darin617

They Should have claimed him and DFA him the same day and tried to get him to St Paul. He had decent numbers gor Toronto besides the high walks and low strikeouts. I would have thought a team would just tell him you are just throwing 2-3 pitches and that's it. If he didn't pan out they could have simply released him.

Has anyone noticed any changes in Wallner with St Paul? I don't think I have noticed any changes. You would think they would have tried to change his stance and leg kick for starters. Without any changes I don't see the point of promoting him. He still strikes out too much in the minors so it would be even worse in the majors. Maybe the best thing is to leave him in St Paul and maybe a trade later may be best for everyone.

Does Cholowsky have any years of eligibility left? I could see him being upset if he drops to #3 and could also see him demanding #1 pick money as well. I wouldn't blame Chicago taking Lackey at a very nice discount and then have more money left for other picks.

People were also worried about Prielipp after him have a history of injuries. Maybe it might be an option for Hill to be a bullpen option in a couple of years. Granted he is still young.

I understand, but I think everyone would rather know their role over what they are doing now.

I know the bar is set very low for this bullpen to say the least. What if they named Yoendrys Gomez the closer to try to iron out the roles in the bullpen over making it an adventure every time the Twins have a lead going into the 9th. Gomez has pitched well since joining the Twins and my thought is if there was a closer named the rest of the roles could fall into place. I would think if a pitcher knew his role it would give them a better chance to succeed.

Does it make sense for the Twins to keep Outman in St Paul if he goes unclaimed? Unless he's banished to the bench and pretty much just a pinch runner. The Saints have too many in the outfield already and will get worse once everyone is healthy. No reason for Outman to steal any AB's from the prospects.

Possibly, it doesn't help that Lewis keeps chasing pitches.

He wasn't making millions of dollars.

SWR will get claimed and they will try to get him into the minors. It might take 3 teams until the rest of the league gives up on him. I would have tried him in the bullpen and only let him throw his plus pitches. If that only leaves him with 2 pitches that's fine for 1 inning of relief.

I really don't think a move to first could be accomplished as easy as you may think. The easier idea could be DH and platooning in left with Larnach.

He still has a lack of knowledge of the strike zone. He's still chasing bad pitches. Nothing has changed besides facing lessor talented pitchers.

I'm not sure why the Twins said Brooks Lee is their third baseman after sending Royce Lewis down. They didn't have to make any statement, and if was pressed they could say they feel most comfortable with Lee at third over the other current candidates on the roster. What makes even less sense is Lewis is playing third for St Paul. If they plan on moving Lewis to a different position what are they waiting for? He probably makes more sense at first or one of the corner outfield spots. Or simply make him.the DH. I would expect Lewis is fighting back against a position change and most likely trying to force a trade. They won't trade him when he has no value.

If that was the case he would be on the 60 day IL and they would open up a roster spot.

Have they put any time frame on his return?