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Agree that few would have got to that ball. But he did. And he dropped it. That's a play Buxton makes most of the time. It was an error.

Bad defense by Buxton, that should have been ruled an error. He straight up dropped the ball.

Twins could have used that homer from Lee in Phoenix last night. Just sayin'.

No need. Bring up Zebby and bring up Zebby NOW.

Joe Ryan going to make it across the finish line tonight, solidifying his first All-Star nod. For all the bad deadline trades the Twins have made in recent years, the fact that they got Ryan for a half-season of Nelson Cruz is incredible.

Former Twins farmhand Spencer Steer is on pace for 20 homers, 25 steals and 100 RBI while playing 1B and OF for the Reds. An argument could be made for an All-Star nod for the 2nd year player. Former Twins farmhand Chase Petty is 21 years old and pitching in Double-A Chattanooga in the Reds system. He's 6-2 with a 5.40 ERA in 14 starts this year. He's got 59 strikeouts in 63 innings pitched. He's steadily moving up the ranks and could be an anchor in their rotation in a couple years.

Really? I thought that's how it worked around here, as people have been pretending that Trevor Larnach and Alex Kirilloff are good for years, despite evidence to the contrary. Lewis & Lee are going to make Ruth & Gehrig look like t-ball players. Fact. Just wait.

Yes. Slow and conservative. The Twins would prefer to let a once-in-a-lifetime talent rot in the musty, dank doldrums of backwater stadiums rather than give the kid a chance. Infuriating.

I don't think so. Status just says "released" on his MiLB page: https://www.milb.com/player/keoni-cavaco-686577

Well said, and well written - thanks for sharing this info!

What more does the kid have to prove? He's tearing up St. Paul and lighting up AAA pitching like a Christmas tree on fire. The Twins have a black hole at 2B and need all the offense they can get. Farmer can be DFA'ed. Pay the man and let him play ball for the Pirates or Marlins for the rest of the season and cut your losses. Lee, Correa and Lewis will be a fearsome top of the batting order that the league will be unable to ignore. Free Brooks Lee. NOW!

I'm sorry, this thread isn't about Wallner, Varland, Julien, and the rest of 'em (none of whom have contributed much value to the Twins for what it's worth). If you'd like to make a post about them, you are welcome to do so. Just click "Forums" and then "Start New Topic".

I said "one of the worst first round picks in the history of baseball". I think that's accurate.

Last week the Twins released Keoni Cavaco, the #13 pick of the 2019 MLB Draft. At the time, MLB.com said of Cavaco: "He possesses an exciting package of tools, starting with his power-speed combination. He also fits the third-base profile to a T with his pop and strong arm". Clearly everyone misjudged Cavaco. But just how bad was this pick? Let's take a look at the top 30 picks of the 2019 draft class and see whether or not they made it to "The Show". Anyone with "MLB" next to their name has played in the big leagues. Others are highlighted with their highest level of achievement next to their names: Adley Rutschman - MLB Bobby Witt Jr. - MLB Andrew Vaughn - MLB JJ Bleday - MLB Riley Greene - MLB C.J. Abrams - MLB Nick Lodolo - MLB Josh Jung - MLB Shea Langeliers - MLB Hunter Bishop - AAA Alek Manoah - MLB Brett Baty - MLB Keoni Cavaco - High A (Released) Bryson Stott - MLB Will Wilson - AA Corbin Carroll - MLB Jackson Rutledge - MLB Quinn Priester - MLB Zack Thompson - MLB George Kirby - MLB Braden Shewmake - MLB Greg Jones - MLB Michael Toglia - MLB Daniel Espino - AAA Kody Hoese - AAA Blake Walston - MLB Ryan Jensen - AAA Ethan Small - MLB Logan Davidson - AAA Anthony Volpe - MLB This confirms without a doubt that Cavaco was not only by far the worst pick of the 2019 Draft, but one of the worst first round picks in the history of baseball. He is the only player on the list who never even made it to Double-A ball, and is the only player on the list who has been released.

At this point it would be a huge achievement for Aaron Sabato to even get one at-bat in the Major Leagues, let alone play a meaningful role on a Big League roster. He's not worth protecting, and if he goes on to hit a home run or two for the Pirates or Marlins at age 28 or 29 while having a cup of coffee on an MLB roster, I am sure the Twins will survive. He's not even "organizational depth" at this point. He's a first round bust and always will be. That said, he's better than all of us combined, and I'm sure he's a great person. Let's hope he gets to put on an MLB uniform one day and take some cuts.

Agree that the team is not very good. Average at best. This doesn't make me a "bad fan", but I do understand how people don't want to read negative comments all the time. It can get annoying. So why not look at the positive: Royce Lewis is great and may just be the best player in baseball for the next 3-4 years if he remains healthy. If the Twins can somehow find a way to get Brooks Lee up here playing 2B every day, we might just be able to call it a successful season, regardless of whether or not the team makes the playoffs. Give me Brooks Lee and give me Brooks Lee NOW!!!!

Right. So he can't throw strikes and gets behind in counts. Sounds like a bad pitcher. His stats are also bad. So he looks bad out there, and the numbers also say he's bad. Occam's Razor tells me the kid's no good. Find someone else, immediately.

Wow, didn't know Yankees fans were allowed to post here. Judge plays in a little league stadium and gets strikes spoonfed to him by pitchers who are bullied by NYY-biased umps. He's the most overrated product to hit the baseball diamond since Bobby Bonilla. Horrific and inexcusable opinion.

Sands isn't good. He had an extremely lucky start but has been bad ever since. He was bad last year too. He should be the guy sent down when Stuart gets healthy.

We will take it, great to see a week like this. Correa is absolutely on fire, so is Lewis. It would be nice to see the Twins have another week like this. Tampa and Oakland (again) should produce an over .500 week.

Two outs, bottom of the 9th, tie game. Pick any major league player - right now on June 17th - to come up to the plate. Who would you pick over Royce Lewis?

The guy can do no wrong. He's batting .400 for godsakes. I gotta be honest, right now he looks like the best player in baseball. I don't think that's a stretch.

Attaboy Martin!

Concur.