Seth Stohs

welcome jason. BE sure to check out twins daily's daily minor league reports.

more moves today, a trickle down effect due to the promotion of tyler robertson. Luis Perdomo up to Rochester. Dakota Watts to New Britain. AJ Achter to Ft. Myers.

If Parker is 'a lame drinker', then what does that make me?

apparently the padres had the first claim, so the twins had no opportunity to claim hamburger.

Thanks for sharing Kirsten! That is great, exciting news!

I just saw that about 15 minutes after I posted this!! Good for him. He's playing well!

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The Twins had arguably their most exciting game of the season. In many ways, it was the 2012 positives that got it done. Trevor Plouffe hit a home run. Scott Diamond pitched great. And then the big blast off the bat of Josh Willingham that proved to be the game-winner. Of course, you can add to that an incredible plate appearance by Joe Mauer off of flame-throwing Aroldis Chapman to set up the Willingham homer. Jared Burton made it interesting but pitched out of a jam for the save. And now the Twins have a home series against the Chicago White Sox who are hoping that Kevin Youklis still has something left. Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from Sunday: ROCHESTER 0, CHARLOTTE 6 The Red Wings were shutout for the seventh time this season and fell to just 2-8 on Sundays. Zach Stewart was supposed to start for Charlotte, but he was traded later in the day for Kevin Youklis, so it was a bullpen game for Charlotte. The Red Wings only managed two hits in the game, one a piece by Tsuyoshi Nishioka and Michael Hollimon. Luke French started and gave up five runs on ten hits, three walks and a hit batter in just 4.2 innings. He struck out three. Deolis Guerra walked two and struck out three in 1.1 scoreless innings. Caleb Thielbar gave up one run on two hits, two walks and a hit batter in two innings. Bobby Lanigan pitched a perfect frame. Tsuyoshi Nishioka has hit safely in ten of his last eleven games, and is hitting .302 during that stretch (13-43). NEW BRITAIN 7, RICHMOND 3 Evan Bigley was named the Twins minor league player of the week after a fantastic showing. He started the new week well too. The outfielder went 3-4, was hit by a pitch, doubled for the 16th time and drove in two runs. Chris Colabello went 3-5 with his 12th home run. Matt Rizzotti went 2-3. Logan Darnell evened his record at 6-6 by pitching six solid innings. He gave up three runs on seven hits (2 HR). He walked two and struck out three. Daniel Turpen recorded his fifth save by throwing three shutout innings. He gave up two hits and struck out two batters. FT. MYERS, TAMPA As the Miracle announced on Sunday morning when the game was called, it was being posted due to “excessive moisture.” BELOIT 1, CEDAR RAPIDS 9 It was a rough one in Cedar Rapids for the Snappers on Sunday. Steve Gruver started and gave up three runs on five hits in five innings. He walked two and struck out five. Cole Johnson made his Snappers debut and went one scoreless inning. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck one out. Bart Carter came in and gave up four runs (3 earned) on three hits in an inning. Ryan O’Rourke then gave up two runs on a hit and three walks in one inning. JD Williams led the offense by going 2-4. Nate Roberts was 1-3 with a walk. Miguel Sano went 1-4. He’s hitting .239. He also committed his 26th error of the season. ELIZABETHTON 2, BURLINGTON 5 Hudson Boyd made his second E-Town start. The young right-hander gave up four runs (3 earned) on five hits, two walks and a hit batter. Josh Burris came in and gave up one run on three hits (solo HR) in 2.2 innings. He struck out three, walked one and hit one. Romy Jimenez and Stephen Wickens each went 2-4. Niko Goodrum hit his first home run of the year, and Rory Rhodes hit his second with the E-Twins. Jorge Polanco hit his first double. Travis Harrison hit his second double. He also committed two errors and have five in five games played. GCL TWINS - Typically there are no Gulf Coast League games on Sundays. --- Players of the Day for Sunday, June 24, 2012 Pitcher of the Day – Daniel Turpen [ATTACH=CONFIG]1349[/ATTACH] Hitter of the Day – Chris Colabello [ATTACH=CONFIG]1350[/ATTACH] --- A Look Ahead – Monday, June 25, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Charlotte – RHP Cole De Vries New Britain @ Richmond – RHP Brett Jacobson Ft. Myers vs Tampa (2 games) – RHP Tom Stuifbergen Beloit @ Kane County – LHP Jason Wheeler Elizabethton vs Bristol – RHP Ricardo Arevalo GCL Twins/GCL Orioles – Game Postponed by Rain --- If you have any questions or comments on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and I’ll try to answer them!

1.) I'd be good with Jamie Moyer. 2.) I was about the last to say Duensing to the bullpen, and now I'm a full believer that his best role is as a bullpen guy. However, I have no problem with going with him at this point. There just aren't other internal options at this point. We know he's fine in the bullpen. 3.) I'm happy for Tyler Robertson. He is a great kid. HE is a baseball guy. His dad was a long-time scout in baseball, many years with the Twins. So, Robertson is just a baseball guy. Granted, that means little, but it's great to see him get the opportunity. My expectations aren't high, although they rarely are high for me when a guy comes up the first time.

Last I had heard, he wasn't feeling any improvement at all. We can hope, but I wonder when they would set some decision date for surgery.

If the Twins claimed him, they could send him to Rochester or New Britain. Need arms down there too. I'm concerned about the velocity too, but like his potential...

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The Twins started their three-game series at The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati against the Reds with a 5-4 win. Ben Revere and Ryan Doumit each had four hits, and the Twins got another four shutout innings from their bullpen to hold the win for Nick Blackburn who went the first five innings. Here is a look at the Twins minor league scores and highlights from Friday: ROCHESTER 3, CHARLOTTE 0 The Red Wings recorded their sixth shutout of the season on Friday night. Sam Deduno went the first six innings. He gave up just one hit, walked two and struck out eight. Kyle Waldrop gave up one hit and struck out one over the next two innings. Tyler Robertson got the first two outs of the ninth inning on strikeouts, but he also gave up a hit and walked a batter. Casey Fien came in and got the final out for his ninth save of the season. Pedro Florimon went 2-2 with three walks and his seventh double. Tsuyoshi Nishioka went 3-4. Danny Valencia was 2-5 with his tenth double. Deduno missed five to six weeks of time with injury, but since his return, he has been terrific. In three starts, he is 1-0 with a 1.66 ERA. In just 13.2 innings, he has given up just one run. Pedro Florimon has been doing quite the job in the last two games as the team’s leadoff hitter. He is 4-5 with five walks. In other words, he has reached base nine out of ten plate appearances. Going back to his past three games, he is 6-9 with five walks and a double in each game. NEW BRITAIN 9, RICHMOND 8 Evan Bigley led the Rock Cats to a big, high-scoring win. The outfielder went 4-5 with his 14th double, his ninth home run and three RBI. Chris Colabello was 2-5 with his 16th double. Chris Herrmann went 2-4 with a walk and his 18th double. BJ Hermsen got the start and wasn’t helped by his defense. In 6.1 innings, he gave up six runs but just two were earned. He gave up eight hits, of which two were home runs, walked none and struck out two. Edgar Ibarra came n and gave up one run on two hits and two walks in 1.1 innings. Dan Sattler came on and gave up one run on one hit and one walk in 1.1 innings. He was credited with the Win. When Oswaldo Arcia was called up to New Britain, Mark Dolenc was released and Bigley was told that his playing time would likely be lessened. In four games since then, Bigley is 10-16 with two doubles and two home runs. FT. MYERS 7, ST. LUCIE 8 (5 innings – Rain) The St. Lucie Mets used the long ball to top the Miracle in this high scoring, five inning game which was shortened by rain. Marty Popham started and gave up four runs on four hits and three walks in 3.1 innings. He struck out eight and gave up one homer. Miguel Munoz came in and threw 1.2 innings. He gave up four runs (3 earned) on three hits and two walks. In the bottom of the fifth, he allowed a three-run home run that tied the game and seven, and then the next batter hit a homer that ended the game. Levi Michael went 2-3 with his fifth double. Josmil Pinto hit a grand slam in a five-run second innings. It was his sixth home run of the year. Danny Ortiz hit his fourth triple since joining the Miracle in early May. Kyle Knudson went 0-3 in his first game with the Miracle. Then he got to enjoy the All Star break. He came back and had three hits in three straight games. Last night, he was 1-2. That’s 10 hits in his last 16 at bats. BELOIT 7, CEDAR RAPIDS 0 The Twins saw enough in David Hurlbut that they drafted him twice, once out of high school and then last year after a mediocre collegiate career as a LOOGY at Cal-State Fullerton. It’s nights like Friday night that make fan’s appreciate a scout that saw enough in him to suggest drafting him. The lefty improved to 3-0 with seven one-hit, no-run innings. He walked three and struck out four. Tim Atherton came in and pitched a perfect eighth frame, striking out one. Corey Williams got the ninth inning and walked one and struck one out in a scoreless innings. Nate Roberts went 2-3 with a walk, his fourth double and his third stolen base. Drew Leachman went 2-4 with a walk. Steve Liddle and Tyler Grimes each hit a double. ELIZABETHTON 5, BURLINGTON 6 This is a game that wasn’t decided until the final pitch. Angel Mata started for the E-Twins and gave up two runs on three hits in 4.2 innings. He walked four and struck out two. Luis (Daniel) Ortiz came in and gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit and two walks. The lefty struck out two. Brett Lee went the next 1.2 innings and gave up only a walk. Tyler Herr pitched a scoreless innings despite one hit. Mason Melotakis came in to protect a one-run lead in the ninth. The lefty got two outs, but gave up two runs (1 earned) on one hit and two walks to take the loss. Rory Rhodes continued his hot streak by going 2-4 with a double. Jorge Polanco went 2-4. Travis Harrison hit his first pro home run (and committed his second and third pro errors). Stephen Wickens hit a double. Max Kepler went 1-4. He is now 1-17 (.059) on the young season. GCL TWINS 3, GCL RED SOX 4 (7 innings – Rain) Byron Buxton made his professional debut on Friday afternoon. The Twins top pick went 0-4. He flew out to center twice and to left once. He also took a called third strike in the game. Bryan Haar went 2-3 with his third double. Jose Ramirez went 2-3 with his first triple. Dereck Rodriguez hit his first double. Randy Rosario started for the Twins and gave up just one hit, one walk and no runs in four innings. He struck out five. Markus Solbach gave up two runs on two hits and a walk in his inning. Chris Mazza threw the seventh inning and gave up two unearned runs on two hits and a walk. The game was called after seven innings due to rain. --- Players of the Day for Friday, June 22, 2012 Pitcher of the Day – David Hurlbut [ATTACH=CONFIG]1331[/ATTACH] Hitter of the Day – Evan Bigley [ATTACH=CONFIG]1332[/ATTACH] --- A Look Ahead – Saturday, June 23, 2012 Schedule Rochester vs Charlotte – LHP Luke French New Britain @ Richmond – LHP Logan Darnell Ft. Myers @ Jupiter – RHP Tom Stuifbergen Beloit @ Cedar Rapids – LHP Steven Gruver Elizabethton @ Danville – RHP Hudson Boyd GCL Twins @ GCL Orioles – LHP Austin Malinowski --- If you have any questions or comments on the Twins minor league system, players, teams, etc., leave them in the Comments and I’ll try to answer them!

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It seems like every week or two, there is a pitcher who is designated for assignment by a team. In the Twins Daily Forums, we discuss whether or not the Twins should consider claiming him or not. Today is no different. On Friday, the Texas Rangers added Roy Oswalt to their 40 man roster. To make room for him, Mark Hamburger was Designated for Assignment. Hamburger is a Minnesota native who signed with the Twins after a tryout camp at the Metrodome. In 2008, he was closing for the Elizabethton Twins when he learned that he had been traded to the Texas Rangers for Eddie Guardado. He climbed consistently up the Rangers ladder. In 2011, he began the season in AA, advanced to AAA And made five appearances for the Rangers in September. Although he wasn't on the Rangers' playoff rosters, he was allowed in the dugout and clubhouse. What an experience. In previous years, he was clocked with a fastball between 91 and 96 mph as a reliever. He also had a hard slider and a split-finger fastball. This year, the 25-year-old's velocity is said to be down around 90. He has pitched all season in AAA where he made three starts before moving to the bullpen. Overall this year, he has a 6.55 ERA in 45.1 innings. He has given up 66 hits (includind 7 home runs) and 21 walks while striking out 37. So, there may be some concern about his numbers, and certainly some concern about the lack of velocity. But there are reasons for the Twins to consider claiming Hamburger. First and foremost, the team needs pitching. When he is on, he throws a lot of strikes and throws quite hard. He can miss bats. He could be a very good big league reliever. His numbers aren't good, but he is pitching in the Pacific Coast League. It is a nice story, the former non-drafted kid from Minnesota, signed afte a tryout camp, is always fun! Finally, he was not added to the Rangers 40 man roster until last September when he was promoted. In other words, 2012 is his first option year. He has two more option years. I think it's worth the gamble. Hamburger was taking the news well. In a text message to Twins Daily, he wrote, "It's all good. I'm not mad since Roy Oswalt is the (other half of the transaction). It should all work out for the best." When asked about the possibility that the Twins could sign him, he wrote, "Wouldn't that be cool!" We shall see. [ATTACH=CONFIG]1329[/ATTACH]

I have that same problem on a computre I use that has Internet Explorer 7.

Do we know that Hatcher is even looking to geg back into coaching at this point Joe Vavra has done a terrific job as Twins hitting coach. Rightfully, the Twins wouldn't bring someone in as a 2nd guy for that spot.

My guess is that the Twins didn't even nominate him for this year's game. They have some 'rules' for who they nominate, and it's possible that they didn't nominate him. Arcia is much more deserving.

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