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  1. bluechipper
    I wanted to write off last year's AAA performance as just a lost year, but it's just been more of the same this year. Time to move on.
  2. bluechipper
    It's pretty simple. Oswaldo Arcia is only good at one thing, and that's hitting. Arcia hasn't hit in 2 years. With that said, good luck to Oswaldo. I've always been a big fan of his.
  3. bluechipper
    LaMonte Wade is 3 for his last 35, an .086 average over his last 10 games. This bad streak has brought his BA all the way down to .280 on the season. I guess the bright side is an 8/5 BB/K ratio.
  4. bluechipper
    Arcia has a career .303 OBP. Maybe the better move would have been to send Park down, but the Arcia DFA is not as bad of a move as it's being made out to be.
  5. bluechipper
    I've been a big Arcia supporter and was hoping for a bounceback season, but he hasn't shown much improvement outside of an early hot streak. I'm not overly disappointed with this move.
  6. bluechipper
    Brandon Peterson appears to be returning to form. His season ERA is down to 2.42, and over his last 10 appearances, he's struck out 24 in only 15.1 innings.
  7. bluechipper
    Baggage? The Twins low minor hitting talent is not very good right now.
  8. bluechipper
    So basically Buxton and Kepler? Having 2 good outfielders in the system is what you're worried about? Kiriloff is going to be in the minor leagues for at least 4 years anyways. Take the BPA.
  9. bluechipper
    I reminded him of that 2 weeks ago. He's got an .896 OPS since then.
  10. bluechipper
    Apparently he's not a SS though. If the Twins thought he was, then I would assume he would play the position in AAA. 2B is basically an offensive position now too.
  11. bluechipper
    It has to be loyalty and giving the veteran the benefit of the doubt. Look at the Nationals, they're in a tight competition for the division and they're playing Danny Espinosa and his .637 OPS instead of giving Trea Turner an extended shot.
  12. bluechipper
    Randy Rosario is at 5.3 K/9 right now. A left hander who throws mid 90's... What's that all about?
  13. bluechipper
    Well hopefully there's 2 of those players. The Braves are going to be tough competition for that top spot.
  14. bluechipper
    That's usually how young players first get playing time. Eddie Rosario was an injury replacement last year, and since he played well, he stayed. Hopefully we see Buxton and Kepler show that they deserve to stay up the rest of the year this year too.
  15. bluechipper
    But Garver has a .708 OPS this year and a .688 OPS last year, and he's a little on the older side for prospects. It's hard to have big expectations for him to maintain that or improve on those numbers when facing MLB pitching. Garver looks like he could be a nice improvement over the current Twins catchers, but still probably below average compared to the rest of the league. A solid backup catcher/fringe starter would be my projection, and I agree that this seems worthy of a top 25 ranking on this list.
  16. bluechipper
    I did not know Williams Ramirez was already 23 years old. Did he sign as an older player, or did the Twins just wait a long time to bring him onto a full season team?
  17. bluechipper
    Well Suzuki is a no hit/no glove guy, so Garver and maybe Turner would seem to be a nice upgrade.
  18. bluechipper
    Vargas has a .755 OPS in AAA right now. Park is at .782 facing MLB pitching for the first time. Those numbers are just not going to cut it for Vargas as a DH-only player.
  19. bluechipper
    Between the Chattanooga, Fort Myers, and Cedar Rapids outfielders, it looks like only Palka and Wade are top 20 prospect types. I'm not sure how that compares to other organizations, but that seems a little low to me.
  20. bluechipper
    Byron Buxton gets 2 hits, including a double, and he doesn't even get mentioned at all? I think there should be a new rule that doesn't allow this to happen again.
  21. bluechipper
    Walker hasn't hit better than .250 since Cedar Rapids in 2013, when he hit .278 with a career high .319 OBP. I doubt he approaches those numbers in the MLB.
  22. bluechipper
    I don't know about the rushing players to the big leagues. I know it's different for different players and different teams, but when the Twins bring guys up, they generally have underachieved. One guy I look at is Francisco Lindor. He was a great prospect, but he hit like .270-.280 every year in the minors, and now he's hitting .316 in almost a full season's worth of games. He would seem about as ready as Buxton should be, so...why can't we have nice things?
  23. bluechipper
    It didn't make a whole lot of sense at the time. He was on a great contract from the Twins perspective, with 2 more years left. Unnecessarily paying someone after a career year generally isn't that great of a move.
  24. bluechipper
    I think the best way for these players to learn would be up with the Twins. They're going to have to make adjustments at some point, and I'd rather have them do that in a lost year than next year when there's a possibility of competing. Are you really suggesting Danny Santana and Mastro play CF for over 2 more months, while Buxton mashes in AAA? I don't see how that's good for anyone.
  25. bluechipper
    I would say Nick Gordon probably should spend the whole year in Fort Myers. He's off to a really good start, but a few things to work on would be his 5/21 BB/K ratio, and he's only 6/11 on stolen base attempts.
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