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Nunez leads the Giants in at bats and is hitting ,278, so I might take that bet. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/stats/SF/san-francisco-giants?&_1:col_1=5&_1:col_2=18 So far I think that this was a good trade for both teams.

Oh well. Tomorrow is another day.

Kepler needs to be patient now.

If the Twins pull this out it will be their greatest victory of the season.

The Rays don't have much left in the bullpen and Mauer will be leading off.

Never give up!!!

Never give up.

Who comes after Santiago if this goes more innings?

A sac fly wins this.

I think it's working!

RB, do you still love baseball?

You nailed it.

That was a huge gift.

This is the type of game that can lead to postseason play if the Twins can pull it out.

Santana will need to be strong tomorrow,.

I think that Haley did OK in a tough situation.

Now that the shadow is gone the Twins need to finish this.

Haley needs to throw strikes.

It appears that the Twins may now be leaning towards Wright -- http://m.mlb.com/news/article/232496282/jim-callis-mock-projection-2017-mlb-draft/

Here is an article from a non-Twins fan who seems to be becoming a believer: http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/keri-the-10-break-up-the-twins-fantasy-baseball-advice-and-more-mlb-observations/

I would be interested to know how McKay, Wright and Gore pitched when they were seniors in high school in comparison with Greene. I also hope that the Twins are spending a huge amount of effort studying the pitching motions of all of these prospects, with input from top experts to project durability as best they can. I hope that they pick Greene, but only if they determine that his pitching motion is consistent with durability and that Greene seems likely to be able to develop better secondary pitches (and a fastball with better movement). Greene is raw, but that also means that he may benefit more from great coaching, because he has had less time to develop bad habits. I live in the Los Angeles area and have friends who have some remote association with Greene, including a friend whose son is on Greene's HS team. I am hearing is that Greene's father has been proactive in protecting Greene's arm against overuse. If this is true and the kid has as good a makeup as some people think, then I would pick him, but only with a commitment to expend the resources necessary to give him the best possible development. However, I am almost certainly missing a lot of important factors, because I am not spending the hundreds of hours of hard work that, hopefully, the Twins are spending on this. It's fun to discuss this on TD, but the FO has access to far more information than we do, including slow motion videos that can be shown to multiple experts, and detailed research regarding each prospect's character and attitude, including discussions with their coaches and teammates. We see only the part of the iceberg that is above the waterline. Hopefully the Twins are sending people under the iceberg and spending hundreds of person hours studying every angle as to all of these prospects. If I were Falvine, I would want to know everything that might possibly be relevant, and have my army of scouts and analysts working 12 hours per day on this.

Moderator note -- some people are trolling in this thread. I have deleted their posts and we will start issuing infraction points if this continues.

I hope that the Twins are opportunistic. If they can make a solid deal then they should make one, but I would hope that it's for a player who can be around for at least a few years.

So sad.

I missed all of this, but am liking the score. As always, insurance runs would be appreciated.