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Without getting into much detail, I was talking with Helman and he basically said that he waited until that last day to sign just because they had to wait on Larnach signing. I think Charles Mack also didn't sign until that last day.

He''s been in AA for 3 weeks. He has 43 strikeouts in 26.2 IP between FM and PEN.. but also has 13 walks. That could be something to note.

I'm pretty sure the Lewis is still the Twins top prospect. At least nationally.

Updated... thank you!

If Devin Smeltzer was nervous on the mound as he made his Major-League debut for the Twins on Tuesday night against the Brewers, it didn't show. Smeltzer, who began the season at Double-A Pensacola, provided the first-place Twins with one of the best starts by a pitcher making his MLB debut in Twins history. No, he wasn't awarded with the Win, but the Twins had a big seventh inning against the Brewers bullpen and held on to the lead to split the two-game series with the Crew.Box Score Devin Smeltzer: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 76.8% strikes (53 of 69 pitches) Home Runs: Eddie Rosario (17) Multi-Hit Games: Jorge Polanco 2-for-4 WPA of +0.1: Devin Smeltzer (.365), Willians Astudillo (.159), WPA of -0.1: Jonathan Schoop (-.110), (chart via FanGraphs) The Devin Smeltzer Show Hey, when a guy makes his MLB debut, it is always going to be a story. But as we know, with Smeltzer, there’s always a bigger story. The fact that he made his major league debut as a 23-year-old when he was diagnosed with cancer as a nine year old is remarkable. The fact that he has been cancer-free for several years is remarkable. His willingness to give back and support others who are dealing with what he has dealt with is, yes, remarkable. Catch Cancer Looking Katie’s Krusaders And his major league debut was, in fact, remarkable. Six shutout innings with just 69 pitches, and 53 of them were strikes. He struck out seven batters. And as easy as he made things look in the first, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, he really had to do some work to get through the second and third inning. The second began with a leadoff triple, but he was stranded at third. In the next inning, a leadoff double was stranded. It was an emotional night for Smeltzer's family, friends and long-time supporters… A Possible Storyline for Discussion I think we can all agree that Rocco Baldelli has done a nice job of not overusing his relievers. However, on Monday night, Taylor Rogers struggled and gave up an eighth-inning, go-ahead, two-run homer to Orlando Arcia. On Tuesday, Blake Parker came in for the eighth inning and gave up a two-run homer that cut the lead to 5-2. Taylor Rogers, pitching for the third straight game, started the ninth inning by giving up a solo home run. He got the next two outs before Ryne Harper came on and got the final out. As I said, I think that we all agree that the long-term benefits of rest for key bullpen arms is important. But in the short-term, might that mean some rust? Might that potential cause some short-term heartburn? Or, do we just give credit to a strong Brewers lineup in this case and realize that even the better guys aren’t going to be perfect every time? Bullpen Usage Here’s a quick look at the number of pitches thrown by the bullpen over the past five days: Next Three Games Wednesday - Day Off Thursday - 6:10 @ Tampa Bay- Martin Perez (7-1, 2.95 ERA) vs TBD Friday - 6:10 @ Tampa Bay - Jose Berrios (7-2, 3.20 ERA) vs TBD Saturday - 12:10 @ Tampa Bay - Kyle Gibson (5-2, 4.08 ERA) vs TBD Last Game MIN 5, MIL 4: Hader Closes the Door on the Twins Win Streak Click here to view the article

The only other game I would put on last night's level was that 1-0 win over Verlander and the Astros... Last night was fun intense.

Have to ask why on Michael Davis - who just came off the IL... and Jared Akins... who has been up with the Kernels for about 10 days.

Very possible he was, but it did get me thinking, so I had to go do some digging. This list was just Tommy John surgery... I know there have been some shoulder surgeries as well.

Happy Memorial Day, Twins fans! Unfortunately it was a quiet day on the minor league diamonds in the Twins organization on Monday. The Rochester Red Wings played. The Cedar Rapids Kernels got rained out. Ft. Myers and Pensacola had scheduled off-days as they prepare to begin new series. But there were quite a few transactions and the announcement of a couple new minor league coaches.Find out everything that happened happened in the Twins system on Monday, starting with the transactions of the day. TRANSACTIONS The Twins announced that catcher Mitch Garver will begin a rehab with AA Pensacola and could be activated by the weekend if things go well. CEDAR RAPIDS Cedar Rapids officially announced what we heard last night, that Blayne Enlow has been promoted to the Ft. Myers Miracle.Also, RHP Alex Schick has been activated by the Kernels after completion of his 50-game suspension.RHP Luis Rijo has been placed on the Kernels injured list (hamstring).LHP Kody Funderburk has been promoted from extended spring training.PENSACOLAPensacola sent Melvi Acosta back to the Miracle after making a spot start for them on Sunday.LHPs Charlie Barnes and Bryan Sammons were promoted from Ft. Myers to Pensacola.LHP Jovani Moran was placed on the injured list.OF Jimmy Kerrigan was activated by the Blue Wahoos.This week’s Inside Twins episodeincludes an interview with Twins minor league director Jeremy Zoll. The Twins are adding a couple more coaches at the minor league level, one to take the spot vacated earlier this year by Frank Jagoda. Both of these new coaches are finishing up their seasons at their respective colleges and should join their new teams around June 1st. Nat Ballenberg - Will be the fourth coach at Ft. Myers. He has been the pitching coach at Haverford (alma mater of Thad Levine and Jeremy Zoll).Jared Gaynor - will be added to the Cedar Rapids staff. Comes from Virginia Commonwealth University.RED WINGS REPORTRochester 7, Pawtucket 3 Box Score The Red Wings ended up as the only Minnesota Twins affiliate to play on Memorial Day. Kohl Stewart pitched well and the offense put together a huge inning to give the Red Wings the win. Stewart worked six innings. He gave up three runs (just one earned) on three hits. He walked one and struck out three. He improves to 4-2 with a 3.19 ERA. DJ Baxendale threw two scoreless innings, and Preston Guilmet worked a scoreless ninth frame. Down 2-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth, the Red Wings tacked on six runs that inning. Following a John Andreoli sacrifice fly, Nick Gordon drove in another run with a triple. Zander Wiel singled in Gordon. Jake Cave drove in a run with a double. Finally, Randy Cesar drove in two more runs with a single. Cave went 3-for-4 and the double was his second. Wilin Rosario was 3-for-4 with his fifth double. The Red Wings are now 18-29 on the season. BLUE WAHOO BITES Pensacola Box Score No Game Scheduled. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers Box Score No Game Scheduled. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids, Peoria Box Score Rain caused this game to be postponed. Since Peoria is not scheduled to play in Cedar Rapids again in the first half, they will make up this game in Peoria on June 9th. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day - Kohl Stewart, Rochester Red Wings Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Jake Cave, Rochester Red Wings PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Royce Lewis (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #2 - Alex Kirilloff (Pensacola) - No Game Scheduled #3 - Brusdar Graterol (Pensacola) - Injured List (shoulder) #4 - Trevor Larnach (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled. #5 - Wander Javier (CR) - Rained Out. #6 - Brent Rooker (Rochester) - Injured (wrist) #7 - Jhoan Duran (Ft. Myers) - Did Not Pitch #8 - Lewis Thorpe (Rochester) - Did Not Pitch #9 - Blayne Enlow (Ft. Myers) - promoted to Ft. Myers. #10 - Akil Baddoo (Ft. Myers) - Injured List (Tommy John surgery) #11 - Nick Gordon (Rochester) - 1-5, 3B(1), R, RBI #12 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - Injured List (elbow) #13 - Ryan Jeffers (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled #14 - Ben Rortvedt (Pensacola) - No Game Scheduled #15 - Yunior Severino (Cedar Rapids) - Injured List (thumb) #16 - Gilberto Celestino (Cedar Rapids) - Rained Out #17 - Zack Littell (Minnesota) - Night Game #18 - LaMonte Wade (Rochester) - 0-2, 2 BB, R #19 - Jorge Alcala (Pensacola) - No Game Scheduled. #20 - Jose Miranda (Ft. Myers) - No Game Scheduled. TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (5:35 CST) - RHP Randy Dobnak (0-0, 4.50 ERA) Mississippi @ Pensacola (6:35 CST) - LHP Bryan Sammons (1st AA start of season) Ft. Myers @ Florida (5:00 CST) - RHP Edwar Colina (2-1, 3.78 ERA) Cedar Rapids @ Burlington (6:30 CST) - RHP Austin Schulfer (4-2, 2.41 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Memorial Day game or any other minor league topics you would like. Click here to view the article

He's only been on the IL once. He did miss some time earlier in the year with a hamstring injury, but then a month later, he is on the IL with the wrist.

Yes, per Jeff Johnson (The Gazette, Cedar Rapids), Enlow will headed to Ft. Myers in the morning As for Diaz... he certainly could move up, but I agree that they do want and need to get Kirilloff time at first base. But, Kirilloff can play LF, RF and 1B. Diaz can play 1B and DH. They could make it work... I think you let Diaz keep doing what he's doing. Let him play another 3-4 weeks in Ft. Myers and keep building his resume and confidence, play in the All Star game, etc. That also gives a couple of guys at AA 3-4 more weeks to see if they can turn it up.

Is that the guy who has thrown three straight Quality Starts? I kid... but even if he (or any of the other starters) have a clunker, the next guy seems to pick him up... and at some point, they'll have a three-game losing streak...

Just over and over it is obvious that getting 6+ innings from the starters is so important. My favorite thing about this article ever game is looking at the bullpen usage. This bullpen is rested. May need it against Milwaukee and Tampa this week...

I mean, last year Lachlan Wells, Randy LeBlanc and Zach Featherstone had Tommy John surgery. 2017: Burdi, O'Rourke, May, Kirilloff, De Jesus 2016: Cutura, Benninghoff (had it right after the draft) 2015: Graterol, Thorpe, Hermsen, Farfan, Aponte 2014: Melotakis, R. Rosario, Romero, C Williams, Sano, Stirewalt 2013: Chargois, Stuifbergen Could go back further, and I'm sure there are a few that were missed here. And, it's pretty similar to most organizations.

Depends on your definition of "star" and what that means in minor league baseball.

The Minnesota Twins have the best record in baseball and that's fun. But yes, it hasn't been a good start to the Twins minor league season with all of the injuries. As for performances, it's so important not to worry about numbers in the lower levels. It's about developing, and sometimes experiencing difficulties and struggles are part of that. Buxton never really struggled until he got to the big leagues. But in time his athleticism pushed him to (hopefully) stardom. Hopefully the struggles of Lewis will help him long-term too.

I have a not-so-glowing opinion on that... but it's hard to know with any certainty. Tommy John surgeries have happened every year and in some cases, it may have just been a matter of time. But I think that there may be cases where this push for velocity may not be best for a pitcher's arm.

The medical staff, including the doctors, don't just guess on the ligaments. That shows up in the MRI, doesn't it? Gonsalves isn't going to be "just a couple more weeks." And we have seen stress reactions of the elbow before. I believe that is what Burdi had, and I feel like there have been others. Some have turned into Tommy John. Others didn't.

Neither the Twins nor Royce are blaming injuries.

All I've heard is the Jax was IL'd with a strained shoulder... but apparently he is traveling with the team, so it sounds more like it'd be a skipped start than anything too worrisome... but I may be reading between the lines too much.

My bad... I edited the other comment... the second "Wells" is Lachlan Wells, who could be back on the mound this year.

I hope so too... It's not... But hopefully resting him now and getting him back to 100% means that is still a possibility.

Here is the paragraph on Tyler Wells: