Seth Stohs

For me, this year they should definitely keep him in the bullpen. They're saying he'll start at Cedar Rapids. I wouldn't even mind if they start him at ETown for 3-4 games just to get into it. I personally wouldn't go into it with any plans of getting him to the big leagues. If he dominates for 3-4-5 appearances in CR, move him up to FM. If he dominates for 3-4 games there, get him to AA. but I wouldn't force him to the big leagues. There are enough options up at the higher levels that Jay would have to be extraordinary to even be considered. Then after resting this offseason, work him in as a starter.Start him in Ft. Myers, and again, let him get 4-5 starts and get to the 5-6 inning mark before moving him up... Then get him to AA... From there, he's just like any other prospect... he's got to earn his way up. As always, the goal should not be to get him to the big leagues fast. It should be for him to be ready when he does get there, whenever that is.

Cedar Rapids had a scheduled day off. Ft. Myers had a weather-induced day off. However, Chattanooga played two and the Red Wings played a one-run game. Adam Brett Walker had another big game. He added to his Southern League-leading HR, RBI and SLG% totals, but my sense is that when people are talking tomorrow about the Twins, another member of the Lookouts roster this season will be mentioned first.TRANSACTIONS It appears that Jorge Polanco is on his way to Minneapolis and should be ready to play on Wednesday night.To make room for Polanco, Eddie Rosario is being placed on Paternity Leave. With an off-day on Thursday, Rosario will miss just one game. Will be interesting to see if Polanco stay beyond the one game. SOUTHERN LEAGUE ALL STARS On Tuesday, the Southern League announced their All-Stars and the Lookouts were represented mightily. Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, Jorge Polanco and Adam Brett Walker were all named as All-Star hitters while J.O. Berrios, D.J. Baxendale and Zack Jones all will represent Chattanooga on the mound. RED WINGS REPORT Rochester 4, Indianapolis 5 Box Score The Red Wings got the tying run on base with two outs in the ninth inning but were unable to bring him in and fell 5-4 to Indianapolis. Taylor Rogers made the start and was solid through five innings. However, he gave up three in the sixth inning to take the loss. He was charged with five runs on nine hits in 5.2 innings. He walked one and struck out two. Caleb Thielbar went 1.1 perfect innings. Michael Tonkin struck out four batters in two shutout innings. Danny Santana made his first appearance with the Red Wings. He went 1-4 with a double and two RBI. Oswaldo Arcia and Ryan Wheeler were both 2-4. Danny Ortiz went 1-3 with a walk and his 15th double. Josmil Pinto went 1-4 and also had two throwing errors in the game. CHATTANOOGA CHATTER Game 1 – Chattanooga 6, Jackson 2 Box Score In the first of two games, the Lookouts got a very good start from J.O. Berrios and consistent hitting for a nice win. The Lookouts scored six runs in the seven-inning game, but they never scored more than two runs in an inning. Adam Brett Walker again led the way. He went 2-3 with his 14th double, his 16th home run and four RBI. He now has 50 on the season. Max Kepler went 2-4 with his fourth triple. Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano each went 1-3 with a walk. Buxton stole his 20th base. J.O. Berrios improved to 7-3 on the season. He went 6.1 innings and was charged with two runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out five. Cole Johnson came on to get the final two outs and earn his second save. Jorge Polanco went 0-2 with two walks in the game. Reports following game 1 indicated that Polanco was informed that he was being promoted to the big leagues. Game 2 – Chattanooga 2, Jackson 2 Box Score The Lookouts took a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning and held on for the win. Max Kepler walked and Travis Harrison was hit by a pitch. Mike Gonzales belted a double which scored both of them. He later scored on a single by Byron Buxton. Buxton went 1-2 with two walks. Heiker Meneses went 2-3 and stole his fifth base of the season. It was a bullpen game for the Lookouts. Tim Shibuya started and went the first three innings. He gave up just two hits. Madison Boer pitched a scoreless innings. Jake Reed pitched a scoreless fifth inning. He then gave up a two-run homer in the sixth inning to cut the Lookout lead to just one. J.T. Chargois came on for the bottom of the seventh inning. He got three hitters in order, the final out coming on a strikeout, for his first Lookouts save. MIRACLE MATTERS Ft. Myers @ Lakeland Box Score This game was postponed by rain and will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday. KERNELS NUGGETS Cedar Rapids Box Score No Game Scheduled. TWINS DAILY PLAYERS OF THE DAY Twins Daily Minor League Pitcher of the Day – Tim Shibuya, Chattanooga Lookouts Twins Daily Minor League Hitter of the Day – Adam Brett Walker, Chattanooga Lookouts WEDNESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTERS Indianapolis @ Rochester (12:35 CST) – LHP Pat Dean Chattanooga @ Jackson (7:05 CST) – LHP Brett Lee Ft. Myers @ Lakeland (DH @ 4:00) – LHP Mat Batts, RHP Ryan Eades Great Lakes @ Cedar Rapids (6:35 CST) – RHP Felix Jorge Please feel free to ask any questions and discuss the Tuesday games. Click here to view the article

Maple Grove native Roman Collins was taken in the 5th round by the Royals.

I don't know. I think they've done pretty well... though a lot of the high-end talent is relief pitching, but those are obviously important pieces of a roster too. And, Walker.

When I did my story on the Twins/Kentucky pipeline a couple of years ago and chatted with their head coach Gary Henderson, he mentioned Cody. I briefly mention it in the final paragraph, but he was very excited about getting him and knew we'd be talking about him at this time.

Corrected... thanks for the "spoiler!"

Have to think Matuella would just go back to school at this point and try to pitch his way back into the 1st round. I mean, unless the Astros have a deal with him too.

Also, Nick Gordon had two more hits last night. He has hit in 7 of his last 8 games and had two hits in 5 of those 8 games. He's been much improved again! Good to see!

It's always interesting to see the DSL stats and then find out who is coming over to the GCL the next year. Gonsalves was good. Through five, he had allowed just the one run. The two-run homer in the 6th inning makes his line look a little less impressive, but he was good.

Great call on the Twins 2nd pick... Of course, your choice for the Twins 4th round pick already went too. Bet the Twins would have loved to have picked him in the 4th!

On day two, the Minnesota Twins will select eight more players in the MLB Draft. Rounds 3 through 10 will take place on Tuesday afternoon. We will detail each of those picks here at Twins Daily. The first-round picks get a lot of the publicity, but teams can find great talents in the later rounds as well. Today, I’ll take a look at the best Twins picks from rounds two through ten in their draft history.Who will be the next Brian Dozier? Bert Blyleven? Justin Morneau? LaTroy Hawkins or Brad Radke? 2nd Round 1981 – Frank Viola – LHP – St. John’s University – WAR 47.4 Viola was up with the Twins by 1982 and went on to win 176 games in his long career. He was the World Series MVP in 1987 for the Twins. He also won the 1988 American League Cy Young. Honorable Mention: Butch Wynegar (1974 - WAR 26.3), Scott Baker (2003), Tim Teufel (1980), Jesse Crain (2002), Jacque Jones (1996). Bill Swift (1983), Del Unser (1965), Allan Anderson (1982). Current: Ryan Eades (2013), Mason Melotakis (2012), JT Chargois (2012), Madison Boer (2011), Niko Goodrum (2010). Last year: Nick Burdi 3rd Round 1969 – Bert Blyleven – RHP – High School in California – WAR 95.3 Blyleven was drafted by the Twins and debuted as a 19-year-old in 1970. He went on to win 287 games with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. After years of falling short, Blyleven went into the Baseball Hall of Fame. That is going to make you an organization’s top selection for a round most times. Honorable Mention: Steve Garvey (1966-Did Not Sign), Justin Morneau (1999), AJ Pierzynski (1994), Denny Neagle (1989), John Castino (1976) Current: Stuart Turner (2013), Adam Brett Walker (2012), Corey Williams (2011), Pat Dean (2010), Brian Duensing (2005) Last Year: Michael Cederoth 4th Round 1965 – Graig Nettles – 3B – San Diego State University – WAR 68.0 Of his 68 WAR, just one WAR came with the Twins. Following the 1969 season, he was traded with Dean Chance and others to Cleveland for Luis Tiant. He went on to become one of the best third baseman of his era. Honorable Mention: Scott Erickson (1989) Current: Danny Ortiz (2008), Eddie Rosario (2010), Matt Summers (2011), Zack Jones (2012), Stephen Gonsalves (2013) Last Year: Sam Clay 5th Round 1967 – Dave Goltz – RHP – Rothsay (MN) High School – WAR – 23.2 A local product, Dave Goltz signed and spent five years in the minor leagues before debuting in 1972. He was with the Twins through the 1979 before going to California to play for the Dodgers and then the Angels. He had double-digit wins each season from 1974 through 1979 including a 20-win season in 1977. Honorable Mention: Doug Mientkiewicz (1995) Current: Aaron Slegers (2013), Tyler Duffey (2012) Last Year: Jake Reed 6th Round 2002 – Pat Neshek – RHP – Butler University – WAR 7.3 The Minnesota native debuted with his hometown team in 2006 and was in the final vote for an All-Star pick in 2007, though he lost out. He was a dominant force in the bullpen until he had some elbow problems and eventually missed time due to Tommy John surgery. Upon his return, the Twins let him go and he spent time with San Diego before doing well in Oakland and then becoming an All-Star in 2014 with the Cardinals. He turned that into a big contract with the Astros this year. Honorable Mention: Darrell Jackson (1973) Current: BJ Hermsen (2008), Chris Herrmann (2009), Logan Darnell (2010), Dereck Rodriguez (2011), Brain Navarreto (2013) Last Year: John Curtiss 7th Round 1991 – LaTroy Hawkins – RHP – High School in Gary, Indiana – WAR 17.2 “The Hawk” came up as a starter way back when and struggled. Then he became the closer. And he struggled. Then Rick Anderson moved him to the set up man job and his career took off. In fact, at age 42, he is still playing. Only 13 pitchers in big league history have pitched in more games than Hawkins. There is a chance that he could end the year (and his career) in the Top 10 all-time. Honorable Mention: Mark Guthrie (1987) Current: Steven Gruver (2011), Jorge Fernandez (2012), Brian Gilbert (2013), Last Year: Andro Cutura 8th Round 1991 – Brad Radke – RHP – High School in Tampa, FL – WAR 45.5 One round after drafting Hawkins, the Twins selected Radke out of high school. He flew through the Twins minor league system and debuted as a 22-year-old in 1995. He was “Real-As-Radke” early in his career, but he got into the national spotlight in 1997 when he won 20 games. He was a stalwart in the Twins rotation from 1995 through 2006 and won 148 major league games. Following his career, he was named to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. Honorable Mention: Rick Burleson (1969), Brian Dozier (2009), Adam Lind (2002) Current: Jason Wheeler (2011) Last Year: Keaton Steele 9th Round 1981 – Steve Lombardozzi – SS – University of Florida – WAR 4.4 “Lombo” was a surprise contributor as the second baseman for the Twins during their World Series championship in 1987. He didn’t hit for average, but he and Greg Gagne combined to play very good defense up the middle. Before the 1989 season, he was traded to Houston but only played another 19 games before retiring. His son has spent a lot of time in the big leagues the last three years. Honorable Mention: Darrell Jackson (1977), Tony Fossas (1978) Current: Mitch Garver (2013) Last Year: Max Murphy 10th Round 1966 – Steve Braun – SS – High School in New Jersey – WAR 17.6 Braun spent six seasons (1971-1976) with the Twins, playing in at least 115 games each year. He played mostly third base, though he spent time in the outfield as well. He played for four other organizations through the 1985 season, though he was primarily a part-time player and pinch hitter much of the remainder of his career. Honorable Mention: Jeff Reboulet (1986), Marty Cordova (1989) Current: Brett Lee (2011), DJ Baxendale (2012), CK Irby (2013) Last Year: Randy LeBlanc So, as you can see, there aren’t a ton of success stories as the rounds go on, but you just never know which players are going to take off and become valuable regulars in the big leagues. Today, the Twins will draft their third round pick through their 10th round picks. Who will be the next Bert Blyleven, Frank Viola or Brad Radke? Who will be the next Brian Dozier or Craig Nettles? Click here to view the article

Twins take Kyle Cody with their 2nd pick.

Right... they got hitter heavy, and in the last 2-3 drafts the focus has turned to pitching. I think that's why we're seeing that.

On Inside Twins yesterday, they said they made a real effort to add velocity starting about 3 years ago, and we've definitely seen that in the draft.

See Chris Carter and Evan Gattis... they're productive MLB players with big power and a lot of Ks. I think Walker can be that as well, the hope being that he can continue to improve those things. That's a pretty solid #7 hitter in a big league lineup, even with the Ks.

Gonsalves could get to AA, though I'd expect that, at a minimum they'd give him the rest of this year in Ft. Myers, maybe even another half-season there if needed. I don't know that there are a lot of guys in AA pushing for AAA spots right at the moment. The two that would most deserve it are Berrios and Polanco... I think Buxton jumps straight from AA to the big leagues.

Won't be too long. Honestly, I think it's going to be more about him getting used to getting ready out of the bullpen than anything else. I mean, obviously he still has to throw strikes too.

I don't think he's speaking to anyone particular. It's kind of a throw-away comment. The odds are that someone who they (and experts) don't think will be available will be available. Maybe it's Tate. Maybe it's Bregman. Who knows? They'll have their draft board and then they'll pleasantly be surprised with who is available.

Corrected... Thank you!

Without looking, I believe that Adam Brett Walker leads the Southern League with 15 homers and 29 extra base hits. I think #2 in XBH is like 6-7 behind him. He's been terrific since the slow start.

If anyone is interested, you can check out Hrbowski's most recent mock draft too.

I'm not Mat, but I am - though I haven't given it much thought at all - against the idea. Comparing HS to College to JC kids, and getting them all to one place. I like the draft as it is. It isn't a science and you want to believe the teams that have people everywhere and they put in their work will find players others may not.

Played last night.