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    With his situation that allows him to pitch in the minors, is he somebody that is allowed to get promoted to the MLB, or does he have to stay in the minors until after the Olympics? I guess he could go to the MLB, then leave for the Olympics, but that doesn't seem like something that would actually happen.
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    Kiriloff, Grzelakowski, Lewis, Rortvedt and De La Trinidad are all on the roster and above .700. Then there are two guys between .690 and .700, too (Blankenhorn and Costello).
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    I think this would be the way to go for September. Get the younger starters some more experience, and really see what you've got. It would also help with offseason plans, and maybe with trades, too.
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    I think Austin could turn out to have value in the long run. The other two fill their current role nicely, but I don't see them bringing much to the table in the future.
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    If you can get Buxton to be a .240 or .250 hitter, I’m fine with him out there every day. He brings so much to the table defensively. My plan would be to sign Forsythe to a cheap deal to bridge you to 2020. Also, if he’s cheap and goes down the tubes, you can release him without much of a hit to the pocketbook, and hope that he’s gotten you far enough that Gordon is stepping up or Arraez can come up and give it a shot for a couple months. 2019 infield is Sano, Polanco, Forsythe, Mauer/Austin. OF is Rosario, Buxton, Kepler. 2020 infield is Sano, Lewis, Polanco, Rooker. OF is Rosario, Buxton, Kiriloff.
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    I wouldn’t be mad if the Twins signed him for another season at a super cheap number, especially if they can’t get Escobar back. Gordon isn’t ready. There isn’t anyone at AA that’s ready to play 2B in the majors. Might as well let Forsythe be a placeholder until somebody shows that they can take the job and run with it. Really, you give him one more year and Lewis could be ready for 2020, especially if he keeps playing this well in AA and AAA. Then Polanco can switch to 2B.
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    Hopefully somebody claims Morrison on waivers. The trade could be for just about anything, and I'd be happy. Couple buckets of gum, maybe a half eaten bag of Skittles....really, the options are unlimited.
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    I think he'd fit in really well as the 4th OF. Seems like he has a little pop, and he plays solid defense.
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    The only thing I would do is DFA Adrianza and call up Gordon. It would have been the move to make when Sano went down, and I hope that it's what they would have done had they known Sano was going to be out for more than 10 days. Sending down Buxton will get him crushing AAA pitching, but hasn't he done that before, then came up and done nothing? Let him figure it out.
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    They're on a bus
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    Thank you for doing these. I look forward to listening tonight or tomorrow.
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    Gotcha. Basically weighted towards guys at the higher levels. That makes sense. I lean towards potential a bit more, but use levels/age as more of a tiebreaker.
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    With the idea of looking at prospect rankings as who is closest to MLB vs. potential, wouldn't that make somebody like Royce Lewis rank outside the top 10, maybe top 20 in a prospect ranking? I think looking at it that way would bump AAAA type players a lot higher on a list than potential impact players. It's also possible that I'm misunderstanding, but it seems like ranking on how close they are to the MLB is more of a depth chart than a prospect ranking.
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    Hard pass on everyone but Tillman. That one's a soft pass that I wouldn't love or hate. With most of them, I'd rather just go with somebody in the system, and spend the money on top notch relief pitching.
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    None of the top 4. Baxendale was a 10th round pick by the Twins.
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    Very aggressive. I write that as the absolute best case scenario. Would you think the odds are higher of late 2020 or 2021 if he keeps putting up the numbers he did this year?
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    Blankenhorn's inconsistency is interesting. You can see the skills are there, but what makes those off months so far off? Badoo sounds like he would be a fun player to watch. If he keeps it up, he could do two levels again next year, and maybe be up by the end of 2019 (that's probably rushing). So much outfield depth in the organization, and that's never a bad thing.
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    Do you think his inexperience in baseball is going to make him the kind of prospect that plays an entire year at each level?
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    Seems like something they'd do if he needed more rehab, but ran out of time, or he's going to the Miracle from the GCL.
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    My plan with the catchers would be Garver and Castro splitting time the rest of this season, and the beginning of next season, then transitioning to Garver getting a majority of the starts.
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    It's nice to see him taking off for a bit here. Seems like it takes him a little bit to get adjusted to a higher level, then he gets rolling. I guess that'll be something to keep an eye on as he gets further up the chain.
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    I'm excited to see where everything goes this season. They could get into the wild card spot with a couple breaks going their way, and a one game playoff would be the most exciting Twins game in years. Win or lose, I can see the team moving forward in a positive direction. Absolutely, there are parts that need to be changed to become a top team, but a push for the playoffs would be a lot of fun.
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    Is that pretty much the same evaluation for Tonkin? Maybe the only difference is Tonkin was given more time at the big league level?
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    Belisle didn't throw a couple innings the day before a double header. Hopefully in 10 days when Busenitz can come back up, they make the switch, though.
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