Seth Stohs

OK, sure... but some of those have zero chance of getting selected. In fact, I would say Dereck Rodriguez has a significantly better chance of being selected in the Rule 5 than Reynaldo. The guys I see as at-risk are Zack Jones, Corey Williams, Levi Michael and Felix Jorge.

He was a good prospect and he turned it on again last August when he was put back in the starting rotation in Rochester. Pitched remarkably well. CAn be better. As a relieer, could be even better.

I would expect it will be. I'd think Rosario will spend all of 2016 in Ft. Myers. And all of 2017 in Chattanooga... Kind of the same thing that Kepler did... and what Polanco would have done as well (although he had his MLB cups of coffee and a little Rochester time this year).

something to remember... The Twins will likely sign a few free agents. They have to have a few guys on the roster right now who can be DFAd to make room for those free agents. The guys who were just added today can't be DFAd until sometime in spring training. In other words, if they sign Neal Cotts/Matt Thornton/whoever, they'd likely DFA someone else.

I'm sure they have no interest in Rosario working out of the bullpen any time soon.

I like this line: That's a big part of it too... the system is deep and though none of the guys left off the 40 man have real high ceilings (though we may feel differently about Jorge in a year from now), there is a lot of talent and that means some tough decisions.

plus, I'm betting no one looks back on this next October to check... Ha!

someone can find the specifics online somewhere, but basically players that are eligible for the MLB Rule 5 this year had to be protected on the AAA roster last year, and on the AA roster the year before. I think those rosters are 38. The main difference is that players selected in the minor league Rule 5 draft don't have to be offered back, and they don't have to play at any certain level. Guys like Goodrum, Wimmers, Harrison, Bard, etc. will almost certainly be on the AAA roster/reserve.

He's far enough... the question with him may be, if he's a utility infielder, can he play SS or 3B? He did in college, but as a pro, he's been mainly at 2B.

Tweeted this a bit ago... these are just estimates, but should still be close:

To be fair, they probably agree, but they feel there was a better chance they would lose the ones that they did protect. Of course, we'll never know what would have happened if they had all been left unprotected.

My guess: Felix Jorge tops out around 92, maybe 93. Rosario tops out at 97. Landa tops out at 99. Melotakis, when healthy, tops out at 98. Now, of course, Jorge starts, so you could maybe add a couple of ticks to his FB in the bullpen... I'm guessing, but we always talk about velocity... the guys added (exception being Dean who is left-handed, breathing and did well in AAA) have velocity.

I haven't heard of one either.

Teams needed to add eligible players to their 40-man rosters before Friday's deadline in order to protect them from December's Rule 5 draft. The Twins announced today that they have added seven players from their system to their 40-man roster. They are LH SP Taylor Rogers, RH RP JT Chargois, OF Adam Brett Walker, LH SP Randy Rosario, RHP Yorman Landa, LH SP Pat Dean, LH RP Mason Melotakis. Also, AJ Achter was claimed by the Philadelphia Phillies, and Josmil Pinto claimed by the San Diego Padres. The Twins roster currently stands at 38 players. Remember the Twins have until December 8th to sign Korean Byung-Ho Park at which time he'll be added to the 40-man roster. They will be able to make a pick in the Rule 5 draft at baseball's Winter Meetings on December 10th, pending further transactions in the meantime.Rogers, Chargois and Walker have been deemed the "easy" choices by various accounts. There were a few surprises. Taylor Rogers was the Twins 11th round pick in 2012 out of the University of Kentucky where he teamed with fellow 40-man roster mates Alex Meyer and Logan Darnell. Rogers was the Twins Daily Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year in 2013 when he made three starts in Cedar Rapids and the rest of the season in Ft. Myers with the Miracle. He pitched in New Britain in 2014. This year in Rochester, he went 11-12 with an ERA of 3.98 in 175 innings in Rochester. He has a 1.59 ERA in Arizona this fall in 25 innings. He has dominated left-handers and could find himself in a relief role as soon as 2016. JT Chargois was the Twins second-round pick in 2012 out of Rice University where he was co-closer with Tyler Duffey (drafted in the fifth round of 2012). Chargois missed the 2013 and 2014 season due to Tommy John surgery but returned in 2015, flashing an upper-90s fastball. He split his season between Ft. Myers and Chattanooga. He should surface with the Twins in 2016. Adam Brett Walker was the Twins third-round pick in 2012 out of Jacksonville University. He has as much power as anyone in the Twins organization, including Miguel Sano. He has led his league in home runs all three full seasons he has played. He posted an .807 OPS with 31 homers and 106 RBI for the Southern League champion Chattanooga Lookouts in 2016. He also led minor league baseball in strikeouts with 195. He was hitting well in the Arizona Fall League where he has five home runs. However, in his final four AFL games, he went 0-15 with 11 strikeouts. He has a ton of power but will need to continue working on that plate discipline and contact rate. He will likely play for Rochester in 2016 with a shot at a September call up. Aside from those three, the Twins also added... Randy Rosario is an interesting add. The left-hander missed most of the 2014 season after having Tommy John surgery in mid-April. He returned in early July to the Cedar Rapids Kernels. In his 11 games (10 starts) with the Kernels, he went 2-6 but posted a 3.52 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. He had some good starts, and as would be expected coming back from surgery, he had some clunkers. But there is no doubt Rosario is very talented. He is high-energy and very athletic. He throws hard (up to 96-97 mph) and is working on his offspeed pitches. But he can be nasty. Obviously Rosario isn't a guy that we'll see pitching at Target Field in 2016, but he does have a chance to be effective (either as a starter or in the bullpen) in a couple of years. RHP Yorman Landa suffered from shoulder problems in 2014 and 2015, but he is another kid who approaches triple digits with his fastball. He is only a reliever, but he can miss bats. Another guy who won't be ready for the big leagues in 2016, but his potential is very high. LHP Pat Dean had a breakout year in 2015 in Rochester. He led minor league baseball in innings pitched. He greatly improved his two breaking pitches in 2015 making him better against lefties. Dean is 26 years old and will likely pitch most of 2016 in Rochester. Finally, LHP Mason Melotakis was added. He had Tommy John surgery late in 2014 and missed the 2015 season. However, he throws in the upper 90s out of the bullpen. He will be brought back slowly in 2016 but could surface by the end of the year. Achter has been tremendous in the minor leagues and has had some good moments the last two years with the Twins. He joins a Phillies roster, likely as a relif pitcher. Pinto's concussion concerns in 2015 made him a DFA candidate. Also, his inability behind the plate didn't help. Going to the National League, he will have to catch, or be confined to pinch-hitting duties. Today's moves mean that several prospects will be eligible for the December 10th Rule 5 Draft. They include Corey Williams, Zack Jones, Luke Bard, Levi Michael, Felix Jorge and others. Feel free to share your thoughts. Click here to view the article

Yup, all four of them can be added as well. Plus some others probably.

Where did you hear that? Nothing has leaked yet...

I don't know about that... I mean, Duffey would have been #1 on this list of adds even if he wouldn't have been added in-season. He was very highly regarded. Maybe not by many, but I know Jeremy and I both had him in our Top 15 Twins prospect lists, and we were both clearly a little low with him...

You mean that the organization actually sees him, a lot, and get daily reports and stats on him... I don't think he's a given, but I know a lot of people really like him.

I think Rogers needs a better changeup, to help him get RHB out... Otherwise, dominant bullpen guy.,

I'm not advocating it, just saying that it's worth discussion.

in the handbook, we had Lowe with a two-year deal, but maybe he takes one. And, the purpose of this article isn't to say that I'm right and everyone is wrong. I look at it as an area to debate the current makeup, guys we believe have a future with the organization (or not), and based on that, the merits of signing guys to one-year deals OR going out and getting the big name relievers. That's all in play when the article says, What would you do? I don't pretend my theory is right, or wrong... So, let's keep the discussion going.

Well, in the TD Offseason Handbook, we had O'Day, Clippard, Sipp, and Bastardo all at 3+/20+. Maybe I should have gone with $15M instead of $20M. OK.

It's probably a different article and a different topic, but Jepsen certainly is a long-term extension candidate this offseason... though he is now one year from a potential big pay day in free agency, though he also may want to take some long-term guaranteed money now.

The idea being two options (of course there is room in between): 1.) multi-year, big dollar free agent relievers (O'Day, Clippard, Sipp, Bastardo, Soria types). 2.) one-year deals (usually can find some good ones late in the free agent period, in January rather than in November) Madson for 3/15 would fall closer to category 1 than category 2, for me, even though $5 million isn't too bad. Then again, he's going to be 35 in 2016. He had a great year for the Royals in 2015 after not pitching in the big leagues since 2011). Three years in between. And, the Royals signed him to a minor league contract. Good for Madson to turn it into a potential multi-year deal.