Seth Stohs

Yup, Lewis will be fast tracked... my only reason for wanting him to stay for 2 more weeks in Cedar Rapids is so that I''ll see him when I'm there. He'll get up to Ft. Myers soon, and he''ll most likely spend the rest of this season there. That'll allow him to potentially start in AA next year. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a non-roster invite next spring. He could be up as soon as the second half of 2019. Ill almost be surprise if, assuming health, he isn't' up by mid-2020.

Much better chance that Gordon jumps to MLB than Lewis jumps to AA.

Chattanooga... It's the Tommy Watkins factor... Then again, last year it was the Jake Mauer factor. Those two are great, and they've worked with some really good players. Rooker will be fine, but AA is a big jump especially for a guy who was playing in college a year ago at this time. Slegers could absolutely be a 4/5 start in MLB. If the Twins have so much depth that he's' a 6/7 guy for them, that's good for the team. Not sure how much opportunity Slegers will get, but he certainly can compete in the big leagues as a back-of-rotation starter. He's got the pitches. He''s 91-93, he's got decent secondary stuff, he's smart and he's got good poise. It's really all about opportunity for him at this point.

I'd be surprised if Lewis and/or Kirilloff get to Chattanooga. SS for Chattanooga after Gordon moves up... Sean Miller, Alex Perez,

Quite possibly. Gordon more likely. I'd think Wiel spends the full year in AA.

Not just you... https://twitter.com/SethTweets/status/996181584540766208

Cedar Rapids is Low A, so the move up with be High-A. Lewis and Kirilloff aren't going to AA this year. Wade will get up to AAA this year.

There have been a bunch already. Rumors are the Lewis could move up very soon, but I think Kirilloff has put himself in position to move up too. Rortvedt could move. Graterol... I'm not sure. They're not going to push him too fast.

Romero has less than 16 innings in the big leagues, he's still a 'prospect."

Correct, thanks!

Age is correct. Height is close, maybe 6-2. Weight is not even close. He's a good 240. Phil Miller wrote an article last year about how he gained like 60 pounds while doing his rehab and the twins were saying it was pretty much all good weight. I tweeted that if people want to tell me he's the Twins #2 prospect, I won't disagree... If someone wants to argue that he is the Twins #1 prospect, I won't put much much of a fight.

On Monday night, the Minnesota Twins announced the death of one of their all-time great ambassadors, Frank Quilici. Quilici has been involved in the Twins organization since signing with the team in 1961. He has fulfilled just about every role imaginable, and while he hasn't been on the field since 1975, he has continued to represent the Twins organization.Frank Quilici passed away on Monday at the age of 79, but he has represented the Minnesota Twins for nearly 60 years. The Twins originally signed Frank Quilici as an amateur player before the 1961 season. He toiled in the Twins minor league system until making his major-league debut in 1965. He spent time with the Twins that season and then again from 1967 through 1970. To me, it was interesting that he played in all seven games of the 1965 World Series and then spent the entire 1966 season in Triple-A. His playing career was nothing to write home about. In 405 career games, he hit just .214/.281/.287 (.569) with 23 doubles, six triples and five home runs. He was a utility infielder, capable of playing all three spots pretty well. But even while playing, it was clear that coaching would be a part of his future. 1970 was his final season as a Twins player, and he was added to the Twins coaching staff for the 1971 and 1972 seasons. Late in the 1972 season, he took over as manager for the final 84 games. He was just 33 years old. He managed the team through the 1975 season. Over that time, he compiled a record of 280-287. The Twins finished just above .500 in the 1973 and 1974 seasons. Despite being let go, he was part of the WCCO radio team with legendary Herb Carneal during the 1976 and 1977 seasons, and again from 1980-1982. Dick Bremer pointed out on the Monday night telecast that they were partners on TV for some time. And since then, Quilici has remained very active in the community. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Twins Community Fund, and he was the President of the Minneapolis Parks Foundation for some time. In 2013, he was honored with the Kirby Puckett Award for Alumni Community Service. There are other names that come to mind when people think of the Minnesota Twins, but few have served the organization in more ways or for more time than Frank Quilici. I am guessing that there are several of our Twins Daily readers who remember Quilici's playing days, or at least his managerial days. More likely, I'm guessing that several of you have had the opportunity to meet or shake hands with Quilici at some point in time at a Twins-related event. Please feel free to share your thoughts and stories regarding Frank Quilici. Best wishes to the family of Frank Quilici as well as those in the Twins organization who knew him well. Click here to view the article

The Twins and Seattle are playing a makeup game at Target Field and needed to wait nearly two hours to get started, so as you’re watching them, check out what happened on Monday night in the Twins minor league system. Rochester had a scheduled day off, and Ft. Myers had their game postponed. So it was up to the Lookouts and Kernels to provide the entertainment on this night, and they both played well.Keep reading to find out more on the night in the Twins minor league system on Monday. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS Not a transaction, and we reported that it was happening a week ago, but LHP Lachlan Wells had Tommy John surgery on Monday.The Kernels announced that Brusdar Graterol has been activated from the DL and will start on Monday.The Miracle announced that Brandon Lopez has been reinstated from the disabled list. Also LHP Paco Rodriguez (former big leaguer) has been added to the Miracle roster.Infielder Ryan Walker was activated from the DL by Chattanooga. Alex Robles was sent back to extended spring training.Per Baseball America, the Twins also released RHP David Gerics who was a non-drafted free agent last year.RED WINGS REPORTRochester Box Score No Game Scheduled. So here is something fun. Check out this Tipsy Tales, by Josh Whetzel (Red Wings play-by-play man and all around good guy) about the Rochester Hop Bitters. On May 26, the Red Wings will play as the Hop Bitters to honor the original professional baseball club in Rochester. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 6, Tennessee 2 Box Score If the reason for LaMonte Wade to start back in Chattanooga in 2018 was with the idea of letting him work to develop his power, it’s worked. On this night, Wade went 2-for-3 with a walk and his fifth home run of the year. Edgar Corcino went 2-for-4 with his third home run and two RBI. Brent Rooker had the other two RBI on his seventh double. Nick Gordon was 2-for-4 with his fifth stolen base. He’s hitting .350. Omar Bencomo made the start for the Lookouts. He gave up two runs on five hits over the first six innings. He struck out six without issuing a walk. Ryan Eades threw the next two innings. He gave up two hits and walked one but gave up no runs. He struck out one. Williams Ramirez walked one and struck out one in his inning. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers , Jupiter Box Score Game postponed. Teams will play two games on Tuesday. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 5, Quad Cities 1 Box Score Brusdar Graterol was the Twins Daily #9 prospect before this season. I think it’s fair to say that if we did a midseason ranking, he would be ranked significantly higher. Jeff Johnson is the long-time Kernels writer at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. He had not seen either of the first two Graterol starts, so he was excited to see him. He couldn’t have been disappointed. His first two pitches were 100 mph. He hit 101 mph in the first inning (and that pitch resulted in a single). On the night, Graterol threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings. He gave up just two hits, walked one and struck out ten. And he did so with just 76 pitches because 55 of them were strikes. [media] Calvin Faucher, in his return from Ft. Myers, got the next four outs. He gave up only a walk. Jared Finkel came on for the final two innings. He gave up a run on two hits and a walk. Alex Kirilloff extended his hitting streak to 13 games in the first inning with a single. He added his 13th double later in the game. Jean Carlos Arias went 2-for-4 with his second double. Akil Baddoo went 1-for-3 with a walk, and Shane Carrier knocked his first triple. STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: LaMonte Wade (2-3, BB, HR(5)) Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Brusdar Graterol, Cedar Rapids Kernels (5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Royce Lewis (Cedar Rapids) - 1-4, K #3 - Nick Gordon (Chattanooga) - 2-4, SB(5) #5 - Alex Kirilloff (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4, 2B(13), R, K #7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 1-4, 2B(7), 2 RBI #9 - Brusdar Graterol (Cedar Rapids) - 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K (76 pitches, 55 strikes) #10 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 1-3, BB, R, 2 K #14 - LaMonte Wade (Chattanooga) - 2-3, BB, HR(5), 2 RBI TUESDAY'S PROBABLE STARTERS Syracuse @ Rochester (6:05 CST) - RHP Aaron Slegers (3-1, 2.41 ERA) Tennessee @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - RHP Randy LeBlanc (5-1, 2.23 ERA) Ft. Myers @ Jupiter (DH @ 4:00) - TBD, TBD Quad Cities @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) - RHP Edwar Colina (2-1, 1.47 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions about Monday’s full schedule of games, or ask any questions you may have. Click here to view the article

Alex Perez was thrown out at home after a Chris Paul fly out to end the game. They almost had to go another inning. I'm not sure that this Pace of Play rule with a runner starting on second base has helped the pace of play.

And Santana and Gibson could certainly be back, and they'll have Michael Pineda around...

Yup, 30 days for pitchers... I've never heard of the extra rehab time allowed for Tommy John, but I assume that came from somewhere.

I think that's fair... Slowey could have been more until he hurt his wrist and wasn't really ever able to spin it until then. Baker could have been really good too. And yeah, I think Littell profiles a lot like these guys.

I don't know what 30 ays is from today, but I assume it's closer to June 10th. Either way, I'm sure they'll want to use all of it and let him come back slowly. I'm sure they'll build up his arm strength starting, but I have no idea what they'll do. He and Santana will both be back at some point. And yes, it is best to just wait. These things typically work themselves out. We'll see how Berrios and Romero are doing in 3-4 weeks. Will Lynn show some improvement? There could be an injury. Who knows? I'd just bring him back as a starter and take time to see.

A little injury called "Tommy John surgery." It was a numbers game, I'm sure. He hasn't pitched a lot lately and was just behind others. Too bad. He's a good kid. The elbow probably played a big part of it.

Two Twins affiliates had ninth-inning wins including a grand walkoff. Two top pitching prospects started the doubleheader for the Rochester Red Wings. Zack Granite made his return after missing a month in Rochester. And which prospect reclaimed the minor home run lead in the Twins system?Keep reading to find out more on the night in the Twins minor league system on Friday. As always, please feel free to discuss and ask questions. TRANSACTIONS The Red Wings announced that OF Nick Buss was reinstated from the disabled list.To make room, LH RP Mason Melotakis was released.On Saturday, Trevor May will be added to the Miracle roster on a rehab assignment.RED WINGS REPORTGame 1 - Rochester 5, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 4 (8 innings) Box Score Zack Littell was back on the mound for his second AAA start. He threw six scoreless innings in his first Red Wings game, and be started this game with three more zeroes. He gave up a solo home run in the fourth, but that was it. The right-hander gave up just one run on two hits and two walks over six innings. He struck out eight. Nick Anderson came on for the seventh inning with a two-run lead. He gave up a two-run homer to Erik Kratz that tied the game and sent it to extra innings. In the eighth inning, Wynston Sawyer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to give the Red Wings the lead. James Ramsey added an RBI single which was important. Anderson gave up an unearned run (the runner who started the inning on second base) in the eighth, but he recorded the win. Zack Granite returned to the Red Wings lineup. He went 1-for-3 with a walk and stole a bag. Jake Cave was 1-for-3 with a walk and a two-run single that gave the Red Wings a 2-1 lead. Wynston Sawyer went 2-for-3. James Ramsey went 2-for-4. Game 2 - Rochester 0, Scranton/Wilkes Barre 7 Box Score It wasn’t a good second game for the Red Wings. Stephen Gonsalves struggled with his control and command. The lefty gave up four hit, walked three and hit a batter. He gave up six runs, the big blast being a grand slam by Brandon Drury. He left after recording just five outs. Luke Bard gave up three hits over 2 1/3 scoreless innings. He struck out one. Gabriel Moya gave up one run over the final two innings. He struck out four. The Red Wings managed just four hits in Game 2. Willians Astudillo had two of them. Nick Buss and Jake Cave each had one hit. The loss puts the Red Wings at 15-15 on the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 6, Jackson 2 Box Score The game was tied at two, with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Brent Rooker stepped to the plate and ended the game in walk-off, grand slam fashion. He noted after the game that it was the first time he’s ever hit a walk-off grand slam, though he has had walk-off home runs. His manager, Tommy Watkins, noted following the game, “It was a bomb!” Lefty Anthony Marzi was good in his first Double-A start, and he was good again in his second. He gave up just two runs on five hits over 7 1/3 innings. He struck out four without a walk. Ryan Eades came on to get the final five outs. He gave up two hits, walked none and struck out three. The Lookouts had seven hits, but no hitter had more than one hit. Rooker’s walk-off grand slam was obviously the biggest hit of the game. Edgar Corcino added his seventh double. Nick Gordon was 1-for-3 and was hit by a pitch. The win pushes the Lookouts season record to 22-13. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 3, Dunedin 4 Box Score Travis Blankenhorn got things going in the right direction, but it wasn’t enough on this night. Blankenhorn went 2-for-4 with his sixth home run in the top of the first. Jimmy Kerrigan went 2-for-3, was hit by a pitch and knocked his tenth double. Brady Anderson made the start. He gave up four runs on seven hits over five innings. He struck out five batters without issuing a walk. Hector Lujan threw two scoreless innings. He gave up a hit, walked two and struck out one. Tom Hackimer gave up a hit, walked one and struck one out in his scoreless inning. The Miracle fall to 16-19 on the season. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 7, Bowling Green 5 Box Score The game was tied heading into the ninth. The Kernels got RBI singles from Ben Rortvedt and Jordan Gore to take the 7-5 lead which they were able to hang on to for the final three outs. Blayne Enlow made his fourth Kernels start. He gave up five runs (three earned) on five hits. He walked two and struck out three in 3 1/3 innings. Jovani Moran struck out four over 2 1/3 innings. He gave up just one hit and walked one. Carlos Suniaga gave up one hit and one walk over the final 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two to get the win. Shane Carrier led the offense. The powerful outfielder went 3-for-4 with a walk and his second and third doubles. Rortvedt was 2-for-4 with a walk. Jean Carlos Arias went 2-for-5 with his second home run. Akil Baddoo went 2-for-5 with a walk and his second double. Royce Lewis added this third double, and Alex Kirilloff hit his second triple to extend his hitting streak to 12 games. The win moves the Kernels back above .500 at 15-14. STARS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Hitter of the Day: Shane Carrier, Cedar Rapids Kernels (3-4, BB, 2-2B(3)) Twins Daily Pitcher of the Day: Zack Littell, Rochester Red Wings (6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K) PROSPECT SUMMARY Here’s a look at how the Twins Daily Top 20 Twins Prospects performed: #1 - Royce Lewis (Cedar Rapids) - 1-5, 2B(3), R #3 - Nick Gordon (Chattanooga) - 1-3, HBP #4 - Stephen Gonsalves (Rochester) - 1.2 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K #5 - Alex Kirilloff (Cedar Rapids) - 1-5, 3B(2), RBI, 2 K #7 - Brent Rooker (Chattanooga) - 1-5, HR(2), 4 RBI (walkoff grand slam) #8 - Blayne Enlow (Cedar Rapids) - 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K (55 pitches, 30 strikes) #10 - Akil Baddoo (Cedar Rapids) - 2-5, BB, 2B(2), 2 R, 2 K #11 - Zack Littell (Rochester) - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K (88 pitches, 54 strikes) #13 - Lewin Diaz (Ft. Myers) - 1-4, 3 K #14 - LaMonte Wade (Chattanooga) - 0-4, BB, R #16 - Ben Rortvedt (Cedar Rapids) - 2-4, BB, RBI, K #17 - Travis Blankenhorn (Ft. Myers) - 2-4, HR(6), 2 RBI, R SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Scranton/Wilkes Barre (3:05 CST) - RHP Myles Jaye (1-2 5.92 ERA) Tennessee @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - TBD Ft. Myers @ Dunedin (5:30) - RHP Trevor May (1st rehab appearance) Cedar Rapids @ Bowling Green (6:30 CST) - LHP Bryan Sammons (0-3, 3.00 ERA) Please feel free to ask any questions about Friday’s full schedule of games, or ask any questions you may have. Click here to view the article

He threw only like 55 pitches in 6 innings last night. They must really be limiting his pitch and innings count. They're also having him hit, ,so I'm sure there is something to that. I just don't know why he wouldn't be doing that in High-A at this point.