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Me personally, no. I'm leaning towards Wright, but I don't have the data the Twins have.

I think AAA at some point would be nice for Gonsalves, but yeah, he's got to work on the walks without question. He was a bit walk heavy in AA when he got promoted last year as well.

I really wonder where Seth Romero ends up. He could be available at 35/37.

Hmm... my personal cheeseballs aren't in this list. Wanted me some Rooker higher up.... Would also love to see them to take Parker Dunshee.

Looks like he's continued to develop in spite of the injuries... SSS I know, but encouraging.

Sorry, it doesn't work that way. Stolen bases do not advance runners. And I'd add that if you do this for Granite, you have to do it for Eddie as well. Does he never swipe a bag?

I think I'm still in the McKay/Wright camp at the moment. Don't really care which one, though I'm leaning towards Wright. I'm with Thrylos. Unless Falvey and Levine have convinced the Pohlads to open up their wallet this winter for FA pitching, we need to draft one of these guys. This BPA argument gets tossed around too much here and it's way too subjective. If there was a clear BPA in this draft, no one would be debating who were picking.

Hmm.... a SS named Jeter. For some odd reason, I want them to draft him for that reason alone. Bob, what does MJ's hitting tool look like? First time I've seen that name. Personally, I'd probably go with at least one more pitcher at 35/37, but if that catcher has decent hitting projections too, that would be nice.

DRod isn't really a prospect because of his age. He started out as a CF and eventually transitioned to pitching. He's done well, and I have to think he will get promoted as we near the ASB... The Twins will need to add him to the 40 man this offseason if they want to keep him in the org, so I think some aggression will be warranted... If he continues what he's doing in FTM in AA, we might have that dark horse pitching prospect we talked about at the beginning of the season.

Understand the point. Personally, while I'm usually a long term guy, this is a scenario (unless there's some plan to break the bank in FA) where short term makes more sense. I could see picking up a falling HS guy at 35/37, but I have to think with 1 it makes far more sense to go with Wright or McKay.

Probably fair, but that is the nature of a later round picks... especially pitchers. Most of these guys had injury issues.

I'm with you... we likely won't lose them and they get their shot. Once they start adding guys like Hildenberger, they will need to keep them on the 40.

I think Wimmers went first because he's an easy DFA if he fails. Businetz and Hildenberger won't be able to be DFAd if the org wants to keep them. I wouldn't be shocked at all if Wimmers is only up for a few weeks.

Well, for an org that we all think had issues developing prospects, perhaps they are making the guys they care about work on some of the things that the previous administration tended to ignore. I think there's some merit there. We know the Twins weren't good at developing pitchers. Now all of a sudden we want the front office to shelve whatever they put in place and start promoting guys right and left. I'm not sure this is one we can have both ways.

Cannot argue with his eye... goodness... kid doesn't strike out. I'd still take Wright or McKay at this point though.

Wells is exactly league average for his league, at age 22 in the MWL. He would certainly garner more notice if he was a year younger, but I also have to think he will be one of the first to get the call as we get closer to the all star break.

Personally, I think they are giving some of the marginal guys a shot first to get a good look and then quickly DFA if they cannot cut it. A guy like Hildenberger would get lost if he got DFAd. Wimmers, not so much. I wanted to see some guys from the minors... we are getting that, just not the guys we wanted to see... but Wimmers and Rosario is certainly more intriguing to look at than some of the guys they've been tossing out there of late.

With the DFA, I wonder if one of the AAA guys doing well is getting the call. With the option, I'd guess Rosario or Melotakis is coming up.

Wow, can you watch all the games and give us the upsets on the betting lines?

I'm curious if Palka's K rate has dropped... The slash lines indicate some patience, not a ton, but not like ABW in that he will take a walk. The K rate is what will make or break Palka.

I'm not sure I'd call it 'not thinking high of' but having a plan and executing it. Pseudo is right here guys. You'll start seeing those promotions work through as we get closer to the all star break. This contention was somewhat unexpected and they are far more concerned with getting it right with these guys than a stat line. I think we need to give them the benefit of the doubt. For this year at least.

Happy Wednesday everyone, and I do emphasize the happy, as there hasn’t been much happy around these parts of late, and to be fair, for good reason. Our Minnesota Twins along with something they call a bull pen will attempt to defeat the Houston Astros, who currently hold the best record in baseball and are up 2 games to none on this series. Before we continue with the tarring and feathering of the entire front office, the scouting staff, the players, and TC Bear, I should note with full disclosure that our Twins are 0-2 on game threads that I start. That means that I am clearly to blame as my win percentage in game threads is worse than that of the Twins pen… think about that for a second, but just remember that you must be able to find me to string me up. Things to think about: 1. El Cajon – now before you start throwing the ‘family friendly’ accusation out there, I should note that our opponents starting pitcher hails from El Cajon, CA. The term is Spanish for ‘the box’ and the city has earned the nick name “big box” because 99% of the world’s card board boxes are made there. Cardboard lines the streets and in honor of the title, all buildings are required to look like boxes. 2. The end of the world – believe it or not TD, the recent turn of events is not the end of the world, and I’d add that the Twins are still exceeding most of our expectations at this point in the season. It is not the end of the world as we know it, and we know this because we do not feel fine. 3. Stomach Flu – we all know it. Your kids got it earlier in the evening and it is now 2:00 AM and you are wide awake, knowing, but not wanting to believe that you have it too. That feeling in your stomach continues to grow, and you want to tell yourself that it is all in your head. But finally it does its thing, kind of like the Twins’ bull pen. We all knew it wouldn’t last, right? Hopefully, the pen is like the real stomach flu with everything back to being what it was 24 hours later. 4. History – Quite a bit happened on this day in history. Walt Whitman was born in 1831 and somehow managed to live nearly 180 years to finally die in his meth lab, all of which was filmed by AMC. In 1929, Ford signed an agreement with the Soviet Union, and in 1988, the Reagan-Gorbachev summit ended, clearly foreshadowing modern day US and Russian relations. Clint Eastwood was born in 1930, and the Yankees lost a major battle during the Civil War, despite being heavy favorites to win. 5. Hector Santiago – Here’s to hoping he can turn one around. We need him to be a functional pitcher this season, so let’s send lots of good vibes his way.

If Boshers gets the call, does anyone hear it?

doesn't help that they all swing and miss it.

well, there's always next year.