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Adam Walker is not making a pitch for the top 10. He is doing what good prospects should do with some nice power. If he can do it in Beloit then he will make a case for the top 10. I think I still go Sano, Arcia, Hicks, Buxton, Rosario. That top 5 is pretty sweet. Can't wait till they are with the Twins.

Just past a diving Nishioka

As many as possible.... especially if they can play more positions!

Agreed. This is going to be an interesting off-season I think.

They usually call-up deserving players. I really don't like siding with the Twins on promoting players, because I have my gripes with them. In this case though, you can't fault them for wanting their guys to play an entire season instead of sitting on the bench. When it is their time, they call guys up. Revere, Benson, Parmelee, Span, Cuddy, Kubel, Neshek, Perkins all have come up and gotten playing time after seasons were over in the minors. I expect the same might happen this year, its just a month away still. There is really little benefit to coming up other than giving them a cup of coffee. I do wish they would be a little more aggressive, but you can't pick that out as a main complaint. I have a problem with the big picture, and think prospect promotions is just a small part of that. I fully expect 1 or 2 OF prospects to come up in Sept. and take away AB's from older guys to allow them to finish the season healthy (pretty much what happened last year, just not the same scale). Your big problem is there hasn't been the talent to promote. I had a big problem with how they handled Cuddy, Bartlett, Kubel, Slama. But that is because they were making excuses about keeping them down when they should have been up contributing to playoff teams. If the Twins were a playoff team now and still leaving Hendriks in AAA, I'd be pissed. However, there is little reason to if they are working on something specific in a lost season.

really struggling.....couple nites off to clear his head He's screwed cause if he plays well....Terry Ryan has already commented that 'he should @ AA' & if he doesnt, he's done as a prospect I think Benson might take a little more time to be ready. I've recently changed how I feel about Benson and his status. He has a lot of potential, but he seems to have been lost in a funk. I'm not sure what is going to cure him, but it wont be before Hicks and Arcia are ready. Maybe he is starting to feel some of that pressure? Its crazy to think he had a good shot at the RF job to start the year and has been just terrible. I don't fully understand it. Its like he has forgotten how to hit.

I fixed it for you.

Trevor Plouffe is going on a rehab assignment and will be back with the Twins on Monday if all goes well. He was quoted today saying only direct pressure applied to the nerve bothers him, and they have figured out a way to avoid this happening. On one hand, I'm worried for the people along the 1st base line in Rochester tomorrow, and on the other I will be smashing F5 to see if he hits a HR. It has almost been an entire month since he has been out of the line-up, so I want to retouch his break-out year (well, in the MLB at least). Looking through his stats, he had a well documented terrible start to the year. So bad, that up to May 12th he had a .480 OPS in 51 AB's. I'm going to omit that start for the sake of my analysis (I know its been done before, but I want to do it again lol). I'm considering May 10th since that is when he really started getting consistent playing time and I'm only taking away 40 AB's. His line from then, to when he got injured is .279/.328/.575, for an OPS about .900 through 219 AB's. A first half like this and Plouffe would be an all-star most years. To get an entire picture, guys like me look at his advanced stats and splits. Yes, his splits against RH pitchers aren't the greatest. However, he is suffering from a very unlucky BABIP (against both LH and RH) considering he has pretty good peripherals like almost a 20% LD rate for the whole year. Right now, his BABIP sits at .261, and his AVG .259. So, I think his numbers can get even better. I don't think his HR pace will continue, but at this point the sample size is just too small. Plouffe is a big reason why myself, and many others have watched this team this year. I'm even impressed with how his defense has progressed at 3b. The fielding stats don't show it, but he has passed the eye test IMO. Needless to say, I'm pumped to see him back and hope he can pick up where he left off. Thumb injuries are tricky though, and it remains to be seen if he can play through it.

Trevor Plouffe is going on a rehab assignment and will be back with the Twins on Monday if all goes well. He was quoted today saying only direct pressure applied to the nerve bothers him, and they have figured out a way to avoid this happening. On one hand, I'm worried for the people along the 1st base line in Rochester tomorrow, and on the other I will be smashing F5 to see if he hits a HR. It has almost been an entire month since he has been out of the line-up, so I want to retouch his break-out year (well, in the MLB at least). Looking through his stats, he had a well documented terrible start to the year. So bad, that up to May 12th he had a .480 OPS in 51 AB's. I'm going to omit that start for the sake of my analysis (I know its been done before, but I want to do it again lol). I'm considering May 10th since that is when he really started getting consistent playing time and I'm only taking away 40 AB's. His line from then, to when he got injured is .279/.328/.575, for an OPS about .900 through 219 AB's. A first half like this and Plouffe would be an all-star most years. To get an entire picture, guys like me look at his advanced stats and splits. Yes, his splits against RH pitchers aren't the greatest. However, he is suffering from a very unlucky BABIP (against both LH and RH) considering he has pretty good peripherals like almost a 20% LD rate for the whole year. Right now, his BABIP sits at .261, and his AVG .259. So, I think his numbers can get even better. I don't think his HR pace will continue, but at this point the sample size is just too small. Plouffe is a big reason why myself, and many others have watched this team this year. I'm even impressed with how his defense has progressed at 3b. The fielding stats don't show it, but he has passed the eye test IMO. Needless to say, I'm pumped to see him back and hope he can pick up where he left off. Thumb injuries are tricky though, and it remains to be seen if he can play through it.

How much longer can the Twins keep Parmelee down in AAA? You'd think by now he would be forcing his way up. Also, where is Benson?

That is awesome. My vote for post of the night.

I don't think listing the MLB players that have come through the Twins system is really a good example DPJ. I'm not a fan of moving some players slowly, like Arcia. On the other hand you get guys like Plouffe and Span that are marginal prospects most of the way but still have talent. You could eve0n say they were aggressive with Plouffe, he was one of the younger players in the Eastern League when he led the league in 2b! The Twins just haven't had the right talent to promote aggressive. Arcia has actually move through the system pretty quickly, despite very good talent in the entire system for the OF. I really wouldn't say the Twins are extremely slow at promotions, just they are patient. FWIW, Sano shouldn't be promoted because he hasn't played well enough and it wouldln't help him any to move to the FSL. The things he needs to work on he can do in the MWL. He would probably do just fine, but it is going to be easier to make adjustments at this level than it will in the FSL. I doubt he or Rosario get called up mid-season next year either, unless they are destroying it like Arcia did this year.

I remember them being much more drastic. The concrete has cured now, that is the reason.

ohhhh snap!@##w$

Ninja Tsuyoshi!

I don't think it is a flexibility issue since they are the same player (with Morneau being obviously older and more expensive). Twins have to make a choice.

Parmelee doesn't have enough pedigree to be traded for anything. Right now is a guy who is having a break-out season or a nice hot streak in AAA. GM's wouldn't trade Kris Benson and his wife for that, maybe just Kris Benson, but certainly not his wife with him.

Rivas+switch-blades vs. Nishioka+samurai

Jeez, 38 errors? I really hope this guy can figure it out.

Ok, I'm starting off my blogging here with a top ten list... No big deal, since we're on the internet all of our tact and self-respecting ways (maybe just respecting ways in general) get thrown out the window, or lost in transition to the keyboard. 1. When I have a good idea or observation that I feel a player has made a mechanical adjustment of some sort and want to look deeper to see if I can develop the idea. Parker goes ahead and steals my idea and writes a blog about it. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just a blog, but the douche has to include video clips with custom made circles like Madden (seriously, who knows how to do that). After him, my original idea seems like a copy-cat... thanks Parker. 2. Rocket Pig changed his screen-name to his real name to copy Seth Stohs and Nick Nelson. Rocket Pig was cooler dude, we all knew your name. 3. Between all the threads and blogs there is too much to read on this site. Anyone could get lost and spend the rest of their lives here like Inception. Scary. 4. The village idiot is not defined. It makes me constantly putting my head on a swivel wondering if somebody is worth arguing with or ignoring. Its making me anxious. Whoever you are, its time to step-up and stop laying in the weeds. 5. Bloggers. The reason I'm writing this is because I got peer pressured into it. That excuse actually worked with a cop once (or maybe it was a college chick, sometimes the two get confusing). 6. Too many "insiders." When I know that somebody knows that I know they know something and aren't telling... *squinty eyes* 7. Too serious. Sometimes in the middle of a game thread I like to say "Aahhh where's my pants?" I don't even get a smilie with a red guy shooting a green guy. 8. Nobody knows me yet. Its strange posting when I address people and I feel like they think "Who the **** is this guy? Why does he think he can talk to me in an open forum setting like this? What a jackass." I doubt that is the actual response... ok, maybe it is. Damnit. 9. No swearing allowed. Sometimes you just feel like throwing the f-bomb. I do it anyway and force the filter to work because it makes me feel rebellious. Seriously, everybody knows what I'm writing, why filter it? Let it fly. It actually puts emphasis on something rather than a few stars. Lame. 10. Ok, I only had 9. I'm not changing the tittle.

Ok, I'm starting off my blogging here with a top ten list... No big deal, since we're on the internet all of our tact and self-respecting ways (maybe just respecting ways in general) get thrown out the window, or lost in transition to the keyboard. 1. When I have a good idea or observation that I feel a player has made a mechanical adjustment of some sort and want to look deeper to see if I can develop the idea. Parker goes ahead and steals my idea and writes a blog about it. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just a blog, but the douche has to include video clips with custom made circles like Madden (seriously, who knows how to do that). After him, my original idea seems like a copy-cat... thanks Parker. 2. Rocket Pig changed his screen-name to his real name to copy Seth Stohs and Nick Nelson. Rocket Pig was cooler dude, we all knew your name. 3. Between all the threads and blogs there is too much to read on this site. Anyone could get lost and spend the rest of their lives here like Inception. Scary. 4. The village idiot is not defined. It makes me constantly putting my head on a swivel wondering if somebody is worth arguing with or ignoring. Its making me anxious. Whoever you are, its time to step-up and stop laying in the weeds. 5. Bloggers. The reason I'm writing this is because I got peer pressured into it. That excuse actually worked with a cop once (or maybe it was a college chick, sometimes the two get confusing). 6. Too many "insiders." When I know that somebody knows that I know they know something and aren't telling... *squinty eyes* 7. Too serious. Sometimes in the middle of a game thread I like to say "Aahhh where's my pants?" I don't even get a smilie with a red guy shooting a green guy. 8. Nobody knows me yet. Its strange posting when I address people and I feel like they think "Who the **** is this guy? Why does he think he can talk to me in an open forum setting like this? What a jackass." I doubt that is the actual response... ok, maybe it is. Damnit. 9. No swearing allowed. Sometimes you just feel like throwing the f-bomb. I do it anyway and force the filter to work because it makes me feel rebellious. Seriously, everybody knows what I'm writing, why filter it? Let it fly. It actually puts emphasis on something rather than a few stars. Lame. 10. Ok, I only had 9. I'm not changing the tittle.

Can this post make the Hall of Posts?

Its been 2 games lol. I think he sucks too, but calling to release him this early is just funny. Let him play a few more games to let him get settled.

Wow dude. Just wow.

Maybe I should start writing more. People on this site could really use my intelligence and overall baseball knowledge in a platform that they can read-it, and re-read... a few times if necessary. I didn't think the blogs were read very much (since I only read sporadic front-page interesting blogs since I'm a blog snob). I did develop a blog I was going to post, but I was way too long for my liking with too many stupid facts and not enough snark. Speaking of that, I think my first blog is going to be 10 reasons I hate this site (all in fun of course for John, Seth and the people that don't know me yet).