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I heard Mike Gonzales had to be scratched from game (Lookouts) yesterday. Any news. Also heard Terry Ryan was at game - Any comments from him while at game?

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Is there any word on how Levi Michael is doing? He was just starting to heat up. He was carted off the field. Appeared to be a knee issue based on announcer last night and above video. Any news?

Who would have thought? ABW II is 5th overall in OBP on Lookout roster behind Hicks - Wickens - Michael & Harrison respectively. And ahead of Buxton - Polanco - Sano - Turner - Gonzalez & Kepler. Even with the slow Lookout start, I wouldn't have thought that. The crazy part is he is doing slightly better batting 7th than he did batting 4th (as he did in previous years). His team is not playing as well however, with him batting 7th. The Lookouts had seemed to be taking a page out of the MLB teams playbook with their RIGHTY / LEFTY / RIGHTY / LEFTY / ETC. lineups through the first 15 games. Now they seem to have changed things up slightly. Thank God for Dalton Hicks and his return to 2013 production level. Another under appreciated prospect.

How it should be. I think all 4 have a MLB future in some capacity (pension worthy futures).

The double H boys are grooving right now. In the last 10 games: Harrison .382 BA with hits in 8 of those games Hicks .371 BA with hits in 7 of those games Walker .297 BA with hits in 8 of those games Polanco .250 BA with hits in 7 of those games Turner .250 BA with hits in 6 of those games Michael .208 BA with hits in 5 of those games Gonzalez .205 BA with hits in 6 of those games Buxton .195 BA with hits in 5 of those games Sano .182 BA with hits in 5 of those games I'm really excited about how the Double H boys are playing thus far. Harrison was always a solid hitter and Hicks has always been underrated. IMO This team is going to take off when everyone finds their groove.

Walker bats 7th in the Chattanooga lineup. You know you have a stacked team when that happens. The downfall is that by the end of the season, he will probably have 100+ less ABs than the guys at the top of the order. He actually played in the game Saturday and had 2 ABs in a game. Crazy. If he has a chance to be a player at the next level, I think he needs to move up in the order and get those needed ABs. My personal opinion.

Just go to the Box Score at the end of each teams summary to get their stats. They already provide the stats at the end of each Minor League report.

4 home runs in 8 Games @ AA Chattanooga ABW

Walker hit a monster shot tonight in Chattanooga. The left fielder didn't even move. Harrison looks to be having an excellent year. Timely hitting so far.

Buxton; Sano; Walker; & Polanco are on a 45 HR (a piece) pace if they play 135 games this year - Lol @ 1 every 3 games pace GO LOOKOUTS 1st in HRs 2nd in OBP 2nd in OPS 2nd in SB 1st place in division Recipe for offensive success

Buxton; Sano; Walker; & Polanco are on a 45 HR (each) pace if they play 135 games this year - Lol @ 1 every 3 games pace GO LOOKOUTS

The Lookouts first series against the Montgomery Biscuts (Tampa Rays) will not be an easy series. Tampa has the best defensive Catcher - O'Connor (Top 100) in the minors based on National Rankings and one of the best SS - Robertson (Top 100) in the minors. They also have 2 outfielders who are 1st rounders playing on their team. Their 3rd baseman (Shafer / 1st rounder) won the Cape HR derby in college and hit 19 last year at AA. Their 2B led the FSL last year in hitting (Reginatto). So before we dub them Champions - let's watch how the first series unfolds. That's why they play the game . Not sure how good their pitching is however. Tune in to some serious MiLB TV Thursday.

Any film or photos from AA and AAA game? Would love to see Harrison hitting the long ball again.

Tweets from Miracle announcer Zimmerman and other Minor League writers for the Twins Brice Zimmerman ‏@ZimMiracle 10h10 hours ago Adam Brett Walker’s home runs are so unique. Fantastic wrist action and carry. Shot out of a cannon. 0 retweets 5 favorites Reply Retweet Favorite5 More Thrylos ‏@thrylos98 10h10 hours ago @ZimMiracle so are his whiffs. Seen him lose a shoe while in batter's box. True Story. 0 retweets 0 favorites Reply Retweet Favorite More SDBuhr ‏@JimCrikket 10h10 hours ago @thrylos98 @ZimMiracle I once told Tony O I thought ABW needed to go oppo with outside pitch. He laughed & said "nooooo, let him swing!" 0 retweets 1 favorite Reply Retweet Favorite1 More Terry Anderson ‏@nater79a 9h9 hours ago @JimCrikket @thrylos98 @ZimMiracle Quickest wrists among prospects in the org - ABW, Rosario or Buxton? @SethTweets 0 retweets 0 favorites Reply Retweet Favorite More Follow Brice Zimmerman ‏@ZimMiracle @nater79a @JimCrikket @thrylos98 @SethTweets 1. Rosario, 2. Walker, 3. Buxton. Terry Anderson ‏@nater79a 9h9 hours ago @ZimMiracle @JimCrikket @thrylos98 @SethTweets My order the same. All very good. Rosario= pure hitter. Needs to mix in a walk. LaVelle E. Neal III @LaVelleNeal · 11h 11 hours ago Walker just clobbered a Matt Barnes fastball to the back of the berm in left. Boston leads 8-3 in the eighth 0 retweets 4 favorites Reply Retweet Favorite4 More LaVelle E. Neal III @LaVelleNeal · 11h 11 hours ago My goodness Adam Brett Walker 1 retweet 7 favorites Reply Retweet1 Favorite7 More

When he hits them he hits them hard - that's for sure. Love the comment by the announcer after he touches home plate. (listen)

Who Wins a 5 Game Series? Pitcher Heavy Red Wings or Hitter Heavy Lookouts RED WINGS Rotation Trevor May Alex Meyer Logan Darnell Taylor Rogers Jason Wheeler Bullpen AJ Achter Ryan Pressly Steplen Pryor Michael Tonkins Aaron Thompson Lester Oliveros Mark Hamburger Line-up 1) Eric Farris - RF 2) Eddie Rosario - LF 3) Aaron HIcks - CF 4) Reynaldo Rodriguez - DH 5) Brock Peterson - 1B 6) Tony Thomas - 3B 7) James Beresford - 2B 8) Eric Fryer - C 9) Doug Bernier - SS Vs LOOKOUTS Rotation Jose Berrios Tyler Duffy Brett Lee Alex Wimmer DJ Baxendale Bullpen Tim Shibuya Madison Boer Zach Jones Nick Burdi Steven Gruver David Hurlbut Cole Johnson Line-up 1) Byron Buxton - CF 2) Jorge Polanco - SS 3) Miguel Sano - 3B 4) Dalton Hicks - 1B 5) Adam Brett Walker - RF 6) Michael Gonzalez - DH 7) Travis Harrison - LF 8) Stuart Turner - C 9) Levi Michael - 2B cOULD BE THE GAME OF THE DAY TODAY. INTRASQUAD GAME BETWEEN AA & AAA

Radio said he made a great catch in the gap today too.

Read this in today's MLB Blog: http://redwingsbaseball.mlblogs.com/2015/03/27/fort-myers-report-day-two/ He's doing this against AA competition too. He seems to continue to do the same thing at every level and we keep waiting for him to fail. The question becomes (yes or no) would you want him on your team (Twins) if he continued to lead the league in home runs - rbi - total bases & strikeouts, yet also continued his poor contact rate & career .312 OBP? That's the yes or no question we all need to answer to end this debate regarding his worth! Period! No yeah buts or ifs.................

Did anyone see minor league games today?

Does anyone know which groups "Each" will be working with in minor league camp? Eample: (1) Now that Buxton and Kepler are sent down to minor league camp, does that affect who bumps down from group 1 to group 2 (as Seth outlined in article) ?

I have no problem with anyone expressing their thoughts. I don't have to believe in them just because you state something intelligent or ignorant. We don't give each other enough credit for ignoring thoughts that aren't yours. In terms of Hunters leadership - There are just too many coaches, players, and front office people who rave about his leadership. I'm going to tend to believe that "picture" of what he brings to my club in terms of leadership. As far as Hunter's influence is concerned in working with Hicks and Buxton, I think it very narrow minded to not see the overall big picture. Torri brings a wealth of baseball knowledge that any outfielder would relish. Being Black on any major league team isn't an easy task when you look at the number of people who look like you and probably / possibly share your cultural upbringing. Understanding how to exist in the business that is major league baseball as a minority is a learned experience by itself. There are the do's and don'ts that every parent tells their child and there are the extra do's and don'ts that every minority parent tells their child. How to survive in a world where it sometimes feels like you are not particularly wanted as an ethnic group is rougher than most imagine. Ex: Torri Hunter will probably be the ONLY African American on the team if Hicks is sent down to AAA. Visualize yourself as the only individual who looks like yourself and question if you would want the leadership of someone else who looks like you and had lived your dream for 17+ years. Think of the questions you would want to ask that person? Think of the questions Torri had for Carew and Oliva and Pucket that were not baseball (on the field) related? If you think being a minority is easy in the MLB today - Just ask Rod Carew or Tony Oliva if they believe it's an easy task. Easier yes - Easy no way. Regardless to my feelings about Hunter off the field - I think his influence is without measure for all the young players, but especially the Hicks and Buxton of the organization. I wish he was able to share more with the handful of other African Americans in the organization. See who players gravitate to outside of baseball. That often tells you a lot about comfort levels and how an organization should address these comfort levels. In bringing back Torri, the Twins made an excellent first move.

I don't think the Twins have any African American pitchers in the system other than Tyler Jones, but they do have several potential position players who are African Americans and on the way up with Aaron Hicks, Byron Buxton, Nick Gordon, Niko Goodrum, Adam Brett Walker, and possibly JD Williams. If not for Hicks 2 month cup of coffee, the Twins would have looked like Arizona, San Francisco, and St. Louis last year and the year before. Dozier and Mauer may be the only causation starters in 2016 other than 90% of the pitching staff. I guess times are changing in MN. People will probably get upset when the question is asked: Is MN ready for a minority dominated team? I only ask because people don't always like change. It shouldn't matter, but if it were that simple, we wouldn't be talking about Seattle's Manager "Carrying the Torch".

What catchers start where at minor league level?

Who was the last (position player) prospect to benefit from a repeat stay in high A? [I'm talking after a full season in high A and start of next season] I'm talking about prospects who became MLB Twins regulars? I hear those who say let him repeat A+, but where in Twins history has this been beneficial to the point of "This is what should be done"? If no one is blocking a player, let them move up and repeat at the higher levels. Besides, it is not like he had a horrible season. These are not terrible numbers for FSL [ .250 BA / 25 homers / 95 rbi / 750+ OPS]. The new "Twins Way" = Push Push Push