Jeremy Nygaard

John, you're using my GATG material!

Saturday morning on the Inside Twins program on 1500.

Colabello had a home run. They had five hits total, I believe. Pitching was brutal, offense (minus Colabello) almost as horrible.

I think it's hip-related. It sounds like he might pitch later in the tournament if they win a game or two.

The slash line is what he's currently batting. They've played just over a quarter of their games, so they're multiplied by 3.9ish.

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A couple of feel-good notes from earlier today: Minnesota native and former St. Paul Saint, LRP Caleb Thielbar was recalled and will take the roster spot of LP Pedro Hernandez. He was impressive in his big-league debut as well. (The TwinsDaily Roster & Payroll page has been updated to reflect this move as well as all the others that have occurred.) Chris Colabello was named IL Player of the Week for last week when he batted .586 with 3 home runs and 10 RBI. Rob Antony said over the weekend that he is under consideration to be called up to help the Twins. He also played some corner outfield over the weekend. (You hearing this, Parms?) The Twins also signed minor-league free agent OF Jordan Parraz and sent him to New Britain. It also appears that OF Chris Pettit is on his way to New Britain. Pettit is currently playing in Mexico and is being loaned to the Twins. Let’s check the results of today’s farm action: Rochester Red Wings 5, Lehigh Valley IronPigs 14 Box Score It was a pretty brutal night for the Red Wings pitchers and that might be putting it lightly. Cole De Vries made his second start for Rochester, but only his first since officially being added to the roster. When De Vries was activated and optioned over the weekend the reason was because he “wasn’t ready” to help the Twins. Well, you can say that again. In three innings (and 61 pitches) of work, De Vries allowed nine runs (eight earned) on six hits and three walks. He only struck out one. He was replaced by Shairon Martis, who didn’t fare much better. Martis allowed five runs on five hits in only two innings. Aaron Thompson made his first appearance in AAA this season. He retired the side 1-2-3 in his first inning and finished two innings with one hit allowed and three strikeouts. Tyler Robertson gave a hit in his lone inning of work. The bats – who weren’t going to keep them in the game anyway – didn’t do much better. The only piece of excitement, really, came with one swing of Chris Colabello’s bat in the form of a 5th inning grand slam. The opposite-field poke was Colabello’s 12th of the season. It’s to the point where it would be an upset for Colabello to not make his big-league debut in the near future. Joe Benson collected two singles and improved his batting average to .190. New Britain Rock Cats 3, Binghamton Mets 6 Box Score Pat Dean, coming off of one his worst starts as a professional, appeared headed to the showers early again tonight after giving up four runs in his first inning and a third. He calmed down, though, and was able to complete five innings allowing six runs on eight hits and a walk. He struck out one and only threw 76 pitches, but clearly was not throwing his best stuff. The bullpen combination of A.J. Achter, Edgar Ibarra and Michael Tonkin pitched four innings of scoreless baseball. That included Tonkin striking out the side in the 9th. Offensively, Deibinson Romero was the star. Romero homered and doubled and finished 3-for-4. He’s now batting .370. Josmil Pinto (.325) added his 10th double. Danny Santana (.280) and James Beresford (.340) both had two hits. [ATTACH=CONFIG]4123[/ATTACH] (photo courtesy of Jim Crikket/SD Buhr of Knuckleballs and TwinsDaily.com.) Ft. Myers Miracle vs Lakeland Flying Tigers Tonight’s game was postponed due to “unplayable field conditions” and will be made up tomorrow as part of a doubleheader. The Miracle (31-11) will begin the two-game set at 10:35 am ET. Both games will be of the seven-inning variety. Kyle Davies (0-1, 5.40) was tonight’s scheduled starter. Cedar Rapids Kernels 8, Kane County Cougars 7 Box Score For the second consecutive day, the Kernels defeated the Cougars by the score of 8-7. They improve to 30-13. The Cougars jumped on Brett Lee early and pushed six runs across the plate by the time Lee had completed the fourth. He made it through five, but not before allowing those six runs on eight hits and four walks. He also hit a batter and balked. He struck out five. Tim Atherton earned the win by pitching two innings of no-run, one-hit ball. He struck out one. Steven Gruver, who has literally done a lot of everything this year, recorded his third save. He allowed a run on two hits, striking out two. Even after struggling through a spot-start late last week, Gruver has been a very valuable asset to the Kernel bullpen and a mid-season move to Fort Myers isn’t only possible, but expected. Travis Harrison was the offensive catalyst today, going 3-for-4 with a HR and two runs scored. Niko Goodrum, in the 3-hole, had a triple and four RBI. Candido Pimentel and Tyler Grimes both had two hits. Byron Buxton went 1-for-5 and had his batting average drop to (a season-low as far as I can tell) .317. But, he also hit his 7th home run and stole his 19th base. He struck out twice. After his scorching start, he’s obviously cooled off a little. But if you extrapolate his current stats over a 162-game season, Buxton would put up a line something like this: .317/.420/.559, 39 2B, 15 3B, 27 HR, 131 RBI, 112 BB and 73 SB. And, that my friends, “ain’t bad”. (I did the math, that’s actually the exact same stat-line that the entire Twins team is on pace to put up this year. Ok, I’m joking. Cool it.) Please feel free to comment or ask questions below.

I'm using the word "frustrating" more as a "I-know-you-have-better-stuff-than-that-why-aren't-you-better-than-this" sorta way.

Good stuff, Seth. That's why you're the man!

I read the projected cutoff *this season* for Super-2 status is 2.119 days. If Kyle Gibson came up (instead of Thielbar) and never went back down, he'd complete the 2015 season with 2.133 days. So Seth is right on when he says 2 weeks, but the cut-off will fluctuate in the next two-plus years. This, from MLBTR, explains why the cutoff would actually move up, instead of back. BTW - Worley is in line to have 2.152 days of service at the end of the year. He, Plouffe and Butera (for now) will all be Super-2s.

I think there are two totally realistic comps for Sean Manaea: Ceiling - Francisco Liriano when he's on his game. Swing-and-miss fastball, wipeout slider. Ace potential. Floor - Francisco Liriano when he's off his game. Frustrating to the point you wish he'd get sent down or just go away... but really you just want him to be the old Frankie. (I actually think Manaea has a slightly lower floor. Maybe Jonathan Sanchez at his worst... but the point remains, his range is somewhere between "ace" and "so frustrated I want to scratch my eyes out.")

"Below-average starters" are better known as "relievers". (i.e Anthony Swarzak and Brian Duensing... and Pedro Hernandez)

Carlos Salazar was relatively unknown up until about a year ago, had a foot injury and missed exposure time. Has a huge fastball but is still pretty raw. Shows a feel for a breaking ball, but doesn't really have a changeup or other offspeed pitch. Starter vs reliever question. Heard comps to Javy Guerra. High ceiling/low floor, makes him a risk before Round 2.

My guess is this is a ploy to drive the price of #1 down. Everybody expected to be selected before Moran stands to make less money if he goes first. Same with Twins and McGuire.

Kris Bryant IS being advised by Scott Boras.

The latest update reflects both the De Vries move (optioned to AAA) and the signing of Parraz (heading to New Britain on Monday). I would anticipate Parraz getting a lion's share of the RF at-bats.

BA has Anderson ranked as the #9 right-handed pitching prospect in their Draft Preview. I continue to feel pretty good about my Chris Stratton (20th pick last year) comp.

Yes, all full-season rosters are 25. Rookie-level roster rules are much different. I think readers of this thread would appreciate if this thread was kept to actual moves and we kept speculative moves on one of the other threads out there.

According to what appears to be his agents, The Twins have added OF Jordan Parraz to New Britain's roster. Parraz was the Royals #19 prospect heading into the 2010 season, spent the year on an optional assignment and then was claimed a couple times off of waivers after the 2010 season. He stayed in the Yankees organization in 2011 before signing with the Braves on a minor-league deal in 2012. He was recently released by the Braves. He's got a significant amount of AAA experience (325 games, over 1100 at-bats), but appears headed to AA. Parraz has spent most of his time in right field. While it appears that Mastroianni will miss a significant part of the season and Clete Thomas being injured, this seems to be a depth move that was made because of the trickle-down effect on injuries the organization has felt.

About moving Mastro to the 60-day DL, you can't without a corresponding roster move. And that move won't happen until it's absolutely necessary. The lefty shuffle currently going on in AAA, makes you wonder when the other affiliates or the Twins will feel that effect.

I thought LEN3 did a great job when the Twins were winning. Now I'm firmly on the Berardino bandwagon. (I even read the Pioneer Press when it shows up at my house.) I appreciate that Bollinger gets news out quickly on Twitter. I'm also a fan of Mackey and Doogie. The Strib's limiting of free articles is a nuisance, though I think I'd find myself going their less and less anyway.

Early morning transactions: The Red Wings, following the release of Perez, have released another lefty, Mike O'Connor. They've promoted LHP Aaron Thompson from New Britain. That's a lot of left-handed reliever shuffling. Could there be more?

Rafael Perez has been released. Re: Pineda - He was old in the GCL and expected to compete for a spot in CR.