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  1. Dman
    Yeah I was thinking the exact same thing, "Colume-like". I like Duffey but I agree with the OP. There is literally no reason to swing at any of his breaking stuff as those pitches are generally all out of the zone. He can't throw strikes with them and or can't disguise those pitches well enough to get swings and misses. He is living and dying with his fastball trying to spin his way out of situations but the ball is being hit hard and bad things are happening. As several have already mentioned if this is who he is, I honestly think the team is better off without him right now.
  2. Dman
    Yeah those are absolutely elite numbers. Almost impossible to keep him down with those numbers. Who is going get bumped to bring him up though? Miranda seems like the only one that can be moved to make room and he has just started to hit at the MLB level himself and is kind of a nice right handed Sano replacement if he keeps hitting., Not sure what AK's splits are but Twins seem to need help against left handed pitching.
  3. Dman
    I agree and would even add Jullien as passing Martin as Jullien can steal bases take walks and hit for power. I am wondering if Martin has been scouted better this year and shifted some because he doesn't seem to be getting those hits through the infield. Not sure what his issues are but for a sure thing he hasn't looked that good this year.
  4. Dman
    There are just too many guys to highlight to highlight them all. I guess I have to say the three HR's for Steer is something you don't see often. He is really hitting the ball hard right now. I don't really see a place for him on the 40 man at this time but the Twins have to add him at the end of the year so some decisions need to be made at some point. Kirilloff has been just as good or better but with Miranda coming into his own at the MLB level the Twins likely don't want to mess with a good thing. I think he is stuck for a bit longer but we'll see what happens. At any rate he doesn't seem to have anything left to prove at AAA IMO. I just want to highlight Pierson Ohl as well. At the start of the season he couldn't strike anyone out and gave up runs in bunches. I was starting to think he wouldn't be able to adjust to pro ball. Last night he K'd 9 guys in three innings. He retired every out by strike out. Granted his WHIP was high giving up 2 walks and 3 hits but if he harnesses that stuff a bit more he could be really, really good. Have to also do a quick shoutout to the pitching development staff at Ft Myers. They have all those pitchers working at what appear to be near maximum potential. Pretty much everyone on the staff is pitching well and not all of them started off that well. Just crazy how balanced the system is with hitting and pitching. Usually it is one or the other keeping an affiliate going but this year things seem very balanced with maybe the Saints being an exception as the pitching has been pretty poor there.
  5. Dman
    He probably needed to go 5 innings to truly qualify not sure but both Mooney and Ohl had no earned runs allowed and were pretty amazing. I mean Ohl striking out all 9 outs! That just doesn't happen very often if ever. A little surprised that wasn't highlighted more.
  6. Dman
    I think Kirilloff has done enough to get another shot with the Twins but is there room with Arraez at 1st? I don't know. His batting average alone should be enough to bring him back but who knows at this point. Congrats to Prato making the jump to AA. Well deserved IMO. He generally is a tough out and can be a lightening rod type of player. Matt Wallner after an incredibly bad start has moved his season OPS into the .900 level. He has been incredible in May and now June. Chris Williams has been absolute money since his return with a .972 OPS. Both of those sluggers are getting the job done as AA. Varland doesn't seem as dominant as AA but he just keeps getting the job done and has maybe been the most consistent pitcher at AA. You can argue Canterino but he hasn't gone starter innings. Soularie for the cycle what a night. I have been down on both Soularie and Sabato but both players have been awfully good the last few weeks. Maybe this in the beginning of something good for both guys. I sure hope so. Keoni with a huge HR. Adams with a big night. but Nowlin and McMahan with the dominant K lines really put on a show. Ft Myers is on fire right now with Dominant pitching and a tough lineup. What a night. Let's keep this going guys.
  7. Dman
    Possibly, I had all but given up on him last year and then he really turned it on and had a great second half. Will have to wait and see but he has been more consistent at the plate recently. It would be nice to see more contact. His K rate is certainly Sano-esque at 32%. He can take a walk though so there is that. I think he is going to be a slow mover though.
  8. Dman
    Nice to see Legumina have a great start. He has struggled since the call up. Festa was good again but his K rate isn't quite as nice as it was a Low A. Looks like he is going to have to work a little harder to be dominant at High A. Still the WHIP is good the ERA rock solid probably just a bit more refinement and he could move up to AA at the end of the year yet. After slumping for a while Prato has been back with a vengeance. Sabato with a 3 for 5 night and has finally got his OPS to the .700 level. Was hoping for more this year from him but at least he is hanging in there. Fedko with the .860 OPS is trying to take the OPS lead from CES. Cedar Rapids has a tough lineup pretty much up and down the order. Hopefully they keep the wins coming.
  9. Dman
    To be honest I think I was sneering at the person who mentioned a losing record might win it as I thought the White Sox would at least be somewhat dominant. It seemed like the central might be an ascending division with Detroit and KC ready to debut their latest prospects and looked to have better pitching. The Indians seemed like if they could find some offense would be challenging. The Twins had a lot of wild cards coming into the season but I thought they could probably compete in the division. I just never thought the entire division could be this bad though. Usually one team is dominant. Still a lot of season left but things don't look that great again for the central.
  10. Dman
    Unless injured or over used I think Taylor Rogers is going to have a typical Rogers year. He always has games where he is hittable and when over used with the Twins even just back to back days he generally doesn't perform well. Also as mentioned teams are starting to figure out most of those balls he is throwing are not going to land in the strike zone. Get ahead of Rogers and he is vulnerable like any other pitcher. I still like the trade from the Twins side. They needed another starter. They thought Pagan was serviceable and they added a pretty decent pitching prospect to top it off. All that for just one year of Rogers and some money thrown in. Hasn't worked out as well as I would have hoped but I still think there is untapped value there on the Twins side. Rogers has already given the Padres a lot of value this year as it is. He won't be this bad for long. Unless of course he is injured.
  11. Dman
    I don't know who said it first but unless the teams in the AL central start improving the division could be won with a losing record or a record very close to 500. Hard to believe how every team in the central has has such tough injury luck and the young pitching for the Royals and Detroit delayed by injury. Hopefully the Twins can find a way to play with the big boys of the East otherwise it looks like they about to get reeled in.
  12. Dman
    So earlier in the season I mentioned I thought Rodriguez needed to work on getting his strike outs down which he did. Then I mentioned he needed better plate discipline and now he has as many walks as K's. Then it looked like he wasn't hitting for power anymore and now he has hit 3 HR's in the last week. It seems like this kid can do just about anything he wants when he puts his mind to it. A 19 year old with 1.000 OPS this late in the season is pretty special. Not going to see that very often. I think he is headed for top 5 prospect status real soon. Looks like my guy Stankewitcz is having some trouble adjusting to high A hitters. Hopefully he tackles that challenge soon but he has looked shaky there so far. I think they should bump Canterino to AAA. If he can handle things he might be option in the pen for the Twins later in the year. He needs to work on those walks but everything else looks good to me. Starting to wonder about promotions for a lot of guys. Probably not room to move everyone who should be moved and if they are waiting for all-star breaks before moving them those don't appear to be happening until mid July. While it probably doesn't hurt to wait it is nice to keep guys that are dominating moving. Those upper levels usually take more time to get through so it is nice if they can move them faster at the earlier levels.
  13. Dman
    Where's a good hitting coach when you need one?
  14. Dman
    If I am reading the site right looks like April was 410/459/679 which is elite to May 206/278/381 which means there is work to do.
  15. Dman
    Yeah thanks for pointing that out. In May, he has literally been on base every other time he comes up to bat. His OBP is .200 points over his batting average. I wonder if he sacrificed some power and contact for plate discipline. I know he was almost overly aggressive last year and while sometimes you can hit a first pitch strike for a HR it also pays to learn how to get a good pitch later in the at bat as well.
  16. Dman
    Happy to see WIll Holland on this list. The Twins could use guys with more speed and he has plenty of it. He could be a Nick Gordon type player with power if the bat stays at this level. I shouldn't be but am a little surprised to see Isola on the list. I guess it is just kind of hard to fathom a pick in the 29th round having this much impact. I think his approach is solid and he has power. Just comes down to defense for him IMO. Kind of thought Miller would struggle more than this in his first year but given the MLB ready defense and the bat heating up things look good for him being a fast mover. Wallner and Steer both looking good the only real surprise is no CES or Rodriguez on the list this month. Hopefully those two get hot again as well.
  17. Dman
    Parades has pitched well all season. I don't know what kind of pitching coaches they have at Fort Myers but they sure seem to get these guys ready to go as the WHIP for most all of them is sub 1. The ERA's are good as well. Not all of them have great K/9's but they are all solid IIRC. They really seem to maximize the potential of the pitchers they get to work with. The tough part has been getting those arms to translate at AAA and AA as lot's of those arms are barely holding their own or struggling. Spencer Steer just keeps doing what he always does. Will see if this lasts after more scouting reports but he looks like a guy that could make the jump to MLB if/when needed. I have always been a bit Leary when it comes to Ian Hamilton and his control but right now the WHIP is down the K's are there and he has looked good in a SSS. If he can maintain it I have to believe he is very, very close to ready for MLB.
  18. Dman
    Really appreciate these summaries Seth! Happy to hear Palacios got called up. He has been better with the bat the past few weeks and would be cool if he got a his first MLB hit today. Wallner has been good but Chris Williams has been even better since he got back into lineup. Showing lot's of power just like Waller and pretty good plate discipline to boot. Wouldn't mind Sisk heading to AAA just like Shulfer. Really nice numbers for a lefty. Would like to see a better K\9 at this level for a reliever but other than that he looks ready for the next level. Prato had a better week than I realized. He had been slumping so nice to see that the pesky Prato is back. The speedy Holland is starting to look consistent in the batters box as well. Hoping he keeps it up. Happy to see Ohl made pitcher of the week. He has taken some serious lumps with the rest of the starters turning in good performances Hoping he has found that extra something that keeps him climbing levels. Rodriguez not much left to say. He will move up as soon as the Twins have someone to replace him at Low A. He seems to have mastered the plate discipline issue we all were concerned about earlier in the year. The K rate is the only beast left to conquer but he can do that a High A just as well as Low A. Very excited about his potential. Just needs to make a bit more contact on more pitches to keep the K rate down and he is going to be a good one. Thanks again for the summary!
  19. Dman
    I was hoping for more from his bat this year. He needs an OPS in the 800 level to be ready for the jump IMO. He is ready defensively and I wanted the FO to add him to the 40 man last year but it looks like they were right to wait. Still not sure if his bat will be good enough at the MLB level but if it is he would be a great utility player.
  20. Dman
    Very happy for Schulfer. The Twins believed in his stuff enough to get him nearly 5 innings of spring training work. Granted the 7.07 ERA and only two K's was far from impressive but at least they gave him a chance to show who he is. While I don't think Schulfer is as good as his 0.72 ERA and 0.68 WHIP I do think he is a talented reliever. His K\9 is solid and the numbers paint a picture that batters are having a hard time getting solid contact against him. AAA can be a tough level for pitchers so those numbers are not likely to be sustainable but he does give the Twins another pen arm that might be able to help out later in the season.
  21. Dman
    Well said. I think this is the point I am getting to as well. I wonder if the FO is just waiting to some degree until the trade deadline or for a team a little desperate for what Gordon brings to gain some value back. While he is a great Swiss army knife off the bench we are approaching the point where this team will have to leave prospects unprotected and have less roster flexibility if they keep him. Not to mention right now he essentially blocks Lewis and potentially Steer later this year. Steer has a balanced plate approach and can hit for power and can play all infield positions. The Twins have Celestino to cover the outfield now so I am not sure they need Gordon as much as they did last year. I don't see the Twins in a hurry to make a move though and I think he has through June to see what happens injury wise etc. I agree he deserves a better chance with another team. I think his bat will play up given time and opportunity but I don't think he is going to get that in Minnesota. I think a move would be for both sides given where the Twins are right now.
  22. Dman
    I am beginning to be an Isola believer. I liked what he has done at every level but he has really picked it up a notch this year. K rate is only about 20% and his BA is just under .300. He has a very balanced approach which will serve him well as he moves up. I don't know how good he is defensively but he appears close to ready offensively. Hope they bump him up to AAA to get exposed to even better pitchers. I am currently not a believer in Camargo's bat. He has a 30% K rate and rarely walks. His slugging percentage is really good but the lack of plate discipline, plus aggressive approach will most likely get exposed at the higher levels. He is a catcher though so offense is generally less of a concern but IMO I think they let him work out the kinks for a while yet.
  23. Dman
    IIRC he pitched pretty well in college and he was a pitcher that looked to have projection left in that he hadn't really filled out his body yet. Looks like the Twins got this one right as he is already throwing mid to high 90's. Not sure what work was done on the secondary's but given the K rate those must have ticked up as well. Not often that you find a pitcher with this much potential so late in the draft. Happy they are moving him along right away as it looks like we are going to need all the pitching help we can get ASAP. High A should be a good test to see just how good he is right now. Players take better at bats and have better contact skills and scouting reports should start to catch up to him as well. Would be nice if he found his way to AA at the end of the season. Might be tough to get that far though with Headrick and SGL already looking elite at that level. We'll know more in the next month or two.
  24. Dman
    Nice to see the bats come out at the affiliate level at least. Kirilloff continues to mash right along with Lewis at AAA and Steer appears to want to hang right with them. That is a three headed monster right now in St Paul. With pitchers expanded to 14 I don't think we will see either player with the Twins until that number moves to 13 or there is an injury. After having one the worst starts to a season I can remember Wallner has moved his OPS to about 900. That is quite the accomplishment. I am going to try and ignore the 33% K rate for now as it was at nearly 50 % to start the season. He can take walks as well so it looks like he is gaining on that plate discipline skill he will need to make it at the MLB level. Gipson-Long pitched a shut out against a team that pounded our pitching on Wednesday and so that was big. He is looking ready to move up a level, Holland is slowly working his way up to being one of the better hitters on that team as well. A nice 2 for 3 night with a walk. He could be a valuable prospect if his bat comes around. think Nick Gordon with HR power. A guy who can probably play all the outfield and infield positions and who has speed. Hajjar has brought the WHIP and ERA down and his K rate is reliever esque. It seems like a good time to move him up. He is just dominating right now so not sure what more he can learn at low A. Really nice to see those walks down. Tough night for the bats with 13 K's and Miller and Rodriguez accounting for 5 of them. All the affiliates won except the Steerless Windsurge. Another good night of MiLB baseball for the Twins. Hopefully some of these prospects can find their way to the top 100 list.
  25. Dman
    Yeah I still like all three arms to turn things around. I just don't know that they will do it this year. Sands looked like an ace his first two times out at AAA and from then on hasn't been the same. Maybe an injury happened earlier than thought? He looked on the fast track to help at the MLB level but has been poor to mediocre since those first two starts. Henriquez came with questions about giving up the long ball and he has continued to give up the long ball. Also lots of hits and walks. He is only 22 and they gave him a tough challenge at AAA but again it seems unlikely he will be ready to help this year unless things change pretty quick, I don't know what is wrong with Balazovich but it is concerning. Law and Fangraph's were never real believer's in his stuff. They felt his long lever's would give him control problems and it is looking more and more like they might be right. I still think he turns things around but also think it is going to take time. Anything can happen it just feels like the odds any of the three helping this year seems remote given the challenges they appear to be facing.
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