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  1. rdehring
    OK, I'll provide support to Gagne. I also saw the words "great game" and thought the writer was being a bit generous. As for calling him up or already having had him pitch for the Twins, get serious. Let the young man pitch out the season at Rochester. Then we will see what the Twins feel about adding him to the roster and calling him up. Personally, I think his future is bright and would do so...even if he doesn't pitch more than a couple innings out of the pen. Has anyone noticed that Javier is hitting just under .400 in August with the month/season nearly over? This kid isn't going to be special, he already is!
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    In the real world, when could Rooker get to the Twins? Is next September likely? Sooner?
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    After only a handful of games in the DSL last year, Javier has done everything one could hope for as an 18 year old in Elizabethton. Started slow and has been on fire for the last half of their season. With Javier and Lewis working their way up towards the Twins, certainly one should be that big time shortstop they have needed. Question is which one and where does the other go? And this Baddoo kid also seems like an interesting prospect.
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    Wasn't Perkins supposed to pitch back-to-back games last night and today? Is this a setback? It looks like Rooker is on track to lead the Miracle with the most home runs. Not bad considering he will be with them only a little over a month. Don't know what that tells us about the rest of the Miracle lineup?
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    Had you selected Booker as your hitter of the day, Seth, you would have had a Beeker & Booker day!
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    Did we ever find out what the future considerations were, in addition to Watson, in the Kinzler trade? Nice first AAA start for Gonsalves. What do you think the odds are, Seth, of his getting added to the 40-man after Sept. 1 and called up? Or if he does well the next 3 times out, could they add him on August 31 to be eligible for post season? Is it less than 50-50 that Stewart gets added to the 40-man in November? Put me on record saying he will not (I've been wrong before).
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    Got a feeling you may not see Santiago starting for the Red Wings tonight. Odds are good he will be activated to fill Mejia's spot. Big question will be whether Santiago or Gee gets the start Sunday in Detroit?
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    I was wondering the same thing. The 7 strikeouts matches Barnes but he pitched 5.0 innings, not the 5.1 indicated. But Littell pitched 5.2, so neither were 5.1. I know Barnes isn't a hard throwing lefty. But he has had a wonderful start to his professional career. Could the Twins get a little lucky for a change?
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    Are things really looking good for the Twins a year or two out, Seth? With all these great results, there has to be a couple of better than average relievers for late 2018 or 2019...doesn't there? What is going to be really interesting is seeing how the new guys manage this year's Rule 5. I can't see them keeping more than 23 pitchers on the 40-man come November. And I count seven starters that are either on the 40-man or should be strong candidates to be added (6 from Chattanooga, Jorge, Romero, Littell, Gonsalves, Stewart and Rodriguez, plus Thorpe). Adding all of them would leave only 16 other spots...so I can't see that happening. It should be interesting seeing how they operate come November.
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    Also a great night from Lewis Thorpe. Really good to see him getting back to the pitcher he was before missing over two years. Thought Seth's recent piece about the Rule 5 was interesting. I count 6 pitchers at Chattanooga (Romero, Jorge, Gonsalves, Stewart, Rodriguez and Littell) who all need to be protected. Add Thorpe and you have 7. With the Twins able to have at the most 23 pitchers on their 40-man, there is no way you can have 7 who are all starters at AA or A+. Gonna be real interesting to see who makes the cut and how these new guys handle this.
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    You had me pulling my hair out this morning, Seth. And there is a lot less than you would remember. I know Slegers was eligible for the Rule 5 last year. Yet, you mentioned in your article that he was drafted in 2014. That would mean he wouldn't be eligible until this year. Went back and double checked, he was drafted in 2013! Have a good one, Seth. And thanks for all you do for us old minor league guys.
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    twinstalker raises an interesting question, Seth. With the new guys in charge, have you heard any talk of them making any changes in where the minor league teams are or what leagues they are in? Any talk of adding a short season Class A team? Hadn't thought about this until reading the above comment. Have you?
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    Gonna be some tough decisions, Seth. Based on the past, we can expect anywhere from 5-8 adds. Personally, I would add Thorpe and not add Diaz. After that, maybe one or two more from your second group. I will not be surprised if they don't add Stewart. If that happens, would make sense to move him before November.
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    I kind of like how these guys operate, Seth.
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    Nice outing for Thorpe. Threw 75 pitches over 6 innings with 70% strikes. Great to see him continue getting back towards what he could be!
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    Have you looked at Enns numbers in 2016, Seth? Other than he missed part of this year and 2015, could he be the better of the two prospects? Littell, plus Enns, plus that minor league catcher for YNOA and $4+ million looks to me to be an excellent net result.
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    Although he missed a lot of this season and 2015, Enns performance in 2016 would indicate he could be better than Littell. AND the Twins are paying most of the $4+ million owed to Garcia. Littell, plus Enns, plus that catcher for Ynoa and $4+ million looks to me to be a hell of a deal!
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    Does this kid have true ACE potential, Bob?
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    When Gibson had his almost great start last time out for the Twins, I kept saying don't bring him out for the 8th. Seven innings of shutout baseball would be a great night for him and the Twins. Well, Molitor brought him back out and didn't pull him after the first hit, or the second. Maybe had he pitched 7 shutout innings last time out, he wouldn't have been in Rochester last night. And I put that on Molitor.
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    I wasn't lobbying for him to move up now, Seth. Was merely thinking about when he does next year.
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    While reading this I had many of the same thoughts mentioned above. I sincerely hope the Twins give Slegers a chance, if not now, at least in September. But the biggest news today was Palacios going 0-4! And all eyes will be on Fort Myers tonight where the Thorpedo makes another start!
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    Looks like the Twins are limiting Romero to 5 innings and/or 80-90 pitches. With 100 innings as of last night, that would put him around 140 at the end of the season. Should enable him to pitch in the playoffs if they are comfortable with his going 150+ innings this year. With another multi-hit night, had to look closer at what Palacios has been doing of late. He has hit safely in 8 of his last 10 games with 4 multi hit games. Will the jump to AA be the big test for this hitting machine? Or will he make that jump just like this last one?
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    Another good outing by Melotakis. I don't understand his being DFA'd and really don't understand why no one picked him up. ByungHo Park seems to be putting it together. Could he have value to someone come the end of the month? Great seeing Thorpe go 7 innings. Is that his longest outing of the year? Although I see he threw only 80 pitches, must have been very effective.
  24. rdehring
    When I saw that Widell pitched for ETon, had to double check to see if it was his first game...it was. I thought he was going to be a hard one to sign and was really happy to see the Twins get it done. From everything I read, seems like he could be a good one. Last night was a great start. Also good to see Javier doing very well, especially for an 18 year old, in Eastern Tennessee.
  25. rdehring
    Thanks, Seth, that was interesting. Now lets not all jump on his you know what when he struggles a bit out of the gate!
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