Seth Stohs

I think the 40 man roster will be used just fine...

Zander Wiel 1/11/93 First Base Twins 12th round pick in 2012 out of Vanderbilt. He began with Elizabethton last year but missed a month with a broken hand after being hit by a pitch. His father played basketball at North Carolina and has been a basketball coach in the US and professionally around the globe.

As of 4/26 (16 games), he is hitting .344/.400/.547 (.947) with six doubles, two triples and a home run. He has walked and struck out equally, 7 times each.

LaMonte Wade 1/1/94 (22) Outfielder Twins 9th round pick in 2014 out of the University of Maryland 2015 played with Elizabethton where he hit .312/.428/.506 (.934) with eight doubles, five triples and nine home runs. As impressive, he walked 46 times with just 34 strikeouts. He was also 12/13 in stolen base attempts. When the E-Twins season ended 2015, he finished with Cedar Rapids and helped them in their playoff run. He begins 2016 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels.

Rochester Pitchers: Hrbowski Rochester Hitters: Chattanooga Pitchers: Chattanooga Hitters: Shane Wahl Ft. Myers Pitchers: always 33 Ft. Myers Hitters: Cedar Rapids Pitchers: Cedar Rapids Hitters: Seth I'll do a couple of Cedar Rapids hitters right away so people can see that we're not talking a bout a big commitment here.

Initiate a new thread for the players so that they can be discussed. The first entry should have typical stuff about the player. How he came to the Twins, a little background, prospect status, maybe some video. Then we can add on from there in the threads.

My guess is that it's temporary until a pitcher or two come down from the Twins. Wimmers could give more than an inning in the bullpen start today and come back. They probably don't want to mess with Chargois for that short of a move.

Terry Ryan was in Rochester for about a week during t that time. But yes, normally these types of signings, there is a verbal agreement and timeline set. Every team does them. The Twins have done many of them.

Keeping tabs of more transactions today:; Alex Wimmers promotedd to Rochester. Brett Lee released (by Twins) from Chattanooga. Trevor Hildenberger and Luke Westphal promoted to Chattanooga. Brandon Peterson sent down to Ft. Myers. Brian Navarreto to the FM DL. Explains more the Kevin Garcia promotion to FM the other day. Navarreto sprained his ankle sliding into a base.

Pretty sure that Terry Ryan loves JO Berrios. No question about that.

I don't know... As a GM, you sign a guy because he wants an opportunity to get to the big leagues. You tell him that can happen, and even give him an opt-out date just two weeks later. You don't assume that he's going to say No when you tell him you're making a move to get him to the big leagues... It's like when Ryan called Tyler Grimes and invited him to big league spring training and Grimes said, I'll get back to you. This is weird on Murphy, I think. I'm not saying there couldn't have been a conversation, but I don't get it from Murphy's perspective. He was just about to make a little over a million and decided he didn't want to.

Only concern with Michael is that he can only really play one position, 2B. Or at least that is all he has played the last couple of years. Then again, maybe he's a guy they were hoping to add later in the year so could now.

I can't remember exactly when Jorge Polanco was sent down, but it hasn't been close to 10 days, has it? In other words, he can't be called up unless a position player is added to the Disabled List. So, if Ervin Santana is DLd, ,they can't bring up Polanco to replace him.

Do they really need a 1B/Corner Outfielder though? Might as well call up Vargas then (though I don't want to see him in the outfield!).

The problem there is that to get Polanco up now, it would have to be a position player going on the DL, which wouldn't solve the numbers issue.

I wouldn't worry about 3 weeks of playing time, and yes, when talking about a utility infielder called up for depth, it means less. He's been playing well of late, and he can play solid defense at 3 places. Also, it can be about the entirety of his work, and what he did in 2015 and in spring and other intangibles. Also, compared to the other options, he's earned it just as much, if not more.

In Monday night’s Twins game, the team had 14 pitchers on their 25-man roster. That means - do the math with me - they had just 11 position players. That meant a bench of just two players. While in most games, that will be just fine, it’s certainly not an ideal situation over the course of the season. Very soon, the Twins will likely make a move to get down to 13 pitchers which is still more than they would like to have, or than they started the season with. So, which hitters could be on the verge of a promotion to the Twins. Image courtesy of Brad Mills, USA Today In Monday night’s Twins game, the team had 14 pitchers on their 25-man roster. That means - do the math with me - they had just 11 position players. That meant a bench of just two players. While in most games, that will be just fine, it’s certainly not an ideal situation over the course of the season. Very soon, the Twins will likely make a move to get down to 13 pitchers which is still more than they would like to have, or than they started the season with. So, which hitters could be on the verge of a promotion to the Twins. How They Got To 14 As Nick wrote on Monday afternoon, the Twins got into this situation with a series of transactions. They activated Danny Santana, recalled Alex Meyer and optioned both Byron Buxton and Max Kepler to Rochester. The other issue right now is the physical status of pitchers Ervin Santana and Tyler Duffey. Duffey was promoted to the Twins to make the start on Sunday in place of Santana who was experiencing a stiff back. If the Twins knew that Santana would be able to make his next start, Duffey could be sent back to Rochester. However, the fact that Duffey took the line drive off of his shoulder means that the Twins couldn’t just send him back to Rochester without making sure he was OK. As much as there are other pitchers in Rochester who could (maybe even ‘should’) come up to the Twins, right now is not the time. Current Situation - Hitters Here are the hitters currently on the Twins 25-man roster: Kurt Suzuki - Catcher John Ryan Murphy - Catcher Joe Mauer - First Base Byung Ho Park - First Base Brian Dozier - Second Base Eduardo Escobar - Shortstop (Third Base, Second Base) Eduardo Nunez - Third Base (Shortstop, Corner Outfield) Oswaldo Arcia - Left Field (Right Field) Eddie Rosario - Left Field (Center Field, Right Field) Danny Santana - Center Field (Right Field, Third Base, Shortstop) Miguel Sano - Right Field (Third Base) (Secondary positions listed in parentheses) No need for a catcher right now. No need for a first base/DH/Corner outfield guy right now. Santana and Rosario can play center field. There isn’t one single position where they don’t have at least 2-3 options, so it’s really just about adding depth, allowing for managerial decisions, feeling more comfortable with substitutions, etc. PROMOTION OPTIONS Darin Mastroianni - 55% - I would say the most likely to be added to the 25- and 40-man rosters would be Mastroianni. He had a tremendous spring training. While he is hitting just .200 (in 71 plate appearances), he’s been on base 35.7% of the time. And, as it relates to the Twins, he would immediately come in and be their second best outfielder, behind only Eddie Rosario. James Beresford - 35% - This is where a blogger can admit his bias. I would really like to see James Beresford get an opportunity with the Twins. Consider, he signed with the Twins in August of 2005. He’s gradually worked his way up the system. Last year in Rochester, he was a midseason and postseason All-Star. He returned to the organization this offseason for the third time when he could have left as a free agent. He has primarily played second base in the last couple of years, but the Twins played him mostly at third base and first base in spring training. He, along with Mastroianni and Juan Centeno, spent the entire spring training with the big league club. Despite a slow start, he is now hitting .288/.333/.385 (.718) with three doubles and a triple. In other words, if the Twins chose to call up the 27-year-old, it would NOT just be a courtesy call-up. He’s earned it. Wilfredo Tovar - 10% - The Twins signed Tovar as a 6-year minor league free agent in the offseason. He is known for his glove at shortstop, but he’s played all three infield spots in his career. In 54 plate appearances this year, he is hitting .292/.358/.333 (.692) with two doubles. He’s also just 24 years old. Also note, Byron Buxton, Max Kepler and Jorge Polanco can’t be recalled to the big leagues for ten days (from when they were sent down) unless a position player were to be added to the disabled list. The Twins may have been surprised when David Murphy decided to opt out of his minor league contract rather than join the Twins, but in my mind, any of the above three players would make more sense to the Twins 25-man roster than Murphy would have. So now it comes down to whether you believe the Twins need to add an outfielder or an infielder for depth. If they want to get down to 12 pitchers again, it’s possible two of these guys could come up for bench depth, but then there would need to be another 40-man roster decision too. View full article

I'd heard it yesterday, but couldn't get final verification. Just a bit ago, Mike Berardino tweeted that David Murphy had asked for and was granted his release. He's headed back home. So, people can relax now...

There will certainly be an article, but not until we know the rest of the moves, we'll wait. I'd say this... my guess is that Milone starts tonight, and Meyer piggybacks after him. I think it's a huge start for Milone and it's very possible that if things don't go well, and Meyer comes in and does alright, he could jump into the rotation this coming weekend in MIlone's spot. If Milone and Meyer don't do well, it's possible Berrios is up by this weekend. For now, the Twins need guys who can eat some innings for a couple of days because O'Rourke and Tonkin are unavailable and well, the bullpen just needs help.

I was confused since it is here: http://twinsdaily.com/_/minnesota-twins-news/minnesota-twins/three-bagger-duffeys-debut-struggling-starters-catching-depth-r4640

I bet it wouldn't take a whole lot to add Juan Centeno...

Prosecuted... Terry Ryan should go to jail for it? The move makes little sense to me. I do believe that they thought they would be able to get him through waivers because he was really bad early (and wasn't a prospect in the first place)... but with Murphy struggling so badly, the timing is really unfortunate. Losing Hicks isn't a big deal. And, that "TwinsCentric" thing, is that from Nick's article or where?

Noted baseball experts from Forbes write that RHP Jose Berrios can save the Twins season. No pressure! Ha! But it's a solid article stating that Berrios can help turn things around.

TRANSACTIONS: There were a bunch of transactions on Saturday, but a couple more on Sunday. Marcus Walden was promoted to Rochester. Miles Nordgren was promoted to Cedar Rapids with Kuo Hua Lo sent to Extended Spring Training. Catcher Kevin Garcia moved from Extended Spring Training to Ft. Myers. I'd expect we'll hear some more today.