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To which I reply, okay. Who else ya got that's a better outfielder than Walker Jenkins? They can take a seat, or play every day, somewhere else. That does include Keashall. If his weak arm is still suffering from his recent TJ surgery, then maybe he needs time off to rehab, and maybe retool his throwing mechanics, and learn how to play balls off the wall, in AAA.

Sounds more like they're protecting the Twins from winning more games than protecting their best prospect. Look, Walker Jenkins is BETTER. At what? EVERYTHING. Put him in for Roden, and what happens? Good stuff. Better hitting, better glove, better arm, better bat, better speed. The only outfielder you don't bench for Jenkins is Buxton, and that's because you need three outfielders. Pretty simple: Thank you for your service, Alan Roden. We found a better player. Have a seat.

Rojas has just beautiful stuff, but Marquez has that veteran stability that might rub off a bit on the rest of the pitching staff.

Austin Martin is a good ballplayer, but not much power at the plate, or with his arm. That said, he's been pretty good in LF, where he covers a lot of ground. He's been learning it quicker than Keaschall, and Martin's bat has been heating up lately.

I see videos of a big facility where they teach pitchers to reach the high 90's. Can't Keaschall do something like that? He's an excellent, strong athlete with plenty of twitch. He should be able to fire a ball at least 92 mph with a running start. What I can't believe is how INNACURATE the throws are from outfielders all over the league. I see guys missing home plate by twenty feet. WTF??

Buxton to LF, Walker Jenkins to CF, Emmanuel Rodriguez (Hit: 45 | Power: 55 | Run: 55 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50) to RF. Larnach can sub in LF, or be trade bait. Also: Whatever happened to Byron Buxton's arm? He used to be able to fire a strike to home plate from medium center. Now, he just seems to loop an easy throw to the cutoff man. Did he screw up his arm?

I've been down on Sabato since the day the Twins wasted a first round draft pick on him. I still think it was a wasted pick, but I do believe in recycling, when possible.

Pretty sure I never threw a baseball more than 80 mph, even with a running start. I cannot imagine what it must feel like to pinpoint a pitch at 100 mph, without even looking like he's straining. What an amazingly efficient bio-mechanical achievement. Jogs off the field like it was no big deal. Ha!

I just realized something as I watched Bell flail at Gasser's mediocre stuff. This is the exact reason you bring up Aaron Sabato...to face a lefty with mediocre stuff on a bad day. Sabato would look like a world-beater against this particular guy.

Despite the rocky start, it's hard not to be impressed with Taj Bradley's stuff. Such an easy 98-99 mph. Seems like he just needs a little refinement to iron out those odd glitches. Otherwise, the guy looks like he could mow down most hitters. He's hitting corners, spotting his breaking stuff...just those odd glitches.

I usually tried to look on the bright side of Twins drafts, but I have to admit, Sabato as a first round pick left me gasting my flabber. A big, slow first baseman? Were there zero pitching prospects better than that? Not even a shortstop? I assumed he would wash out in a year, but he hung on. Then I assumed he'd wash out the next year. He still hung on, not by that much, but he didn't quit. Okay, now he's 27 years old, in AAA St Paul. He's still a big, slow 1st baseman, and still not a great hitter, but he's a good one, at least against lefties. You know what? Call him up. The man refuses to quit. Maybe some of that will rub off on this Twins club. Remember Luis Astudillo? Sometimes, the odd shaped players do interesting things. Cuppa coffee for Aaron Sabato. Why the hell not.

Gotta like Minter. 1, 2, 3, seeya.

Solid move. Kreidler has been making some good plays at SS, but he looks more of a utility guy. Hoping they plug Kaelen Culpepper in at SS and leave him there for a while...like ten years. Unless Marek Houston is even better. Infield talent finally coming up. Stronger up the middle! Next, how about some outfield talent? I would rather see a home run ball rolling down Target Field plaza than across the roof of some St Paul warehouse. Let's see if Walker Jenkins can do that in Minneapolis.

Can the Twins use a young, power-hitting CF with a good glove? Can they use a better defensive shortstop? Jenkins and Culpepper are entertaining the wrong town. Bring 'em a few miles west, make the pro club stronger up the middle.

Two very different pitchers, both of whom I like. Zebby is a big, tough horse, a technician with developing command. Prielipp is a smooth operator, more of a thinker out there. Hard to say which of them will be more successful. Hoping they'll both keep getting better. It's fun watching how different types of pitchers work on getting guys out.