable in the Wind Surge closer role. He is the one I would hope gets a promotion to St. Paul with another move to the Twins come late summer. Will he be successful? Who knows, but sure like how he has been throwing at Wichita.
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    "Cedar Rapids and Fort Myers didn't fare quite as well." The Mighty Mussels won 6-2, what do they have to do to "fare well?" Another solid start from Raya. Yes, it is a long way from the Fort to Target Field, but this kid seems like a good one. And Miller and Cavaco each had two hits, including a double last night. As stated above it is only a week, but any turn around in Cavaco's development has to begin somewhere. No mention in the Wichita write up about solid relief performances from Sisk and Schulfer. Is it realistic to think that Schulfer could/should move up to the Saints soon and could possibly help the Twins later this fall? Or am I smoking something? Not going to get into whether Martin should or should not be playing shortstop. But his errors are scarry. Add the fact that the Twins have Correa and Lewis ahead of him with Miller a year or two behind him, seems to me that the prudent decision would be to get him playing elsewhere. Liked seeing Lewis getting a game in center last night.
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    I wish there was a thing I could click that said, "smiling," cause that's what your comment brought to me. Thanks. As for the above discussion about when Duffey should have been pulled. I agree he was left in the game to long, way too long. But had he already pitched to three hitters when Merrifield came to bat? Don't recall if that was something in play, or not.
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    Agree with you and Mike. With that said, have no problem keeping him in St. Paul a few more weeks to get more reps at third and left. If I didn't miss something, he has played two games at third and one in left. Let him get five or six at each spot before the move up. At two a week in each spot, that would be another three weeks.
  20. roger
    When Kirilloff joined the Saints, he was in a total slump. Then awhile back we began seeing him get a good number of hits, albeit mostly singles. Beginning a few games ago we are seeing him driving the ball, the result more extra base hits. Don't know if he is ready to return, but if he keeps this up for a few more games he certainly should. The corresponding move will be to send Miranda back to St. Paul. Unfortunately, Miranda appears to be making adjustments and is beginning to get some hits. Still makes sense to get him back to AAA where he hopefully will hit like he did in 2021. And Lewis just keeps whacking the ball and doing what he does. I still believe it makes sense for him to stay in St. Paul for several more weeks or a month to get more comfortable at both third and left. Then bring him back with Garlick returning to the Saints. It is likely, however, that someone will be injured over the coming weeks, which would open a spot for either player. Have never been a huge fan of Wallner. Don't know why, other than he always appeared to be another power bat who couldn't play defense, ala, Rooker, Sabato, etc. But I understand that he is adequate in the field with an excellent arm. And his bat sure looks like it could play, so hopefully I will be proven wrong. Unfortunately, don't know where playing time with the Twins could come from over the next few years. Loved the Twins draft last summer when they took the two lefties in I recall the second and third rounds. Fantastic seeing Hajjar have games like last night. Povich also continues to seem like a very strong prospect.
  21. roger
    Thru the first six weeks of the season, the bullpen results were excellent. But too many games were really scarry. For whatever reason, Duffey has serious problems with KC. Recall hearing that his ERA at Kaufman is alarmingly high. Agree with those who say a major change isn't needed. Understand Columbe will be back in the coming days. He was actually solid and will help. Article in the Strib this morning indicated that Alcala could/should be back by mid-late June. Assuming he is anything like last year, that will be a big plus. And then they could get help in August from Maeda, who will likely be used out of the pen if he makes it back. Those three additions would make a huge difference. Will also help a ton if the starters keep going six or seven innings and the hitters start scoring more than two runs so the middle relievers can eat up some/most of the innings every other day.
  22. roger
    Thanks for the report, Seth. Sixteen hours? Do they leave Monday afternoon/evening and drive thru the night? Great seeing Cavaco starting to see some success. Will wait to see how long this continues before getting too excited.
  23. roger
    Isn't it exciting watching every time Arraez steps up to the plate? What is different this year is that he appears to be healthy and having fun, a lot of fun. I also see a bit of La Tortue in this young man. Great article in the Strib this morning about how he spent much of the winter in the D.R. working with Nelson Cruz. Also mentioned that he came to spring training in better shape. Could be a special season. Love the results.
  24. roger
    See that Schulfer keeps putting up zero's with lots of K's. Also see that Sisk, the guy they got from St. Louis last July, has an ERA and WHIP of 1.00. Recall he was a bit scarry when he came over last summer, but sure seems to be getting it done this spring. Always great to see Miller with a great game. Also see that Cavaco is beginning to show signs of life. Still young, who knows?
  25. roger
    What caught my eye when reading this Seth was this week's starters in Wichita. That is one heck of a starting rotation. And the best news is they are getting close. It is so exciting to see Canterino and Enlow begin to put last year's injuries and wasted year behind them. Thought it was odd that Merrill was sent down after also having a great week.
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