Seth Stohs

Chattanooga Lookouts announce that Mitch Garver and Leonardo Reginnato hve been promoted to Rochester.

I don't think so. I mean, he would likely get claimed by one of the first teams so there would be limited return at this time. They could get more for him in the offseason. I'd spend the rest of the year with Polanco playing mostly at SS and hope he can be adequate. I would not look to trade Dozier. We 'hope' Polanco might be as good as Dozier is.

Correct... No need to trade Grossman. He's a solid 4th/5th OF going forward... I only brought him up because if you can get a C prospect for him (and I don't think they could), they should certainly strongly consider it.

There are several factors for why Arraez is still in Cedar Rapids. He is a terrific contact hitter, no question about that. He can foul off a lot of pitches, but he can still control the strike zone better. He can clearly work on his defense as well. He DHs a lot while he works on his defense pregames a lot of days. I know people hate hearing it, but the Kernels are in a playoff race. The Miracle aren't. Is there much to be gained by Arraez moving up to Ft. Myers? He's going to start and likely spend the whole 2017 year with the Miracle. Playing in a playoff race has value too. Adding Blankenhorn and Lopez certainly helps that charge too. There are certainly other factors involved too, I'm sure. I tend to trust Jake Mauer's player evaluation at that level.

Guzman was sent down to Elizabethton.

The Twins and interim-GM Rob Antony were active near the August 1st non-waiver trade deadline. We are nearly one-third of the way through August, and we have to wonder how busy the team will be before August 31 waiver deadline. In this article, we’ll give a refresher on what can happen during August. We’ll also take a look at which Twins players could be dealt in August.Let’s start with a reminder of the Rules of the August (waiver trade deadline). First and foremost, in order for a player to be traded in August, he has to be placed on revocable trade waivers. If a player is claimed, three things can happen. If the player is claimed by a team, the two teams have 48 hours to work out a trade agreement.The team can allow the player - and the entirety of their remaining contract - to go to the claiming team.The team can pull the player back from waivers.Now, a team can place a player on waivers a second time. However, the player can not be pulled back if he is claimed. If a player passes through waivers, he can be traded to any team. In August, nearly all players are placed on waivers once, even if the team has no interest in trading the player at that time. Why? Well, maybe the team could get offered a package they just can’t turn down. If nothing else, it allows them to gauge interest in players for potential offseason moves. Rob Antony is likely to put most Twins players on the roster on waivers, but we know that Max Kepler, Jose Berrios and Miguel Sano aren’t going to get traded. We know that Taylor Rogers, Trevor May and Ryan Pressly aren’t getting traded. However, there are a lot of Twins players who could be discussed or even traded. I’ll try to come up with a list and you can decide for yourself if you think they could or even should be traded this month. Some will be the names we heard in July. Other names might arise either as a fallback plan or as an injury replacement. THE PITCHERS Ervin Santana - His name was mentioned a lot in July as a possible trade candidate. With his long history of productive pitching and a very reasonable contract for the next two seasons, one would think Santana would get claimed. Of course, that limits the likelihood of the Twins trading him. As Rob Antony pointed out on his radio show on Sunday, they decided that if they would trade Santana, it would be for a package that they were very happy with. In other words, the Twins aren’t giving him away. Brandon Kintzler - Kintzler’s name was mentioned in trade rumors as well. Signed to a minor league contract before the season, Kintzler spent the first month in Rochester. However, since coming up to the Twins he has done well. In particular, he has done a terrific job as the Twins closer since Kevin Jepsen was removed from the role. The reality is that if the Twins traded him, they would be selling high. However, he will have another year of arbitration remaining. Even if he is in a seventh-inning role, he will have earned what he will get paid in 2017.With several options in the upper levels, selling high would seem to make a lot of sense. However, at his 2016 salary, he would likely be claimed which might limit the return. Tommy Milone - The left-hander might be of interest to the right team. His most recent outing out of the pen was successful, a role he had very limited experience in. However, he has a lot of experience and success as a starter in his career. A team that is looking for a swing man might find Milone to be a good option. Buddy Boshers - Maybe a surprise name on this list, the Twins signed him out of independent league ball in the offseason. With a much-improved array of breaking pitches, he has come a long way. Though he hasn’t been quite as good since coming back to the big leagues he was very good in AAA and in his earlier stint with the Twins. The team obviously isn’t going to trade Taylor Rogers, but maybe there’s a team in need of a left-hander. It would obviously be a minor return. Michael Tonkin - Another surprising name. Tonkin has done a nice job in his final opportunity with the Twins this year. He was one of the final men to make the 25-man roster, and only really made it because he was out of options. He’s certainly had his ups and downs this year, but he does have 65 strikeouts in 55 innings this year. What is a front office supposed to make of Tonkin and his 2017 outlook. Maybe there is a team that thinks he can pitch in the 6th or 7th inning the rest of this year and maybe become a late-inning option. The Twins front office will need to decide what Tonking can be here, and how he compares with some of the prospects who are close. THE HITTERS Kurt Suzuki - He certainly seems to be an obvious candidate to be traded. However, reports indicate there was minimal interest in the backstop due to his defense. He is having a terrific offensive season, however. If a playoff-caliber team needs a solid, reliable backup catcher who will be able to handle any situation, Suzuki would fit the bill. Suzuki is a free agent at season’s end, and if the Twins really want him back in 2017, they can sign him as a free agent in the offseason. Trevor Plouffe - There certainly would have been talked about as a July deadline trade candidate if not for his broken ribs. He’s back now and if he can play well for the next couple of weeks his name will be mentioned prominently again. He has one more year of arbitration remaining and will likely get to about $9 million in 2017. The defense at the hot corner of Miguel Sano and Jorge Polanco could factor into the decision. Danny Santana - The Twins and specifically Paul Molitor seems to love the game of Danny Santana. He’s a terrific athlete with good speed and a big arm. He had the strong MLB debut in 2014 and then he struggled mightily in 2015. He is out of options so he made the team as a utility player this year, able to play six positions. What is his role going forward with the Twins? Can he be the primary utility man? Or could there be a team interested in giving him a chance for a bigger role? Kennys Vargas - Despite looking the complete opposite of Danny Santana, there are similarities between the two. Vargas debuted in 2014’s second half and showed power potential. However, he really struggled in 2015. He’ll be out of options in 2017 and there is certainly a log jam of DH and first base options in the organization. Could the Twins trade him? Byung Ho Park - After a $25 million commitment, could the Twins deal Park in the right deal? Again, it’s about the log jam at first base and DH. He has 10 AAA homers, but he hasn’t really hit well there either. It would seem to be a sell-low on a guy with three years remaining. I’d be surprised. Eduardo Escobar - Eduardo Nunez was already traded. Jorge Polanco is far from a given as a future shortstop, and Escobar has had some great second halves. Because in the worst case, he’s still a versatile utility player, he’d be a guy to keep around. It’s also why teams could show interest. Robbie Grossman - Another guy brought in on a minor league deal, Grossman took off right away for the Twins. He has cooled off and his playing time has lessened but if a team is looking for a fourth or fifth outfielder who can put together a quality plate appearance, maybe Grossman can be that guy. So there you have it, a list of Twins players that could still be moved in August. Some of course, are more likely to be traded than others. I would say that Suzuki and Kintzler are the two players most likely to get traded this month. In each case, the return would likely be a player that we have never heard of Click here to view the article

Definition of roster filler. Doesn't throw real hard.

If the season had started 10 games ago, the Twins would have the second best record in the American League. Too bad the Twins had been terrible for the better part of four months before this brief stretch. To make things worse, the Twins sent struggling Byron Buxton to Rochester to make room for Trevor Plouffe who was activated from the disabled list.Continue reading to find out more detail about Sunday in the Twins farm system: RED WINGS REPORT Rochester @ Lehigh Valley IronPigs Box Score Byung Ho Park had another rough day, 0-4 with a strikeout, as the Red Wings were rocked by the IronPigs. Buck Britton led the offensive charge, 2-4 with a double and a run scored. The pitching staff didn't fare much better, as starter Jason Wheeler gave up four earned runs over 6.0 innings. He gave up eight hits, walked four, struck out one and gave up a home run. Alex Wimmers had a terrible relief stint, managing just 0.2 innings, giving up five runs (three earned), via five hits. Sean Burnett finished the inning, striking out the only batter he faced. Neil Ramirez gave up a run in the bottom of the eighth to finish the game. Final: Red Wings 1, IronPigs 10 LOOKOUTS LOOK-IN Jacksonville Suns @ Chattanooga Box Score More Omar Bencomo, more of the time! Bencomo gave the Suns fits over 7.0 innings. Bencomo gave up just two hits. He walked one and struck out five. Raul Fernandez and Ryan Eades each gave the Lookouts an inning of scoreless relief to complete a 3-hit shutout. The Lookouts only tallied six hits of their own, but two of them were doubles, and two more of them went over the fence, so that was plenty. Ryan Walker led the way with a 2-3 game, with a double, a home run, two runs scored, two RBIs, and a walk. Nike Goodrum had a two-run dinger as part of his 1-4 night. Zach Granite had a nice night as well, 2-4 with a double and a run scored. Final: Suns 0, Lookouts 4 MIRACLE MATTERS Fort Myers @ Charlotte Stone Crabs Box Score Fort Myers only gave up one hit, but they gave up TWO runs! To make matters worse, they managed only three hits of their own, scoring just one run, in a tough loss. Dereck Rodriguez was tagged with the loss in his Fort Myers debut, despite 7.0 innings of one-hit ball. He gave up two runs, walked two and struck out six. Cam Booser added a clean inning of relief, sending the Stone Crabs down 1-2-3. Tough night with the sticks for the Miracle, who teamed up for seven strikeouts, two walks, and those same three hits. The Miracle scored their lone run on a solo home run from Chris Paul (1-4). Final: Miracle 1, Stone Crabs 2 KERNELS KORNER Peoria Chiefs @ Cedar Rapids Box Score The Chiefs put up three runs in the top of the first against Tyler Beardsley, and then had just one more hit the rest of the night. Beardsley pitched 5.0 innings, gave up three hits, three runs, walked four and struck out one. He was replaced by Williams Ramirez, who had a spectacular relief outing, going three full innings giving up just one hit. Max Cordy pitched the bottom of the ninth. He was a little rocky, walking two batters, but struck out two and kept the Chiefs off the board. Leadoff man Christian Ibarra led the way for the Kernels, he was 2-4 with a solo home run. Luis Arraez and Casey Scoggins each added two hits of their own. Final: Chiefs 3, Kernels 2 E-TWINS E-NOTES Danville Braves @ Elizabethton Postponed, rain. Will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Monday. TWINS DAILY MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS OF THE DAY Hitter of the Day - Ryan Walker - Chattanooga Pitcher of the Day - Omar Bencomo - Chattanooga MONDAY'S PROBABLES Rochester - OFF Chattanooga - David Hurlbut (7-6, 3.62) Fort Myers - Keaton Steele (5-9, 4.21) Cedar Rapids - Sam Gibbons (5-3, 5.00) E-Twins - Game 1 - Jose Martinez (1-3, 7.36) E-Twins - Game 2 - TBD GCL Twins - TBD DSL Twins - TBD Please ask questions and discuss the Sunday games. -ERolf Click here to view the article

I love the balance that Whitefield shows in the videos, even with the leg kick.

The full-season minor league regular seasons end on Labor Day. The short-season teams end about a week earlier. So, we’re getting down there in terms of games remaining in the season. We haven’t updated the Twins leaderboard or the reports on how the Twins affiliates are doing in their leagues and divisions. First, here is how the Twins’ affiliates currently stack up in their leagues. Rochester is 65-50. The Red Wings are 6.5 games back of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the International League North Division. They’re in third place in the division, 4.5 games back of Lehigh Valley for second place.In the second half, Chattanooga is 21-21. That puts them in third place 6.5 games behind Jackson (who won the first half title) and four games behind Montgomery. Overall, they are 57-55.Ft. Myers is 22-20 in the second half. They are in fourth place in their division; however they are just 1.5 games behind the division lead, percentage points behind third place. Jupiter and St. Lucie are both 23-18, and Charlotte is 21-19. Overall, the Miracle are 56-55.Cedar Rapids is 24-18 in the second half. They have gone 15-8 in their last 23 games, but they are still four games behind Clinton. Overall, Jake Mauer has led them to a 60-51 record this season.Elizabethton is currently 21-21 which is 2.5 games back of Greeneville and two games back of Johnson City.The GCL Twins are 19-18 which is 2.5 games behind the GCL Red Sox, and 1/2 game behind the GCL Orioles.With that, let’s look at the minor league statistical leader board (through games on Saturday, August 6). THE HITTERS (Rate numbers- minimum 270 plate appearances) Plate Appearances - Zack Granite (456), Daniel Palka (455), Zander Wiel (454), Leonardo Reginnato (446), James Beresford (435). Batting Average - Luis Arraez (.335), Nick Gordon (.303), Nelson Molina (.300), Zack Granite (.298), LaMonte Wade (.294). On-base Percentage - LaMonte Wade (.404), Luis Arraez (.378), Nelson Molina (.377), Zach Granite/Engelb Vielma (.356). Slugging Percentage - Daniel Palka (.533), Adam Brett Walker (.477), Jorge Polanco (.457) Zander Wiel (.443), Luis Arraez (.442), LaMonte Wade (.438) OPS - Daniel Palka (.878), LaMonte Wade (.841), Luis Arraez (.820), Jorge Polanco (793) Kennys Vargas (.788), Adam Brett Walker (.782), Zander Wiel (.778). Hits - Luis Arraez/Zach Granite (122), Nick Gordon (112), Leonardo Reginnato (107), Daniel Palka/James Beresford (106), Zander Wiel (100).. Doubles - Mitch Garver (25), Luis Arraez/Zander Wiel/Dalton Hicks (24), AJ Murray/Joe Maloney (23). Triples - Levi Michael (7), Zander Wiel/Edgar Corcino/Jorge Polanco/Max Kepler (6), Nick Gordon/Zack Granite (5). Home Runs - Daniel Palka (26), Adam Brett Walker (22), Kennys Vargas (13), Jaylin Davis (12), Mitch Garver (11), Byung Ho Park (10), Jorge Polanco/Travis Blankenhorn (9). Runs Scored - Zach Granite (68), Daniel Palka (60), Luis Arraez (57, Zander Wiel/James Beresford, TJ White (53). RBIs - Daniel Palka (77), Mitch Garver (66), Zander Wiel (62), Adam Brett Walker (57), Kennys Vargas (53), LaMonte Wade/Luis Arraez (51) SBs - Zach Granite (39), Wilfredo Tovar (24), Aaron Whitefield (20), Nick Gordon/Ryan Walker (14), Travis Harrison (10). THE STARTING PITCHERS (Rate number - minimum 80.0 innings) Innings Pitched: Jason Wheeler (136.0), David Hurlbut (129.1), Felix Jorge (123.2), Kohl Stewart (119.0), Randy LeBlanc (116.0). ERA: Stephen Gonsalves (2.37), Randy LeBlanc (2.41), Jose Berrios (2.44), Felix Jorge (2.47), Jason Wheeler (2.65), Kohl Stewart (2.87). WHIP: Felix Jorge (1.00), Jose Berrios(1.01), Stephen Gonsalves (1.07), Randy LeBlanc (1.08), Jason Wheler (1.125), Kohl Stewart (1.134). K/9: Stephen Gonsalves (9.9), Jose Berrios (9.7), Sam Clay (9.1), Tyler Jay/Dereck Rodriguez (8.3). BB/9: Felix Jorge (1.2), David Hurlbut (1.7), DJ Baxendale (1.8), Jason Wheeler (1.9), Pat Dean (2.0). K: Stephen Gonsalves (121), Jason Wheeler (113), Jose Berrios (111), Sam Clay (102), Dereck Rodriguez (93). Wins: Jason Wheeler, Jose Berrios, Randy LeBlanc (10), Andrew Albers, Stephen Gonsalves, Felix Jorge, Cody Stashak, Kohl Stewart (9). THE RELIEF PITCHERS (Rate numbers - minimum 29 innings, and less than 4 starts) Innings Pitched: Jake Reed (59.0), Marcus Walden (56.1), Luke Bard (55.1), Raul Fernandez (54.0), Todd Van Steensel (51.2), Michael Theofanopoulos (51.1)), Alex Wimmers (51.0).. ERA: Trevor Hildenberger (0.75), JT Chargois (1.35), Mike Theofanopoulos, (2.28), Williams Ramirez (2.29), Michael Cederoth (2.34). WHIP: Trevor Hildenberger (0.79), Williams Ramirez (0.97), Nick Anderson (0.99), JT Chargois (1.03), Marcus Walden (1.07), Michael Theofanopoulos (1.188), John Curtiss (1.192). K/9: John Curtiss (12.9), Luke Westphal (11.8), Michael Cederoth (11.7), Nick Anderson/Michael Theofanopoulos (11.6), Williams Ramirez/Brandon Peterson (11.4). BB/9: Trevor Hildenberger (1.1), Anthony McIver (2.2), Nick Anderson (2.3), JT Chargois (2.5), Marcus Walden (2.6). K: John Curtiss (70), Michael Theofanopoulos (66), Jake Reed (63),Brandon Peterson (62), Nick Anderson (60). Saves: Trevor Hildenberger (19), JT Chargois (16), Alex Wimmers (9), Nick Anderson/Yorman Landa (7), Marcus Walden/Anthony McIver (6). Feel free to ask questions about any of the players or teams. Click here to view the article

He was drafted as an athlete, with the team knowing that he would take a while to develop. At this point, I think he's been more of a utility guy the last few years, playing CF and three infield positions. He can become a free agent at the end of the season, and I would think that the Twins would like to keep him around, but he should have other options.

There will be quite the log jam set up when Trevor Plouffe comes off of the disabled list early next week. There was some talk of Miguel Sano being optioned to Rochester, but that’s not likely. Kennys Vargas has been better in this go-round with the Twins. Meanwhile, Byung Ho Park, Adam Brett Walker and Daniel Palka are providing a powerful punch in the middle of the Rochester lineup. It will be interesting to see what happens. Speaking of power in Rochester, how about the back-end of the bullpen with JT Chargois and Pat Light throwing gas?There were a couple of transactions of note on Friday as well: Brian Olson was sent from Ft. Myers to the GCL.Logan Lombana returned to the Miracle following his 80-game suspension.Miguel De Jesus was promoted from the GCL to Elizabethton.With that, let’s get to the Minor League Report for Friday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 3, Lehigh Valley 2 Box Score The Red Wings didn’t score a lot, but they got the big hit that they needed near the end to pick up the win. Nick Greenwood made another start. The lefty gave up two runs (one earned) on eight hits over the first seven innings. He struck out two and walked none. Ryan O’Rourke continued to pitch well with a perfect inning including two strikeouts. Pat Light topped 100 a few times in his perfect ninth inning. He struck out one. Byung Ho Park played hero in this one. He went 2-4 and in the top of the 8th inning, his 10th Red Wings homer gave them the 3-2 lead. Trevor Plouffe continued his rehab. He went 1-4 with a double. Reynaldo Rodriguez and Logan Schafer each had a double. Adam Walker hit his 22nd home run of the season. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 3, Jacksonville 7 Box Score Aaron Slegers took the loss as he was charged with four runs on six hits in five innings. However, all four runs were unearned. He struck out four without issuing a walk. Brandon Peterson came in and gave up two runs on one hit in two innings. He walked four and struck out four. Zack Jones gave up a run on three hits over his two innings. He struck out three. Former Twins prospect Chris Mazza started for Jacksonville and went the first five innings to earn his fourth win of the season. Ryan Walker led the offense. He went 3-4. Zack Granite went 2-3 with a walk. Niko Goodrum went 2-2 with two walks and his third home run. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 5, Charlotte 1 Box Score Cody Stashak made his Miracle debut on Friday night and pitched well. He gave up one run on six hits and a walk in six innings. He struck out four and earned his first win. Mike Theofanopoulos go the next four outs, three of them on strikeouts (though he did give up a hit and walked two). Nick Anderson recorded his fourth save. He got the final five outs without allowing a run. He gave up a hit, walked one and struck out one. Chris Paul provided the Miracle with their big blast. His first Miracle home run of the season was a three-run shot. He went 2-4. Tanner English returned to the Miracle after being on the disabled list for about three months. He hit his third double and first triple in his four at-bats. Nick Gordon was also 2-4. Joe Maloney went 2-3. KERNELS NUGGETS Game 1 - Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 7 (Completion of Suspended game) Box Score Lightning, wind and torrential rains caused Thursday night’s game to be suspended. On Friday they completed that game before playing the regularly-scheduled game. Eddie Del Rosario pitched the first four innings on Thursday. He gave up three runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out seven. Andrew Vasquez started on the mound when the game resumed. The lefty threw three shutout innings. He gave up two hits, walked two, hit one and struck out five. Tom Hackimer came one and worked the eighth and ninth innings. He gave up four runs (three earned) on four hits, a walk and two hit batters to take the loss. Zander Wiel continued to hit. He went 2-4 with his 13th homer of the season. Chris Ibarra was 2-4 with his fourth double. Nelson Molina went 1-3 with his first home run of the year. Luis Arraez went 1-2 on Thursday and did not play due to injury on Friday night. Game 2 - Cedar Rapids 3, Clinton 7 (regularly-scheduled game) Box Score Miles Nordgren made his first start since his return to the Kernels. He gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits and a walk. He struck out four. Michael Cederoth worked the final two innings. He gave up one hit and walked two but did not allow a run. He struck out three. Chris Ibarra hit his fifth and sixth doubles in four at-bats with an RBI. Rainis Silva went 2-3 with an RBI. Zander Wiel drove in the third run. Per Jeff Johnson, Luis Arraez has a bump/bruise on his right wrist. He will be meeting with doctors on Saturday. Also, Nelson Molina took a ground ball off of the nose but hopes to keep playing. E-TWINS E-NOTES Elizabethton 14, Johnson City 1 Box Score Alex Schik was the beneficiary of a big night of offense to earn his third win of the year. In his 5.1 innings, he gave up one run on four hits. He walked three and struck out four. Domenick Carlini threw 2.2 scoreless innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two. Johan Quezada walked two in a scoreless ninth inning. The Twins put up 14 runs on 17 hits. Eight of the nine starters reached base at least twice. Amaurys Minier, however, went 0-5 with four strikeouts. Here is the rest of the lineup: Brandon Lopez went 3-5 with a walk and his fifth double. Travis Blankenhorn was 3-6 with his seventh double and ninth home run. Alex Kirilloff went 2-6. Lewin Diaz was 3-6 with his 12th double. Shane Carrier went 2-4 with his fifth home run and three RBI. Minier batted sixth. Caleb Hamilton went 1-3, walked twice and hit his first triple. Trey Cabbage went 2-4 with a walk and his fourth double. Robert Molina added his first double of the season. GCL TWINS TAKES GCL Twins 3, GCL Rays 2 Box Score Taylor Clemensia put together another solid start. The left-hander from the Netherlands went the first five innings and gave up just two runs. He gave up five hits, walked one and struck out four. Tyler Fox came on in relief and worked the final three innings. He walked one, hit one and struck out one, but did not allow any runs. Aaron Whitefield continued to play well. He went 1-3 with a walk, his fourth double and his 20th stolen base. Jorge Munoz went 1-4 with his sixth double. He drove in Whitefield with the lone run for the Twins. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Cody Stashak, Ft. Myers Miracle Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Travis Blankenhorn, Elizabethton Twins SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Pawtucket @ Lehigh Valley (5:35 CST) - LHP Andrew Albers Jacksonville @ Chattanooga (6:15 CST) - RHP Kohl Stewart Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (5:05 CST) - RHP Fernando Romero Peoria @ Cedar Rapids (5:05 CST) – LHP Lachlan Wells Elizabethton @ Johnson City (6:00 CST) - RHP Sean Poppen GCL Twins @ GCL Rays (9:00 am CST) - LHP Bo Hellquist Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss Friday's games. Click here to view the article

You could look at it two ways really... How would you feel about Jay or Gordon or Kirilloff or even Gonsalves being the Twins #1 prospect. If you'd feel good about that, then having someone that some think is even a better prospect than them would seem to be a positive thing. (if that sentence made any sense. Ha!)

He's already a really good pro... but yes, with some added size, the power numbers could take him to another level. I woudln't count on him getting too much bigger or adding too much more power (at least in terms of home runs). I think Ben Revere is a pretty strong comparison all-around.

Romero is 94-96 with the ability to hit 98. He's got a really good breaking ball and a solid changeup. I ranked him 7th in my midseason rankings and was told by someone whose opinion matters to me that I might not have him high enough. The Jay thing may have more to do with his shoulder after all. I'm trying to figure out how much I should be concerned about Jay's "injury."

Yes, he would need to be added to the 40 man roster or potentially be lost in the Rule 5. The fact that he hasn't pitched all year (or last year) and last pitched in Low A would likely mean he won't be drafted which saves the Twins a year on adding him.

Brandon Lopez would probably have been Top 6, but he had at least 30 less plate appearances than others. So, generally that's something I have to look at in considering.

I'd guess that they think that MIlone could have some value in August and if not, I can see them releasing him. Boshers seems to be a different pitcher since coming back to affiliated ball. His breaking pitches look pretty legit. Maybe I'm wrong but I have no idea with them evaluating him. He's not old, so I don't mind them keeping him around at all. That said, I'd like to see Wimmers and there's no reason (in my non-knowledgeable) head for Chargois not to be up right now. Light should be up in September too. I'd then push Zack Jones and Trevor Hildenberger (if his elbow is OK) up to Rochester.

That is correct. He doesn't have to be added, so there is little reason to bring him up there year unless they had been in contention and brought him up by now.

Baxendale has been amazing out of the bullpen, and that is where his future in the big leagues would be. Just interesting (or at least unusual) that the Red Wings have 5 starters and all of them are left-handed.

They do with college guys since they're 3 years older. But I'd be surprised if they did with Kirilloff. He's doing well and learning a lot offensively, defensively and off the field. But he could move up after the E-Town season for the final week or so with the Kernels. Then again, I think the Brad Steil is much, much more aggressive with promotions than Jim Rantz ever was, so it's possible.

Thorpe just needs to get healthy and back on the mound. He's not even 21 yet, so no need to give up on him at this point. He could find himself flying up the system next year.