Seth Stohs

I still think decision-makers in the organization have mixed thoughts on his abilities.

I'd say Gonsalves is 190-200. He's got room to grow. He's immensely talented and very smart.

Reed and Landa were certainly strongly considered.

He's definitely made big strides this season. Still doesn't throw real hard, so I don't think he'd be taken. He's a 40-42 man on the 40 man roster, probably. He's not a minor league free agent for another year, so he's maybe 50/50.

Pitching wins, right? Well, on a night when Mike Pelfrey got rocked yet again, all four Twins minor league starters posted quality starts. A couple of strong candidates for minor league starting pitcher of the year did what they’ve done all year. And there were some solid hitting performances too.Check out everything that happened in the Twins farm system on Friday. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 2, Pawtucket 1 Box Score Pat Dean made the final start of his remarkable 2015 season. Dean improved to 12-11 with a 2.82 ERA after completing his fifth game of the year. In his nine innings, he gave up one run on five hits. He walked none and struck out one. As you would guess, he needed just 97 pitches and 72 of them were strikes. Allan de San Miguel sat on the Rochester DL for most of the whole year. He was added to the roster on Tuesday. In this game, he went 2-3 with his first double. Oswaldo Arcia added his 13th double. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 8, Jackson 2 Box Score The Lookouts had a terrific night as they prepare for the Southern League playoffs. They got a strong start from David Hulbut. The southpaw went the first seven innings. He gave up two runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out three. Alex Wimmers and Nick Burdi both struck out two in perfect innings. Nearly everyone contributed to the offensive output. Shannon Wilkerson went 3-5 and stole his 10th base. Stuart Turner was 3-4. Niko Goodrum went 2-4 with a walk. Dalton Hicks and Heiker Meneses each had two hits. Adam Brett Walker hit his 31st double. Max Kepler was 0-2, but he walked three times. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 5, Charlotte 1 Box Score Stephen Gonsalves’s final start of the season was terrific. He improved to 7-2 with a 2.61 ERA with the Miracle with the win. The lefty went the first six innings. He gave up one run on two hits. He struck out five without issuing a walk. Matt Summers earned his first save with three shutout innings. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out two. Bryan Haar led the offense with a 3-4 game. Ryan Walker went 2-4 with a walk, his sixth double and his ninth stolen base. Logan Wade hit his 22nd double. Mitch Garver was 1-3 with a walk and his 24th double. Tanner Vavra went 1-2 with two walks. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 5, Wisconsin 4 Box Score The Kernels gave up the lead in the second half of this game, but they were able to come back and take the lead and secure another win over Wisconsin. Sam Gibbons started. He went six innings and gave up two runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out four. John Curtiss came on and gave up two runs on two hits and a walk in one inning. Zach Tillery threw a scoreless eighth and Nick Anderson recorded his third save with a scoreless ninth. TJ White again led the way. He went 2-3 with his 21st double. LaMonte Wade went 2-4. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Pat Dean, Rochester Red Wings Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Ryan Walker, Ft. Myers Miracle SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Lehigh Valley (5:35 CST) – RHP JO Berrios Jackson @ Chattanooga (6:15) – RHP Greg Peavey Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (5:00 CST) – TBD vs Chih-Wei Hu Clinton @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – RHP Keaton Steele Feel free to leave any questions or comments below Click here to view the article

In the last several days, we have posted our Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher and Hitter of the Month of August. There have been a lot of strong candidates for each category and that remains the case as we look at the top performing relief pitchers for August. There are a couple of 2015 draft picks, some guys who have been around a long time, and a guy who has a really long last name.There were a lot of very strong August performances out of the bullpen at the Twins affiliates. Below you’ll find the Top 5 Relief Pitchers in August, but first a few relievers worthy of mention: RHP Yorman Landa – Cedar Rapids – 7 G, 1-1, 0.71 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 12.2 IP, 13 H, 4 BB, 12 KRHP Jake Reed – Ft. Myers – 9 G, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 8.2 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 7 KLHP Corey Williams - Chattanooga – 10 G, 0-0, 1.54 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 11.2 IP, 4 H, 8 BB, 11 KTHE TOP FIVE Number 5 – Cedar Rapids Kernels – LHP Mike Theofanopoulos - 7 G, 1.59 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 11.1 IP, 8 H, 3 BB, 15 K The Twins drafted the southpaw with their 30th round draft pick in 2014 out of California where he teamed with Trevor Hildenberger and Chris Paul. He turned 23 years old in early August and put together arguably his best month of the season. Opponents hit just .222 off of him in the month. He isn’t a flame-thrower, but he has some deception and enough movement to miss bats. In 68.1 innings this season, he has walked 29, but he’s also struck out 74 batters. Number 4 – Elizabethton Twins – Logan Lombana - 7 G, 1.35 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 20.0 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 23 K Lombana is on this list, in large part for the sheer number of innings that he pitched for the E-Twins. Twenty innings in one month as a reliever is pretty impressive. The three walks to 23 strikeout ratio is also very impressive. Lombana was the Twins 25th round draft pick this year out of Long Beach State. Overall this year, he went 1-2 with a 2.25 ERA in 15 games (32 innings) for the E-Twins. Number 3 – Ft. Myers – Tyler Jay - 8 G, 1.13 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 BB, 12 K The Twins first-round pick from Illinois struggled in his jump from the Big 10 to the Florida State League. Through July 31, he pitched 8.1 innings and gave up nine runs (7 earned) on 13 hits and five walks. However, things were much better in his second month. The Twins are always cautious with their current-year picks, so Jay pitches about every fourth day and only for one inning. He greatly improved his walk to strikeout rate and was much more successful. Number 2 – Chattanooga – JT Chargois - 9 G, 0.87 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 10.1 IP, 7 H, 3 BB, 11 K What a story JT Chargois has and will have later in life to tell. The Twins second round pick in 2012 out of Rice, he had pitched in just 12 games as a professional and none in the last two seasons due to elbow injury and surgery. He impressed at Instructional League last year, touching triple digits. The goal was likely to get him through this season healthy, and he has done that. He posted a 2.40 ERA in 15 innings in Ft. Myers before moving up to Double-A Chattanooga. There, he has posted a 3.52 ERA in 30.2 innings. However, it is important to note that he has allowed just one earned run in his last 17.2 innings. He definitely is one to watch in 2016. And the Twins Minor League Relief Pitcher of the Month is: Elizabethton Twins – Kuo Hua Lo - 9 G, 1.98 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 13.2 IP, 8 H, 6 BB, 23 K Lo was signed by the Twins as a free agent from Taiwan in 2011. He pitched in the GCL in 2012. He has spent the last three seasons with the Elizabethton Twins. As a 22-year-old this year, he has pitched very well. In fact, last week, he was named to the Appalachian League post-season All-Star list as the top reliever. Domination would be a good word to describe his August, striking out almost two batters per inning. In 19 games and 31.1 innings this season, he gave up just 15 hits, walked eight and struck out 43 batters. He is 4-1 with seven saves. He has a 1.44 ERA and a 0.73 WHIP. After three years in the Appy League, he has earned an opportunity in the Midwest League. So what do you think? I’ve ranked the top five bullpen arms in the Twins organization in August, along with several more that deserve to be recognized for their great final month to the 2015 season. Who would your choice be? How would you rank these guys (and feel free to include others)? Click here to view the article

All four Twins affiliates played on Thursday night. Max Kepler was named an MVP. The Lookouts and Kernels are working to set their postseason rosters, specifically their starting rotations. We’re down to the final four days of the regular season. Check out everything that happened in the Twins farm system on Thursday night.ALL-STARS Max Kepler and Adam Brett Walker were named to the Southern League All-Star team, and on Thursday, Kepler was named the league’s MVP. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Pawtucket 5 Box Score Logan Darnell appears to have had his pitches limited in this game. He gave up two runs (one earned) on seven hits over just 4.2 innings. He threw just 68 pitches and struck out three. Could it mean he’ll be promoted to the Twins on Labor Day? Cole Johnson pitched an inning and gave up two runs on two hits and two walks. Tim Shibuya went the next 1.1 innings. He gave up an unearned run on two hits. Aaron Thompson pitched a 1-2-3 inning. James Beresford and Danny Ortiz each went 2-4. Reynaldo Rodriguez knocked his 16th home run of the year. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Chattanooga 2, Jackson 5 Box Score Jason Wheeler started and gave up three runs on four hits and three walks in 5.2 innings. He struck out six. DJ Johnson struck out three of the four batters he faced and got out. Brandon Peterson gave up two hits but no runs in his inning. He struck out two. Jake Reed, in his return to the Lookouts, gave up two runs on three hits and a walk in an inning. He struck out two. The team had just four hits. Max Kepler went 1-3 with a walk and also drove in a run with his 13th triple of the year. Jorge Polanco added his 16th AA Double. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers 9, Charlotte 5 Box Score Mat Batts didn’t have his best, but it was enough to improve to 8-4 with an ERA at 2.77. The lefty went six innings and gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits. He walked one and struck out five. He walked one and struck out five. Tyler Jay walked one in a scoreless inning. Todd Van Steensel threw two scoreless innings. He walked one and struck out one. Zach Granite led the way. He went 3-3 with a walk, his fourth triple and his 21st stolen base. Chad Christensen went 3-4 with his 16th double. Bryan Haar drove in three with his first triple. Engelb Vielma and Aderlin Mejia each went 2-5 with an RBI. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids 4, Peoria 5 Box Score Mike Theofanopoulos made his first start of the year. He gave up three runs on three hits and two walks in three innings. He struck out three. Felix Jorge came out of the bullpen for the first time, likely to limit pitches so he’ll be able to start next in the playoffs next week. He gave up one run on three hits in two innings. He struck out two. Luke Bard struck out three in two scoreless innings. Nick Anderson pitched a perfect inning. Nick Gordon batted third for the Kernels. He went 2-3 with his 23rd double. He was also hit by a pitch. Brett Doe went 2-4. Chris Paul hit his first MWL double. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Luke Bard, Cedar Rapids Kernels Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Zach Granite, Ft. Myers Miracle FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Rochester @ Lehigh Valley (5:35 CST) – TBD Jackson @ Chattanooga (6:15) – RHP Greg Peavey Ft. Myers @ Charlotte (5:00 CST) – TBD Clinton @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – RHP Keaton Steele Feel free to leave any questions or comments below. Click here to view the article

Yesterday, we got to know our August 2015 Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month, Brett Lee. Today, we’re going to give you the top five Twins Minor League Hitters for the month of August. This is an interesting mix of players, but there were a lot of strong performances. The minor league seasons are now less than a week from being complete. Continue reading to find out which hitters had success in the season’s final full month.Before we get to the Top 5 Twins Minor League hitters for May, here are a few hitters who are very worth of mention: Rochester Red Wings OF Reynaldo Rodriguez (24-92) .261/.343/.489 (.832) with eight doubles, two triples, three home runs and 16 RBI.Rochester Red Wings 2B James Beresford (39-115) .339/.368/.365 (733) with three doubles and 13 RBIRochester Red Wings SS Danny Santana (29-87) .333/.352/.506 (.857) with four doubles, a triple, three homers and ten RBI.Ft. Myers Miracle UT Logan Wade (31-96) .323/.350/.479 (.829) with nine doubles, three triples and 13 RBI.Cedar Rapids Kernels SS Nick Gordon (32-103) .311/.355/.437 (.791) with six doubles, two triples, one homer and 14 RBI.Cedar Rapids Kernels IF Rafael Valera (28-92) .304/.379/.370 (.748) with six doubles and seven RBI.Cedar Rapids Kernels OF Tanner English (17-43) .395/.438/.605 (1.042) with seven doubles, a triple and six RBI.Elizabethton Twins C Brian Olson (17-51) .333/.414/.510 (.924) with three doubles, two homers and eight RBIAnd now, let’s get to the Top 5 Minnesota Twins Minor League Hitters for August: Number 5 - Elizabethton – SS Jermaine Palacios - (43-130) .331/.341/.492 (.833) with 14 doubles, two triples, 1 home run and 19 RBI. Palacios was our choice for Twins minor league hitter of the month in July, and he had another strong month in August. He’s struggled with the glove at shortstop, but the bat is solid. As you can see, he doesn’t walk. He is not a big kid, but the 19-year-old from Venezuela has a little extra base pop. After hitting .421 with a 1.061 WHIP in 26 games in the GCL, he has now hit .336 with an .852 OPS in 31 E-Town games. Number 4 – Chattanooga – 1B/OF Max Kepler - (31-103) .301/.405/.495 (.900) with seven doubles, two triples, three home run and 20 RBI. Kepler has had an incredible 2015 season. His .900 OPS in August was a pedestrian number by his 2015 standards. He was the Twins choice for minor league hitter of the month in May, June and July. He was Twins Daily’s choice in May and runner up in June and July. On Thursday, he was named the Southern League’s MVP. He has hit .327/.415/.540 (.955) with 32 doubles, 12 triples, nine homers and 69 RBI. As remarkable, he has walked 60 times and struck out 59 times. In August he walked 19 times with just 16 strikeouts. He will lead the Lookouts into the playoffs next week and could join the Twins as a September call up after that. Number 3 – Cedar Rapids – 3B TJ White - (33-97) .340/.431/.526 (.957) with ten doubles, one triple, two home runs and 21 RBI. White had the chance to move up to Ft. Myers for almost a month, but he was returned to the Kernels at the start of August. He has been on fire since. He has a lot of multi-hit games and seemingly on base at least twice most games. In his last ten games, he has hit .400. In 102 games with the Kernels this season, White has hit .264/.354/.367 (.721) with 20 doubles, six triples and two home runs. He puts the ball in play. The 23-year-old from UNLV should jump to Ft. Myers full time in 2015. Number 2 – Elizabethton Twins – OF LaMonte Wade – (33-101) .327/.474/.495 (.969) with three doubles, one triple, four home runs and 20 RBI. The Twins were thrilled when the 21-year-old Wade was still available when the Twins made their ninth round pick. The Maryland product fell in large part due to injury in his junior season. He was a mainstay in the Elizabethton lineup and was named to the Appalachian League’s All-Star team. Overall with the E-Twins, he hit .312/.428/.506 (.934) with eight doubles, five triples and nine homers. He walked 46 times and struck out 34 times. Consider in August alone he walked 30 times with just 12 strikeouts. He also stole 12 bases. The May Minnesota Twins Minor League Hitter of the Month is... Rochester Red Wings 1B/DH Kennys Vargas (31-100) .310/.453/.580 (1.033) with five doubles, two triples, six home runs and 25 RBI. Vargas was a surprise call up a year ago in August. When Josh Willingham was traded, the Twins brought in Vargas who hit .275/.316/.456 (.772) down the stretch with 10 doubles and nine home runs. A nice showing for a 24 year old. Vargas began the 2015 season as the team’s Opening Day DH and really struggled. He hit .245/.277/.365 (.642) with four doubles and five homers in 47 games. He was sent to Rochester briefly early in the season. On June 1, he was sent down to AA Chattanooga. The move the next day was to bring up Miguel Sano. Vargas’s future was suddenly in question. He struggled early in Chattanooga but ended up at .287/.417/.516 (.934) with 12 extra base hits (including seven homers) in 35 games there. He moved back up to Rochester and was terrific. As you see in August, he posted an OPS over 1.000. In his time with the Twins, he struggled to control the strike zone. He had seven walks to go with 48 strikeouts. In August, Vargas struck out 29 times, but he also walked 28 times. It is definitely something to watch. What is Vargas’s role with the Twins going forward? With Miguel Sano DHing, and with his hamstring injury right now, that is likely all he will be able to do this year, playing time for Vargas may consist of an occasional start at first base or DH. He may primarily be a strong, switch-hitting pinch hitting option for the team. Going forward, I’m sure that is all to be determined. However, it’s important to note that he went down to the minor leagues to work on his approach at the plate and to show power, and he did both of those things. It was a terrific August for Vargas. He earned the September call up by playing well on the field. There were several strong performances in August. The top hitters for the month were spread out with no affiliate having more than one representative. It was also good to see so many solid, honorable mention performances from guys in their final full month of the season. Click here to view the article

Yeah, about twice a week, I tweet out Nick Gordon's updated stats since May 22nd. It's been really good. In 81 games, he's hit .298/.360/.393 (.753) with 20 doubles, 4 triples and a homer. He's been very good, especially considering his age. Ortiz's bad second half slump likely hurt any chance of him getting called up this year.

I'll be honest... I thought JO Berrios was the hands-down choice when I started looking at this... but then I went side-by-side between Lee and Berrios and it was closer than I thought, and I thought that Lee deserved it. (though I wouldn't argue with Berrios arguments either) Thank you for the compliment. It's important and one of our focuses, not to solely promote and write about the big names. Enough guys get up in different paths and frankly, they all deserve to be written about when they perform.

He's not eligible to return until Friday.

Hicks is staying in Rochester today and working out and then meeting the team in Houston on Friday. He's definitely ready. That said, I think Buxton continues to play center most games, with Hicks playing in right, and sometimes playing in left for Rosario against some lefties. But yes, he'll play some in CF too.

It’s hard to believe that it’s September already. The full minor league seasons will be complete on Labor Day. Both short-season affiliates are now done with their seasons as well. But before we start thinking too much about the 2015 season, let’s take a look at some of the top performers. Today we start with the starting pitchers. As Terry Ryan told local media on Tuesday night, he saw a lot of great performances in the last week while in Rochester.Before getting to the Top 5 starters for the month of August, here are a few starters who just missed the cut but deserve recognition. Honorable Mention LHP – Luke Westphal – Ft. Myers – 5 GS, 1-2, 1.75 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 25.2 IP, 21 H, 6 BB, 22 KRHP – Kohl Stewart – Ft. Myers – 4 GS, 2-1, 2.39 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 26.1 IP, 25 H, 6 BB, 16 KRHP – Andro Cutura – Elizabethton – 5 GS, 1-1, 1.75 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 25.2 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 22 KLHP – Lachlan Wells – GCL Twins – 4 GS, 3-1, 1.50 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 18.0 IP, 12 H, 5 BB, 17 K--- Number 5 – Cedar Rapids Kernels – RHP Keaton Steele – 5 G, 4-1, 2.57 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 35.0 IP, 26 H, 2 BB, 22 K Third time is the charm. After being drafted by the Rays in 2012 and the Royals in 2013, he signed when the Twins used their eighth-round pick in 2014 on the University of Missouri right-hander. He went 2-1 with a 2.93 ERA in 19 games out of the bullpen for Elizabethton last year. He began this season in extended spring training, but in mid-May he came up and did well out of the rotation. He missed three weeks in July, but has returned strong. In August, opponents hit just .210/.238/.298 (.537). He was 5-5 in quality starts. Overall this year, he is 6-4 with a 3.33 ERA in 14 games (13 starts) for the Kernels. Number 4 – Rochester Red Wings – LHP Logan Darnell – 5 G, 3-1, 2.25 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 32.0 IP, 23 H, 7 BB, 26 K Darnell was the Twins sixth-round draft pick in 2010 out of Kentucky. He made seven appearances, including four starts, for the Twins in 2014. He went to spring training with the Twins this year as a bullpen arm, a role he held through the season’s first four months. However, he made a spot start early in August and stayed in the rotation and put up tremendous numbers. He gave up two runs in 28 innings during his four starts. His third start, he threw a complete game shutout. In his final start of the month, he gave up one run over eight innings. Opponents hit just .195/.238/.280 (.518) against him, making a September call up a possibility. Number 3 – Rochester Red Wings – LHP Pat Dean - 6 GS, 4-2, 2.28 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 43.1 IP, 37 H, 7 BB, 25 K Dean was the Twins third-round pick in 2010 out of Boston College. We Got To Know the southpaw last week in a story in which he talks about his impressive, surprising, successful 2015 season. Overall, he’s 11-11 with a 2.91 ERA in 26 starts and 170 innings. Opponents hit just 233/.265/.277 (.542) against him. His monthly numbers are more impressive when you consider that he gave up seven runs in six innings in one start. However, he threw two complete game shutouts and an eight-inning shutout in the month as well. Number 2 – Rochester Red Wings – RHP JO Berrios - 6 GS, 2-0, 2.03 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 40.0 IP, 30 H, 3 BB, 48 K I think it’s fair to say that JO Berrios has been the biggest topic among Twins fans, with the exception of one Miguel Sano. He continued to put up great numbers through the month of August. Just yesterday, GM Terry Ryan finally announced the Berrios would not be getting called up to the Twins this year. Instead, he will head home for the offseason. He made six starts and the final two were in front of the Twins GM. His worst start, statistically, of the month came against Scranton/Wilkes Barre when he gave up four runs on six hits in six innings. You may recall, he had a no-hitter through six innings in that game. In other words, take away that one inning and the numbers look even more astonishing. On the season, between AA and AAA, he is now 13-5 with a 2.90 ERA. In 26 starts and 161.1 innings, he has walked just 37 while striking out 170 batters, the most in minor league baseball. We’ve all seen , and when I wrote about him being the Twins Daily Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year in 2014, teammates raved about him and his work ethic. He even did an interview for Twins Daily in both English and Spanish.And the Twins Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Month is: Chattanooga Lookouts – LHP Brett Lee - 6 GS, 5-0, 1.30 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 41.2 IP, 29 H, 9 BB, 27 K Lee was drafted by the Pirates in 2009 and the Dodgers in 2010 before signing with the Twins as their 10th round pick in 2011. He was an All-Star in the Florida State League last year, but he missed time with injury. He began this season late again and made six starts for the Miracle before moving up to AA Chattanooga. He struggled some in his transition to the Southern League. Not in terms of runs allowed, but he wasn’t getting through five innings most starts. That changed in August. All six of his starts this month were quality starts. During the month, he reduced his ERA from 4.25 to 2.89. Twins Daily caught up with Lee following his tremendous August performance. Asked if there was a difficult adjustment from the Florida State League to the Southern League, he said, “It was a little tougher adjusting to the smaller strike zone. The hitters are more disciplined at the plate. They have better approaches and know what they’re trying to do. That made me have to make good pitches more consistently, and get ahead in the count.” So to progress, he had to make some adjustments. “I’d say a huge factor for me was lengthening my stride, following through and developing a slider.” He was quick to give credit to his pitching coach with the Lookouts, Stu Cliburn. “Cliburn helped me a lot with it. He showed me some new grips with it, and some things I can do to make sure I can repeat my delivery.” It was a strong month for Brett Lee, but also for several members of the Triple-A Rochester rotation. It’s exciting to see so many strong performances in the upper levels of the Twins minor league system. So there you have it. The top pitchers in the Minnesota Twins farm system in August. What do you think? How would you rank these starting pitchers? Click here to view the article

We can certainly hope! Wouldn't that be nice?!

I can't think of any logical reason why you wouldn't!!

all it means is that the Twins weren't "dumb" for having them around. Teams want depth and guys they know they can go to.

Florimon was just added to their 25 man roster this afternoon... Old Friend Deolis Guerra was transferred to the 60 Day DL.

Yup, but he was a contributor to a winning team and still in their organization.

A couple of weeks ago, he had a walk-off triple for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2nd? 3rd best team in baseball?). Drew Butera, considered elite defensively... has played for the Royals and the Angels... Good teams want these types of players around.

That's amazing. He went from crushing pitchers on the inner half at the thighs to crushing pretty much everything from the thighs down!