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It could have been a big mistake for Vargas to have gone to sit on the bench for Team Puerto Rico rather than compete for a spot on the 25-man roster. Park has definitely made some adjustments and is making the decision a lot harder on the Twins. He's definitely got some ability and the right makeup, I'm hoping we will be pleasantly surprised by Park the year.

Seems to have some ability and a good head on his shoulders. Him, Balazovic, and Benninghoff are the 3 pitchers from last year's draft I've got my eye on going forward.

Guys that i could see contributing in the future: -Chargois-thought he took a step forward late in the year. With his talent hopefully he'll be a big contributor in the future. -Duffey-putting him in the bullpen where I believe his future will be. OPS went from .718 to 1.045 from 1st to 2nd time through the batting order last year. I think he could be a solid set-up guy. -Pressly-I think he has the stuff to be pretty good, but wildly inconsistent. Looks filthy at times, hopefully he can work on the consistency. -Rogers-could be a solid contributor over the next few years -Everybody else: not real excited about, May hopefully switched out with Duffey in the rotation.

While I think they could afford to do so and would love it if they would do it, I just don't see the Twins taking on $10 million in salary for getting an extra prospect.

It's pretty safe to say Falvey's link to the Indian's pitching development success is probably what put him over the top in the hiring process. I hope he learned enough to carry that forward to Minnesota and hopefully that starts with a new pitching coach. The evidence with Berrios, Santiago, and Gibson is pretty damning. Hopefully he makes the right changes because the organizations success likely comes down to if they can develop Jose Berrios, Stephen Gonsalves, Tyler Jay, Fernando Romero, and Kohl Stewart into 2-3 reliable starting pitchers. They have the talent, but can they get it out of them? Otherwise we'll be sitting here about 4-5 years from now having this discussion all over again with the pitching prospects they've obtained going forward.

I'd like to see Park start the season next year without much pressure, platoon at first with Mauer and occasional starter at DH. Let him earn his way into the starting lineup.

As pointed out above, Buxton's last 10 games at Rochester: 42 at bats with 19SO and 0BB. Yes, he's hit 4 HRs, but I seriously doubt he was sent to AAA to try to become more like Adam Brett Walker. Is there some kind of disconnect going on here or does he just not get it? With Blankenhorn I think the question is more does he reach Fort Meyers next season and when. I'm encouraged by his start in Cedar Rapids but it's a pretty small sample size so he will very likely start there again next spring.

Jim Hoey is exactly who I thought of with Pat Light, but not like they had much invested in Abad either so I don't really care. Small chance he turns into something, but there's a chance.

I guess I don't remember them so much by the careers they had but by the year they were having. I always found the worst to be Coomer's season. Mays was pretty good that 2001 season and Nunez has been shockingly good this season but there was just no argument to be made for Coomer the year he made it.

I think people would be a little more forgiving if not for the fact that almost all the top talent already allegedly has deals with teams in place and the Twins are linked to exactly none of them.

Do I believe this is the real Eduardo Nunez? Not really. But I'm not going to trade him just for the sake of trading him to get yet another possible back-end of the rotation option for the pitching staff. If you don't get anything decent in return he's at least a decent bench bat/pinch runner with some versatility that doesn't cost much. The guy did have a .758 OPS last year, so maybe his is getting better. If I can get a reasonable lotto ticket in return then I'd do it. Of the guys mentioned I'd consider a guy like Marcos Molina or Juan Hillman. Or maybe see if they could package one their many mid-level minor league pitching prospects with Nunez for a little higher-ranked prospect back.

Look at the upside the Cardinals have added, they end up getting both Delvin Perez and Dakota Hudson. Quite the haul. Personally I would have taken advantage of Perez's fall and taken him at #15. With an organization like the Cardinals grabbing him it probably shows that it wouldn't have been a bad gamble.

I'd be shocked if the Twins didn't already know he was willing to sign for not a penny over slot. Haven't heard of any sign-ability issues with him. If he doesn't sign the Twins would have the #16 pick in the 2017 draft as compensation.

The hand speed thing worries me but I'd need more data on him vs players in the big leagues with comp hand speed, etc to really draw any firm conclusions. Personally there seemed to be more value left in the pitchers when they picked but let's hope it works out. Bad thing about high school hitters is that we more than likely won't really know much for at least a few years. Based on his level of competition it wouldn't surprise me if he didn't see Cedar Rapids until 2018.

The hand speed thing is a little concerning, sounds like Chris Parmelee. Also yeah, can see it potentially being an issue with instruction and foresee issues with his dad being too involved. I'd rather roll the dice with a prep pitcher with upside.

Reading the list, was really ok with anybody but Muller, so yeah-will probably be Muller. What I'd like to see is the Twins draft the best player regardless of sign-ability at #15. Then pay the 75% overage on up to 5% overslot if that's what it takes. Also if true and next year is looking like a stronger draft class with more catching depth it would not be the end of the word to have a say #1 or #2 pick as well as the #16 pick. Overall I'd like to see the slot system stay with some tweaks-no more pooling the money. We're heading quickly back to the old days where agents and big money teams are manipulating the draft. What happened last year with Daz Cameron was a joke.

Poor management call there. You sacrifice Nunez who's hitting .338 to set up Dozier hitting about .200 and prone to strikeouts. Like you couldn't see that strikeout coming from a mile away. Pathetic.

Sad to see Kohl Stewart regressing as the season goes on. Those early season strikeouts seem to have disappeared.

I was thrilled to see Alex Meyer start the season well, but in reality wasn't it like 3 games only 2 of which were starts? Hardly enough to call him fixed. After watching that one start he did get with the Twins I'm not too convinced. His mechanics looked terrible. He recoiled with every pitch and his arm slot looked so low it just looked awkward. I'd park him in AAA for most of the year and try to work with him on mechanics and secondary pitches. Really other than the Midwest League Buxton has never really torn it up anyplace since. His numbers were decent, but he never dominated. People like to point out stretches, but they are usually no longer than a month. I'd like to see him in Rochester at least until the All-Star Break and make him dominate AAA. Kepler never was given a chance to see if he could play this season, but same thing for him. Give him a couple months and force their hand by dominating AAA. At some point this season try to fix this roster mess. As much as I like him, move Trevor Plouffe for whatever you can get so Sano can move to 3rd. Trade Nolasco for whatever amount of his contract another team is willing to take and eat the rest or move Hughes to the bullpen. Either way Duffy and Berrios need to start. Arcia needs to play everyday to see what they have with him. I'm impressed with how much he's improved at the plate. If Rosario isn't sent to AAA he should be starting in CF until Buxton is back. Santana should be back in the utility roll. Trade either Dozier or Polanco, they both can't start at 2B. What they've done with Polanco has been a waste so far.

I like Plouffe, but he needs to go so Sano can move to 3rd. The Twins need to stick to playing outfielders in the outfield. I think now would be the perfect time to ramp back up Trevor May to be a starter. Give him a chance to see what he can do. I think they may have to move Hughes to the bullpen. He was already pretty much a 1-trick pony with fastball/cutter. I'm thinking his velocity isn't coming back. At 90-91 he's just not that effective. Maybe he can gain a couple ticks back and be effective in the bullpen. Might as well call up the young relievers like Chargois. Better to have them take their lumps this season than wait until your team is competitive. Finally, begin the search for the next GM as Terry Ryan should be told they are moving on after this season.

I actually am somewhat fearful of what the trade would be if TR does have a move up his sleeve. I could see a bizarre Stephen Gonsalves for somebody's backup CF or C or something like that. Does anyone else miss Drew Butera? At least his defensive game was competent. Kepler should have been given a chance to play with Buxton going down, otherwise what was the point of even having him up? He at least looked like he had some kind of plan and a chance the few at bats he had. I hope this is either a 1-day thing for Alex Meyer or he will take over Milone's spot next time in the rotation. As good as he could be if he ever figures it out I don't like messing with him after he's just had a couple good outings to start the year. Even tonight when Tommy pitched alright he was pushing 100 pitches in the 5th inning. Give Meyer a crack then if he falters Berrios.

I remember that game, was awesome. Most memorable Twins comeback for me until last year's game that ended with Dozier's walk-off HR.

Glad to hear the velocity was back up, last game I saw the tv guys even commented that he hadn't touched 90 mph on a pitch. Hopefully he has another good season still in the tank. Maybe by mid-2017 they'll have a couple young guys ready to step up into the closer role.

I think it's too early to send Meyer to the bullpen. The guy had a bad year, it happens, it was a disaster. But he's still relatively young and is healthy. Start him in AAA as a starter and if he starts blowing hitters away and gets back some confidence go from there. Randy Johnson averaged over 6 BB/9 from age 27-28. I'd keep giving Meyer opportunities until you can no longer control his rights.

I think when Hunter decided to retire it sealed the deal on Plouffe staying. I know some people don't read too much into old-fashioned stats like HR and RBI anymore but I think the Twins do. I think they saw a team that struggled to score runs at times and saw losing 2 veteran bats near the top of the team in HR and RBI and decided that losing both in the same off-season didn't make a whole lot of sense to them.