Seth Stohs

I still believe in him!!! Not completely certain that all with the organization do, but I do... for what that's worth (which isn't much!).

From my 4 days in Cedar Rapids, I made several tweets about prospects at the end of my trip... I said that the player that surprised me the most was Jorge Polanco. And in a good way. He's primarily playing 2B for the Kernels. I was told he'll get some time at SS as well, and he has also DHd some. The glove was very good. Good range. Good speed. However, his bat shocked me. Now, I know he's down to .265 (I believe) now, but he takes good at bats and hits the ball with authority. The league will likely adjust and we'll see how he does, but from a tools standpoint, and now that he's grown, he's certainly got a chance! I think I had him in the bottom part of my top 20... but I'll certainly be moving him up.

I like that comp, and as was stated above... if the greatest hitter of our generation isn't in the Hall, Pettitte shouldn't come close.

good catch... cmathewson will need to make another selection, if you want to.

OH, and as TAune2013 mentioned to me this morning, Mike Kvasnicka could also come off the DL and play some LF.

Wickens and Pettersen, as well as Andy Leer, have all made 2-3 starts in LF already for the Miracle... Nate Roberts plays into that equation, for sure. Williams is a possibility as he spent last year in Beloit... That would open up a roster spot to get Drew Leachman off the DL. They'd still need to make a move to activate Berrios by tomorrow.

I definitely think he'll make an appearance with the Twins at some point this year. he's a terrific person and has the right frame of mind!

UPDATE: Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro Kyle Knudson - sbknudson Jorge Polanco - gunnarthor Luis Perdomo - PeanutsfromHeaven German Minier - AM. Felix Jorge - badsmerf Angel Morales - tw1ns1 Brett Lee - DAM DC Twins Fans Caleb Thielbar - goulik Drew Leachman - rcfarmer Zack Jones - MNFan4Life Nate Hanson - Mr. Horrorpants Tim Shibuya - Mike in SD Adam Walker - TRex Angel Morales - cmathewson Michael Tonkin - WatchThatBaseballSoar

Still trying to learn what they'll do, but they won't go with a 7-man rotation, for sure. Brett Lee is a good prospect. He must be. I think he was drafted two previous times before signing with the Twins as a 11th or 12th rounder. He looks solid. I just saw him strikeout the side in a relief appearance in CR, so I don't have much to go off of. He's a decent prospect. He's left-handed and throws fairly hard (90-92). I don't think he's a top prospect, but he's certainly worth watching as a future reliever. And, if he continues to throw strikes, maybe he can be a rotation guy. But, let's see how he does over a little more extended time in the full seasons.

They say he'll be arriving on Thursday... No word on if he will start right away, or what his timeline and role will be.

UPDATE: Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro Kyle Knudson - sbknudson Jorge Polanco - gunnarthor Luis Perdomo - PeanutsfromHeaven German Minier - AM. Felix Jorge - badsmerf Angel Morales - tw1ns1 Brett Lee - DAM DC Twins Fans Caleb Thielbar - goulik Drew Leachman - rcfarmer Zack Jones - MNFan4Life Nate Hanson - Mr. Horrorpants Tim Shibuya - Mike in SD We will continue with the adoptions, so if you haven't already picked a player, there are a lot of very good ones remaining!

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The Twins got a second win against the Angels on Tuesday night. Joe Mauer got four hits for the second straight game. Brian Dozier was forced into the leadoff spot at the last minute and got on base three times. He was leading off because Aaron Hicks was moved down in the order, and then Darin Mastroianni’s ankle flared up on him again. Following the game, Mastroianni was put on the Disabled List and Oswaldo Arcia was again recalled from Rochester to take his place. In other roster moves, Bruce Pugh was sent from Rochester to New Britain. Aaron Thompson was added to the New Britain roster with Nelvin Fuentes being send down to Ft. Myers. According to Jeff Johnson of The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, the word is that J.O. Berrios will be with the Kernels by Thursday. Rochester Red Wings 0, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1 Box Score Kyle Gibson loaded the bases in the first inning but survived by giving up just one run. Unfortunately, that one run was enough to give him, and the Red Wings, another loss to fall to 2-10. Gibson settled in very nicely after the first frame. He went six innings and gave up just the one run on four hits. He walked two and struck out five. Caleb Thielbar came on and gave up three hits, but no runs in 2.2 scoreless innings. Luis Perdomo came in and walked a batter before getting the final out. Oswaldo Arcia was back in the Red Wings lineup on Tuesday night after starting for the Twins on Monday night (and now heading back to Minneapolis). He went 1-4 and stole his second base. Eric Farris went 1-3 with a walk and his first double. Eric Fryer was 2-3. New Britain Rock Cats 7, New Hampshire Fisher Cats 6 Box Score The Rock Cats were able to pull out another win in the bottom of the ninth on this night. James Beresford scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch. [ATTACH=CONFIG]3783[/ATTACH] Beresford has been hot of late. On this night, he went 3-4 with his second double. He was also hit by a pitch. Curt Smith was 2-3 with a walk. Danny Santana was 2-5 with his first double. Nate Hanson was 1-2, but he also walked three times. Josmil Pinto and Danny Ortiz each doubled. Trevor May was back on the mound. The hard-throwing righty gave up two runs on six hits. In 5.1 innings, he walked four and struckout eight. Jose Gonzalez got the final two outs of the sixth inning, but not before giving up four runs on five hits. Edgar Ibarra was perfect for two innings, striking out two. Michael Tonkin got the win. He walked one and struckout one in the ninth inning. Ft. Myers Miracle 7, Palm Beach Cardinals 4 Box Score Another day, another win for the Ft. Myers Miracle. This one came in dramatic fashion. Down 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, the Miracle loaded the bases to bring up Miguel Sano. On the first pitch, Sano launched a long, towering home run. The grand slam was his fourth homer of the season and gave the Miracle their 7-4 lead, a lead they would maintain over the final innings. Sano went 2-3 with a walk. Early in the game, he extended his hitting streak to ten games. Eddie Rosario extended his hitting streak to nine games with an early single. He was 2-4. Jhon Goncalves went 2-3 with a walk and a double. Matt Koch was 2-4 with a double. Stephen Wickens had a triple. AJ Pettersen hit his second double. Jason Wheeler made the start. The lefty gave up three runs on five hits in six innings. He walked four and struck out four. Tim Wood made his first rehab appearance. He gave up one run on three hits. Cole Johnson picked up the save with two shutout innings. He struck out two. Game 1 - Cedar Rapids Kernels 3, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 0 Box Score The Kernels remain quite busy. It was their third doubleheader in four days (7 games in 4 days). Brett Lee finally go to make his first start. The left-hander threw six shutout innings. He gave up six hits, walked none and struck out three. Tyler Jones came on for the final inning to record his second save of the season. Jorge Polanco went 2-3 with an RBI. Travis Harrison went 1-2 with a walk. Niko Goodrum went 1-2 with a walk. Adam Walker went 0-1 with two walks. Game 2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels 9, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 1 Box Score Byron Buxton did not play in the first game, the first game he missed of the season. He had been hit in the elbow on Monday night. He had it checked out, and it was fine. In the first inning, he returned to the lineup with a single. Later, in the same inning, he doubled in a couple of runs. The Kernels bats scored eight runs in the first inning and maintained that lead with a 9-1 win. Buxton went 3-4 with his second double and two RBI. He is now hitting .474 on the season. Jorge Polanco went 2-4 with his third double and two RBI. Travis Harrison hit his second home run, a two run shot. Steven Gruver also made his first start of the season. The lefty gave up two hits in four shutout innings. He walked none and struck out six. Tim Atherton got the win. He went the final three innings and gave up just one run on two hits. He struck out two. Please feel free to comment or ask questions.

Darin Mastroianni is going on the Disabled List with his ankle injury. Oswaldo Arcia is coming back. One game with Twins. One game with Red Wings. Back in Minnesota soon!

I was incredibly surprised and impressed by Travis Harrison when I saw him play and talked to him in Cedar Rapids on their Opening Weekend. A very bright, funny guy, but he also knows hitting. He doesn't like to wear batting gloves, although that opening weekend, he did in BP and late in games because of the cold. Stance, swing-wise, I really was impressed, and in the story I wrote on him, Mauer was quoted as saying that he has very strong hands and will certainly develop some power as he learns his strengths.

UPDATE: Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro Kyle Knudson - sbknudson Jorge Polanco - gunnarthor Luis Perdomo - PeanutsfromHeaven German Minier - AM. Felix Jorge - badsmerf Angel Morales - tw1ns1 Brett Lee - DAM DC Twins Fans Caleb Thielbar - goulik Drew Leachman - rcfarmer

Keep those adoptions coming, and again, be sure to start your player threads!

same guy. i'm told he prefers German.

UPDATE: Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro Kyle Knudson - sbknudson Jorge Polanco - gunnarthor Luis Perdomo - PeanutsfromHeaven German Minier - AM. Felix Jorge - badsmerf Angel Morales - tw1ns1 Brett Lee - DAM DC Twins Fans

No, but there are actually like 120 or so left available at this point.

Baseball America posted the slot values for the first ten round. As they say, the numbers are up 8.2% to mirror baseball's overall increase in revenues: Assigned Pick Values For Top 10 Rounds - BaseballAmerica.com Twins picks: #4 - $4,544,400 #43 - $1,294,100 #78 - $703,000 #110 - $468,200 #140 - $350,500 #170 - $262,500 #200 - $196,600 #230 - $158,600 #260 - $148,100 #290 - $138,400 Total - $8,264,400

UPDATE: Alex Meyer - markos Mark Sobolewski - 5kfan Hudson Boyd - whanson16 James Beresford - SDBuhr Trevor May - Qirko Levi Michael - siouxjv Niko Goodrum - MarcusE Oswaldo Arcia - Anorthagen Jason Wheeler - MWLFan Eddie Rosario - Mr. Ed Jose Berrios - righty8383 Dalton Hicks - nicksaviking Mason Melotakis - stringer bell Chris Herrmann - Shane Wahl Kyle Gibson - Joe A. Preusser AJ Pettersen - Pogue Bear Miguel Sano - mntwinsforever Max Kepler - Sssuperdave Joe Benson - ashburyjohn Travis Harrison - 2wins87 Tyler Duffey - chance Chris Colabello - jay Byron Buxton - YourHouseIsMyHouse Danny Santana - chuchadoro

Bullpen coach Bobby Cuellar is credited with helping Johan Santana, Pedro Martinez and some other great changeup pitcher develop that pitch.